[NatureNS] 2012 CHIMNEY SWIFTS SUMMARY to date (please provide feedback)

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Here is what I have so far this year.   Note corrections from earlier  
versions.   Please mail me with corrections or additions, for example  
a roosting swifts count for New Glasgow on May 23/12.  Cheers and  
thanks from Jim in Wolfville.

2012 CHIMNEY SWIFTS SUMMARY

RTNC = Robie Tufts Nature Centre, Wolfville
MRHS = Middleton Regional High School
NGTSS = New Glasgow Temperance St. School

- April 24/12       3 seen at The Hawk, Cape Sable Island     Johnny  
Nickerson.
- Apr. 28/12        1 found dead in downtown Halifax (Bishop St.)  -  
Bob Farmer.
- May 8/12 - 17, dusk, huge house chimney, Upper Falmouth - Cheryl  
Rutledge.
- May 9/12      several "flying high" above RTNC, early evening,  
rainy   - Andy Dean. - May 11/12    100 seen EXITING (remotely via  
camera) from chimney of 	MIDDLETON Regional High School at 9:55 to  
10:10 a.m.   - Ally Manthorne.
- May 11/12 - 139 at dusk into chimney of New Glasgow's Temperance  
St. School - Ken McKenna.
- May 11/12 -  65+ entered Wolfville's RTNC chimney at dusk -  - Jim  
Wolford (+ 3).
- May 12/12 -      120+ at dusk into chimney of NGTSSchool  
-               Liz Doull.
- May 12/12 - counts of 97 & 66 (av. 80?) at dusk, Wolfville, RTNC -  
Judy Tufts, Jim Wolford.
- May 12/12 - one seen flying at Port Howe, Cumberland Co. - Virginia  
Redden.
- May 12/12 - 7+ seen, Dead Brook area, Butler Rd., King's Co. - Rick  
Whitman.
- May 13/12 -     96 at dusk at McGowan Lake, Queen's Co. -        
Brad Toms.
- May 13/12 - 33, dusk, huge house chimney, Upper Falmouth - Cheryl  
Rutledge.
- May 14/12 -        167 at dusk into chimney of NGTSS  
-               Ken McKenna.
- May 15/12 - 213 at dusk into Middleton Reg. H.S. chimney - Claire  
Diggins.
- May 15/12 -           68+ at dusk, Wolfville, RTNC -   Tony Napoli,  
Jim Wolford.
- May 15/12 - 3 seen flying in Ridge Stile Park, Wolfville, 4:45 p.m.  
- Jane Chisling.
- May 17/12 -      37+ at dusk, Wolfville RTNC, + merlin seen -     
Jim Wolford et al.
- May 17/12 -    10+ flying about in Falmouth area (Mines Rd.) -     
Ryan Harvey.
- May 17/12 - only 8 into huge house chimney, Upper Falmouth - Cheryl  
Rutledge.
- May 19/12 -    34+ entered RTNC chimney, Wolfville, at dusk -        
Jim Wolford.
- May 19/12 - 10+ seen, Dead Brook area, Butler Rd., King's Co. -  
Rick Whitman.
- May 20/12 - 8+ seen at 9 p.m. at St. Bernard church - Claire Diggins.
- May 21/12 -   only 3 at dusk at Upper Falmouth farmhouse -     
Cheryl Rutledge.
- May 21/12 - 2 seen, McKay's Section, Hants Co. - Wayne Neily.
- May 23/12 -     66 at dusk into chimney at McGowan Lake -      Brad  
Toms.
- May 23/12 -      55+ at dusk, RTNC,  
Wolfville                                  - Jim Wolford.
- May 23/12 - 123 at dusk into chimney of Middleton Reg. H.S. -  
Claire Diggins.
- May 23/12 -          18 at dusk at St. Bernard church -       Pat  
Potter.
- May 23/12 - 3 entered (+ 3 more seen) Oxford lone chimney - Ally  
Manthorne.
- to May 24/12 - very few seen in Bible Hill area - Linda & Ross Hall.
- May 23&24/12 - 6 into farmhouse chimney, Upper Falmouth - Cheryl  
Rutledge.
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center; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px =
Helvetica"><b>Here is what I have so far this year. &nbsp; Note =
corrections from earlier versions. &nbsp; Please mail me with =
corrections or additions, for example a roosting swifts count for New =
Glasgow on May 23/12. &nbsp;Cheers and thanks from Jim in =
Wolfville.</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px =
Helvetica"><b><br></b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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center; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px =
Helvetica"><b>2012 CHIMNEY SWIFTS SUMMARY</b></font></div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>RTNC</b> =3D Robie Tufts =
Nature Centre, Wolfville</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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center; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px =
Helvetica"><b>MRHS</b> =3D Middleton Regional High =
School</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>NGTSS =
</b>=3D New Glasgow Temperance St. School</font></div><div =
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12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">- April 24/12 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3 seen at The Hawk, =
<b>Cape Sable Island</b> &nbsp; &nbsp; Johnny =
Nickerson.&nbsp;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">- Apr. =
28/12&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1 found dead in downtown <b>Halifax</b> =
(Bishop St.)&nbsp; - Bob Farmer.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">- May =
8/12 - 17, dusk, huge house chimney, <b>Upper Falmouth</b> - Cheryl =
Rutledge.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">- May 9/12&nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; several "flying high" above <b>RTNC</b>, early evening, rainy =
