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--Apple-Mail=_F851F239-56D9-46B0-83F2-FBD30BA1405C Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Begin forwarded message: > From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: [ValleyNature] 105+ ch. swifts May 25/15 + g. b. heron + Can. = goose > Date: May 26, 2015 at 5:27:37 PM ADT > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>, Wolfville Tourist = Bureau <tourism@town.wolfville.ns.ca> > Cc: Tony Napoli <tonygnap74@gmail.com>, Ally Manthorne = <amanthorne@bsc-eoc.org> >=20 > This roosting count was one day late because I forgot to write down = those mandatory dates! =97 so sorry to all the swift-monitors out there! = =97 the remaining mandatory dates are May 28, June 1, & June 5 was added = -- from Jim in Wolfville. >=20 > MAY 25, 2015 - Wolfville=92s Robie Tufts Nature Centre at dusk =97 sky = mostly clear, then some thin clouds showed up, fairy warm (not = measured)(after sunny warm day), fairly strong wind from west, nice = quarter Moon up high in south =97 observations were from 8:45 p.m. (same = as sunset time in Herald) to about 9:20; >=20 > - at 9:00 p.m. 2 swifts abruptly dropped into chimney, at the same = time as a great blue heron flew over at high altitude and headed = eastward;=20 > - 1 more dropped in at 9:06, with a nice flock of dozens of swifts = flying overhead; > - 1 more dropped in at 9:08, followed at 9:09 with masses of swifts = dropping in all together (difficult to count); > - I guessed a total of 90 in the chimney, and Tony had a very similar = estimate, but later he checked his notes and had as many as 10 more than = I did (see bottom); > - 1 more swift went in at 9:12 and 2 more in at 9:18; > - also a single Canada goose flew over us and back and forth, loudly = honking, as the sky darkened; > - Tony is much more observant than I am, and his total at the end of = the evening was 105+ swifts, entered as our =93official number=94 for = this evening, even though Tony never did see =91his=92 swift no. 105 = actually go into the chimney. >=20 > Observers tonight were Tony Napoli, Jim Wolford, and a family from = Antigonish. > =97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97 > [Yesterday Rick Daniels in Wolfville told me he witnessed the approx. = 100 swifts dropping into the chimney at mid-day on rainy May 22/15, = which had been recorded then by John-Francis Lane.] > =97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > = http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnaturalists.= ca --Apple-Mail=_F851F239-56D9-46B0-83F2-FBD30BA1405C 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><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>[ValleyNature] = 105+ ch. swifts May 25/15 + g. b. heron + Can. = goose</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';">May 26, 2015 at = 5:27:37 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>>, Wolfville Tourist Bureau <<a = href=3D"mailto:tourism@town.wolfville.ns.ca">tourism@town.wolfville.ns.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>Cc: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Tony Napoli <<a = href=3D"mailto:tonygnap74@gmail.com">tonygnap74@gmail.com</a>>, Ally = Manthorne <<a = href=3D"mailto:amanthorne@bsc-eoc.org">amanthorne@bsc-eoc.org</a>><br><= /span></div><br><div><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" = content=3D"text/html charset=3Dwindows-1252"><div style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space;"><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b><span = style=3D"font-size: 14px;">This roosting count was one day late because = I forgot to write down those mandatory dates! =97 so sorry to all = the swift-monitors out there! =97 the remaining mandatory dates are = May 28, June 1, & June 5 was added -- from Jim in = Wolfville.</span></b></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: = 14px;"><b><br></b></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: = 14px;"><b>MAY 25, 2015 </b>- <b>Wolfville=92s Robie Tufts Nature Centre = at dusk</b> =97 sky mostly clear, then some thin clouds showed up, fairy = warm (not measured)(after sunny warm day), fairly strong wind from = west, nice quarter Moon up high in south =97 observations were from 8:45 = p.m. (same as sunset time in Herald) to about 9:20;</div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 14px; min-height: 17px;"><br></div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 14px;">- at 9:00 p.m. 2 swifts abruptly = dropped into chimney, at the same time as a <b>great blue heron</b> flew = over at high altitude and headed eastward; </div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 14px;">- 1 more dropped in at 9:06, = with a nice flock of dozens of swifts flying overhead;</div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 14px;">- 1 more dropped in at 9:08, = followed at <b>9:09 with masses of swifts dropping in all together</b> = (difficult to count);</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: = 14px;">- I guessed a total of 90 in the chimney, and Tony had a very = similar estimate, but later he checked his notes and had as many as 10 = more than I did (see bottom);</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: = 14px;">- 1 more swift went in at 9:12 and 2 more in at 9:18;</div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 14px;">- also a single Canada goose = flew over us and back and forth, loudly honking, as the sky = darkened;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 14px;">- Tony is = much more observant than I am, and his total at the end of the evening = was 105+ swifts, entered as our =93official number=94 for this evening, = even though Tony never did see =91his=92 swift no. 105 actually go into = the chimney.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 14px; = min-height: 17px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: = 14px;">Observers tonight were Tony Napoli, Jim Wolford, and a family = from Antigonish.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: = 14px;">=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; = font-size: 14px;">[Yesterday Rick Daniels in Wolfville told me he = witnessed the <b>approx. 100 swifts </b>dropping into the chimney <b>at = mid-day on rainy May 22/15</b>, which had been recorded then by = John-Francis Lane.]</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: = 14px;">=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97</div><div><br></div></div>__________= _____________________________________<br>Nature mailing list<br><a = href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a><br>http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnat= uralists.ca<br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_F851F239-56D9-46B0-83F2-FBD30BA1405C--
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