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--Apple-Mail=_34976852-02B6-4E01-8C77-8614D4B3D03E Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Last evening was a mandatory date for Maritime SwiftWatch for roost = counts throughout N.S. & N.B., so there should be a number of other = reports showing up soon or earlier. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: 45+ chimney swifts roosted May 25/16, Wolfville, RTNC > Date: May 26, 2016 at 3:23:06 PM ADT > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> > Cc: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>, Tony Napoli = <tonygnap74@gmail.com>, Darren Booth <darren.booth@acadiau.ca>, Jo = Bishop <albert.system@hotmail.com>, Lauren Park <laurenhpark@yahoo.com>, = Wolfville Tourist Bureau <tourism@town.wolfville.ns.ca> >=20 > MAY 25, 2016, Wednesday =97 CHIMNEY SWIFTS AT DUSK AT ROBIE TUFTS = NATURE CENTRE IN WOLFVILLE. >=20 > Today was mostly sunny, but at 2 p.m. in downtown Wolfville there was = a downpour of heavy rain for several minutes. >=20 > Sunset time was 8:46 p.m. >=20 > Observers tonight were Tony Napoli again and Jim Wolford. We watched = from 8:50 to 9:16 p.m.=20 >=20 > Sky was 40% clear (but then further cleared during our vigil), breezy, = cool, temperature about 15 C. >=20 > =97 at 8:42 p.m., one swift dropped into the RTNC chimney; > =97 at 8:46, I think one swift exited from the chimney =97 it flew = past us well below the top of the chimney; > =97 8:48 p.m. =97 one more swift in, then 2 + 1 more at 8:49; > =97 one more in at 8:51, then 20 more dropped in at 8:52; > =97 1 more in at 8:53 + 1 more at 8:55; > =97 5 more in at 9:02 + 2 more at 9:03; > =97 2 more in at 9:04, then 2 + 1 more at 9:05; > =97 by 9:07, much of the sky had cleared; > =97 at 9:12, 5 more swifts dropped into the chimney. > =97 at 9:16, we decided to quit watching. >=20 > TONIGHT WE WATCHED A TOTAL OF 45 CHIMNEY SWIFTS DROP INTO OUR CHIMNEY = DURING DUSK ON WED., MAY 25/15. >=20 > END OF TONIGHT=92S REPORT. > =97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97 --Apple-Mail=_34976852-02B6-4E01-8C77-8614D4B3D03E Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dwindows-1252"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Last = evening was a mandatory date for Maritime SwiftWatch for roost counts = throughout N.S. & N.B., so there should be a number of other reports = showing up soon or earlier. 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;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, = 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jim Wolford <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>><br><= /span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>45+ chimney = swifts roosted May 25/16, Wolfville, RTNC</b><br></span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, = 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">May 26, 2016 at 3:23:06 PM = ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Nature BNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a>><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jim Wolford <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>>, = Tony Napoli <<a = href=3D"mailto:tonygnap74@gmail.com">tonygnap74@gmail.com</a>>, = Darren Booth <<a = href=3D"mailto:darren.booth@acadiau.ca">darren.booth@acadiau.ca</a>>, = Jo Bishop <<a = href=3D"mailto:albert.system@hotmail.com">albert.system@hotmail.com</a>>= ;, Lauren Park <<a = href=3D"mailto:laurenhpark@yahoo.com">laurenhpark@yahoo.com</a>>, = Wolfville Tourist Bureau <<a = href=3D"mailto:tourism@town.wolfville.ns.ca">tourism@town.wolfville.ns.ca<= /a>><br></span></div><br><div><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" = content=3D"text/html charset=3Dwindows-1252"><div style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space;"><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>MAY 25, 2016</b>, = Wednesday =97 <b>CHIMNEY SWIFTS AT DUSK AT ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE IN = WOLFVILLE</b>.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: = 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Today was mostly sunny, but = at 2 p.m. in downtown Wolfville there was a downpour of heavy rain for = several minutes.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: = 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>Sunset time</b> was 8:46 = p.m.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>Observers</b> tonight were Tony Napoli again = and Jim Wolford. We watched from 8:50 to 9:16 p.m. </div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: = 0px;">Sky was <b>40% clear (but then further cleared</b> during our = vigil), breezy, cool, temperature about 15 C.</div><div style=3D"margin: = 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">=97 at = <b>8:42 p.m.</b>, one swift dropped into the