[ValleyNature] 200 Middleton chimney swifts Aug. 8/09, re A Swift Night Out! + summary to date

Sat Aug 8 19:53:55 CDT 2009

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> From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford at eastlink.ca>
> Date: August 8, 2009 9:52:34 PM ADT
> To: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca, Wolfville Tourist Bureau  
> <tourism at town.wolfville.ns.ca>, Jim Wolford  
> <jimwolford at eastlink.ca>, Wendy Elliott  
> <WELLIOTT at KENTVILLEADVERTISER.CA>, Heather Killen  
> <hkillen at annapolisspectator.ca>, Claire Diggins  
> <claire_diggins at hotmail.com>, Julie Paquet <Julie.Paquet at ec.gc.ca>,  
> Ross & Linda Hall <ross.hall at ns.sympatico.ca>, gini proulx  
> <gproulx at ns.sympatico.ca>, Peter Hope <peterhope at ns.sympatico.ca>,  
> James Hirtle <jrhbirder at hotmail.com>, Dorothy Poole  
> <dpoolex at ns.sympatico.ca>, "Karen [Dartmouth] Potter"  
> <Karen.Potter at EC.GC.CA>
> Subject: 200 Middleton chimney swifts Aug. 8/09, re A Swift Night  
> Out! + summary to date
>
> THANKS, CLAIRE AND WAYNE! from Jim et al.
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: Claire Diggins <claire_diggins at hotmail.com>
>> Date: August 8, 2009 9:43:28 PM ADT
>>
>> I went to count swifts tonight for the special Swift Night Out.  
>> Wayne Neily was there also. We estimated nearly 200 birds flew in.  
>> Start time 8:30-left at 9:00. Slight wind, temp 15 *C  I will send  
>> in this report to given email address. Claire
> ---------------------------
> 2009 CHIMNEY SWIFTS SUMMARY
>
> May 4/09 -- 0 -- Wolfville, Robie Tufts Nature Centre -- Jim  
> Wolford, Harold Forsyth
> May 9/09 -- 12 -- Wolfville, RTNC -- Jim Wolford, Carol Carpenter,  
> Sean Timpa, Jean Timpa
> May 11/09 -- 20 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford
> May 11/09 -- 75 -- New Glasgow, Temperance St. School -- Ken McKenna
> May 12/09 -- 81 -- Middleton Regional High School -- Claire Diggins
> May 13/09 -- 13 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford
> May 14/09 -- 44 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford
> May 14/09 -- 170 -- New Glasgow -- Ken McKenna
> May 15/09 -- 287 -- New Glasgow -- Ken McKenna
> May 15/09 -- 40 -- Upper Falmouth (old farmhouse) -- Cheryl Rutledge
> May 15/09 -- 17 -- Bible Hill, N.S. Agric. Coll. -- Linda & Ross Hall
> May 16/09 -- 116 -- McGowan Lake, old blacksmith shop chimney --  
> Peter Hope
> May 16/09 -- 0 -- Bible Hill, NSAC -- Linda & Ross Hall
> May 17/09 -- 48 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford
> May 19/09 -- 53+ -- Wolfville -- Gisela Westphalen, Jim Wolford
> May 19/09 -- 424 -- New Glasgow -- Ken McKenna, Rick Ferguson
> May 19/09 -- 121 -- Middleton -- Claire Diggins, Helen Rodgers
> May 19/09 -- 95 -- old farmhouse chimney with 6 flues, Upper  
> Falmouth, north of Sangster Bridge -- Cheryl Rutledge & John Belbin
> May 19/09 -- 20 -- Oxford (free-standing ex-foundry big chimney) --  
> Julie Paquet
> May 20/09 -- 207 -- New Glasgow -- Ken McKenna
> May 20/09 -- 45+ -- Wolfville -- Elizabeth Doull & Ann Doull
> May 20/09 -- 0 -- Bible Hill/Truro, 3 sites other than NSAC --  
> Linda & Ross Hall
> May 21/09 -- 24 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford et al.
> May 22/09 -- 20 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford
> May 23/09 -- 24 -- Wolfville -- ???
> May 24/09 -- 61 -- Wolfville -- Jacquie Roche, Chris Toplack, Jim  
> Wolford
> May 24/09 -- 314 -- New Glasgow -- Ken McKenna
> May 25/09 -- 367 -- New Glasgow -- Ken McKenna
> May 26/09 -- 282 -- Middleton -- Claire Diggins, Helen Rodgers
> May 26/09 -- 90 -- Wolfville -- Judy Tufts, Jim Wolford, et al.
> May 26/09 -- 45 -- Upper Falmouth -- John Belbin
> May 27/09 -- 0 -- Bible Hill, NSAC -- Linda & Ross Hall
> May 28/09 -- 228 -- New Glasgow -- Ken McKenna
> May 28/09 - 96 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford, Brian Starzomski,  
> Amy ?, Wendy Elliott,  Steve Slipp, et al.
> May 29/09 -- 100+ -- Wolfville -- Gisela Westphalen
> May 30/09 -- 171 -- McGowan Lake, Queen's Co. -- Megan Crowley,  
> Brad Toms
> May 31/09 -- 140 +or- 20 -- McGowan Lake -- Peter Hope
> May 31/09 -- 48 -- Wolfville -- Gisela Westphalen
> June 1/09 -- 317 -- Middleton -- Claire Diggins
> June 1/09 -- 52 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford
> June 2/09 -- 170 -- New Glasgow -- Ken McKenna
> June 2/09 -- 28 -- Wolfville -- WG ??