&nbsp; - Andy Dean. - May 11/12&nbsp; &nbsp; 100 seen <b>EXITING</b> =
(remotely via camera) from chimney of <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" =
style=3D"white-space:pre">	</span><b>MIDDLETON</b> Regional High =
School at 9:55 to 10:10 a.m. &nbsp; - Ally Manthorne.</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">- May 11/12 - 139 at dusk into chimney of <b>New =
Glasgow</b>'s Temperance St. School - Ken McKenna.</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">- May 11/12 -&nbsp; 65+ entered <b>Wolfville's =
RTNC</b> chimney at dusk -&nbsp; - Jim Wolford (+ 3).</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">- May 12/12 -&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 120+ at dusk into =
chimney of <b>NGTSSchool</b> - &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; Liz Doull.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">- May =
12/12 - counts of 97 &amp; 66 (av. 80?) at dusk, <b>Wolfville, RTNC</b> =
- Judy Tufts, Jim Wolford.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">- May =
12/12 - one seen flying at<b> Port Howe</b>, Cumberland Co. - Virginia =
Redden.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">- May 12/12 - 7+ seen, Dead =
Brook area, <b>Butler Rd., King's Co.</b> - Rick =
Whitman.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">- May 13/12 - &nbsp; &nbsp; =
96 at dusk at <b>McGowan Lake</b>, Queen's Co. - &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; =
Brad Toms.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">- May 13/12 - 33, dusk, huge =
house chimney, <b>Upper Falmouth</b> - Cheryl =
Rutledge.&nbsp;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">- May 14/12 -&nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; &nbsp; 167 at dusk into chimney of <b>NGTSS</b> - &nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ken McKenna.&nbsp;</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">- May 15/12 - 213 at dusk into <b>Middleton</b> Reg. =
H.S. chimney - Claire Diggins.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">- May =
15/12 - &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 68+ at dusk,<b> Wolfville, =
RTNC</b> - &nbsp; Tony Napoli, Jim Wolford.</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">- May 15/12 - 3 seen flying in <b>Ridge Stile Park, =
Wolfville</b>, 4:45 p.m. - Jane Chisling.</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">- May 17/12 -&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 37+ at dusk, =
<b>Wolfville RTNC</b>, + merlin seen -&nbsp; &nbsp; Jim Wolford et =
al.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">- May 17/12 -&nbsp; &nbsp; =
10+ flying about in <b>Falmouth area</b> (Mines Rd.) -&nbsp; &nbsp; Ryan =
Harvey.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">- May 17/12 - only 8 into =
huge house chimney, <b>Upper Falmouth</b> - Cheryl =
Rutledge.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">- May 19/12 -&nbsp; &nbsp; =
34+ entered <b>RTNC</b> chimney, <b>Wolfville</b>, at dusk - &nbsp; =
&nbsp; &nbsp; Jim Wolford.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">- May =
19/12 - 10+ seen, Dead Brook area, <b>Butler Rd., King's Co. </b>- Rick =
Whitman.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">- May 20/12 - 8+ seen at 9 =
p.m. at <b>St. Bernard church</b> - Claire =
Diggins.&nbsp;</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">- May 21/12 - &nbsp; only 3 =
at dusk at <b>Upper Falmouth</b> farmhouse -&nbsp; &nbsp; Cheryl =
Rutledge.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">- May 21/12 - 2 seen, =
<b>McKay's Section, Hants Co.</b> - Wayne Neily.</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">- May 23/12 - &nbsp; &nbsp; 66 at dusk into chimney at =
<b>McGowan Lake</b> -&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Brad Toms.</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">- May 23/12 -&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 55+ at dusk, =
<b>RTNC, Wolfville&nbsp;</b> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; - =
Jim Wolford.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">- May 23/12 - 123 at dusk =
into chimney of <b>Middleton Reg. H.S. </b>- Claire =
Diggins.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">- May 23/12 -&nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 18 at dusk at St. Bernard church - &nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; Pat Potter.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">- May =
23/12 - 3 entered (+ 3 more seen) <b>Oxford</b> lone chimney - Ally =
Manthorne.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">- to May 24/12 - very few =
seen in <b>Bible Hill area</b> - Linda &amp; Ross Hall.</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">- May 23&amp;24/12 - 6 into farmhouse chimney, =
<b>Upper Falmouth </b>- Cheryl Rutledge.</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
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