[NatureNS] Wolfville chimney swifts May 20/10 + summary to date

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Hello Apodiphiles=2C

=20

     After a meeting in Kentville last evening=2C (May 20). I noticed a Chi=
mney Swift circling the area of the old Cornwallis Inn and decided to stick=
 around to see if I could learn more.  Between 20:15 and 21:00 I saw or hea=
rd one or two (I think that there were at least three in total) several tim=
es.  A drive around the rest of the town did not turn up any others.  Betwe=
en 21:00 and 21:10=2C one and two were more often flitting around the talle=
st chimney of the Inn=2C but at no time did I see one enter it=2C and I do =
not know if they could.  The sky was mainly clear=2C temperature mild (abou=
t 16)=2C and it was essentially dark when I left at 21:20.  These were prob=
ably just migrants looking for a place to rest=2C but it might be worthwhil=
e for local birders to check it again if they get a chance (and maybe check=
 the status of the chimneys there).


Cheers=2C




 Wayne P. Neily
=20
Tremont=2C Kings Co.=2C Nova Scotia
=20
"The woods are lovely=2C dark and deep.=20
But I have promises to keep=2C=20
And miles to go before I sleep." - Robert Frost=2C 1923 [Stopping by Woods =
on a Snowy Evening]=20

"Think globally=2C Act locally." - Ren=E9 Dubos=2C 1972.=20

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To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
From: jimwolford@eastlink.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] Wolfville chimney swifts May 20/10 + summary to date
Date: Fri=2C 21 May 2010 17:25:54 -0300



May 18=2C 2010 - After the evening walk at the Irving Centre in Wolfville=
=2C it was time to check on chimney swifts.  George E. Forsyth had heard an=
d seen three of them not far from University Hall at Acadia Univ. on May 17=
 an hour before Sunset=2C so I chose to watch the southwest chimney from 8:=
40 to 9:00 p.m. (Sunset was 8:38).  I did see a couple of isolated swifts=
=2C but neither showed interest in the chimney.


Then I went down to the Robie Tufts Nature Centre and watched there from 9:=
02 to 9:15 p.m.=2C and I saw 6 chimney swifts dive into the chimney from 9:=
04 to 9:10.  (Of course=2C the mass of swifts would have gone in there long=
 before my watch tonight.)  The weather was clear sky=2C calm=2C and warm (=
18 to 16 C.).
---------------=20


May 20=2C 2010 - Robie Tufts Nature Centre in Wolfville at dusk: 65+ chimne=
y swifts were counted as they went into the chimney for the night=2C on a b=
eautiful evening -- clear=2C calm=2C warm (19 to 17 C.).  Pat Hawes & I wat=
ched from 8:20 to 9:10 p.m. (Sunset was 8:40).  A single swift swooped by t=
he chimney several times right after our start=2C then numbers built up ver=
y slowly=2C with about 12+ flying around at low altitude by 8:38.  The firs=
t swift entered the chimney at 8:40 (precisely at Sunset)=2C one more in at=
 8:50=2C 2 more in at 8:54=2C and nearly all of the remaining swifts funnel=
ed in very quickly between 9:05 and 9:07.  Other observers were a couple fr=
om Ottawa and a few liquor-store shoppers and passers-by.
---------------

2010 CHIMNEY SWIFTS SUMMARY


May 1/10 - 0 - Robie Tufts Nature Centre (RTNC)=2C Wolfville -             =
 Jim Wolford
May 4/10 - 5+ - RTNC=2C Wolfville -                                  Harold=
 Forsyth=2C Jim Wolford
May 4/10 - some heard (guess perhaps 25??) - Middleton -           Claire D=
iggins
May 5/10 - 44 - New Glasgow=2C Temperance St. School -                  Ken=
 McKenna
May 6/10 - 115 - Middleton Reg. High School -                              =
       Wayne Neily
May 8/10 - 100+ - New Glasgow=2C Temperance St. School -           Elizabet=
h Doull
May 8/10 - 5 - seen along Butler Rd.=2C sw. of Kentville -                 =
     Rick Whitman
May 9/10 - 50+ - Wolfville=2C RTNC -                                      J=
ean & Stephanie Timpa
May 13/10 - 50+ - Wolfville=2C RTNC -                                 Wendy=
 Elliott=2C Jim Wolford
May 17/10 - 52 - Wolfville=2C RTNC -                                       =
    Brenda & Bill Thexton
May 17/10 - 386 - New Glasgow=2C Temperance St. School -             Ken Mc=
Kenna
May 18/10 - zero - Wolfville=2C University Hall -                          =
                Jim Wolford
May 20/10 - 65+ - Wolfville=2C RTNC -                          Pat Hawes=2C=
 Jim Wolford=2C et al.


