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Hi all,
Chimney Swifts are back! This morning I had the pleasure of sitting at my d=
esk in Sackville, NB while watching over 100 Chimney Swifts climb up the b=
ricks and emerge from the gloomy depths of the Middleton Regional High Scho=
ol in Middleton, NS. The birds stayed put in the chimney until 9:55am and t=
hen left in a flurry of activity. They were all out by 10:10am.
How was I able to peer down the chimney of a building from my office desk 4=
hours away? If you visit the school, you will now notice a wire coming fro=
m the chimney. In late April, before Chimney Swifts returned, we installed =
a very small surveillance video camera in the top corner of the chimney as =
part of our new project, School SwiftWatch.
School SwiftWatch is a partnership between Bird Studies Canada's Atlantic R=
egion and two Nova Scotia schools: Middleton Regional High School (Middleto=
n) and Temperance Street Elementary School (New Glasgow). This project was =
created to study the roosting behaviour of Chimney Swifts while providing a=
unique opportunity to teach the schools' students about "their" swifts. S=
chool SwiftWatch incorporates a variety of teaching materials (including vi=
deo footage of the swifts inside the chimney) into classroom lessons and ac=
tivities for students. Bird Studies Canada's Ontario Region is also working=
with schools in that province.
We're working on making the video stream available to the general public as=
well, and should have it up and running soon. I'll share that web address=
as soon as we've worked out the inevitable technical glitches! For now, I'=
ve posted a few photos on our Twitter site, http://twitter.com/#!/Students4=
Swifts ( or just google @students4swifts ). Check back for project upda=
tes and photo/video posts to come.
Happy spring,
Ally Manthorne
Allison Manthorne
Coordinator | Coordonnatrice
Maritimes SwiftWatch | Suivi du Martinet dans les Maritimes
Bird Studies Canada | =C9tudes d'Oiseaux Canada
PO Box | C. P. 6227
17 Waterfowl Lane | 17 ruelle Waterfowl
Sackville, NB (Nouveau-Brunswick) E4L 1G6
Phone | Tel : 506-364-5196 | marswifts@birdscanada.org<mailto:marswifts@bir=
dscanada.org>
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nk=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'c=
olor:#002060'>Hi all, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span styl=
e=3D'color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#002060'>Chimney Swifts are back! This morning I had the ple=
asure of sitting at my desk in Sackville, NB while watching over =A0100 Chi=
mney Swifts climb up the bricks and emerge from the gloomy depths of the Mi=
ddleton Regional High School in Middleton, NS. The birds stayed put in the =
chimney until 9:55am and then left in a flurry of activity. They were all o=
ut by 10:10am.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'col=
or:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D=
'color:#002060'>How was I able to peer down the chimney of a building from =
my office desk 4 hours away? If you visit the school, you will now notice a=
wire coming from the chimney. In late April, before Chimney Swifts returne=
d, we installed a very small surveillance video camera in the top corner of=
the chimney as part of our new project, School SwiftWatch.<o:p></o:p></spa=
n></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#002060'> =A0<o:p></o:p></s=
pan></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#002060'>School SwiftWatc=
h is a partnership between Bird Studies Canada’s Atlantic Region and =
two Nova Scotia schools: Middleton Regional High School (Middleton) and Tem=
perance Street Elementary School (New Glasgow). This project was created to=
study the roosting </span><span lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'color:#002060'>behav=
iour</span><span style=3D'color:#002060'> of Chimney Swifts while providing=
a unique opportunity to teach the schools’ students about “the=
ir” swifts. =A0School SwiftWatch incorporates a variety of teaching m=
aterials (including video footage of the swifts inside the chimney) into cl=
assroom lessons and activities for students. Bird Studies Canada’s On=
tario Region is also working with schools in that province.<o:p></o:p></spa=
n></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p><=
/span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#002060'>We’re wo=
rking on making the video stream available to the general public as well, a=
nd should have it up and running soon. =A0I’ll share that web address=
as soon as we’ve worked out the inevitable technical glitches! For n=
ow, I’ve posted a few photos on our Twitter site, </span><a href=3D"h=
ttp://twitter.com/#!/Students4Swifts">http://twitter.com/#!/Students4Swifts=
</a> ( or just google=A0 =A0@students4swifts =A0=A0). Check back for projec=
t updates and photo/video posts to come.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal=
><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Happy spring,<o:p></o:p></p><p c=
lass=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>=
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span>=
</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#002060'>Ally Manthorne<o:p><=
/o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#002060'><o:p>&nb=
sp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#002060'><o:p=
> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#002060'>=
<o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#0020=
60'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#=
002060'>Allison Manthorne<br>Coordinator=A0 | Coordonnatrice <br>Marit=
imes SwiftWatch | Suivi du Martinet dans les Maritimes<br>Bird Studies Cana=
da=A0 | =C9tudes d’Oiseaux Canada<br>PO Box | C. P. 6227<br=
>17 Waterfowl Lane=A0 |=A0 17 ruelle Waterfowl<br>Sackville, NB (Nouve=
au-Brunswick) E4L 1G6<br>Phone | Tel : 506-364-5196 | =
<a href=3D"mailto:marswifts@birdscanada.org"><span style=3D'color:blue'>mar=
swifts@birdscanada.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNorma=
l><span style=3D'color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoN=
ormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>=
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