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--Apple-Mail-61-824647465 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Begin forwarded message: > From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Date: July 19, 2013 4:58:41 PM ADT > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> > Subject: [ValleyNature] re salt-marsh Chimney Swifts along local > dykes/dykelands > > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> >> Date: July 19, 2013 4:47:54 PM ADT >> To: Darren Booth <darren.booth@acadiau.ca> >> Cc: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>, "Ally (Allison) >> Manthorne" <amanthorne@bsc-eoc.org> >> Subject: re salt-marsh Chimney Swifts >> >> Thanks again, Darren! from Jim & Ally et al. >> >> On 19-Jul-13, at 4:38 PM, Darren Booth wrote: >> >>> Jim I'm pretty sure they were swifts not only from their >>> appearance but also from their chirping. They were swooping >>> mainly over the salt-marsh. It was interesting to see them >>> disappear on the approach of a mature eagle & then reappear after >>> the raptor left the vicinity. >>> >>> Darren >>> From: James W. Wolford [jimwolford@eastlink.ca] >>> Sent: July 19, 2013 4:30 PM >>> To: Darren Booth >>> Cc: Ally (Allison) Manthorne >>> Subject: Re: Chimney Swifts >>> >>> Darren, thanks for the report, and for your recent chimney count, >>> too. Along the dykes (or dykelands?)(I make the distinction, >>> others don't), are you sure they were not swallows? And was the >>> swooping over salt-marsh? as opposed to hayfields etc.? The >>> tidal marshes are huge producers of small insects at times, so it >>> is quite possible that foraging swifts, either non-breeders or >>> even nesting swifts, have been attracted to the food source and >>> to themselves, since we know how social they can become. >>> >>> Let me know what you think. Cheers from Jim >>> >>> On 19-Jul-13, at 4:07 PM, Darren Booth wrote: >>> >>>> Hello Jim: >>>> >>>> While on a run earlier today on the dykes between Wolfville & >>>> North Grand Pre I encountered a large flock of chimney swifts. >>>> They numbered perhaps between 50-100 & were diving & swooping I >>>> assume after insects. I was inspired... >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> Darren >>> >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/ > nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca --Apple-Mail-61-824647465 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> <br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">"James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></fon= t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">July 19, 2013 4:58:41 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Nature BNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a>></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[ValleyNature] re salt-marsh Chimney = Swifts along local<span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> = </span>dykes/dykelands</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div> <br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">"James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></fon= t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">July 19, 2013 4:47:54 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Darren Booth <<a = href=3D"mailto:darren.booth@acadiau.ca">darren.booth@acadiau.ca</a>></f= ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Cc: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Jim Wolford <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>>, = "Ally (Allison) Manthorne" <<a = href=3D"mailto:amanthorne@bsc-eoc.org">amanthorne@bsc-eoc.org</a>></fon= t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>re salt-marsh Chimney = Swifts</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> = Thanks again, Darren! from Jim & Ally et al.<div><br><div><div>On = 19-Jul-13, at 4:38 PM, Darren Booth wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: = normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: = none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div = style=3D"direction: ltr; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); = font-size: 10pt; "><div style=3D"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; = ">Jim I'm pretty sure they were swifts not only from their appearance = but also from their chirping. They were swooping mainly over the = salt-marsh. It was interesting to see them disappear on the = approach of a mature eagle & then reappear after the raptor left the = vicinity.</div><p style=3D"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; = "> </p><div style=3D"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; = ">Darren</div><div style=3D"font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Times New = Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><hr tabindex=3D"-1"><div = id=3D"divRpF453201" style=3D"direction: ltr; "><font color=3D"#000000" = size=3D"2" face=3D"Tahoma"><b>From:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>James W. Wolford [<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>]<br><b>S= ent:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>July 19, 2013 = 4:30 PM<br><b>To:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Darren = Booth<br><b>Cc:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Ally= (Allison) Manthorne<br><b>Subject:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: Chimney = Swifts<br></font><br></div><div></div><div>Darren, thanks for the = report, and for your recent chimney count, too. Along the dykes = (or dykelands?)(I make the distinction, others don't), are you sure they = were not swallows? And was the swooping over salt-marsh? as = opposed to hayfields etc.? The tidal marshes are huge producers of = small insects at times, so it is quite possible that foraging swifts, = either non-breeders or even nesting swifts, have been attracted to the = food source and to themselves, since we know how social they can = become.<div><br></div><div>Let me know what you think. Cheers from = Jim</div><div><br><div><div>On 19-Jul-13, at 4:07 PM, Darren Booth = wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"white-space: = normal; border-collapse: separate; text-transform: none; word-spacing: = 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font: normal normal normal medium/normal = Helvetica; orphans: 2; widows: 2; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: = 0px; "><div style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, = 0, 0); direction: ltr; "><div style=3D"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: = 0px; ">Hello Jim:</div><p style=3D"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; = "> </p><div style=3D"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; ">While = on a run earlier today on the dykes between Wolfville & North Grand = Pre I encountered a large flock of chimney swifts. They numbered = perhaps between 50-100 & were diving & swooping I assume after = insects. I was inspired...</div><p style=3D"margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-top: 0px; "> </p><div style=3D"margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-top: 0px; ">Best regards,</div><div style=3D"margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-top: 0px; = ">Darren</div></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></div>= </span><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></blockquote></div><br></div></blockqu= ote></div><br><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">_______________________________________________</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Nature mailing list</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnatu= ralists.ca">http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidon= naturalists.ca</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-61-824647465--
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