[NatureNS] 150+ ch. swifts + 353 + 472 at Wolfville, Middleton,

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2015 01:12:52 -0300
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> From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Subject: 150+ ch. swifts + 353 + 472 at Wolfville, Middleton, New =
Glasgow June 4/15
> Date: June 5, 2015 at 1:08:49 AM ADT
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
> Cc: Ally Manthorne <amanthorne@bsc-eoc.org>, Jim Wolford =
<jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
>=20
> JUNE 4, 2015 - Wolfville=92s Robie Tufts Nature Centre at dusk: after =
beautiful sunny & warm day, evening also clear, calm, fairly warm at 17 =
C. =97 observed from 8:47 (sunset 8:54) to 9:30 p.m. =97 2+1+5 swifts =
flying low near chimney, then numbers built up gradually, and calmness =
meant I could hear the chittering swifts all during their pre-roosting =
flight =97 at 8:56, the first swift dropped into the chimney =97 by =
9:06, Venus became obvious fairly high in the west =97 later Jupiter =
also appeared higher and in the west-southwest =97 no more swift entries =
until 9:28 with the sky darkening, when most of the big flock dropped in =
very quickly, mostly all together and difficult to count =97 estimated =
conservative total was 150+ chimney swifts, but there might have been =
substantially more =97 observers included Jim Wolford, Ena ?, and a few =
other gawkers, at least two of which thought the swifts were bats, but =
happily asked about them.
>=20
> Also tonight Bonnie Johnson counted 353 swifts into the chimney of =
Middleton Regional High School, and Ken McKenna with about 20 other =
observers counted 472 swifts in New Glasgow at the former Temperance =
Street School
>=20
> On the two previous evenings, after rainy and cold days, in Wolfville =
I made poor attempts at seeing any roosting swifts, but any present went =
into the chimney in late afternoon or early evening and were not seen =
nor counted.
>=20
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
>=20


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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 &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;<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>150+ ch. swifts + =
353 + 472 at Wolfville, Middleton, New Glasgow June =
4/15</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';">June 5, 2015 at =
1:08:49 AM 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 &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c=
a</a>&gt;<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';">Ally Manthorne =
&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:amanthorne@bsc-eoc.org">amanthorne@bsc-eoc.org</a>&gt;, =
Jim Wolford &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;<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>JUNE 4, 2015 - =
Wolfville=92s Robie Tufts Nature Centre at dusk:</b> after beautiful =
sunny &amp; warm day, evening also clear, calm, fairly warm at 17 C. =97 =
observed from 8:47 (sunset 8:54) to 9:30 p.m. =97 2+1+5 swifts flying =
low near chimney, then numbers built up gradually, and calmness meant I =
could hear the chittering swifts all during their pre-roosting flight =97 =
at 8:56, the first swift dropped into the chimney =97 by 9:06, Venus =
became obvious fairly high in the west =97 later Jupiter also appeared =
higher and in the west-southwest =97 no more swift entries until 9:28 =
with the sky darkening, when most of the big flock dropped in very =
quickly, mostly all together and difficult to count =97 estimated =
conservative total was <b>150+ chimney swifts</b>, but there might have =
been substantially more =97 observers included Jim Wolford, Ena ?, and a =
few other gawkers, at least two of which thought the swifts were bats, =
but happily asked about them.</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Also tonight Bonnie Johnson =
counted 353 swifts into the chimney of Middleton Regional High School, =
and Ken McKenna with about 20 other observers counted 472 swifts in New =
Glasgow at the former Temperance Street School</div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">On the two =
previous evenings, after rainy and cold days, in Wolfville I made poor =
attempts at seeing any roosting swifts, but any present went into the =
chimney in late afternoon or early evening and were not seen nor =
counted.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;">Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville.</div><div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body><=
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