> June 3/09 -- 40 -- Wolfville -- JW,HF,NN,GW, and A.L.L. group
> June 3/09 -- 2 -- Bear River, Oakdene Centre -- Rebecca Ellis
> June 4/09 -- 157 -- McGowan Lake -- Randy Lauff, Lindsey Beals
> June 4/09 -- 77 -- New Glasgow -- Ken McKenna
> June 5/09 -- 36 -- Wolfville -- Wendy Elliott, Steve Slipp, Jim  
> Wolford, et al.
> June 7/09 -- 45 -- Wolfville -- visitor from California et al.
> June 8/09 -- 54 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford, Gisela Westphalen,  
> Yvette & David Silverberg, et al.
> June 9/09 -- 44 -- Wolfville -- GF,HF (visitors)
> June 10/09 -- 29 (+?) -- Middleton -- Claire Diggins, Heather Killen
> June 11/09 -- 74 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford, Del & Mac MacInnes
> June 13/09 -- 129 -- Middleton -- Claire Diggins, Paula & Tom Ross
> June 13/09 -- 39+ -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford + 20 naturalists from  
> NSNT & FNSN/NNS
> June 13/09 -- 20-25+? -- big St. Bernard church -- Pat Potter (fide  
> Karen Potter)
> June 16/09 -- 26 -- Wolfville -- Gisela Westphalen, Jim Wolford
> June 17/09 -- 54 -- New Glasgow -- Ken McKenna
> June 17/09 -- 12 -- Wolfville -- Lauren Park
> June 18/09 -- 12 -- Wolfville -- Lauren Park
> June 19/09 -- 19 -- Wolfville -- Esther & Graham Post, Lauren Park,  
> Jim Wolford
> June 20/09 -- 18 -- Wolfville -- Lauren Park
> June 21/09 -- 3 -- Wolfville -- Lauren Park + Nathan ? + Megan  
> Thibeault
> June 22/09 -- 5+? -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford
> June 24/09 -- 26 -- New Glasgow -- Ken McKenna
> June 24/09 -- 19+ -- Wolfville -- Lauren Park, Megan Thibeault,  
> Jacob ?, Jim Wolford
> June 25/09 -- 14 -- Wolfville -- Lauren Park, Megan Thibeault, Ally  
> Wade
> June 26/09 -- 13 -- Wolfville -- Hope Gillis & Tony Napoli
> June 27/09 -- 17 -- Wolfville -- Sylvia & Trevor (from U.K.)
> June 29/09 -- 100++?? -- Middleton -- Claire Diggins
> June 29/09 -- 14 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford
> July 1/09 -- 7+ (15?) -- Wolfville -- Tony (Napoli?)
> July 2/09 -- 18 -- Wolfville -- Lauren Park, Megan Thibeault
> July 3/09 -- 16+ -- Wolfville -- Lauren Park, Megan Thibeault
> July 6/09 -- 85-100 -- St. Bernard big church -- Karen Potter
> July 7/09 -- 43 -- New Glasgow -- Ken McKenna
> July 10/09 -- 18 -- Wolfville -- Sue & Don Thorpe, Dianne & Gordon  
> Thorpe
> July 11/09 -- 53 -- New Glasgow -- Ken McKenna
> July 11/09 -- 40?? -- Wolfville?? -- no other information provided??
> July 12/09 -- 21 -- Wolfville?? -- Beane? Bach? and J. & R. Halsey??
> July 13/09 -- 31 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford & 4 others
> July 13/09 -- 158 -- Middleton -- Claire Diggins
> July 14/09 -- 18 -- Wolfville -- Danita Irvin
> July 16/09 -- 22 -- Wolfville -- the Franken family (New Jersey, USA)
> July 17/09 -- 32 -- Wolfville -- Tony Napoli
> July 18/09 -- 19 -- Wolfville -- Nancy Ceccarelli
> July 19/09 -- 114++ -- McGowan Lake Fish Hatchery -- Karen Potter,  
> Chad Smith
> July 20/09 -- 71 -- New Glasgow -- Ken McKenna
> July 20/09 -- 25 -- Wolfville -- Joan Forshner Dart et al.
> July 22/09 -- 24 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford & 4 others
> July 23/09 -- 36 -- Wolfville -- The Whites (New Hampshire)
> July 27/09 -- 38+ -- Wolfville -- JW + 8 or more others (some from  
> Austin, TX)
> July 28/09 -- 29 -- Wolfville -- Tamara Selman (Hfx.)
> July 29/09 -- 26+ -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford + 2 from Halifax
> July 31/09 -- 152 -- Middleton -- JOBSHOP????
> Aug. 2/09 -- 58+ -- Wolfville -- Patricia Chalmers (Hfx.)
> Aug. 3/09 -- 62 -- Wolfville -- Paula M. (Magwood?)
> Aug. 6/09 -- 58 (77) ?? -- Wolfville -- Angie Davidson (Dart/Hfx?)
> Aug. 7/09 -- 73 -- Wolfville -- lyssa? & Max (Boston, Mass.)
> Aug. 8/09 -- 80 -- Wolfville -- Heather Brown & 3 other counters +  
> Jim Wolford
> Aug. 8/09 -- 200 -- Middleton -- Claire Diggins & Wayne Neily
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