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Index of Subjects --000000000000a55062056cb93bdb Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" hi folks, the u-hall chimney was confirmed as as nesting site last year as well! On Mon, May 21, 2018, 2:35 AM Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote: > THANKS, KEN, AND VERY IMPRESSIVE. On May 17 at dusk, Tony Napoli counted > about 95 swifts, which all went in together at 9:04 p.m. at the Robie Tufts > Nature Centre in Wolfville. I watched the sw. chimney of University Hall, > where apparently some roosted last year, but I only saw one swift drop in. > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From: *Ken McKenna <kenmcken54@eastlink.ca> > *Subject: **[NatureNS] chimney Swifts New Glasgow* > *Date: *May 18, 2018 at 9:49:37 PM ADT > *To: *NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Hi all > Last night, May 17, was the first of four nights of Swiftwatch counts each > spaced a few days apart. Unfortunately last night was miserable in New > Glasgow with 6C, overcast and a little windy. Added to those negative > factors, I arrived at the School of Temperance St Apartments later than I > planned at 20:31. Over the next 20 min or so, only 4 Swifts went in. One > can assume the main flock entered earlier in the evening to save energy. > > I decided to go back again tonight although the temperature was still only > 7C but it was calm, and clear skies. I arrived at 20:18 and a nice flock of > more than 100 Swifts was circling the chimney. Over the next 20 min or so > many more joined in and many circles of the chimney and false dives were > made with loads of twittering. Between 20:41-20:43, *350 *entered the > chimney and stragglers continued to 20:56 when the last 4 went in for a > nice total of *384*. Next official count night is May 23. Hoping for a > clear night and even bigger numbers. > > All the best > Ken > > Sent from my iPad > Ken McKenna > Stellarton > NS > > > --000000000000a55062056cb93bdb Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto"><div>hi folks, the u-hall chimney was confirmed as as nes= ting site last year as well!<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"= ltr">On Mon, May 21, 2018, 2:35 AM Jim Wolford <<a href=3D"mailto:jimwol= ford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquot= e class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc sol= id;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">THANKS, KEN, AND V= ERY IMPRESSIVE.=C2=A0 On May 17 at dusk, Tony Napoli counted about 95 swift= s, which all went in together at 9:04 p.m. at the Robie Tufts Nature Centre= in Wolfville.=C2=A0 I watched the sw. chimney of University Hall, where ap= parently some roosted last year, but I only saw one swift drop in.<div><br>= </div><div>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded m= essage:</div><br class=3D"m_-8468040835744623231Apple-interchange-newline">= <blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;mar= gin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica&#= 39;;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>From: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:&= #39;Helvetica'">Ken McKenna <<a href=3D"mailto:kenmcken54@eastlink.c= a" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">kenmcken54@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:'Helveti= ca'"><b>[NatureNS] chimney Swifts New Glasgow</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>D= ate: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'">May 18, 201= 8 at 9:49:37 PM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-rig= ht:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:'H= elvetica';color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>To: </b></span><span style=3D"font-= family:'Helvetica'">NatureNS <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebuct= o.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>&g= t;<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bot= tom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';col= or:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'= ;Helvetica'"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blan= k" rel=3D"noreferrer">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></span></div><br><div>= <div dir=3D"auto">Hi all=C2=A0<div>Last night, May 17, was the first of fou= r nights of Swiftwatch counts each spaced a few days apart. Unfortunately l= ast night was miserable in New Glasgow with 6C, overcast and a little windy= . Added to those negative factors, I arrived at the School of Temperance St= =C2=A0Apartments later than I planned at 20:31. Over the next 20 min or so= , only 4 Swifts went in. One can assume the main flock entered earlier in t= he evening to save energy.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>I decided to go b= ack again tonight although the temperature was still only 7C but it was cal= m, and clear skies. I arrived at 20:18 and a nice flock of more than 100 Sw= ifts was circling the chimney. Over the next 20 min or so many more joined = in and many circles of the chimney and false dives were made with loads of = twittering. Between 20:41-20:43,=C2=A0<b>350=C2=A0</b>entered the chimney a= nd stragglers continued to 20:56 when the last 4 went in for a nice total o= f <b>384</b>. Next official count night is May 23. Hoping for a clear night= and even bigger numbers.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>All the best=C2=A0= </div><div>Ken=C2=A0</div><div><br><div>Sent from