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style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497= --001a113ab9cc850b9c0533b476ce Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable hi folks, Great to hear, Donna! Hope we can find/monitor some more this year in that amazing area . My 'urban' treasure hunting began tonight with the first night of the Swiftwatch Spring Migration Roost Counts - footage obtained of Swifts (2) once again occupying one of the Kentville sites discovered last year. It was a likely nesting site last year (based on timing and frequency of visits) but unfortunately, this site is destined to be rubble soon. Footage will be on the NSBS facebook site in a few minutes.... James On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 6:04 PM, Donna Crossland <dcrossland@eastlink.ca> wrote: > Today, a =E2=80=98trio=E2=80=99 of chimney swifts flew =E2=80=98loud and = low=E2=80=99 over our house > roof. I wondered if it is the same three from last year. There were thr= ee > consistently together through last season, evidently one a =E2=80=98helpe= r=E2=80=99. > Thanks to James Churchill=E2=80=99s video from last year, I now realize = that > actually seeing them fly in-out of a chimney is not as easy as one might > think. They are very fast and quiet on approach to the chimney nest site= ; > nothing like the roosting events. There=E2=80=99s a large old chimney in= my > neighbourhood that I am now informed once had nesting swifts in it. I=E2= =80=99ve > got to check out this year (once I explain to the neighbours that I=E2=80= =99ve not > become a voyeur of sorts). > > > > Barn nesting: > > My parents=E2=80=99 barn is once again =E2=80=98home=E2=80=99 to a pair o= f chimney swifts who have > spent the last two nights in the hayloft. The process begins again... > Time will tell whether they will build a new nest this year or just fix u= p > the old one from last year. There is also a pair at Don and Jude=E2=80= =99s barn in > Cherryfield (as there always is without fail for decades now). They > opened their small trap door to the hay loft as soon as they appeared on > May 13th. There are likely other barns being populated by chimney swifts > right now, but I haven=E2=80=99t had time to get out and check them. Ano= ther barn > in Cherryfield had its loft window opened up last year to see if swifts > would re-occupy it after being closed up for years. Indications of a > previous swift nest were still visible on the wall. Lots of young swifts > are being raised in the area, so perhaps some offspring will nest there > this year. Who knows! > > > > Lots of new discoveries await this year. Checking barns in the New Ross- > Farmington-New Germany area might be interesting. I need to retire to fi= nd > time to do these things, or, wait now..., maybe someone else might like t= o > try this? It=E2=80=99s fun. It just takes some explaining to folks why = you want > to look at the dark recesses of a hayloft wall for an extremely tiny stic= k > nest glued to a wall... Such a strange request; barn owners will know on= e > cannot possibly make up such a request unless it=E2=80=99s genuine, ha, h= a. > > > > Let=E2=80=99s hope for lots of bugs this year for the aerial insectivores= ! > > > > Donna > > *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto: > naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *Jim Wolford > *Sent:* May-25-16 3:19 PM > *To:* naturens > *Cc:* Bonnie & Albert Johnson; Claire Diggins > *Subject:* [NatureNS] add count of 69 on May 13/16, was 45 chimney swifts > May 24/16, RTNC, Wolfville. > > > > > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > *From: *Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > > *Subject: add count of 69 on May 13/16, was 45 chimney swifts May 24/16, > RTNC, Wolfville.* > > *Date: *May 25, 2016 at 3:15:38 PM ADT > > *To: *Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>, Jim Wolford < > jimwolford@eastlink.ca>, "Ally (Allison) Manthorne" < > amanthorne@bsc-eoc.org> > > *Cc: *Darren Booth <darren.booth@acadiau.ca>, Harold Forsyth < > harold.forsyth@ns.sympatico.ca>, Jo Bishop <albert.system@hotmail.com>, > Lauren Park <laurenhpark@yahoo.com> > > > > Our biggest count this year so far was 69, counted by Harold Forsyth on > May 13/16 =E2=80=94 no other data given by HF. > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > *From: *Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > > *Subject: [NatureNS] 45 chimney swifts May 24/16, RTNC, Wolfville.* > > *Date: *May 25, 2016 at 1:53:21 PM ADT > > *To: *naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > > *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > > > > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > *From: *Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > > *Subject: 45 chimney swifts May 24/16, RTNC, Wolfville.* > > *Date: *May 25, 2016 at 1:52:40 PM ADT > > *To: *Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> > > *Cc: *Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>, "Ally (Allison) Manthorne" < > amanthorne@bsc-eoc.org> > > > > *MAY 24, 2016 - CHIMNEY SWIFTS AT DUSK AT ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE IN > WOLFVILLE:* > > > > Sky about 50% clear, 50% cloudy (with big dark clouds), warm, muggy, 20 > C., calm, pleasant evening. > > > > Sunset time was 8:45 p.m. > > > > I had some helpers tonight, although there were small disagreements about > near misses vs. entries by the swifts into the chimney. Helpers included > Tony Napoli, Hope Gillis, and Carm & Ernie Enzinas. > > > > 8 swifts entered the chimney at 8:58 p.m.; > > 4 more in at 8:59; > > 20 more in at 9:01; > > 2 more at 9:03; > > 8 more at 9:05; > > 1 more in at 9:15; > > 1 more in at 9:16; > > last one in at 9:19, > > then too dark to really see any more. > > > > *45+ TOTAL SWIFTS TONIGHT* IN THE CHIMNEY. > > > > > > > --=20 James Churchill Kentville, Nova Scotia jameslchurchill@gmail.com --001a113ab9cc850b9c0533b476ce Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>hi folks,=C2=A0</div><div><br></div>Great to hear, Do= nna! Hope we can find/monitor some more this year in that amazing area .=C2= =A0<div><br><div>My 'urban' treasure hunting began tonight with the= first night of the Swiftwatch Spring Migration Roost Counts - footage obta= ined of Swifts (2) once again occupying one of the Kentville sites discover= ed last year. It was a likely nesting site last year (based on timing and f= requency of visits) but unfortunately, this site is destined to be rubble s= oon.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Footage will be on the NSBS facebook si= te in a few minutes....