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--Apple-Mail-427-33176907 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Friday evening I was surprised to get a knock on my door around 9:45. One of my neighbours, who often walks his dog down the cemetery drive way next to my house was puzzled by these large, silent bat-like birds that were shaped "sort of like a plover". I went down with him and while it was dark could see about 12+ common nighthawks swooping around hight in the air. They were hard to count, as with the low light levels, they were impossible to see when close to edge-on. Their flight was amazing. There were also a number of small white moths that would drift down on occasion. Since the weather this evening was very similar, I went down at 9:30 and this time only saw three at any given time. What as really nce was this time one as consistently calling and once chased another one around and once I heard the distinct "buzzing" sound from the wings of one of that pair. My neighbour has never seen nighthawks in Windsor before, and he is pretty up on his birds. I can't say I have seen any here other than the odd one flying in the day when I was atlassing, certainly not that number. I'll be curious to see what tomorrow evening brings. Patrick Kelly RR#2 159 Town Road Falmouth NS B0P 1L0 Canada (902) 472-2322 --Apple-Mail-427-33176907 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; ">Friday evening I was surprised = to get a knock on my door around 9:45. One of my neighbours, who often = walks his dog down the cemetery drive way next to my house was puzzled = by these large, silent bat-like birds that were shaped "sort of like a = plover". I went down with him and while it was dark could see about 12+ = common nighthawks swooping around hight in the air. They were hard to = count, as with the low light levels, they were impossible to see when = close to edge-on. Their flight was amazing. There were also a number of = small white moths that would drift down on = occasion.<div><br></div><div>Since the weather this evening was very = similar, I went down at 9:30 and this time only saw three at any given = time. What as really nce was this time one as consistently calling and = once chased another one around and once I heard the distinct "buzzing" = sound from the wings of one of that = pair. </div><div><br></div><div>My neighbour has never seen = nighthawks in Windsor before, and he is pretty up on his birds. I = can't say I have seen any here other than the odd one flying in the day = when I was atlassing, certainly not that number. I'll be curious to see = what tomorrow evening brings.</div><div><br><div> <span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: = normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: = normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: = 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; = font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; = orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; = font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; = orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Courier; "><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline">Patrick = Kelly</font></p><p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Courier; ">RR#2<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>159 Town = Road</font></p><p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Courier; ">Falmouth = NS<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>B0P 1L0</font></p><p = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Courier; ">Canada</font></p><p = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Courier; = min-height: 14px; "><br></p><p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Courier" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Courier; = ">(902) 472-2322</font></p></span></div></span></div></span> = </div><br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-427-33176907--
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