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SEE RECENT SUMMARY TO DATE BELOW KEN'S GREAT REPORT. JIM in Wolfville.
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> From: Ken McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca>
> Date: June 9, 2013 10:02:10 PM ADT
> To: NS-RBA <NS-RBA@yahoogroups.com>, NatureNS
> <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Subject: [NatureNS] Huge show of Swifts at temperance St. school
> June 9
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>
> Ken McKenna
> Box 218 Stellarton NS
> B0K 1S0
> 902 752-7644
>
> Hi all
> After not checking the Temperance St school for swifts of a few
> days I decided to check again tonight. It was a coolish (12C), dark
> evening so I went a little early arriving at 841. To my alarm, a
> few birds entered a minute or 2 later so I wondered if I missed
> some of the birds. There were not many in the air, but after 10
> min. the numbers started to build and the air was full of
> twittering. I could tell there was going to be larger numbers than
> the last time I was out - a little over 100 then. As the first big
> group started to enter at 9:08, a car pulled up behind me and the
> glare of the headlights glanced off my side mirror temporarily
> blinding me just as a group started to go down. Two good groups
> went down, one of 250 and the last of 360. Last bird entered at
> 9:13 and I left at 9:17.
> My total for the night was my largest yet for the year at 630! I
> suspect this was a conservative estimate.
>
> No guarantee it will stay up like that for a few more nights, but
> might be worth a drive out if you want to take a chance. Well worth
> the show. Other than the person in the car behind me, no one else
> was on hand tonight. Pity!
>
> cheers
> Ken
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2013 CHIMNEY SWIFTS SUMMARY FOR NOVA SCOTIA (& N.B.)
compiled by Jim Wolford
June 1/13 6 Upper Falmouth farmhouse old chimney Cheryl
Rutledge
June 2/13 5 Upper Falmouth farmhouse
Cheryl Rutledge
June 2/13 16 Wolfville, Robie Tufts Nature Centre Ann &
Darren Booth
June 2/13 51 New Glasgow, Temp. St. Sch. Judy & Charlie
Kendell
June 3/13 32+ Wolfville RTNC George Forsyth
& Jo Bishop
June 3/13 238 Middleton Regional High School
Claire Diggins
June 3/13 169 McGowan Lake, old smithy chimney Brad
Toms
June 3/13 126 New Glasgow, Temperance St. Sch. Ken McKenna
June 3/13 52 Truro, old Normal College Linda &
Ross Hall
June 3/13 17 Upper Falmouth farmhouse Cheryl
Rutledge
June 4/13 6 Upper Falmouth farmhouse Cheryl
Rutledge
June 4/13 23+ Wolfville, RTNC Lauren Park, Simon Cosman,
Jim Wolford
June 4/13 7 at dusk, area of Shambala & SJAM Schools,
Hfx. Mark Butler
June 5/13 2 daytime, Annapolis Royal, French Basin Trail
Richard Stern
June 5/13 23 dusk, Wolfville, RTNC Tony Napoli, Jo Bishop,
Lauren Park, Simon Cosman
June 6/13 5 Upper Falmouth farmhouse
Cheryl Rutledge
June 7/13 14 Upper Falmouth farmhouse
Cheryl Rutledge
June 7/13 17 Wolfville,
RTNC Tony Napoli
June 8/13 12 Upper Falmouth farmhouse
Cheryl Rutledge
June 9/13 40+ a.m. -- Pictou, East River at Trans-Can.
