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Ken McKenna
Box 218 Stellarton NS
B0K 1S0
902 752-7644
Hi James
I am sure Helene will chime in on this, but the birds found were =
displaced from a chimney nest and delivered sans parents to a New =
Glasgow vet clinic and had quite a ways to go before being released. =
Helene likes to release at a known roost in the evening as the other =
birds in the area are going in and thus the young ones will be guided by =
others as to when and where to go in migration. This gets less reliable =
after mid August. as birds going to roosts declines to nil. In New =
Glasgow tonight I had 9 birds so soon all will be gone from this area =
and it will be awhile before the Quebec bound rescued swifts will be =
released. I know there are still swifts on or near nests. I am unsure =
why swifts disappear from the roosts before nesting season is done. One =
of life's little mysteries?? It sure has been proven in spades this =
year that many swiftlings are around in August. For the last number of =
years, I have seen very few swifts in Pictou Co. after mid-August.=20
cheers
Ken
PS It also could be possible there are other birds already in the =
chimney before I arrived tonite, but I think that is less likely.=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: James Churchill=20
To: naturens=20
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2014 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Swift nests
hi folks,=20
Just some thoughts re: the Herald and New Glasgow articles on the =
re-habbed 'Swiftlings'. Local experts please chi(r)p in and correct any =
misinformation.
Are NS Chimney Swifts 'gone from the province by mid August'?=20
- the breeding period for Swifts in the Maritimes is May-Sept (via =
BSC)
- there are currently still active nests in the province (some known =
and many unknown)
- although counts at the major roosts suggest that drops in numbers =
seem to occur throughout August, in many years birds are sticking around =
until early September (late nesters like this?)
- in "All the Birds of Nova Scotia" Ian states, "most leave by =
mid-September"
Neither the Herald nor New Glasgow article mentions that Chimney Swift =
young discovered in August do not necessarily need our help if found. =
Just suggesting it would be unfortunate for the meme to be promoted that =
August Swiftlings are unusual and need to be helped if found. =
('rescuing' is a different discussion!)
(to clarify, I'm not arguing that these New Glasgow Swifts should not =
have been helped in some way by Cobequid; just that Swifts are likely =
not gone from NS by mid-August, and August Swiftlings are perhaps not =
unusual. In the spirit of discussion, happy to hear arguments otherwise =
that bring us closest to the true story for NS).=20
cheers,
James.
On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 9:36 AM, David & Alison Webster =
<dwebster@glinx.com> wrote:
Dear All, Aug 14, 2014
I notice in yesterday's Chron. Hrld. article (Swifts perk up =
after Cobequid centre care) that "The swifts usually leave the small =
nest attached to the inside of a chimney at dawn..." which lays the =
groundwork for a host of further explanations such as-- but sometimes =
remove it then if the early market for false bird's nest soup is =
trending upward. -- and arrange to have it removed later in the day =
when it is not so darn dark in there. -- and sometimes just leave it =
there and move on; provided they can find some safe place where they can =
abandon the kids.
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
--=20
James Churchill
Kentville, Nova Scotia
jameslchurchill@gmail.com
(902) 681-2374
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<DIV>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton NS<BR>B0K 1S0<BR>902 =
752-7644<BR></DIV>
<DIV>Hi James</DIV>
<DIV>I am sure Helene will chime in on this, but the birds found were =
displaced=20
from a chimney nest and delivered sans parents to a New Glasgow vet =
clinic=20
and had quite a ways to go before being released. Helene likes to =
release at a=20
known roost in the evening as the other birds in the area are going in =
and thus=20
the young ones will be guided by others as to when and where to go in =
migration.=20
This gets less reliable after mid August. as birds going to roosts =
declines to=20
nil. In New Glasgow tonight I had 9 birds so soon all will be gone from =
this=20
area and it will be awhile before the Quebec bound rescued swifts will =
be=20
released. I know there are still swifts on or near nests. I am unsure =
why swifts=20
disappear from the roosts before nesting season is done. One of life's =
little=20
mysteries?? It sure has been proven in spades this year that many=20
swiftlings are around in August. For the last number of years, I have =
seen very=20
few swifts in Pictou Co. after mid-August. </DIV>
<DIV>cheers</DIV>
<DIV>Ken</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>PS It also could be possible there are =
other birds=20
already in the chimney before I arrived tonite, but I think that is less =
likely.=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 14, 2014 =
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PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Swift =
nests</DIV>
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<DIV dir=3Dltr>
<DIV>hi folks, </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Just some thoughts re: the Herald and New Glasgow articles on the =
re-habbed 'Swiftlings'. Local experts please chi(r)p in and correct =
any=20
misinformation.<BR></DIV>
<DIV>