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--Apple-Mail=_1C382BF3-9941-433D-B0DE-3C4102939BB0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Begin forwarded message: > From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: nesting ch. swifts -- opportunity now.... > Date: August 6, 2014 at 9:03:48 PM ADT > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>, Jim Wolford = <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>, Donna Crossland <dcrossland@eastlink.ca>, Ken = McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca> > Cc: Holly Lightfoot <hlightfoot@bsc-eoc.org>, Mark Elderkin = <elderkml@gov.ns.ca>, James Churchill <jameslchurchill@gmail.com> >=20 > We are now in an important window of dates of opportunity, to watch = for and educate the public about nesting habitats in towns and elsewhere = for the notoriously late-nesting chimney swift, which right now might = have young nestlings or well-developed fledglings. We all have = responsibilities to do what we can for all Endangered or Threatened = at-risk species. =46rom past records from Bernard Forsythe in former = hollow trees, I know that young swifts can be found in the nest-sites as = late as the end of August (and later?). =20 >=20 > Today my walking route took me past one strongly-suspected nesting = locale on the Acadia campus, namely the southwest chimney on University = Hall, the white building that is so prominent and known to all = Wolfvillians? I was there at 6:25 p.m., and very quickly I saw a loose = flock of about 10 swifts fly past that chimney twice in two minutes and = even take some interest by dipping low over the chimney. >=20 > Chimney swifts=92 nesting habitats include hollow trees and main = branches, old wells, abandoned buildings in the forest, haylofts of = barns (more on this soon, exciting stuff) and silos, etc. etc. >=20 > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville =97 more later=85. --Apple-Mail=_1C382BF3-9941-433D-B0DE-3C4102939BB0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dwindows-1252"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space;"><br><div style=3D""><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; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jim Wolford <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>><br><= /span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>nesting ch. = swifts -- opportunity now....</b><br></span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, = 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">August 6, 2014 at 9:03:48 PM = ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Nature BNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a>>, Jim Wolford <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>>, = Donna Crossland <<a = href=3D"mailto:dcrossland@eastlink.ca">dcrossland@eastlink.ca</a>>, = Ken McKenna <<a = href=3D"mailto:kenmcken@eastlink.ca">kenmcken@eastlink.ca</a>><br></spa= n></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; = color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: </b></span><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Holly Lightfoot <<a = href=3D"mailto:hlightfoot@bsc-eoc.org">hlightfoot@bsc-eoc.org</a>>, = Mark Elderkin <<a = href=3D"mailto:elderkml@gov.ns.ca">elderkml@gov.ns.ca</a>>, James = Churchill <<a = href=3D"mailto:jameslchurchill@gmail.com">jameslchurchill@gmail.com</a>>= ;<br></span></div><br><div>We are now in an important window of dates of = opportunity, to watch for and educate the public about nesting habitats = in towns and elsewhere for the notoriously late-nesting chimney swift, = which right now might have young nestlings or well-developed fledglings. = We all have responsibilities to do what we can for all Endangered = or Threatened at-risk species. =46rom past records from Bernard = Forsythe in former hollow trees, I know that young swifts can be found = in the nest-sites as late as the end of August (and later?). = <br><br>Today my walking route took me past one strongly-suspected = nesting locale on the Acadia campus, namely the southwest chimney on = University Hall, the white building that is so prominent and known to = all Wolfvillians? I was there at 6:25 p.m., and very quickly I saw = a loose flock of about 10 swifts fly past that chimney twice in two = minutes and even take some interest by dipping low over the = chimney.<br><br>Chimney swifts=92 nesting habitats include hollow trees = and main branches, old wells, abandoned buildings in the forest, = haylofts of barns (more on this soon, exciting stuff) and silos, etc. = etc.<br><br>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville =97 more = later=85.</div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_1C382BF3-9941-433D-B0DE-3C4102939BB0--
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