[NatureNS] 62 ch. swifts May 28/11, Wolfville RTNC,

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Ken McKenna
Box 218 Stellarton NS
B0K 1S0
902 752-7644

Hi Jim and all
Here is an update from Temperance St.school. 
May 27      221 most going in 9:04-9:06
May 28      276 most going in just after 9:12
Approximately 80 people attended the NSBS out of town meeting in New Glasgow and heard the talk on Swift biology, the recent statistics of Swift activity at the Temperance St. schooland info on the Swiftwatch program. All poured outof the gym in time to see the swifts fly around the chimney and enter  with a spontaneous round of applause. Tuma and others captured some of the activity on camera and I am sure there will be a link to view his capture of the event. 
Just a reminder if you are in vicinity of swifts tonight, this is one of the 6  nights set aside for swift counts as part of the Swiftwatch program. 
cheers
Ken

I don't yet have Ken McKenna's numbers from the group exercise last night at New Glasgow's Temperance Street School, but below is my running summary to date.  JW


  2011 CHIMNEY SWIFTS SUMMARY


  May 4/11     4     New Glasgow, Temperance St. School     Ken McKenna
  May 5/11     2     New Glasgow, T. S. School (TSS)               Ken McKenna 
  May 8/11     8    McGowan Lake fish hatchery, Queen's Co.      Brad Toms                  
  May 13/11   6+   New Glasgow, T.S. School                   Ken McKenna
  May 13/11   6+   Wolfville, Robie Tufts Nature Centre (RTNC)   Jim Wolford
  May 14/11     60   Wolfville, RTNC                                              Judy Tufts
  May 14/11   189   Middleton Reg. High School                        Wayne Neily
  May 14/11    16++  New Glasgow, Temp. St. Sch.                Elizabeth Doull
  May 15/11   119    New Glasgow, TSS                                     Ken McKenna
  May 17/11   179    New Glasgow, TSS                                     Ken McKenna
  May 17/11     30+   old farmhouse, Upper Falmouth, Hants Co.   Cheryl Rutledge
  May 18/11     12     farmhouse, Upper Falmouth        John Belbin, Cheryl Rutledge 
  May 18/11     28++   Wolfville, RTNC  Tony Napoli, Janet/Peter Eaton, Brenda/Bill Thexton
  May 18/11      15    McGowan Lake fish hatchery                        Brad Toms
  May 19/11      11    Wolfville, RTNC                 Huntley family & Jim Wolford
  May 19/11      10    Upper Falmouth farmhouse                   Cheryl Rutledge
  May 20/11        6    Upper Falmouth farmhouse                   Cheryl Rutledge
  May 22/11     40     Upper Falmouth farmhouse                  Cheryl Ruthledge
  May 22/11     83     Wolfville, RTNC                             Jim Wolford & 2 others
  May 23/11   EXIT from Upper Falmouth chimney @ 7:40 A.M.  Cheryl Rutledge
  May 23/11       3++   Upper Falmouth farmhouse   John Belbin, Cheryl Rutledge
  May 24/11      60+    Upper Falmouth farmhouse                  Cheryl Rutledge
  May 24/11   ca. 100  Wolfville, RTNC   Ted Wolkowski, Harold Forsyth, Jim Wolford
  May 24/11    288     New Glasgow, TSS                               Ken McKenna
  May 25/11    457     New Glasgow, TSS                               Ken McKenna et al.
  May 25/11    120++  Upper Falmouth farmhouse                  Cheryl Rutledge
  May 25/11    3   Univ. Hall, Acadia U., Wolfville (mid afternoon)      Jim Wolford
  May 25/11    66      Wolfville, RTNC, dusk                         Brenda & Bill Thexton
  May 25/11  MORNING EXIT at Upper Falmouth at 7:30-ish a.m.   Cheryl Rutledge
  May 26/11   30     Upper Falmouth farmhouse                       Cheryl Rutledge
  May 26/11    60+    Wolfville, RTNC     Donna Holmes, Thextons, Jim Wolford
  May 26/11  489  New Glasgow, Temperance St. School (TSS)   Ken McKenna et al.
  May 26/11    57   McGowan Lake fish hatchery, Queen's Co.      Brad Toms
  May 27/11   32    Upper Falmouth farmhouse                       Cheryl Rutledge
  May 27/11   45     Wolfville, RTNC                          Jane & Fraser MacGregor
  May 28/11   62+    Wolfville, RTNC      Jane & Fraser MacGregor, Jim Wolford
  May 28/11   45 (not all went in?)    Upper Falmouth farmhouse   Cheryl Rutledge
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  MAY 28, 2011 - Robie Tufts Nature Centre in Wolfville at dusk: 62+ chimney swifts counted as they dropped into the chimney.  Observers were Jane & Fraser MacGregor (of Glace Bay) and Jim Wolford.  (The MacGregors counted 45 chimney swifts there last night.)


