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--Boundary_(ID_A9pyhp3YVSBh7LLHrPN0rA) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT JUNE 1, 2011 - We counted 95 chimney swifts in a pretty good "show" at dusk at Robie Tufts Nature Centre in Wolfville. Observations from 8:33 to 9:25 p.m. (Sunset 8:51 in Herald). Temp. 19 C., coolish and windy, sky mostly overcast with variable bright spots and large threatening black clouds. Tonight was a "good show" in the sense that the swifts were making low passes past the chimney in nice formations for a long time before "deciding" to drop in. This is in contrast to those boring evenings when all the pre-roosting flying about is very high and out of good visual range, and then the chimney entries can be quite abrupt without preliminaries. First swifts entered chimney at 9:05 (first 1, then 14 more a minute later), and most of the others dropped in at 9:09-9:10. Estimates of total numbers tonight were 91 and 100 swifts. Observers were Penny Burrell, Joan & Roger Boutilier, and Jim Wolford (and a couple others). This was an Acadia Lifelong Learning event. JUNE 2, 2011 - 82+ chimney swifts counted as they entered the chimney of Wolfville's Robie Tufts Nature Centre at dusk. Observations were from 8:35 to 9:25 p.m. (Sunset in Herald was 8:52). Conditions cool, 18 C., windy, very slight drizzle at start, sky 90% cloudy & 10% clear (after mostly Sunny & humid day). Swifts' entries into the chimney began at 9:05 like last night, and nearly all swifts were inside by 9:07, with stragglers until 9:23. One more swift was heard at 9:30 when I was departing. Tonight's "show" was considerably shorter than last night's, but basically at the same times and with pretty good visibility. At 9:07 we compared several estimates, which varied from 65 to 88 swifts; adding stragglers and taking an average gave a total of 82+ swifts. Observers tonight included many of the Board of Directors of the Blomidon Naturalists Society: Rick Whitman, Helen Archibald, John Belbin, Ed Sulis, Barry Yoell, Murray Colbo. Other counters were Heather & Derek Watts and Jim Wolford, and Greg Pace at the very end. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville --Boundary_(ID_A9pyhp3YVSBh7LLHrPN0rA) 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; "> <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 20.0px Helvetica"><b>JUNE 1, 2011</b> - We counted <b>95 chimney = swifts</b> in a pretty good "show" at dusk at Robie Tufts Nature Centre = in <b>Wolfville</b>. Observations from 8:33 to 9:25 p.m. (Sunset = 8:51 in Herald). </font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 20px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 24px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 20.0px Helvetica">Temp. 19 C., coolish and windy, sky mostly overcast = with variable bright spots and large threatening black = clouds.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 20px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 24px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 20.0px Helvetica">Tonight was a <b>"good show"</b> in the sense that the = swifts were making low passes past the chimney in nice formations for a = long time before "deciding" to drop in. This is in contrast to = those boring evenings when all the pre-roosting flying about is very = high and out of good visual range, and then the chimney entries can be = quite abrupt without preliminaries. </font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 20px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 24px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 20.0px Helvetica">First = swifts entered chimney at 9:05 (first 1, then 14 more a minute later), = and most of the others dropped in at 9:09-9:10. Estimates of total = numbers tonight were 91 and 100 swifts.</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 20px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 24px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 20.0px Helvetica">Observers = were Penny Burrell, Joan & Roger Boutilier, and Jim Wolford (and a = couple others). This was an Acadia Lifelong Learning = event.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 20px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 24px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 20.0px Helvetica"><b>JUNE 2, 2011 - 82+ chimney swifts </b>counted as = they entered the chimney of <b>Wolfville</b>'s Robie Tufts Nature Centre = at dusk.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 20px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 24px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 20.0px Helvetica"><b>Observations </b>were from 8:35 to 9:25 p.m. = (Sunset in Herald was 8:52). <b>Conditions</b> cool, 18 C., windy, = very slight drizzle at start, sky 90% cloudy & 10% clear (after = mostly Sunny & humid day).</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: = normal normal normal 20px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 24px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 20.0px Helvetica"><b>Swifts' entries</b> into = the chimney began at 9:05 like last night, and nearly all swifts were = inside by 9:07, with stragglers until 9:23. One more swift was = heard at 9:30 when I was departing. Tonight's "show" was = considerably shorter than last night's, but basically at the same times = and with pretty good visibility.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: = normal normal normal 20px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 24px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 20.0px Helvetica">At 9:07 we compared several = estimates, which varied from 65 to 88 swifts; adding stragglers and = taking an average gave a <b>total of 82+ swifts</b>.</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 20px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 24px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 20.0px Helvetica">Observers = tonight included many of the Board of Directors of the Blomidon = Naturalists Society: Rick Whitman, Helen Archibald, John Belbin, Ed = Sulis, Barry Yoell, Murray Colbo. Other counters were Heather = & Derek Watts and Jim Wolford, and Greg Pace at the very = end. </font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 20.0px Helvetica"><br></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 20.0px Helvetica">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville</font></div> = </body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_A9pyhp3YVSBh7LLHrPN0rA)--
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