Cheers from Jim in Wolfville=2C 542-9204

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Hello Apodiphiles=2C<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B After a meeting in Kentville last evening=
=2C (May 20). I noticed a Chimney Swift circling the area of the old Cornwa=
llis Inn and decided to stick around to see if I could learn more.&nbsp=3B =
Between 20:15 and 21:00 I saw or heard&nbsp=3Bone or two (I think that ther=
e were at least three in total) several times.&nbsp=3B A drive around the r=
est of the town did not turn up any others.&nbsp=3B Between 21:00 and 21:10=
=2C one and two were more often flitting around the tallest chimney of the =
Inn=2C but at no time did I see one enter it=2C and I do not know if they c=
ould.&nbsp=3B The sky was mainly clear=2C temperature mild (about 16)=2C an=
d it was essentially dark when I left at 21:20.&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3BThese were p=
robably just migrants looking for a place to rest=2C but it might be worthw=
hile for local birders to check it again if they get a chance (and maybe ch=
eck the status of the chimneys there).<BR><BR>
Cheers=2C<BR><BR>
<DIV>
<P class=3DecxecxecxMsoNormal>
<P class=3DecxecxecxMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-US><FONT face=3D"Times New Ro=
man"><STRONG><FONT size=3D5></FONT></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P> Wayne P. Nei=
ly<BR>&nbsp=3B<BR>Tremont=2C Kings Co.=2C Nova Scotia<BR>&nbsp=3B<BR>"The w=
oods are lovely=2C dark and deep. <BR>But I have promises to keep=2C <BR>An=
d miles to go before I sleep." - Robert Frost=2C 1923 [Stopping by Woods on=
 a Snowy Evening] <BR><BR>"Think globally=2C Act locally." - Ren=E9 Dubos=
=2C 1972.&nbsp=3B<BR><BR>&nbsp=3B</DIV>
<BR>
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To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>From: jimwolford@eastlink.ca<BR>Subject: [Na=
tureNS] Wolfville chimney swifts May 20/10 + summary to date<BR>Date: Fri=
=2C 21 May 2010 17:25:54 -0300<BR><BR>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">=
<FONT class=3DecxApple-style-span face=3DVerdana size=3D3><SPAN class=3Decx=
Apple-style-span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px"><B>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">=
<FONT style=3D"FONT: 13px Verdana" face=3DVerdana size=3D4>May 18=2C 2010 -=
 After the evening walk at the Irving Centre in Wolfville=2C it was time to=
 check on <B>chimney swifts</B>.&nbsp=3B George E. Forsyth had heard and se=
en three of them not far from <B>University Hall at Acadia Univ.</B> on May=
 17 an hour before Sunset=2C so I chose to watch the southwest chimney from=
 8:40 to 9:00 p.m. (Sunset was 8:38).&nbsp=3B I did see a couple of isolate=
d swifts=2C but neither showed interest in the chimney.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 16px=3B MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B FONT: 13px Verdana=
=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">=
<FONT style=3D"FONT: 13px Verdana" face=3DVerdana size=3D4>Then I went down=
 to the <B>Robie Tufts Nature Centre</B> and watched there from 9:02 to 9:1=
5 p.m.=2C and I saw <B>6 chimney swifts</B> dive into the chimney from 9:04=
 to 9:10.&nbsp=3B (Of course=2C the mass of swifts would have gone in there=
 long before my watch tonight.)&nbsp=3B The weather was clear sky=2C calm=
=2C and warm (18 to 16 C.).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">=
<FONT style=3D"FONT: 13px Verdana" face=3DVerdana size=3D4>---------------&=
nbsp=3B</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px=
=3B TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT class=3DecxApple-style-span face=3DHelvetica =
size=3D3><SPAN class=3DecxApple-style-span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></=
SPAN></FONT></DIV></B></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">=
<FONT style=3D"FONT: 13px Verdana" face=3DVerdana size=3D4><B>May 20=2C 201=
0 - Robie Tufts Nature Centre in Wolfville at dusk: 65+ chimney swifts </B>=
were counted as they went into the chimney for the night=2C on a beautiful =
evening -- clear=2C calm=2C warm (19 to 17 C.).&nbsp=3B Pat Hawes &amp=3B I=
 watched from 8:20 to 9:10 p.m. (Sunset was 8:40).&nbsp=3B A single swift s=
wooped by the chimney several times right after our start=2C then numbers b=
uilt up very slowly=2C with about 12+ flying around at low altitude by 8:38=
.&nbsp=3B The first swift entered the chimney at 8:40 (precisely at Sunset)=
=2C one more in at 8:50=2C 2 more in at 8:54=2C and nearly all of the remai=
ning swifts funneled in very quickly between 9:05 and 9:07.&nbsp=3B Other o=
bservers were a couple from Ottawa and a few liquor-store shoppers and pass=
ers-by.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">=
<FONT class=3DecxApple-style-span face=3DVerdana size=3D3><SPAN class=3Decx=
Apple-style-span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px">---------------</SPAN></FONT></D=
