[ValleyNature] 110 Middleton chimney swifts May 25/10 + 2010 summary

[James W. Wolford]

THANKS, CLAIRE! from Jim et al.  Don's use any address for me that is  
not <jimwolford at eastlink.ca>.  Sorry that you had trouble, but keep  
counting them!  Much appreciated!

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Claire Diggins <claire_diggins at hotmail.com>
> Date: May 29, 2010 9:09:30 AM ADT
> To: jim wolford <jimwolford at eastlink.ca>
> Subject: RE: 300 chimney swifts at Upper Falmouth farmhouse + 2010  
> summary
>
> Hi Jim,
>  I wrote this message up 4 times and each time it bounced back.  
> Here I go again!
>  Tuesday May 25th I watched the swifts enter the chimney at the  
> Middleton High School.
> Temp 19.5*C    Windy    75% cloud after a brief rain shower
>  Swifts began entering at 9:00. Stopped at 9:12 I counted 110 . I  
> left at 9:15.
>  Claire


>  2010 CHIMNEY SWIFTS SUMMARY

May 1/10 - 0 - Robie Tufts Nature Centre (RTNC), Wolfville  
-              Jim Wolford
May 4/10 - 5+ - RTNC, Wolfville -                                   
Harold Forsyth, Jim Wolford
May 4/10 - some heard (guess perhaps 25??) - Middleton -            
Claire Diggins
May 5/10 - 44 - New Glasgow, Temperance St. School -                   
Ken McKenna
May 6/10 - 115 - Middleton Reg. High School  
-                                     Wayne Neily
May 8/10 - 100+ - New Glasgow, Temperance St. School -            
Elizabeth Doull
May 8/10 - 5 - seen along Butler Rd., sw. of Kentville  
-                      Rick Whitman
May 9/10 - 50+ - Wolfville, RTNC  
-                                      Jean & Stephanie Timpa
May 13/10 - 50+ - Wolfville, RTNC -                                  
Wendy Elliott, Jim Wolford
May 17/10 - 52 - Wolfville, RTNC  
-                                           Brenda & Bill Thexton
May 17/10 - 386 - New Glasgow, Temperance St. School -              
Ken McKenna
May 18/10 - perhaps only half of 386 (not counted)+ puff of smoke!? -
	New Glasgow - Ken McKenna et al.
May 18/10 - zero - Wolfville, University Hall  
-                                          Jim Wolford
May 20/10 - 65+ - Wolfville, RTNC -                          Pat  
Hawes, Jim Wolford, et al.
May 20/10 - 139 - McGowan Lake, Queen's County -                    
Brad Toms et al.
May 21/10 - 44 - Wolfville, RTNC - Hendrick Reers, Sarah McGuire,  
Mary-Claire 	Sanderson
May 21/10 - zero - N.S. Agric. College, Bible Hill  
-                     Linda & Ross Hall
May 22/10 - 108 - Upper Falmouth farmhouse -    John Belbin, Cheryl  
Rutledge
May 22/10 - 65+ - Wolfville, RTNC  
-                                            Gisela Westphalen
May 23/10 - 40+ - Wolfville, RTNC -                        ? & Ralph  
Winter, Jim Wolford
May 23/10 - 46 - St. Bernard big church, Digby Co.  
-                          Karen Potter
May 24/10 - 7 swifts seen in Bear River (driving through)  
-               Karen Potter
May 24/10 - 21 - Wolfville, RTNC - Lauren Park, Megan Thibeault, Tony  
Napoli
May 24/10 - 18 - Upper Falmouth farmhouse  
-                              Cheryl Rutledge
May 25/10 - 110 - Middleton Regional High School  
-                      Claire Diggins
May 25/10 - 45+ - Wolfville, RTNC  
-                                                         Jim Wolford
May 26/10 - 160+ - Upper Falmouth farmhouse  
-                          Cheryl Rutledge
May 27/10 - 300 (very approx.) - Upper Falmouth farmhouse -  Cheryl  
Rutledge
May 27/10 - 66+ - Wolfville, RTNC - Lauren Park, Sarah McGuire, Mary- 
Claire 	Sanderson, Jim Wolford

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville

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