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--047d7bdc90be71214c04e6041585 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I wonder if there has been some sort of weather-related event involving Chimney Swifts. I was also very surprised to see one yesterday about 4 PM at Hortonville, Kings Co. It came flying in over the water from E to W, flying almost directly towards me at perhaps 50' up. It flew almost over me and carried on west. Just a couple of minutes earlier, 2 Barn Swallows did much the same thing. CHSW has no Kings Co. reports on eBird after the second week of August. Rick Whitman On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 10:24 PM, Ken McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca> wrote: > ** > > Ken McKenna > Box 218 Stellarton NS > B0K 1S0 > 902 752-7644 > > Hi all > Since the last sighting of Swifts I saw in Pictou Co. was Aug 17, I was a > little surprised to see one flying over Waterside PP this evening (5:30). I > took a few photos-not great as the bird was very busy with a flight that > was hard to follow with a camera. I was on my way to check to see if the > herring were in as I think the fishing season started yesterday. I noted > about 50 boats moving into position out from the Caribou I. lighthouse at > about 7 p.m. for the night catch. Gulls, gannets and seal numbers can get > quite large here during Sept. herring season, but since things seem to be > just starting, the numbers were not impressive- with about 85 Herring > Gulls, 50 Greater Black-backed Gulls, 270 Bonaparte's Gulls and 15 Common > Terns on the exposed bars There were a dozen visible Gray Seals and 40 > Gannets on a quick scan of the water.There were only just over 50 > Bonaparte's Gulls on the beach at Waterside PP. > A little pushing brought out 9 species of warbler half way across Caribou > I where sun was still shinning on alders- 6 Magnolia, 2 Black and White, 1 > Black-throated Green, 1 Blackpoll, 2 Northern Parula, 2 Nashville, 3 > American Redstart, 1 Common Yellowthroat and a single Yellow-rumped > warbler. Not a bad take for after 6 in the evening. > > cheers > Ken > > --047d7bdc90be71214c04e6041585 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">I wonder if there has been some sort of weather-related ev= ent involving Chimney Swifts. I was also very surprised to see one yesterda= y about 4 PM at Hortonville, Kings Co. It came flying in over the water fro= m E to W, flying almost directly towards me at perhaps 50' up. It flew = almost over me and carried on west. Just a couple of minutes earlier, 2 Bar= n Swallows did much the same thing. CHSW has no Kings Co. reports on eBird = after the second week of August.=A0<div> Rick Whitman</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_qu= ote">On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 10:24 PM, Ken McKenna <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a = href=3D"mailto:kenmcken@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">kenmcken@eastlink.ca= </a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u> <div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"> <div><font face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">Ken McKenna<br>Box 218 Stellarton NS<br>B0K=20 1S0<br><a href=3D"tel:902%20752-7644" value=3D"+19027527644" target=3D"_bla= nk">902 752-7644</a><br></font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">Hi all</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">Since the last sighting of=A0Swifts=A0I saw=20 in Pictou Co. was Aug 17, I was a little surprised to see one flying over= =20 Waterside PP this evening (5:30). I took a few photos-not great as the bird= was=20 very busy with a flight that was hard to follow with a camera. I was on my = way=20 to=A0check to see if the herring were in as I think the fishing season=20 started yesterday. I noted about 50 boats moving into=20 position=A0out=A0from the Caribou I. lighthouse at about 7 p.m. for the=20 night catch. Gulls, gannets and seal numbers can get quite large here durin= g=20 Sept. herring season, but since things seem to be just starting, the number= s=20 were not impressive- with about=A085 Herring Gulls, 50 Greater Black-backed= =20 Gulls, 270 Bonaparte's Gulls and 15 Common Terns on the exposed bars Th= ere were=20 a dozen visible Gray Seals and 40 Gannets on a quick scan of the water.Ther= e=20 were only just over 50 Bonaparte's Gulls on the beach at Waterside PP.= =20 </font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">A little pushing brought out 9 species of warbler= =20 half way across Caribou I=A0 where sun was still shinning on alders- 6=20 Magnolia, 2 Black and White, 1 Black-throated Green, 1 Blackpoll, 2 Norther= n=20 Parula, 2 Nashville, 3 American Redstart, 1 Common Yellowthroat and a singl= e=20 Yellow-rumped warbler. Not a bad take for after 6 in the evening. </font></= div> <div><font face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">cheers</font></div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font c= olor=3D"#888888"> <div><font face=3D"Arial">Ken</font></div> <div><br></div></font></span></div></blockquote></div> </div></div> --047d7bdc90be71214c04e6041585--
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