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--Apple-Mail-269-622906182 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: September 29, 2013 11:50:31 PM ADT > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>, Ken McKenna > <kenmcken@eastlink.ca>, Ross & Linda Hall > <ross.hall@ns.sympatico.ca>, Claire Diggins > <claire_diggins@hotmail.com> > Cc: brianbarkman@yahoo.ca, Chris Field <field@mathstat.dal.ca>, > "Ally (Allison) Manthorne" <amanthorne@bsc-eoc.org> > Subject: [ValleyNature] Chimney Swifts?, Kingsport, Sept. 29/13, > evening. > > Brian, thanks for your note. I need some more information from > you. Are you familiar with chimney swifts? We are so late in the > season for them that any large flock is unlikely, as a guess. And > please re-check that church on a subsequent evening if possible, or > ask one of the adjoining households, such as Jacquie and Bill White > or the Footes or anybody else who is nearby. I am tied up for the > next two evenings myself so cannot do it, but I can alert > naturalists in King's County about your sighting. I would guess > that late swallows or, even more likely, starlings might be what > you saw -- please let me know if you know these other possibilities > can be eliminated. Thanks again, from Jim in Wolfville. > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Brian Barkman <brianbarkman@yahoo.ca> >> Date: September 29, 2013 8:51:58 PM ADT >> To: "jimwolford@eastlink.ca" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> >> Subject: Chimney Swifts >> Reply-To: Brian Barkman <brianbarkman@yahoo.ca> >> >> Hi Jim, >> >> I would like to inform you or the Naturalist Society of a bird >> sighting in Kingsport which my wife and I believe to have been a >> group of chimney swifts. We were at the beach near the pier in >> Kingsport today (Sep 29, 2013) when we noticed a large flock (100 >> +) of small birds above the trees. They made a couple passes with >> birds disappearing behind the trees with each pass and at 7 pm the >> whole flock disappeared in a funnel formation. After the sighting >> we drove around the block to see if we could find any more clues. >> The birds were no where to be seen or heard. The church on Main >> Street has a chimney which appears to be swift friendly. We talked >> with a few locals that were taking a walk and they were not aware >> of it. We are from Woodville and do not go there very often, but >> we would be very curious to have someone confirm it and hopefully >> take steps to conserve the chimney. Please let us know if you find >> any more information about this. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Brian Barkman >> brianbarkman@yahoo.ca > > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/ > nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca --Apple-Mail-269-622906182 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">September 29, 2013 11:50:31 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>>, Ken McKenna <<a = href=3D"mailto:kenmcken@eastlink.ca">kenmcken@eastlink.ca</a>>, Ross = & Linda Hall <<a = href=3D"mailto:ross.hall@ns.sympatico.ca">ross.hall@ns.sympatico.ca</a>>= ;, Claire Diggins <<a = href=3D"mailto:claire_diggins@hotmail.com">claire_diggins@hotmail.com</a>&= gt;</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>Cc: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:brianbarkman@yahoo.ca">brianbarkman@yahoo.ca</a>, Chris = Field <<a = href=3D"mailto:field@mathstat.dal.ca">field@mathstat.dal.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>[ValleyNature] Chimney Swifts?, = Kingsport, Sept. 29/13, evening.</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top:= 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div> Brian, thanks for your note. I = need some more information from you. Are you familiar with chimney = swifts? We are so late in the season for them that any large flock = is unlikely, as a guess. And please re-check that church on a = subsequent evening if possible, or ask one of the adjoining households, = such as Jacquie and Bill White or the Footes or anybody else who is = nearby. I am tied up for the next two evenings myself so cannot do = it, but I can alert naturalists in King's County about your sighting. = I would guess that late swallows or, even more likely, starlings = might be what you saw -- please let me know if you know these other = possibilities can be eliminated. Thanks again, from Jim in = Wolfville.<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">Brian Barkman <<a = href=3D"mailto:brianbarkman@yahoo.ca">brianbarkman@yahoo.ca</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>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">September 29, 2013 8:51:58 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">"<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>" = <<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>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Chimney Swifts</b></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>Reply-To: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Brian Barkman <<a = href=3D"mailto:brianbarkman@yahoo.ca">brianbarkman@yahoo.ca</a>></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, = new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><div>Hi = Jim,</div><div><br></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: = 13px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; = background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">I would like to = inform you or the Naturalist Society of a bird sighting in Kingsport = which my wife and I believe to have been a group of chimney swifts. We = were at the beach near the pier in Kingsport today (Sep 29, 2013) when = we noticed a large flock (100+) of small birds above the trees. They = made a couple passes with birds disappearing behind the trees with each = pass and at 7 pm the whole flock disappeared in a funnel formation. = After the sighting we drove around the block to see if we could find any = more clues. The birds were no where to be seen or heard. The church on = Main Street has a chimney which appears to be swift friendly. We talked = with a few locals that were taking a walk and they were not aware of it. = We are from Woodville and do not go there very often, but we would be = very curious to have someone confirm it and hopefully take steps to = conserve the chimney. Please let us know if you find any more = information about this.</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); = font-size: 13px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, = serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: = normal;"><br></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; = font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; = background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">Thanks,</div><div = style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: 'times new = roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; = font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); = font-size: 13px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, = serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">Brian = Barkman</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; = font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; = background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><a = href=3D"mailto:brianbarkman@yahoo.ca">brianbarkman@yahoo.ca</a></div></div= ></blockquote></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-269-622906182--
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