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--Boundary_(ID_GnzX6cIy2GDZ3zVRPP82bg) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT MAY 25, 2010 - Robie Tufts Nature Centre in Wolfville at dusk: 45+ chimney swifts counted as they dove into the chimney -- I watched from 8:32 to 9:15 p.m. (Sunset 8:45), and I thought I might be rained out, since half of the sky was overcast, there was a very slight drizzle, and it "felt" like rain was coming -- but as I sat there and the swifts made me wait and wait, I watched the sky clear gradually and become of gorgeous big Sunset -- temp. 19 C., wind light and from nw -- the swifts appeared suddenly at 9:08 and nearly all dropped quickly into the chimney in a minute or less, with only one straggler seen shortly thereafter -- observer Jim Wolford. 2010 CHIMNEY SWIFTS SUMMARY May 1/10 - 0 - Robie Tufts Nature Centre (RTNC), Wolfville - Jim Wolford May 4/10 - 5+ - RTNC, Wolfville - Harold Forsyth, Jim Wolford May 4/10 - some heard (guess perhaps 25??) - Middleton - Claire Diggins May 5/10 - 44 - New Glasgow, Temperance St. School - Ken McKenna May 6/10 - 115 - Middleton Reg. High School - Wayne Neily May 8/10 - 100+ - New Glasgow, Temperance St. School - Elizabeth Doull May 8/10 - 5 - seen along Butler Rd., sw. of Kentville - Rick Whitman May 9/10 - 50+ - Wolfville, RTNC - Jean & Stephanie Timpa May 13/10 - 50+ - Wolfville, RTNC - Wendy Elliott, Jim Wolford May 17/10 - 52 - Wolfville, RTNC - Brenda & Bill Thexton May 17/10 - 386 - New Glasgow, Temperance St. School - Ken McKenna May 18/10 - perhaps only half of 386 (not counted)+ puff of smoke!? - New Glasgow - Ken McKenna et al. May 18/10 - zero - Wolfville, University Hall - Jim Wolford May 20/10 - 65+ - Wolfville, RTNC - Pat Hawes, Jim Wolford, et al. May 20/10 - 139 - McGowan Lake, Queen's County - Brad Toms et al. May 21/10 - zero - N.S. Agric. College, Bible Hill - Linda & Ross Hall May 22/10 - 108 - Upper Falmouth farmhouse - John Belbin, Cheryl Rutledge May 22/10 - 65+ - Wolfville, RTNC - Gisela Westphalen May 23/10 - 40+ - Wolfville, RTNC - ? & Ralph Winter, Jim Wolford May 24/10 - 21 - Wolfville, RTNC - Lauren Park, Megan Thibeault, Tony Napoli May 24/10 - 18 - Upper Falmouth farmhouse - Cheryl Rutledge May 25/10 - 45+ - Wolfville, RTNC - Jim Wolford Cheers from Jim in Wolfville --Boundary_(ID_GnzX6cIy2GDZ3zVRPP82bg) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; "><b>MAY 25, 2010 - = Robie Tufts Nature Centre in Wolfville at dusk: 45+ chimney swifts = </b>counted as they dove into the chimney -- I watched from 8:32 to 9:15 = p.m. (Sunset 8:45), and I thought I might be rained out, since half of = the sky was overcast, there was a very slight drizzle, and it "felt" = like rain was coming -- but as I sat there and the swifts made me wait = and wait, I watched the sky clear gradually and become of gorgeous big = Sunset -- temp. 19 C., wind light and from nw -- the swifts appeared = suddenly at 9:08 and nearly all dropped quickly into the chimney in a = minute or less, with only one straggler seen shortly thereafter -- = observer Jim Wolford.</span><div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"3"><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13px;"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>2010 CHIMNEY SWIFTS = SUMMARY</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 1/10 - 0 - Robie Tufts = Nature Centre (RTNC), Wolfville - = Jim Wolford</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 4/10 = - 5+ - RTNC, Wolfville - = = Harold Forsyth, Jim Wolford</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 4/10 = - some heard (guess perhaps 25??) - Middleton - = Claire Diggins</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 5/10 = - 44 - New Glasgow, Temperance St. School - = Ken McKenna</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">May 6/10 - 115 - Middleton Reg. High School - = = Wayne = Neily</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 8/10 - 100+ - New = Glasgow, Temperance St. School - = Elizabeth Doull</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 8/10 - 5 - seen along = Butler Rd., sw. of Kentville - = Rick Whitman</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">May 9/10 - 50+ - Wolfville, RTNC - = = Jean & Stephanie = Timpa</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 13/10 - 50+ - Wolfville, = RTNC - = Wendy Elliott, Jim = Wolford</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 17/10 - 52 - Wolfville, = RTNC - = = Brenda & Bill Thexton</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">May 17/10 - 386 - New Glasgow, Temperance St. School - = Ken McKenna</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">May 18/10 - perhaps only half of 386 (not counted)+ = puff of smoke!? - </font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>New = Glasgow - Ken McKenna et al.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 18/10 = - zero - Wolfville, University Hall - = = Jim Wolford</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">May 20/10 - 65+ - Wolfville, RTNC - = = Pat Hawes, Jim Wolford, et al.</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">May 20/10 - 139 - McGowan Lake, Queen's County - = Brad Toms = et al.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 21/10 - zero - N.S. = Agric. College, Bible Hill - = Linda & Ross Hall</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">May 22/10 - 108 - Upper Falmouth farmhouse - = John Belbin, Cheryl Rutledge</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 22/10 = - 65+ - Wolfville, RTNC - = = Gisela = Westphalen</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 23/10 - 40+ - Wolfville, = RTNC - = ? & Ralph Winter, Jim Wolford</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">May 24/10 - 21 - Wolfville, RTNC - Lauren Park, Megan = Thibeault, Tony Napoli</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 24/10 = - 18 - Upper Falmouth farmhouse - = = Cheryl Rutledge</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 25/10 - 45+ - Wolfville, = RTNC - = = Jim = Wolford</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"font-size: 12px;"><br></span></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: = 12px;">Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville</span></font></div></span></font></div></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_GnzX6cIy2GDZ3zVRPP82bg)--
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