=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>James</div><div><br>= </div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, May= 25, 2016 at 6:04 PM, Donna Crossland <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mail= to:dcrossland@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">dcrossland@eastlink.ca</a>>= </span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .= 8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-CA" link= =3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-= size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1= f497d">Today, a =E2=80=98trio=E2=80=99 of chimney swifts flew =E2=80=98loud= and low=E2=80=99 over our house roof.=C2=A0 I wondered if it is the same t= hree from last year.=C2=A0 There were three consistently together through l= ast season, evidently one a =E2=80=98helper=E2=80=99.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Thanks to= James Churchill=E2=80=99s video from last year, I now realize that actuall= y seeing them fly in-out of a chimney is not as easy as one might think.=C2= =A0 They are very fast and quiet on approach to the chimney nest site; noth= ing like the roosting events.=C2=A0 There=E2=80=99s a large old chimney in = my neighbourhood that I am now informed once had nesting swifts in it.=C2= =A0 I=E2=80=99ve got to check out this year (once I explain to the neighbou= rs that I=E2=80=99ve not become a voyeur of sorts). <u></u><u></u></span></= p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"= Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></s= pan></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:= "Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Barn nesting:<u><= /u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt= ;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">My p= arents=E2=80=99 barn is once again =E2=80=98home=E2=80=99 to a pair of chim= ney swifts who have spent the last two nights in the hayloft.=C2=A0 The pro= cess begins again...=C2=A0 Time will tell whether they will build a new nes= t this year or just fix up the old one from last year.=C2=A0 There is also = a pair at Don and Jude=E2=80=99s barn in Cherryfield (as there always is wi= thout fail for decades now).=C2=A0 =C2=A0They opened their small trap door = to the hay loft as soon as they appeared on May 13<sup>th</sup>.=C2=A0 Ther= e are likely other barns being populated by chimney swifts right now, but I= haven=E2=80=99t had time to get out and check them.=C2=A0 Another barn in = Cherryfield had its loft window opened up last year to see if swifts would = re-occupy it after being closed up for years.=C2=A0 Indications of a previo= us swift nest were still visible on the wall.=C2=A0 Lots of young swifts ar= e being raised in the area, so perhaps some offspring will nest there this = year.=C2=A0 Who knows!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span= style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif= ";color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"= ><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans= -serif";color:#1f497d">Lots of new discoveries await this year.=C2=A0 = Checking barns in the New Ross- Farmington-New Germany area might be intere= sting.=C2=A0 I need to retire to find time to do these things, or, wait now= ..., maybe someone else might like to try this?=C2=A0 It=E2=80=99s fun.=C2= =A0 It just takes some explaining to folks why you want to look at the dark= recesses of a hayloft wall for an extremely tiny stick nest glued to a wal= l...=C2=A0 Such a strange request; barn owners will know one cannot possibl= y make up such a request unless it=E2=80=99s genuine, ha, ha.<u></u><u></u>= </span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-fami= ly:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<= u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;fon= t-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Let=E2= =80=99s hope for lots of bugs this year for the aerial insectivores!=C2=A0 = =C2=A0=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"= font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";col= or:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span sty= le=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif&quo= t;;color:#1f497d">Donna<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div style=3D"border:n= one;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class=3D"M= soNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&qu= ot;Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US= " style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif= ""> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank"= >naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner= @chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] <b>On= Behalf Of </b>Jim Wolford<br><b>Sent:</b> May-25-16 3:19 PM<br><b>To:</b> = naturens<br><b>Cc:</b> Bonnie & Albert Johnson; Claire Diggins<br><b>Su= bject:</b> [NatureNS] add count of 69 on May 13/16, was 45 chimney swifts M= ay 24/16, RTNC, Wolfville.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class=3D"= MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u><= /u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><div><p class=3D= "MsoNormal">Begin forwarded message:<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class=3D"Mso= Normal"><br><br><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span styl= e=3D"font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">From: </span= ></b><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"= ;">Jim Wolford <<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_bla= nk">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p cl= ass=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica","= ;sans-serif"">Subject: add count of 69 on May 13/16, was 45 chimney sw= ifts May 24/16, RTNC, Wolfville.</span></b><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p = class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",&qu= ot;sans-serif"">Date: </span></b><span style=3D"font-family:"Helv= etica","sans-serif"">May 25, 2016 at 3:15:38 PM ADT</span><u= ></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-fa= mily:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">To: </span></b><span sty= le=3D"font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Nature BNS = <<a href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca" target=3D"_blank">natu= re@blomidonnaturalists.ca</a>>, Jim Wolford <<a href=3D"mailto:jimwol= ford@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>>, "A= lly (Allison) Manthorne" <<a href=3D"mailto:amanthorne@bsc-eoc.org"= target=3D"_blank">amanthorne@bsc-eoc.org</a>></span><u></u><u></u></p><= /div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvet= ica","sans-serif"">Cc: </span></b><span style=3D"font-family= :"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Darren Booth <<a href=3D"= mailto:darren.booth@acadiau.ca" target=3D"_blank">darren.booth@acadiau.ca</= a>>, Harold Forsyth <<a href=3D"mailto:harold.forsyth@ns.sympatico.ca= " target=3D"_blank">harold.forsyth@ns.sympatico.ca</a>>, Jo Bishop <<= a href=3D"mailto:albert.system@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">albert.system= @hotmail.com</a>>, Lauren Park <<a href=3D"mailto:laurenhpark@yahoo.c= om" target=3D"_blank">laurenhpark@yahoo.com</a>></span><u></u><u></u></p= ></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><div><div><p class=3D= "MsoNormal">Our biggest count this year so far was 69, counted by Harold Fo= rsyth on May 13/16 =E2=80=94 no other data given by HF.