  Observations tonight were from 8:40 to 9:24 p.m. (Sunset was 8:48 in the Herald).  Sky totally overcast/cloudy, calm, warm, 22 C., visibility good.    Again no "show" (just frequent calls heard and very high passes by a few to several swifts) until 9:00 p.m., just before the big descent started.  At 9:01 25 swifts dropped in, then 15+5 at 9:05, then 11 more gradually in by 9:10, and finally 3+1+1+1 very gradually until the last one seen dropping was at 9:24, when it was too dark to even look any more.  Total swifts 62+, and we observers all had nearly the same numbers.




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<DIV>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton NS<BR>B0K 1S0<BR>902 752-7644</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi Jim and all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Here is an update from Temperance St.school. 
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>May 27&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; 221 most going in 
9:04-9:06</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>May 28&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 276 most going 
in just after 9:12</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Approximately 80 people attended the NSBS out of 
town meeting in New Glasgow and heard the talk&nbsp;on Swift biology, the recent 
statistics of&nbsp;Swift activity&nbsp;at the Temperance St. schooland info on 
the Swiftwatch program. All poured outof the gym&nbsp;in time to see the swifts 
fly around the chimney and enter&nbsp; with a spontaneous&nbsp;round of 
applause</FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial>. Tuma and others captured some of the 
activity on camera and I am sure there will be a link to view his capture of the 
event. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Just a reminder if you are in vicinity of swifts 
tonight, this is one of the 6&nbsp; nights set aside for swift counts as part of 
the Swiftwatch program. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>cheers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Ken</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT><BR><FONT class=Apple-style-span 
size=6><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20px" class=Apple-style-span><B><FONT 
style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica><B>I don't yet have Ken 
McKenna's numbers from the group exercise last night at New Glasgow's Temperance 
Street School, but below is my running summary to date. 
&nbsp;JW</B></FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px"><FONT 
  style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 face=Helvetica><B>2011 CHIMNEY SWIFTS 
  SUMMARY</B></FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 4/11 &nbsp; &nbsp; 4 &nbsp; &nbsp; New Glasgow, Temperance 
  St. School &nbsp; &nbsp; Ken McKenna</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 5/11 &nbsp; &nbsp; 2 &nbsp; &nbsp; New Glasgow, T. S. 
  School (TSS) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ken 
  McKenna&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 8/11 &nbsp; &nbsp; 8&nbsp; &nbsp; McGowan Lake fish 
  hatchery, Queen's Co.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Brad Toms &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 
  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 13/11 &nbsp; 6+ &nbsp; New Glasgow, T.S. School &nbsp; 
  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ken 
  McKenna</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 13/11 &nbsp; 6+ &nbsp; Wolfville, Robie Tufts Nature Centre 
  (RTNC) &nbsp; Jim Wolford</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 14/11 &nbsp; &nbsp; 60 &nbsp; Wolfville, RTNC&nbsp; &nbsp; 
  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 
  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Judy 
  Tufts</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 14/11 &nbsp; 189 &nbsp; Middleton Reg. High School&nbsp; 
  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 
  Wayne Neily</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 14/11&nbsp; &nbsp; 16++&nbsp; New Glasgow, Temp. St. 
  Sch.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Elizabeth 
  Doull</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 15/11 &nbsp; 119&nbsp; &nbsp; New Glasgow, TSS &nbsp; 
  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 
  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ken McKenna</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 17/11 &nbsp; 179&nbsp; &nbsp; New Glasgow, TSS &nbsp; 
  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 
  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ken McKenna</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 17/11 &nbsp; &nbsp; 30+ &nbsp; old farmhouse, Upper 
  Falmouth, Hants Co. &nbsp; Cheryl Rutledge</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 18/11 &nbsp; &nbsp; 12 &nbsp; &nbsp; farmhouse, Upper 
  Falmouth&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; John Belbin, Cheryl 
  Rutledge&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 18/11 &nbsp; &nbsp; 28++ &nbsp; Wolfville, RTNC&nbsp; Tony 
  Napoli, Janet/Peter Eaton, Brenda/Bill Thexton</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 18/11&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 15&nbsp; &nbsp; McGowan Lake fish 
  hatchery&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 
  &nbsp; &nbsp; Brad Toms</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 19/11&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 11&nbsp; &nbsp; Wolfville, RTNC 
