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Ken McKenna
Box 218 Stellarton NS
B0K 1S0
902 752-7644
Hi Bob
I count by eyeballing what looks like 10 birds as they drop into chimney. So I count by 10's and the uneven number are the straggles at the end. When there is a break in the 10's I look quickly down and scribble down the number and start over counting 10's again. It is not hard to do.The only trick is to determine for sure whether a group is going into the chimney or just passing behind.
cheers
Ken
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From: Bob McDonald
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 10:44 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Temperance st. Chimney Swifts- 489, May 26, 2011
Ken,
What an amazing show that must have been!! I just have to ask though: how you can count 489 birds in 4 minutes!!?? I guess that you never round off? I cannot count to 489 in 4 minutes, even without the birds.
Thanks for the report!
Bob McDonald
Halifax
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From: Ken McKenna
To: NatureNS
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 9:35 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] Temperance st. Chimney Swifts- 489, May 26, 2011
Ken McKenna
Box 218 Stellarton NS
B0K 1S0
902 752-7644
Hi all
Great swift show at Temperance St. school again tonite (May 26) with 489 counted between 9:11-9:15. Nice clear skies tonight and about 17C. Also increasing were a number of new observers who were quite tickled to view something they never knew happened although it has been going on for years.
cheers
Ken
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<DIV>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton NS<BR>B0K 1S0<BR>902 752-7644<BR></DIV>
<DIV>Hi Bob</DIV>
<DIV>I count by eyeballing what looks like 10 birds as they drop into chimney.
So I count by 10's and the uneven number are the straggles at the end. When
there is a break in the 10's I look quickly down and scribble down the number
and start over counting 10's again. It is not hard to do.The only trick is to
determine for sure whether a group is going into the chimney or just
passing behind.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>cheers</DIV>
<DIV>Ken</DIV>
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<A title=bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca href="mailto:bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca">Bob
McDonald</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
href="mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 26, 2011 10:44
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Temperance st.
Chimney Swifts- 489, May 26, 2011</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Ken,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>What an amazing show that must have been!! I just have
to ask though: how you can count 489 birds in 4 minutes!!?? I
guess that you never round off? I cannot count to 489 in 4 minutes, even
without the birds.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks for the report!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Bob McDonald</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Halifax</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=kenmcken@eastlink.ca href="mailto:kenmcken@eastlink.ca">Ken
McKenna</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
href="mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 26, 2011 9:35
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Temperance st.
Chimney Swifts- 489, May 26, 2011</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton NS<BR>B0K
1S0<BR>902 752-7644<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Great swift show at Temperance St. school again
tonite (May 26) with <STRONG>489</STRONG> counted between 9:11-9:15. Nice
clear skies tonight and about 17C. Also increasing were a number of new
observers who were quite tickled to view something they never knew happened
although it has been going on for years. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>cheers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>Ken</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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