[ValleyNature] 116 Chimney Swifts, McGowan Lake, May 16/09

[James W. Wolford]

THANKS, PETER! from Jim et al.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Peter Hope <peterhope at ns.sympatico.ca>
> Date: May 16, 2009 10:08:34 PM ADT
> To: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: [NatureNS] Chimney Swifts at McGowan Lake
> Reply-To: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca
>
> Saturday Night May 16/09 - Count of Chimney Swifts at McGowan Lake,  
> Queens Co
>
> Sky was completely overcast, warm with a bit of a light breeze
>
> I arrived at 20:25 and within a few minutes I noted over a dozen  
> swifts flying overhead
>
> By 20:50 the swifts were spiraling around 100 m + over the chimney  
> in the old backsmith shop
>
> At 20:55  the swifts began dipping close to the chimney and then 2  
> went in
>
> 20:55 - within a minute of the first swifts entering the chimney  
> 100 went in
>
> From 20:57 to 21:04 14 swifts entered the chimney
>
> Survey completed at 21:08.   Total  116 swifts + or - 15 %
>
> Between 20:59 and 21:06 two adult bald eagles flew past within 150  
> m of the swifts without interfering with them.
>
> Pete Hope

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/pipermail/nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca/attachments/20090517/cdd181c9/attachment.html>