  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Huntley family &amp; 
  Jim Wolford</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 19/11&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 10&nbsp; &nbsp; Upper Falmouth 
  farmhouse &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 
  Cheryl Rutledge</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 20/11&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 6&nbsp; &nbsp; Upper 
  Falmouth farmhouse &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 
  &nbsp; Cheryl Rutledge</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 22/11 &nbsp; &nbsp; 40 &nbsp; &nbsp; Upper Falmouth 
  farmhouse&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Cheryl 
  Ruthledge</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 22/11 &nbsp; &nbsp; 83 &nbsp; &nbsp; Wolfville, RTNC &nbsp; 
  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 
  &nbsp; &nbsp; Jim Wolford &amp; 2 others</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 23/11 &nbsp; EXIT from Upper Falmouth chimney @ 7:40 
  A.M.&nbsp; Cheryl Rutledge</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 23/11 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3++ &nbsp; Upper Falmouth 
  farmhouse &nbsp; John Belbin, Cheryl Rutledge</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 24/11&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 60+&nbsp; &nbsp; Upper Falmouth 
  farmhouse&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Cheryl 
  Rutledge</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 24/11 &nbsp; ca. 100&nbsp; Wolfville, RTNC &nbsp; Ted 
  Wolkowski, Harold Forsyth, Jim Wolford</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 24/11&nbsp; &nbsp; 288 &nbsp; &nbsp; New Glasgow, TSS 
  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 
  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ken McKenna</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 25/11&nbsp; &nbsp; 457 &nbsp; &nbsp; New Glasgow, TSS 
  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 
  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ken McKenna et al.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 25/11&nbsp; &nbsp; 120++&nbsp; Upper Falmouth 
  farmhouse&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Cheryl 
  Rutledge</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 25/11&nbsp; &nbsp; 3 &nbsp; Univ. Hall, Acadia U., 
  Wolfville (mid afternoon)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Jim Wolford</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 25/11&nbsp; &nbsp; 66&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Wolfville, RTNC, 
  dusk &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 
  &nbsp; &nbsp; Brenda &amp; Bill Thexton</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 25/11&nbsp; MORNING EXIT at Upper Falmouth at 7:30-ish a.m. 
  &nbsp; Cheryl Rutledge</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 26/11 &nbsp; 30 &nbsp; &nbsp; Upper Falmouth farmhouse 
  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 
  Cheryl Rutledge</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 26/11&nbsp; &nbsp; 60+&nbsp; &nbsp; Wolfville, RTNC &nbsp; 
  &nbsp; Donna Holmes, Thextons, Jim Wolford</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 26/11&nbsp; 489&nbsp; New Glasgow, Temperance St. School 
  (TSS) &nbsp; Ken McKenna et al.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 26/11&nbsp; &nbsp; 57 &nbsp; McGowan Lake fish hatchery, 
  Queen's Co.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Brad Toms</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 27/11 &nbsp; 32&nbsp; &nbsp; Upper Falmouth farmhouse 
  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 
  Cheryl Rutledge</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 27/11 &nbsp; 45 &nbsp; &nbsp; Wolfville, RTNC&nbsp; &nbsp; 
  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 
  Jane &amp; Fraser MacGregor</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 28/11 &nbsp; 62+&nbsp; &nbsp; Wolfville, RTNC&nbsp; &nbsp; 
  &nbsp; Jane &amp; Fraser MacGregor, Jim Wolford</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3 
  face=Helvetica>May 28/11 &nbsp; 45 (not all went in?)&nbsp; &nbsp; Upper 
  Falmouth farmhouse &nbsp; Cheryl Rutledge</FONT></DIV>
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  face=Helvetica><B>MAY 28, 2011 - Robie Tufts Nature Centre in Wolfville at 
  dusk: 62+ chimney swifts</B> counted as they dropped into the chimney.&nbsp; 
  Observers were Jane &amp; Fraser MacGregor (of Glace Bay) and Jim 
  Wolford.&nbsp; (The MacGregors counted 45 chimney swifts there last 
  night.)</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 24px; FONT: 20px Helvetica"><BR></DIV>
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  face=Helvetica><B>Observations tonight</B> were from 8:40 to 9:24 p.m. (Sunset 
  was 8:48 in the Herald).&nbsp; Sky totally overcast/cloudy, calm, warm, 22 C., 
  visibility good.&nbsp; &nbsp; Again no "show" (just frequent calls heard and 
  very high passes by a few to several swifts) until 9:00 p.m., just before the 
  big descent started.&nbsp; At 9:01 25 swifts dropped in, then 15+5 at 9:05, 
  then 11 more gradually in by 9:10, and finally 3+1+1+1 very gradually until 
  the last one seen dropping was at 9:24, when it was too dark to even look any 
  more.&nbsp; <B>Total swifts 62+</B>, and we observers all had nearly the same 
  numbers.</FONT></DIV></DIV></B></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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