[NatureNS] 20+ ch. swifts exited RTNC at 11:10 a.m., Wolfville

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 13:07:34 -0300
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MAY 12, 2015 - Dumb luck put my wife Pat Hawes in the right place at the =
right time =97 at 11:10 a.m. she witnessed the EXIT of 20+ CHIMNEY =
SWIFTS (uncounted) from the chimney of the Robie Tufts Nature Centre in =
Wolfville =97 during the gradual exits, three swifts were seen to go =
back into the chimney but may have re-exit a bit thereafter.  Sky was =
overcast, temperature about 17-18 C., not rainy. =20

It=92s well known that the overnighting chimney swifts are quite =
variable in what time of the next day they =93decide=94 to get active =
and leave their roost-site.  Most often they exit quite early in the =
morning, but mid-morning exits are common, and they sometimes =93sleep =
in=94 until noon or even 1:00 p.m., in my experience.

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.=

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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>MAY 12, 2015</b> - Dumb luck put my wife Pat =
Hawes in the right place at the right time =97 at 11:10 a.m. she =
witnessed the<b> EXIT of 20+ CHIMNEY SWIFTS </b>(uncounted) from the =
chimney of the Robie Tufts <b>Nature Centre in Wolfville</b> =97 during =
the gradual exits, three swifts were seen to go back into the chimney =
but may have re-exit a bit thereafter.&nbsp; Sky was overcast, =
temperature about 17-18 C., not rainy. &nbsp;</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">It=92s =
well known that the overnighting chimney swifts are quite variable in =
what time of the next day they =93decide=94 to get active and leave =
their roost-site.&nbsp; Most often they exit quite early in the morning, =
but mid-morning exits are common, and they sometimes =93sleep in=94 =
until noon or even 1:00 p.m., in my experience.</div><div style=3D"margin:=
 0px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville.</div></body></html>=

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