[NatureNS] Chimney Swifts New Glasgow & Wolfville

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hi folks, the u-hall chimney was confirmed as as nesting site last year as
well!

On Mon, May 21, 2018, 2:35 AM Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote:

> THANKS, KEN, AND VERY IMPRESSIVE.  On May 17 at dusk, Tony Napoli counted
> about 95 swifts, which all went in together at 9:04 p.m. at the Robie Tufts
> Nature Centre in Wolfville.  I watched the sw. chimney of University Hall,
> where apparently some roosted last year, but I only saw one swift drop in.
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *Ken McKenna <kenmcken54@eastlink.ca>
> *Subject: **[NatureNS] chimney Swifts New Glasgow*
> *Date: *May 18, 2018 at 9:49:37 PM ADT
> *To: *NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>
> Hi all
> Last night, May 17, was the first of four nights of Swiftwatch counts each
> spaced a few days apart. Unfortunately last night was miserable in New
> Glasgow with 6C, overcast and a little windy. Added to those negative
> factors, I arrived at the School of Temperance St  Apartments later than I
> planned at 20:31. Over the next 20 min or so, only 4 Swifts went in. One
> can assume the main flock entered earlier in the evening to save energy.
>
> I decided to go back again tonight although the temperature was still only
> 7C but it was calm, and clear skies. I arrived at 20:18 and a nice flock of
> more than 100 Swifts was circling the chimney. Over the next 20 min or so
> many more joined in and many circles of the chimney and false dives were
> made with loads of twittering. Between 20:41-20:43, *350 *entered the
> chimney and stragglers continued to 20:56 when the last 4 went in for a
> nice total of *384*. Next official count night is May 23. Hoping for a
> clear night and even bigger numbers.
>
> All the best
> Ken
>
> Sent from my iPad
> Ken McKenna
> Stellarton
> NS
>
>
>

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<div dir=3D"auto"><div>hi folks, the u-hall chimney was confirmed as as nes=
ting site last year as well!<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"=
ltr">On Mon, May 21, 2018, 2:35 AM Jim Wolford &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jimwol=
ford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquot=
e class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc sol=
id;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">THANKS, KEN, AND V=
ERY IMPRESSIVE.=C2=A0 On May 17 at dusk, Tony Napoli counted about 95 swift=
s, which all went in together at 9:04 p.m. at the Robie Tufts Nature Centre=
 in Wolfville.=C2=A0 I watched the sw. chimney of University Hall, where ap=
parently some roosted last year, but I only saw one swift drop in.<div><br>=
</div><div>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded m=
essage:</div><br class=3D"m_-8468040835744623231Apple-interchange-newline">=
<blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;mar=
gin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#=
39;;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>From: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:&=
#39;Helvetica&#39;">Ken McKenna &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:kenmcken54@eastlink.c=
a" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">kenmcken54@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:&#39;Helvetica&#39;;color:rgba=
(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helveti=
ca&#39;"><b>[NatureNS] chimney Swifts New Glasgow</b><br></span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"=
><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>D=
ate: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;">May 18, 201=
8 at 9:49:37 PM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-rig=
ht:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;H=
elvetica&#39;;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>To: </b></span><span style=3D"font-=
family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;">NatureNS &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebuct=
o.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>&g=
t;<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bot=
tom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;;col=
or:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:&#39=
;Helvetica&#39;"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blan=
k" rel=3D"noreferrer">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></span></div><br><div>=
<div dir=3D"auto">Hi all=C2=A0<div>Last night, May 17, was the first of fou=
r nights of Swiftwatch counts each spaced a few days apart. Unfortunately l=
ast night was miserable in New Glasgow with 6C, overcast and a little windy=
. Added to those negative factors, I arrived at the School of Temperance St=
 =C2=A0Apartments later than I planned at 20:31. Over the next 20 min or so=
, only 4 Swifts went in. One can assume the main flock entered earlier in t=
he evening to save energy.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>I decided to go b=
ack again tonight although the temperature was still only 7C but it was cal=
m, and clear skies. I arrived at 20:18 and a nice flock of more than 100 Sw=
ifts was circling the chimney. Over the next 20 min or so many more joined =
in and many circles of the chimney and false dives were made with loads of =
twittering. Between 20:41-20:43,=C2=A0<b>350=C2=A0</b>entered the chimney a=
nd stragglers continued to 20:56 when the last 4 went in for a nice total o=
f <b>384</b>. Next official count night is May 23. Hoping for a clear night=
 and even bigger numbers.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>All the best=C2=A0=
</div><div>Ken=C2=A0</div><div><br><div>Sent from