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Hi all,
First of all, my apologies for posting a New Brunswick-based message, but I=
though this was worth sharing. Last week, Kevin Kelly located a large bric=
k building on McLeod Avenue in Fredericton, where he observed approximately=
200 Chimney Swifts entering a large brick chimney. Bird Studies Canada fie=
ld staff Lucas Berrigan and Gabrielle Beaulieu followed up this week to con=
duct counts for SwiftWatch and first counted 787 Chimney Swifts on May 22, =
and then 898 swifts last night (verified by video playback in slow-motion).
I spoke with the owner of the property today and he is happy to let people =
visit and observe the Chimney Swifts. In fact, he used to watch Chimney Swi=
fts at the now-abandoned Enterprise (formerly Incutech) chimney located on =
the UNB Fredericton campus nearby. This is great news for Chimney Swifts an=
d a good chance to see what would now be the largest concentration of Chimn=
ey Swifts in the Maritimes. The Fredericton roost chimney is located at 45.=
953138,-66.642601 or 710 McLeod Avenue. If anyone visits and takes photos o=
r videos, please consider posting them on our open Facebook page, www.faceb=
ook.com/Maritimes.Swifts<http://www.facebook.com/Maritimes.Swifts> or anoth=
er publicly available site.
Meanwhile, NS roosts are seeing good numbers as well: Claire Diggins counte=
d 536 last week at Middleton Regional High School (highest count in recent =
years) and Ken McKenna counted 558 at New Glasgow Junior High School (the b=
uilding previously occupied by Temperance Street Elementary School), while =
Jim Wolford and Jo Bishop had 115 in Wolfville last night, also the highest=
count for that roost since 2011.
We are still looking for people to visit the roost chimney located at Saint=
Mary's Parish Church in Mabou. The next scheduled SwiftWatch count is this=
Sunday, May 26. If you will be in the area, please contact me for details =
and directions.
Lastly, Mark Elderkin recently alerted me to the presence of a large, frees=
tanding chimney off HWY 101 at exit 7 (exit to Falmouth). It looks like it =
was connected to a greenhouse, which has long since fallen or been torn dow=
n. It has great potential as a roost chimney, so if anyone is in the area n=
ear dusk, it would be great to keep an eye on it and watch for Chimney Swif=
ts. Coordinates are 44.997802,-64.155458 and the chimney should be visible =
from the Petro Can on Station Lane.
Thanks!
Ally
Allison Manthorne
Coordinator | Coordonnatrice
Maritimes SwiftWatch | Suivi du Martinet dans les Maritimes
Bird Studies Canada | =C9tudes d'Oiseaux Canada
PO Box | C. P. 6227
17 Waterfowl Lane | 17 ruelle Waterfowl
Sackville, NB (Nouveau-Brunswick) E4L 1G6
Phone | Tel : 506-364-5196 | marswifts@birdscanada.org<mailto:marswifts@bir=
dscanada.org>
http://www.birdscanada.org/volunteer/acswifts
Follow us on Twitter<https://twitter.com/Mar_Swifts> and Facebook<http://ww=
w.facebook.com/Maritimes.Swifts>
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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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=
=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style=3D'color:#002060'>First of all, my ap=
ologies for posting a New Brunswick-based message, but I though this was wo=
rth sharing. Last week, Kevin Kelly located a large brick building on McLeo=
d Avenue in Fredericton, where he observed approximately 200 Chimney Swifts=
entering a large brick chimney. Bird Studies Canada field staff Lucas Berr=
igan and Gabrielle Beaulieu followed up this week to conduct counts for Swi=
ftWatch and first counted 787 Chimney Swifts on May 22, and then 898 swifts=
last night (verified by video playback in slow-motion).<o:p></o:p></span><=
/p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#002060'>I spoke with the owne=
r of the property today and he is happy to let people visit and observe the=
Chimney Swifts. In fact, he used to watch Chimney Swifts at the now-abando=
ned Enterprise (formerly Incutech) chimney located on the UNB Fredericton c=
ampus nearby. This is great news for Chimney Swifts and a good chance to se=
e what would now be the largest concentration of Chimney Swifts in the Mari=
times. The Fredericton roost chimney is located at 45.953138,-66.642601 or =
710 McLeod Avenue. If anyone visits and takes photos or videos, please cons=
ider posting them on our open Facebook page, <a href=3D"http://www.facebook=
.com/Maritimes.Swifts">www.facebook.com/Maritimes.Swifts</a> or another pub=
licly available site.<br><br>Meanwhile, NS roosts are seeing good numbers a=
s well: Claire Diggins counted 536 last week at Middleton Regional High Sch=
ool (highest count in recent years) and Ken McKenna counted 558 at New Glas=
gow Junior High School (the building previously occupied by Temperance Stre=
et Elementary School), while Jim Wolford and Jo Bishop had 115 in Wolfville=
last night, also the highest count for that roost since 2011. <br><br>We a=
re still looking for people to visit the roost chimney located at Saint Mar=
y’s Parish Church in Mabou. The next scheduled SwiftWatch count is th=
is Sunday, May 26. If you will be in the area, please contact me for detail=
s and directions.<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'>Lastly, Mark Elderkin recently alerted me to the presenc=
e of a large, freestanding chimney off HWY 101 at exit 7 (exit to Falmouth)=
. It looks like it was connected to a greenhouse, which has long since fall=
en or been torn down. It has great potential as a roost chimney, so if anyo=
ne is in the area near dusk, it would be great to keep an eye on it and wat=
ch for Chimney Swifts. Coordinates are 44.997802,-64.155458 and the chimney=
should be visible from the Petro Can on Station Lane.<br><br>Thanks!<o:p><=
/o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#002060'><o:p>&nb=
sp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#002060'>Ally=
<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=
'>Allison Manthorne<br>Coordinator=A0 | Coordonnatrice <br>Maritimes S=
wiftWatch | Suivi du Martinet dans les Maritimes<br>Bird Studies Canada=A0 =
| =C9tudes d’Oiseaux Canada<br>PO Box | C. P. 6227<br>17&nb=
sp;Waterfowl Lane=A0 |=A0 17 ruelle Waterfowl<br>Sackville, NB (Nouveau-Bru=
nswick) E4L 1G6<br>Phone | Tel : 506-364-5196 | <a hre=
f=3D"mailto:marswifts@birdscanada.org"><span style=3D'color:blue'>marswifts=
@birdscanada.org</span></a><br><a href=3D"http://www.birdscanada.org/volunt=
eer/acswifts"><span style=3D'color:blue'>http://www.birdscanada.org/volunte=
er/acswifts</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span styl=
e=3D'color:#002060'>Follow us on <a href=3D"https://twitter.com/Mar_Swifts"=
><span style=3D'color:blue'>Twitter</span></a> and <a href=3D"http://www.fa=
cebook.com/Maritimes.Swifts"><span style=3D'color:blue'>Facebook</span></a>=
=A0=A0 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#002=
060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>=
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