Hwy Ken McKenna
June 9/13 630+ New Glasgow, Temperance St. School Ken
McKenna
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SEE RECENT SUMMARY TO DATE BELOW KEN'S GREAT REPORT. JIM in =
Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
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style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: =
</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px =
Helvetica">Ken McKenna <<a =
href=3D"mailto:kenmcken@eastlink.ca">kenmcken@eastlink.ca</a>></font></=
div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
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color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: =
#000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">June 9, 2013 10:02:10 PM =
ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: =
#000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">NS-RBA <<a =
href=3D"mailto:NS-RBA@yahoogroups.com">NS-RBA@yahoogroups.com</a>>, =
NatureNS <<a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></f=
ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: =
#000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] Huge show of Swifts at =
temperance St. school June 9</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
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href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>=
</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: =
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; 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: =
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auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div><font =
size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></font><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: small; ">Ken =
McKenna</span></div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Box 218 =
Stellarton NS<br>B0K 1S0<br>902 752-7644</font></div><div><font size=3D"2"=
face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Hi=
all</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">After not checking =
the Temperance St school for swifts of a few days I decided to check =
again tonight. It was a coolish (12C), dark evening so I went a =
little early arriving at 841. To my alarm, a few birds entered a minute =
or 2 later so I wondered if I missed some of the birds. There were not =
many in the air, but after 10 min. the numbers started to build and the =
air was full of twittering. I could tell there was going to be larger =
numbers than the last time I was out - a little over 100 then. As the =
first big group started to enter at 9:08, a car pulled up behind me and =
the glare of the headlights glanced off my side mirror temporarily =
blinding me just as a group started to go down. Two good groups went =
down, one of 250 and the last of 360. Last bird entered at 9:13 and I =
left at 9:17.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">My total =
for the night was my largest yet for the year at<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><font =
size=3D"4"><strong>630!</strong><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><font size=3D"2">I suspect =
this was a conservative estimate.</font></font></font></div><div><font =
size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial">No guarantee it will stay up like that for a few more =
nights, but might be worth a drive out if you want to take a chance. =
Well worth the show. Other than the person in the car behind me, no one =
else was on hand tonight. Pity!</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial">cheers</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial">Ken</font></div></span></blockquote></div>-----------------=
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margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>2013 =
CHIMNEY SWIFTS SUMMARY FOR NOVA SCOTIA (& N.B.)</b></font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">compiled by Jim =
Wolford</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; 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; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
12px; ">June 1/13 6 Upper =
Falmouth farmhouse old chimney Cheryl =
Rutledge</span></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">June 2/13 =
5 Upper Falmouth farmhouse =
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">June 2/13 =
16 Wolfville, Robie Tufts Nature Centre Ann =
& Darren Booth</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">June 2/13 =
51 New Glasgow, Temp. St. Sch. =
Judy & Charlie Kendell </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">June 3/13 32+ =
Wolfville RTNC George =
Forsyth & Jo Bishop</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">June =
3/13 238 Middleton Regional High School =
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">June 3/13 =
169 McGowan Lake, old smithy chimney =
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">June =
3/13 126 New Glasgow, Temperance St. Sch. =
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">June 3/13 52 Truro, =
old Normal College Linda & =
Ross Hall</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">June 3/13 =
17 Upper Falmouth farmhouse =
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">June 4/13 6 =
Upper Falmouth farmhouse =
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">June 4/13 =
23+ Wolfville, RTNC Lauren Park, Simon =
Cosman, 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">June 4/13 =
7 at dusk, area of Shambala & SJAM =
Schools, Hfx. Mark Butler </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">June 5/13 2 daytime, =
Annapolis Royal, French Basin Trail Richard =
Stern</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">June 5/13 =
23 dusk, Wolfville, RTNC Tony Napoli, =
Jo Bishop, Lauren Park, Simon Cosman</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">June 6/13 =
5 Upper Falmouth =
farmhouse 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">June 7/13 =
14 Upper Falmouth farmhouse =
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">June 7/13 =
17 =
Wolfville, RTNC =
Tony =
Napoli </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">June 8/13 =
12 Upper Falmouth farmhouse =
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">June 9/13 =
40+ a.m. -- Pictou, East River at Trans-Can. Hwy =
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">June 9/13 =
630+ New Glasgow, Temperance St. School =
Ken McKenna =
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