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Hi all,
I just got home from a very busy, swift-filled weekend in Nova Scotia! I wa=
nt to thank everyone who came out to the NS Bird Society meeting and presen=
tations at Temperance Street School in New Glasgow this past Saturday. Ken =
McKenna and Karen Potter both gave very interesting talks on Chimney Swift =
biology and the importance of the school for swifts.
As Ken said, around 80 people attended the presentations and afterward we w=
ere treated to a spectacular show as over 270 chattering swifts entered the=
chimney. I took a video that I'll post to YouTube tonight. If anyone else =
has video or photos that you'd like to share, we'd love to see them! Photos=
of roost sites, chimneys, flying swifts, people taking part in swift watch=
es, etc. are all welcome. Please send to marswifts@birdscanada.org<mailto:=
marswifts@birdscanada.org> or post a link to your website where they can b=
e viewed.
Last night Julie Paquet, Becky Whittam and I did our first of 6 roost watch=
es at the old foundry chimney in Oxford. This is quite a neat site: a massi=
ve free-standing chimney smack dab in the middle of someone's back yard (al=
though I think the Town of Oxford actually owns the chimney). The owner of =
the house beside the chimney has always been fond of her chattering 'neighb=
ours' and is hoping they will continue to use this site. We counted 6 swif=
ts flying around the chimney when we arrived at 8:30, but only 3 actually e=
ntered ( at 9:00). After about 5 minutes, one came back out, bringing our t=
otal down to 2. We're really curious about where those other 4 swifts roost=
ed for the evening! The homeowner also mentioned that many more swifts (at=
least 100) used this chimney before she lived at the house, but the chimne=
y was used once to burn trash and the swifts stopped roosting there for a w=
hile.
As a side note, we also had bats fluttering around our heads, which were ea=
sy to tell apart from the swifts. We heard one Common Nighthawk "booming"- =
the first one for me this year.
I'm looking forward to the next time I can visit Oxford and do some scoutin=
g around for potential sites. In the meantime, I encourage anyone who lives=
in the area to keep watching and listening for flying cigars!
Ally
Allison Manthorne
Maritimes Swiftwatch Coordinator
Bird Studies Canada
PO Box 6227, 17 Waterfowl Lane
Sackville, NB E4L 4N1
Phone: (506) 364-5196
amanthorne@birdscanada.org<mailto:amanthorne@birdscanada.org>
marswifts@birdscanada.org<mailto:marswifts@birdscanada.org>
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nk=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'c=
olor:#002060'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=
=3D'color:#002060'>I just got home from a very busy, swift-filled weekend i=
n Nova Scotia! I want to thank everyone who came out to the NS Bird Society=
meeting and presentations at Temperance Street School in New Glasgow this =
past Saturday. Ken McKenna and Karen Potter both gave very interesting talk=
s on Chimney Swift biology and the importance of the school for swifts. <o:=
p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#002060'><o:p>=
</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#002060'>A=
s Ken said, around 80 people attended the presentations and afterward we we=
re treated to a spectacular show as over 270 chattering swifts entered the =
chimney. I took a video that I’ll post to YouTube tonight. If anyone =
else has video or photos that you’d like to share, we’d love to=
see them! Photos of roost sites, chimneys, flying swifts, people taking pa=
rt in swift watches, etc. are all welcome. Please send to <a href=3D"=
mailto:marswifts@birdscanada.org">marswifts@birdscanada.org</a> or po=
st a link to your website where they can be viewed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p=
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></=
p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#002060'>Last night Julie Paque=
t, Becky Whittam and I did our first of 6 roost watches at the old foundry =
chimney in Oxford. This is quite a neat site: a massive free-standing chimn=
ey smack dab in the middle of someone’s back yard (although I think t=
he Town of Oxford actually owns the chimney). The owner of the house beside=
the chimney has always been fond of her chattering </span><span lang=3DFR-=
CA style=3D'color:#002060'>‘neighbours</span><span style=3D'color:#00=
2060'>’ and is hoping they will continue to use this site. We c=
ounted 6 swifts flying around the chimney when we arrived at 8:30, but only=
3 actually entered ( at 9:00). After about 5 minutes, one came back out, b=
ringing our total down to 2. We’re really curious about where those o=
ther 4 swifts roosted for the evening! The homeowner also mentioned t=
hat many more swifts (at least 100) used this chimney before she lived at t=
he house, but the chimney was used once to burn trash and the swifts stoppe=
d roosting there for a while.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><sp=
an style=3D'color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal=
><span style=3D'color:#002060'>As a side note, we also had bats fluttering =
around our heads, which were easy to tell apart from the swifts. We heard o=
ne Common Nighthawk “booming”- the first one for me this year.<=
o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#002060'><o:=
p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#002060'=
>I’m looking forward to the next time I can visit Oxford and do some =
scouting around for potential sites. In the meantime, I encourage anyone wh=
o lives in the area to keep watching and listening for flying cigars! <o:p>=
</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#002060'><o:p>&n=
bsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#002060'>All=
y<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#002060'><=
o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#00206=
0'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.=
0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Allison Manthorne</span=
><span style=3D'color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><=
span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0020=
60'>Maritimes Swiftwatch Coordinator</span><span style=3D'color:#002060'><o=
:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;fo=
nt-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Bird Studies Canada</span><sp=
an style=3D'color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span=
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'>=
PO Box 6227, 17 Waterfowl Lane</span><span style=3D'color:#002060'><o:p></o=
:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fam=
ily:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Sackville, NB E4L 4N1</span><=
span style=3D'color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><sp=
an style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060=
'>Phone: (506) 364-5196<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span sty=
le=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'><a h=
ref=3D"mailto:amanthorne@birdscanada.org">amanthorne@birdscanada.org</a> <o=
:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;fo=
nt-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'><a href=3D"mailto:marswifts@b=
irdscanada.org">marswifts@birdscanada.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=
=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-seri=
f";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span st=
yle=3D'color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p=
> </o:p></p></div></body></html>=
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