[ValleyNature] 96+ Wolfville chimney swifts May 28/09

[James W. Wolford]

May 28, 2009 - ROBIE TUFTS NATURE CENTRE in Wolfville at dusk: 96+  
TOTAL CHIMNEY SWIFTS counted as they entered the chimney from 9:03 to  
9:20 p.m. (Sunset was at about 8:49 p.m.) -- observations from 8:40  
to 9:25 p.m. -- clear sky, calm, 11 C., beautiful quiet evening so  
that I again could HEAR the swifts (hooray), and the swifts put on  
quite a show, making us wait a long time and swooping past the  
chimney top many times over many minutes -- observers Jim Wolford,  
Brian Starzomski, Amy ?, Steve Slipp, and quite a few other gawkers.

2009 CHIMNEY SWIFTS SUMMARY

May 9/09 -- 12 -- Wolfville, Robie Tufts Nature Centre -- Jim  
Wolford, Carol Carpenter, Sean Timpa, Jean Timpa
May 11/09 -- 20 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford
May 11/09 -- 75 -- New Glasgow -- 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 -- 20 -- Oxford, free-standing ex-foundry chimney -- Julie  
Paquet
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 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 - 96 -- Wolfville -- Jim Wolford, Brian Starzomski, Amy ?,  
Steve Slipp, et al.
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