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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_bYtO4IoT6PizRGru8oYmeQ) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Ken McKenna Box 218 Stellarton NS B0K 1S0 902 752-7644 Hi Jim and all Here is an update from Temperance St.school. May 27 221 most going in 9:04-9:06 May 28 276 most going in just after 9:12 Approximately 80 people attended the NSBS out of town meeting in New Glasgow and heard the talk on Swift biology, the recent statistics of Swift activity at the Temperance St. schooland info on the Swiftwatch program. All poured outof the gym in time to see the swifts fly around the chimney and enter with a spontaneous round of applause. Tuma and others captured some of the activity on camera and I am sure there will be a link to view his capture of the event. Just a reminder if you are in vicinity of swifts tonight, this is one of the 6 nights set aside for swift counts as part of the Swiftwatch program. cheers Ken I don't yet have Ken McKenna's numbers from the group exercise last night at New Glasgow's Temperance Street School, but below is my running summary to date. JW 2011 CHIMNEY SWIFTS SUMMARY May 4/11 4 New Glasgow, Temperance St. School Ken McKenna May 5/11 2 New Glasgow, T. S. School (TSS) Ken McKenna May 8/11 8 McGowan Lake fish hatchery, Queen's Co. Brad Toms May 13/11 6+ New Glasgow, T.S. School Ken McKenna May 13/11 6+ Wolfville, Robie Tufts Nature Centre (RTNC) Jim Wolford May 14/11 60 Wolfville, RTNC Judy Tufts May 14/11 189 Middleton Reg. High School Wayne Neily May 14/11 16++ New Glasgow, Temp. St. Sch. Elizabeth Doull May 15/11 119 New Glasgow, TSS Ken McKenna May 17/11 179 New Glasgow, TSS Ken McKenna May 17/11 30+ old farmhouse, Upper Falmouth, Hants Co. Cheryl Rutledge May 18/11 12 farmhouse, Upper Falmouth John Belbin, Cheryl Rutledge May 18/11 28++ Wolfville, RTNC Tony Napoli, Janet/Peter Eaton, Brenda/Bill Thexton May 18/11 15 McGowan Lake fish hatchery Brad Toms May 19/11 11 Wolfville, RTNC Huntley family & Jim Wolford May 19/11 10 Upper Falmouth farmhouse Cheryl Rutledge May 20/11 6 Upper Falmouth farmhouse Cheryl Rutledge May 22/11 40 Upper Falmouth farmhouse Cheryl Ruthledge May 22/11 83 Wolfville, RTNC Jim Wolford & 2 others May 23/11 EXIT from Upper Falmouth chimney @ 7:40 A.M. Cheryl Rutledge May 23/11 3++ Upper Falmouth farmhouse John Belbin, Cheryl Rutledge May 24/11 60+ Upper Falmouth farmhouse Cheryl Rutledge May 24/11 ca. 100 Wolfville, RTNC Ted Wolkowski, Harold Forsyth, Jim Wolford May 24/11 288 New Glasgow, TSS Ken McKenna May 25/11 457 New Glasgow, TSS Ken McKenna et al. May 25/11 120++ Upper Falmouth farmhouse Cheryl Rutledge May 25/11 3 Univ. Hall, Acadia U., Wolfville (mid afternoon) Jim Wolford May 25/11 66 Wolfville, RTNC, dusk Brenda & Bill Thexton May 25/11 MORNING EXIT at Upper Falmouth at 7:30-ish a.m. Cheryl Rutledge May 26/11 30 Upper Falmouth farmhouse Cheryl Rutledge May 26/11 60+ Wolfville, RTNC Donna Holmes, Thextons, Jim Wolford May 26/11 489 New Glasgow, Temperance St. School (TSS) Ken McKenna et al. May 26/11 57 McGowan Lake fish hatchery, Queen's Co. Brad Toms May 27/11 32 Upper Falmouth farmhouse Cheryl Rutledge May 27/11 45 Wolfville, RTNC Jane & Fraser MacGregor May 28/11 62+ Wolfville, RTNC Jane & Fraser MacGregor, Jim Wolford May 28/11 45 (not all went in?) Upper Falmouth farmhouse Cheryl Rutledge ----------------------------- MAY 28, 2011 - Robie Tufts Nature Centre in Wolfville at dusk: 62+ chimney swifts counted as they dropped into the chimney. Observers were Jane & Fraser MacGregor (of Glace Bay) and Jim Wolford. (The MacGregors counted 45 chimney swifts there last night.) Observations tonight were from 8:40 to 9:24 p.m. (Sunset was 8:48 in the Herald). Sky totally overcast/cloudy, calm, warm, 22 C., visibility good. Again no "show" (just frequent calls heard and very high passes by a few to several swifts) until 9:00 p.m., just before the big descent started. At 9:01 25 swifts dropped in, then 15+5 at 9:05, then 11 more gradually in by 9:10, and finally 3+1+1+1 very gradually until the last one seen dropping was at 9:24, when it was too dark to even look any more. Total swifts 62+, and we observers all had nearly the same numbers. --Boundary_(ID_bYtO4IoT6PizRGru8oYmeQ) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19046"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton NS<BR>B0K 1S0<BR>902 752-7644</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi Jim and all</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Here is an update from Temperance St.school. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>May 27 221 most going in 9:04-9:06</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>May 28 276 most going in just after 9:12</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Approximately 80 people attended the NSBS out of town meeting in New Glasgow and heard the talk on Swift biology, the recent statistics of Swift activity at the Temperance St. schooland info on the Swiftwatch program. All poured outof the gym in time to see the swifts fly around the chimney and enter with a spontaneous round of applause</FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial>. Tuma and others captured some of the activity on camera and I am sure there will be a link to view his capture of the event. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Just a reminder if you are in vicinity of swifts tonight, this is one of the 6 nights set aside for swift counts as part of the Swiftwatch program. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>cheers</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Ken</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT><BR><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=6><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20px" class=Apple-style-span><B><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica><B>I don't yet have Ken McKenna's numbers from the group exercise last night at New Glasgow's Temperance Street School, but below is my running summary to date. JW</B></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"> <DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica><B><BR></B></FONT></DIV> <DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica><B>2011 CHIMNEY SWIFTS SUMMARY</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><BR></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 4/11 4 New Glasgow, Temperance St. School Ken McKenna</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 5/11 2 New Glasgow, T. S. School (TSS) Ken McKenna </FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 8/11 8 McGowan Lake fish hatchery, Queen's Co. Brad Toms </FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 13/11 6+ New Glasgow, T.S. School Ken McKenna</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 13/11 6+ Wolfville, Robie Tufts Nature Centre (RTNC) Jim Wolford</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 14/11 60 Wolfville, RTNC Judy Tufts</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 14/11 189 Middleton Reg. High School Wayne Neily</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 14/11 16++ New Glasgow, Temp. St. Sch. Elizabeth Doull</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 15/11 119 New Glasgow, TSS Ken McKenna</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 17/11 179 New Glasgow, TSS Ken McKenna</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 17/11 30+ old farmhouse, Upper Falmouth, Hants Co. Cheryl Rutledge</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 18/11 12 farmhouse, Upper Falmouth John Belbin, Cheryl Rutledge </FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 18/11 28++ Wolfville, RTNC Tony Napoli, Janet/Peter Eaton, Brenda/Bill Thexton</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 18/11 15 McGowan Lake fish hatchery Brad Toms</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 19/11 11 Wolfville, RTNC Huntley family & Jim Wolford</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 19/11 10 Upper Falmouth farmhouse Cheryl Rutledge</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 20/11 6 Upper Falmouth farmhouse Cheryl Rutledge</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 22/11 40 Upper Falmouth farmhouse Cheryl Ruthledge</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 22/11 83 Wolfville, RTNC Jim Wolford & 2 others</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 23/11 EXIT from Upper Falmouth chimney @ 7:40 A.M. Cheryl Rutledge</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 23/11 3++ Upper Falmouth farmhouse John Belbin, Cheryl Rutledge</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 24/11 60+ Upper Falmouth farmhouse Cheryl Rutledge</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 24/11 ca. 100 Wolfville, RTNC Ted Wolkowski, Harold Forsyth, Jim Wolford</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 24/11 288 New Glasgow, TSS Ken McKenna</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 25/11 457 New Glasgow, TSS Ken McKenna et al.</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 25/11 120++ Upper Falmouth farmhouse Cheryl Rutledge</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 25/11 3 Univ. Hall, Acadia U., Wolfville (mid afternoon) Jim Wolford</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 25/11 66 Wolfville, RTNC, dusk Brenda & Bill Thexton</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 25/11 MORNING EXIT at Upper Falmouth at 7:30-ish a.m. Cheryl Rutledge</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 26/11 30 Upper Falmouth farmhouse Cheryl Rutledge</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 26/11 60+ Wolfville, RTNC Donna Holmes, Thextons, Jim Wolford</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 26/11 489 New Glasgow, Temperance St. School (TSS) Ken McKenna et al.</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 26/11 57 McGowan Lake fish hatchery, Queen's Co. Brad Toms</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 27/11 32 Upper Falmouth farmhouse Cheryl Rutledge</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 27/11 45 Wolfville, RTNC Jane & Fraser MacGregor</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 28/11 62+ Wolfville, RTNC Jane & Fraser MacGregor, Jim Wolford</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica>May 28/11 45 (not all went in?) Upper Falmouth farmhouse Cheryl Rutledge</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica">-----------------------------</DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 20px Helvetica" size=5 face=Helvetica><B>MAY 28, 2011 - Robie Tufts Nature Centre in Wolfville at dusk: 62+ chimney swifts</B> counted as they dropped into the chimney. Observers were Jane & Fraser MacGregor (of Glace Bay) and Jim Wolford. (The MacGregors counted 45 chimney swifts there last night.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 24px; FONT: 20px Helvetica"><BR></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 20px Helvetica" size=5 face=Helvetica><B>Observations tonight</B> were from 8:40 to 9:24 p.m. (Sunset was 8:48 in the Herald). Sky totally overcast/cloudy, calm, warm, 22 C., visibility good. Again no "show" (just frequent calls heard and very high passes by a few to several swifts) until 9:00 p.m., just before the big descent started. At 9:01 25 swifts dropped in, then 15+5 at 9:05, then 11 more gradually in by 9:10, and finally 3+1+1+1 very gradually until the last one seen dropping was at 9:24, when it was too dark to even look any more. <B>Total swifts 62+</B>, and we observers all had nearly the same numbers.</FONT></DIV></DIV></B></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 20px Helvetica" size=5 face=Helvetica><B><BR></B></FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=6><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20px" class=Apple-style-span><B><BR></B></SPAN></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> --Boundary_(ID_bYtO4IoT6PizRGru8oYmeQ)--
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