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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01D09D0D.D5274280 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ken McKenna Box 218 Stellarton NS B0K 1S0 902 752-7644 Just a reminder=20 Come on out to New Glasgow tonight June 2 to learn more on two of Nova = Scotia's Endangered Bird species (per NS Endangered Species Act). The = main focus will be on the Chimney Swift, an aerial insectivore which = annually returns north from over-wintering in the Amazon basin. Why = here? There happens to be a large night time roost in New Glasgow at = the former Temperance St. School, 334 Temperance St. First part of the evening will begin at 6:30 pm at the New Glasgow = Public Library, 182 Dalhousie St. Ally Manthorne from Bird Studies = Canada's Maritimes SwiftWatch will be on hand to talk about Chimney = Swift biology, why these birds are disappearing and what we can do to = help. Ken McKenna will talk briefly on a workshop held last summer in = East Dollhousie, Kings, where swift nests were observed in a number of = barns in the area and to give some tips on what to look for in your area = to determine if swifts are nesting in old barns and like structures in = your local area. Nicole MacDonald will give a short presentation on = results thus far this spring on nesting Piping Plovers in Northern NS. = Nicole is Coastal Stewardship Biologist from Bird Studies Canada and is = working with Northern NS Piping Plovers. Dave Currie, president of the = NS Bird Society will also be present as well as Bruce Stevens who will = have copies of the NS Bird Society Photo Annual, an album featuring = photos of 30 NS birders. This would make a nice gift and Bruce will be = selling these for $15.00.=20 After the talks and providing fine weather, we will move to the Chimney = Swift roost site at the former Temperance St. school, 334 Temperance St. = to observe the swifts gather and manoeuvre around the chimney ending = with the spectacle of them entering the chimney for the night. Please = note a rainy day may modify the time the birds go in, but on a fine = night this should occur at 9 pm give or take 15-20 min before or after. = Please note, the forecast is not looking great for tonight for this = aspect of the evening but one never knows for sure. Given the cold = temperature if birds are flying at all this afternoon they will likely = go in quite early and entry time may be difficult to predict. At last = night's final spring SwiftWatch (June 1) with 9C temperature, most of = the 265 Chimney Swifts counted went in at 20:40 but it was not raining = at the time. If the weather is poor, we may remain at the library after = the talks to mingle with refreshments supplied by the NS Bird Society. = Come on out and show your support as we work to increase awareness of = this roost chimney with the closure of the building as a school and its = transfer to another use. There will be plenty to entertain and there = won't be weather for gardening or any hockey games to distract! ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01D09D0D.D5274280 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23588"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton = NS<BR>B0K=20 1S0<BR>902 752-7644<BR>Just a reminder </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Come on out to New Glasgow tonight = June 2 to=20 learn more on two of Nova Scotia's Endangered Bird species = (per NS=20 Endangered Species Act). The main focus will be on the Chimney Swift,=20 an aerial insectivore which annually returns north from = over-wintering in=20 the Amazon basin. Why here? There happens to be a = large night=20 time roost in New Glasgow at the former Temperance St. School, 334=20 Temperance St.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>First part of the evening will begin at = <STRONG>6:30 pm</STRONG> at the <STRONG>New Glasgow Public=20 Library</STRONG>, 182 Dalhousie St.<STRONG> Ally=20 Manthorne</STRONG> from Bird Studies = Canada's <STRONG>Maritimes=20 SwiftWatch</STRONG> will be on hand to talk about = Chimney Swift=20 biology, why these birds are disappearing and what we can do to help. = Ken=20 McKenna will talk briefly on a workshop held last summer in East = Dollhousie,=20 <EM>Kings</EM>, where swift nests were observed in a number of = barns in the=20 area and to give some tips on what to look for in your area to determine = if=20 swifts are nesting in old barns and like structures in your local area.=20 <STRONG>Nicole MacDonald</STRONG> will give a short presentation on = results thus=20 far this spring on nesting <STRONG>Piping Plovers in Northern NS.=20 </STRONG> Nicole is Coastal Stewardship Biologist from Bird = Studies=20 Canada and is working with Northern NS Piping Plovers. Dave Currie, = president of=20 the NS Bird Society will also be present as well as Bruce Stevens who = will have=20 copies of the NS Bird Society Photo Annual, an album featuring photos of = 30 NS=20 birders. This would make a nice gift and Bruce will be selling these for = $15.00. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>After the talks and providing fine = weather, we will=20 move to the Chimney Swift roost site at the former Temperance St. = school,=20 334 Temperance St. to observe the swifts gather and manoeuvre = around the=20 chimney ending with the spectacle of them entering the chimney for the = night.=20 Please note a rainy day may modify the time the birds go in, but on a = fine night=20 this should occur at 9 pm give or take 15-20 min before or after. =20 <STRONG>Please note</STRONG>, the forecast is not looking great for = tonight for=20 this aspect of the evening but one never knows for sure. Given the cold=20 temperature if birds are flying at all this afternoon they will likely = go in=20 quite early and entry time may be difficult to predict. <STRONG>At = last=20 night's final spring SwiftWatch (June 1) with 9C=20 temperature, most of the 265 Chimney Swifts</STRONG> = counted went=20 in at<STRONG> 20:40</STRONG> but it was not raining at the time. If the = weather=20 is poor, we may remain at the library after the talks to mingle = with=20 refreshments supplied by the NS Bird Society. <STRONG>Come on out and = show your=20 support as we work to increase awareness of this roost chimney with the = closure=20 of the building as a school and its transfer to another</STRONG>=20 <STRONG>use.</STRONG> <STRONG>There will be plenty to entertain and = there=20 won't be weather for gardening or any hockey games to=20 distract!</STRONG></FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01D09D0D.D5274280--
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