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</div><div>Ken=C2=A0</div><div><br><div>Sent from
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Hi Jim et al,
Last evening after the BNS meeting, Harold and I watched the RTNC chimney,
see our eBird report:
https://ebird.org/canada/view/checklist/S45919717
George Forsyth
On 21 May 2018 at 02:23, 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
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hi Jim et al,</div><div>Last evening after the BNS me=
eting, Harold and I watched the RTNC chimney, see our eBird report:</div><d=
iv><br></div><div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 <a href=
=3D"https://ebird.org/canada/view/checklist/S45919717">https://ebird.org/ca=
nada/view/checklist/S45919717</a></div><div><br></div><div>George Forsyth<b=
r></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On =
21 May 2018 at 02:23, Jim Wolford <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:j=
imwolford@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></sp=
an> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;=
border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-=
word">THANKS, KEN, AND VERY IMPRESSIVE.=C2=A0 On May 17 at dusk, Tony Napol=
i counted about 95 swifts, which all went in together at 9:04 p.m. at the R=
obie Tufts Nature Centre in Wolfville.=C2=A0 I watched the sw. chimney of U=
niversity Hall, where apparently some roosted last year, but I only saw one=
swift drop in.<div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.<br><div><b=
r><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class=3D"m_-1665391479144741097App=
le-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><spa=
n style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'">Ken McKenna <<a href=3D"mail=
to:kenmcken54@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">kenmcken54@eastlink.ca</a>>=
<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-botto=
m: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:'He=
lvetica'"><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>Date: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'">May 18=
, 2018 at 9:49:37 PM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margi=
n-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:&=
#39;Helvetica';color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>To: </b></span><span style=3D"=
font-family:'Helvetica'">NatureNS <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@ch=
ebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.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>Reply-To: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'=
;"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@ch=
ebucto.ns.ca</a><br></span></div><br><div><div dir=3D"auto">Hi all=C2=A0<di=
v>Last night, May 17, was the first of four nights of Swiftwatch counts eac=
h spaced a few days apart. Unfortunately last night was miserable in New Gl=
asgow 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 pl=
anned 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.=C2=A0<=
/div><div><br></div><div>I decided to go back again tonight although the te=
mperature 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. Ov=
er the next 20 min or so many more joined in and many circles of the chimne=
y and false dives were made with loads of twittering. Between 20:41-20:43,=
=C2=A0<b>350=C2=A0</b>entered the chimney and stragglers continued to 20:56=
when the last 4 went in for a nice total of <b>384</b>. Next official coun=
t 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 my iPad<div>Ken McKenna</div><div>Stellarton=C2=A0</div><=
div>NS=C2=A0</div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></di=
v></blockquote></div><br></div>
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