<u></u><u></u></p><d= iv><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNorma= l">Begin forwarded message:<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><= br><br><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font= -family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">From: </span></b><spa= n style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jim Wo= lford <<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">jimwo= lford@eastlink.ca</a>></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"Ms= oNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica","sans-ser= if"">Subject: [NatureNS] 45 chimney swifts May 24/16, RTNC, Wolfville.= </span></b><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span sty= le=3D"font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Date: </spa= n></b><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif&quo= t;">May 25, 2016 at 1:53:21 PM ADT</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p cl= ass=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica","= ;sans-serif"">To: </span></b><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetic= a","sans-serif"">naturens <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@che= bucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></span><u></u= ><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-family= :"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Reply-To: </span></b><span s= tyle=3D"font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><a href= =3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.= ca</a></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u= ></u></p><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><div><p c= lass=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Begi= n forwarded message:<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br><br>= <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-family= :"Helvetica","sans-serif"">From: </span></b><span style= =3D"font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jim Wolford &= lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">jimwolford@e= astlink.ca</a>></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal= "><b><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"= ;">Subject: 45 chimney swifts May 24/16, RTNC, Wolfville.</span></b><u></u>= <u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-family:= "Helvetica","sans-serif"">Date: </span></b><span style= =3D"font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">May 25, 2016 = at 1:52:40 PM ADT</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"= ><b><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"= ">To: </span></b><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica","san= s-serif"">Nature BNS <<a href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.= ca" target=3D"_blank">nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca</a>></span><u></u><u= ></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-family:&q= uot;Helvetica","sans-serif"">Cc: </span></b><span style=3D"f= ont-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jim Wolford <<a= href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">jimwolford@eastli= nk.ca</a>>, "Ally (Allison) Manthorne" <<a href=3D"mailto:a= manthorne@bsc-eoc.org" target=3D"_blank">amanthorne@bsc-eoc.org</a>></sp= an><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><= div><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b>MAY 24, 2016 - CHIMNEY SWIFTS AT DU= SK AT ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE IN WOLFVILLE:</b><u></u><u></u></p></div><d= iv><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"Ms= oNormal">Sky about 50% clear, 50% cloudy (with big dark clouds), warm, mugg= y, 20 C., calm, pleasant evening.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"M= soNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Sunset = time was 8:45 p.m.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></= u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I had some helpers ton= ight, although there were small disagreements about near misses vs. entries= by the swifts into the chimney.=C2=A0 Helpers included Tony Napoli, Hope G= illis, and Carm & Ernie Enzinas.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class= =3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">8 = swifts entered the chimney at 8:58 p.m.;<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p cla= ss=3D"MsoNormal">4 more in at 8:59;<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D= "MsoNormal">20 more in at 9:01;<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"Mso= Normal">2 more at 9:03;<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">= 8 more at 9:05;<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">1 more i= n at 9:15;<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">1 more in at = 9:16;=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">last one in = at 9:19,<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">then too dark t= o really see any more.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><= u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b>45+ TOTAL SWIFT= S TONIGHT</b> IN THE CHIMNEY.<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div><p c= lass=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div></div></div><p class=3D"Ms= oNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><= u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"= ><div><br></div>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div= ><div dir=3D"ltr">James Churchill<br>Kentville, Nova Scotia<br><a href=3D"m= ailto:jameslchurchill@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jameslchurchill@gmail.co= m</a><br><br><br><br></div></div></div></div> </div></div></div> --001a113ab9cc850b9c0533b476ce--
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