IV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">=
<FONT class=3DecxApple-style-span face=3DVerdana size=3D3><SPAN class=3Decx=
Apple-style-span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px">
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px=
=3B TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelveti=
ca size=3D3><B>2010 CHIMNEY SWIFTS SUMMARY</B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 14px=3B MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B FONT: 12px Helvetic=
a=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px=3B TEXT-ALIGN: center"><BR></DIV=
>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">=
<FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 1/10 - 0=
 - Robie Tufts Nature Centre (RTNC)=2C Wolfville -&nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=
=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B Jim Wolford</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">=
<FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 4/10 - 5=
+ - RTNC=2C Wolfville -&nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=
=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B=
 &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B Harold Forsyth=2C Jim Wolford</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">=
<FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 4/10 - s=
ome heard (guess perhaps 25??) - Middleton - &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nb=
sp=3B &nbsp=3B Claire Diggins</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">=
<FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 5/10 - 4=
4 - New Glasgow=2C Temperance St. School -&nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=
=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B Ken McKenna</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">=
<FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 6/10 - 1=
15 - Middleton Reg. High School - &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=
=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B=
 &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B Wayne Neily</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">=
<FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 8/10 - 1=
00+ - New Glasgow=2C Temperance St. School - &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nb=
sp=3B &nbsp=3B Elizabeth Doull</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">=
<FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 8/10 - 5=
 - seen along Butler Rd.=2C sw. of Kentville -&nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &n=
bsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B Rick =
Whitman</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">=
<FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 9/10 - 5=
0+ - Wolfville=2C RTNC -&nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=
=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B=
 &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B Jean &amp=3B Stephanie Timpa<=
/FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">=
<FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 13/10 - =
50+ - Wolfville=2C RTNC - &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbs=
p=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=
=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B Wendy Elliott=2C Jim Wolford</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">=
<FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 17/10 - =
52 - Wolfville=2C RTNC - &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=
=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B=
 &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B Brenda &amp=
=3B Bill Thexton</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">=
<FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 17/10 - =
386 - New Glasgow=2C Temperance St. School - &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nb=
sp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B Ken McKenna</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">=
<FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 18/10 - =
zero - Wolfville=2C University Hall -&nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &n=
bsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=
=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B=
 Jim Wolford</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px=3B MARGIN-LEFT: 0px=3B MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">=
<FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>May 20/10 - =
65+ - Wolfville=2C RTNC -&nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=
=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B &nbsp=3B Pat Hawe=
s=2C Jim Wolford=2C et al.</FONT></DIV>
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<FONT class=3DecxApple-style-span face=3DHelvetica size=3D3><SPAN class=3De=
cxApple-style-span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville=
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