[NatureNS] 37+ ch. swifts (amended), Wolfville RTNC, May 17/12

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			 					2012 CHIMNEY SWIFTS SUMMARY

RTNC = Robie Tufts Nature Centre, Wolfville
MRHS = Middleton Regional High School
NGTSS = New Glasgow Temperance St. School

- April 24/12       3 seen at The Hawk, Cape Sable Island     Johnny  
Nickerson.
- Apr. 28/12        1 found dead in downtown Halifax (Bishop St.)  -  
Bob Farmer.
- May 8/12 - 17, dusk, huge house chimney, Upper Falmouth - Cheryl  
Rutledge.
- May 9/12      several "flying high" above RTNC, early evening,  
rainy   - Andy Dean. - May 11/12    100 seen EXITING (remotely via  
camera) from chimney of 	MIDDLETON Regional High School at 9:55 to  
10:10 a.m.   - Ally Manthorne.
- May 11/12 - 139 at dusk into chimney of New Glasgow's Temperance  
St. School - Ken McKenna.
- May 11/12 -  65+ entered Wolfville's RTNC chimney at dusk -  - Jim  
Wolford (+ 3).
- May 12/12 -      120+ at dusk into chimney of NGTSSchool  
-               Liz Doull.
- May 12/12 - counts of 97 & 66 (av. 80?) at dusk, Wolfville, RTNC -  
Judy Tufts, Jim Wolford.
- May 12/12 - one seen flying at Port Howe, Cumberland Co. - Virginia  
Redden.
- May 13/12 -     96 at dusk at McGowan Lake, Queen's Co. -        
Brad Toms.
- May 13/12 - 33, dusk, huge house chimney, Upper Falmouth - Cheryl  
Rutledge.
- May 14/12 -        167 at dusk into chimney of NGTSS  
-               Ken McKenna.
- May 15/12 - 213 at dusk into Middleton Reg. H.S. chimney - Claire  
Diggins.
- May 15/12 -           68+ at dusk, Wolfville, RTNC -   Tony Napoli,  
Jim Wolford.
- May 17/12 -      37+ at dusk, Wolfville RTNC, + merlin seen -   Jim  
Wolford et al.
- May 17/12 -    10+ flying about in Falmouth area (Mines Rd.) -     
Ryan Harvey.
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MAY 17, 2012 - At dusk I monitored Wolfville's Robie Tufts Nature  
Centre for roosting swifts -- the "show" this evening was quite  
boring and very gradual, with a total of only 37+ chimney swifts  
going into the chimney, from 8:45 to 9:10 p.m. -- Sunset was at 8:37,  
and I watched from 8:42 to 9:15 p.m. -- sky was totally clear, wind  
was light to moderate and cool, at 16 C.  I was the lone observer,  
but various others saw parts of the show: Donna Holmes, Tony Napoli,  
Tom? Reimer, Glenys Gibson, Sheila McCurdy, Liz Adamson, et al.  Very  
shortly after my vigil started, three swifts went into the chimney;  
thus a few more may very well have been missed.

But early in tonight's "show", at 8:47 p.m., I saw a merlin fly past  
the chimney very rapidly and closely without any slowing down, and it  
continued northward toward the dykelands.  (In recent years I don't  
think anyone has seen attacks on the pre-roosting swifts by merlins,  
and tonight's pattern of a merlin flying northward past the chimney  
has been seen by me several times in past years.

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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28/12&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1 found dead in downtown <b>Halifax</b> =
(Bishop St.)&nbsp; - Bob Farmer.</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 =
8/12 - 17, dusk, huge house chimney, <b>Upper Falmouth</b> - 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 9/12&nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; several "flying high" above <b>RTNC</b>, early evening, rainy =
&nbsp; - Andy Dean. - May 11/12&nbsp; &nbsp; 100 seen <b>EXITING</b> =
(remotely via camera) from chimney of <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" =
style=3D"white-space:pre">	</span><b>MIDDLETON</b> Regional High =
School at 9:55 to 10:10 a.m. &nbsp; - Ally Manthorne.</font></div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">- May 11/12 - 139 at dusk into chimney of <b>New =
Glasgow</b>'s 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 11/12 -&nbsp; 65+ entered <b>Wolfville's =
RTNC</b> chimney at dusk -&nbsp; - Jim Wolford (+ 3).</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 12/12 -&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 120+ at dusk into =
chimney of <b>NGTSSchool</b> - &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; Liz 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 =
12/12 - counts of 97 &amp; 66 (av. 80?) at dusk, <b>Wolfville, RTNC</b> =
- Judy Tufts, 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 =
12/12 - one seen flying at<b> Port Howe</b>, Cumberland Co. - Virginia =
Redden.</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 13/12 - &nbsp; &nbsp; =
96 at dusk at <b>McGowan Lake</b>, Queen's Co. - &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; =
Brad Toms.</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 13/12 - 33, dusk, huge =
house chimney, <b>Upper Falmouth</b> - Cheryl =
Rutledge.&nbsp;</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 14/12 -&nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; &nbsp; 167 at dusk into chimney of <b>NGTSS</b> - &nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ken McKenna.&nbsp;</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 15/12 - 213 at dusk into <b>Middleton</b> Reg. =
H.S. chimney - 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 =
15/12 - &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 68+ at dusk,<b> Wolfville, =
RTNC</b> - &nbsp; Tony Napoli, 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 17/12 -&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 37+ at dusk, =
Wolfville RTNC, + merlin seen -&nbsp; &nbsp;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 17/12 -&nbsp; &nbsp; =
10+ flying about in Falmouth area (Mines Rd.) -&nbsp; &nbsp; Ryan =
Harvey.</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">---------------------------------------</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"><b><br></b></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"><b>MAY =
17, 2012&nbsp;</b>-&nbsp;</font><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 12px; ">At dusk I monitored </span><span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 12px; "><b>Wolfville's =
Robie Tufts Nature Centre</b></span><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 12px; "> for roosting swifts -- the "show" this =
evening was quite boring and very gradual, with a </span><span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 12px; "><b>total of only =
37+ chimney swifts</b></span><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 12px; "> going into the chimney, from 8:45 to 9:10 =
p.m. -- Sunset was at 8:37, and I watched from 8:42 to 9:15 p.m. -- sky =
was totally clear, wind was light to moderate and cool, at 16 C.&nbsp; I =
was the lone observer, but various others saw parts of the show: Donna =
Holmes, Tony Napoli, Tom? Reimer, Glenys Gibson, Sheila McCurdy, Liz =
Adamson, et al.&nbsp; Very shortly after my vigil started, three swifts =
went into the chimney; thus a few more may very well have been =
missed.&nbsp;</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; 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">But early in tonight's "show", at 8:47 p.m., I saw a =
<b>merlin</b> fly past the chimney very rapidly and closely without any =
slowing down, and it continued northward toward the dykelands.&nbsp; (In =
recent years I don't think anyone has seen attacks on the pre-roosting =
swifts by merlins, and tonight's pattern of a merlin flying northward =
past the chimney has been seen by me several times in past =
years.</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"><br></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">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.</font></div>
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