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--Apple-Mail-282-663765547 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Date: September 30, 2013 10:13:09 AM ADT > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>, brianbarkman@yahoo.ca > Cc: Chris Field <field@mathstat.dal.ca>, "Ally (Allison) Manthorne" > <amanthorne@bsc-eoc.org> > Subject: [ValleyNature] re Chimney Swifts?, Kingsport, Sept. 29/13, > evening. > > Brian, thanks for the original note below as well as your quick > response. I think the season is past any large flocks of swallows > or swifts, and your remarks make me think that starlings are much > more probable, especially if there is a nearby farm building where > they can roost for the night (or even under a bridge, if there is > one nearby) or some other human-made structure that they can fly in > and out of. There would be a mass emergence in the early morning > to look for. These notes might stimulate someone in the area to be > alert for the next few days in Kingsport. > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Brian Barkman <brianbarkman@yahoo.ca> >> Date: September 30, 2013 8:02:12 AM ADT >> To: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> >> Subject: Re: Chimney Swifts?, Kingsport, Sept. 29/13, evening. >> Reply-To: Brian Barkman <brianbarkman@yahoo.ca> >> >> Goodmorning, >> >> We have 4-5 years of participation in the Kingston Christmas Bird >> Count, The Great Backyard Bird Count, and the Project Feeder >> Watch, however we have not had a lot of experience with swifts >> except for watching them a couple times in Wolfville. >> >> I was thinking of Starlings too since I know they are common on >> the farm nearby. But the way the birds dropped (similar to a >> falling leaf or butterfly fluttering and swaying back and forth >> slightly) and the funnel shaped formation made me rule out >> Starlings in my mind. I had not realized that some of the swallows >> also form large flocks for migration. In that case I am not so >> sure if we can successfully rule out swallows. I will see if we >> can make it over there today or in the next days, but in case we >> can't, I would appreciate if you could notify someone in the area >> who would be interested. I don't have contact information for the >> people listed in your email. >> >> thanks, >> >> Brian >> >> From: James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> >> 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: Ally (Allison) Manthorne <amanthorne@bsc-eoc.org>; Chris Field >> <field@mathstat.dal.ca>; brianbarkman@yahoo.ca >> Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2013 11:50:31 PM >> Subject: 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-282-663765547 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; "><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 30, 2013 10:13:09 AM = 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>>, <a = href=3D"mailto:brianbarkman@yahoo.ca">brianbarkman@yahoo.ca</a></font></di= v><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">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] re 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 the original note = below as well as your quick response. I think the season is past = any large flocks of swallows or swifts, and your remarks make me think = that starlings are much more probable, especially if there is a nearby = farm building where they can roost for the night (or even under a = bridge, if there is one nearby) or some other human-made structure that = they can fly in and out of. There would be a mass emergence in the = early morning to look for. These notes might stimulate someone in = the area to be alert for the next few days in = Kingsport.<div><br></div><div>Cheers 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 30, 2013 8:02:12 AM = 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">"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>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: 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; "><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>Goodmorning,</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;">We have 4-5 years of participation in the Kingston = Christmas Bird Count, The Great Backyard Bird Count, and the Project = Feeder Watch, however we have not had a lot of experience with swifts = except for watching them a couple times in = Wolfville.</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 was = thinking of Starlings too since I know they are common on the farm = nearby. But the way the birds dropped (similar to a falling leaf or = butterfly fluttering and swaying back and forth slightly) and the funnel = shaped formation made me rule out Starlings in my mind. I had not = realized that some of the swallows also form large flocks for migration. = In that case I am not so sure if we can successfully rule out swallows. = I will see if we can make it over there today or in the next days, but = in case we can't, I would appreciate if you could notify someone in the = area who would be interested. I don't have contact information for the = people listed in your email.</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</div><div><br></div> <div style=3D"font-family: 'times = new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div = style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; = font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <hr size=3D"1"> <font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> = James W. Wolford <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>><br> = <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> 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; <br><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Ally = (Allison) Manthorne <<a = href=3D"mailto:amanthorne@bsc-eoc.org">amanthorne@bsc-eoc.org</a>>; = Chris Field <<a = href=3D"mailto:field@mathstat.dal.ca">field@mathstat.dal.ca</a>>; <a = href=3D"mailto:brianbarkman@yahoo.ca">brianbarkman@yahoo.ca</a> <br> = <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, September = 29, 2013 11:50:31 PM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: = bold;">Subject:</span></b> Chimney Swifts?, Kingsport, Sept. 29/13, = evening.<br> </font> </div> <div class=3D"y_msg_container"><br><div = id=3D"yiv8961957808"><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"yiv8961957808Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px= ;"><font size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font-style: normal; = font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: = normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>From: = </b></font><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; = font-family: Helvetica;">Brian Barkman <<a rel=3D"nofollow" = ymailto=3D"mailto:brianbarkman@yahoo.ca" target=3D"_blank" = 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 size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font-style: normal; = font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: = normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Date: = </b></font><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; = font-family: 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 size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font-style: normal; = font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: = normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>To: = </b></font><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; = font-family: Helvetica;">"<a rel=3D"nofollow" = ymailto=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank" = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>" = <<a rel=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" = target=3D"_blank" = 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 size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font-style: normal; = font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: = normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Subject: = </b></font><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; = font-family: Helvetica;"><b>Chimney Swifts</b></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px= ;"><font size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font-style: normal; = font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: = normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Reply-To: = </b></font><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; = font-family: Helvetica;">Brian Barkman <<a rel=3D"nofollow" = ymailto=3D"mailto:brianbarkman@yahoo.ca" target=3D"_blank" = 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: rgb(0, 0, 0); = background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); 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 rel=3D"nofollow" = ymailto=3D"mailto:brianbarkman@yahoo.ca" target=3D"_blank" = href=3D"mailto:brianbarkman@yahoo.ca">brianbarkman@yahoo.ca</a></div></div= ></blockquote></div><br></div></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> = </div></blockquote></div><br></div><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-282-663765547--
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