tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49844321672524831212024-03-13T15:33:41.508-04:00Michigan Hummingbird GuyAllen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.comBlogger314125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-71292226794032647932024-01-13T21:53:00.004-05:002024-01-13T21:55:01.473-05:00Fall 2023 Bird Banding Report posted<p>I have finished the Fall 2023 Bird Banding Report for Lake St. Clair Metropark, Macomb County, Michigan. It can be viewed by clicking the "Bird Banding Reports" above, or use this link.</p><p><a href="http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com/p/bird-banding-reports.html">http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com/p/bird-banding-reports.html</a><br /></p>Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-1024406196473392822023-11-22T20:53:00.000-05:002023-11-22T20:53:00.565-05:00October & November 2023 Bird Banding Results PostedThe banding season at Lake St. Clair Metropark, Macomb County, Michigan, came to a close the first week of November. I have posted results, photos, and highlights to my Bird Banding Blog (use link above). There were several good days, some unfortunate net damage, and a first for the banding station.Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-67057128485188961612023-10-10T10:26:00.003-04:002023-10-10T10:26:50.415-04:00September 2023 Bird Banding Results Posted<p>Bird banding results, highlights, and photos from Lake St. Clair Metropark, Macomb County, Michigan for the month of September have been posted to the Bird Banding Blog (link above). September is warbler month around here, and there were lots of them, as well as hummingbirds, flycatchers, vireos, thrushes, and even a few sparrows at the end. There were unusually early arrivals, unusually late lingerers, and some uncommon species that includes one species that has only been banded in the park once before.<br /></p>Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-54531987000099940892023-09-20T16:02:00.003-04:002023-09-20T16:02:45.793-04:00August 2023 Bird Banding Results posted<p>I have been a bit behind, so am just getting the August bird banding results posted to the Bird Banding Blog, which can be accessed at the link above. The weather was good, and the number of birds and diversity were also good, with a number of uncommon captures. <br /></p>Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-32855841509369525522023-08-23T19:37:00.001-04:002023-08-23T19:37:43.909-04:00Spring 2023 Bird Banding Report posted<p>The detailed report of the spring 2023 bird banding season has been posted to the Bird Banding Reports section of this block. Click the link above and scroll down click on a PDF version of the report.<br /></p>Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-88431013811250444122023-08-14T21:30:00.002-04:002023-08-14T21:30:52.284-04:00Fall 2023 Bird Banding Season has started<p>I am a bit tardy in posting this, but the fall 2023 bird banding season at Lake St. Clair Metropark, Macomb County, Michigan, started on August 6th. As of today (August 14), we have banded on 3 days. Watch the Bird Banding blog page for an update at the end of August.<br /></p>Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-75494364795815599702023-07-01T10:32:00.004-04:002023-07-01T10:32:50.413-04:00 Birding Bogota, Colombia<p>I am in Colombia, and took 700+ photos on my first day northwest of Bogota. Here is one of many photo highlights, and one of the 10 lifers (of 86 species seen). Bogota Rail is often very shy, but not today!</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimp353-GJqivEZIezQ8JXNzjcE66mN8lAvuAClZlrRyhmtzK8bmSojTVE7LPV5nPYsW8z0iSXBvStqQiAoz-tdyB1KLlvPWDyfwapG3bb93aKV1i3FK8oOID8FlOp6PT4OE_Hse-VsHqU5XD2BC1bk9t-S_Y976sgv17aEvjMtHWdc5eifZgOAqQ6Xqw/s800/Bogota_Rail_5524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimp353-GJqivEZIezQ8JXNzjcE66mN8lAvuAClZlrRyhmtzK8bmSojTVE7LPV5nPYsW8z0iSXBvStqQiAoz-tdyB1KLlvPWDyfwapG3bb93aKV1i3FK8oOID8FlOp6PT4OE_Hse-VsHqU5XD2BC1bk9t-S_Y976sgv17aEvjMtHWdc5eifZgOAqQ6Xqw/w400-h266/Bogota_Rail_5524.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bogota Rail at La Florida Wetland.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-29338210760531067912023-06-14T21:04:00.004-04:002023-06-14T21:04:40.832-04:00Spring 2023 Bird Banding Totals Posted<p>Totals for the spring 2023 bird banding season at Lake St. Clair Metropark, Macomb County, Michigan.mhave been posted to the Bird Banding Blog page (use link above). <br /></p>Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-22381772385538799462023-06-06T21:34:00.003-04:002023-06-06T21:34:35.431-04:00June 2023 Bird Banding Results Posted<p>The final two days of banding at Lake St. Clair Metropark, in the first week of June, have been posted to the Bird Banding Blog (use link above). A tally of all final results will be posted in the coming days, and a full report in the coming weeks.<br /></p>Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-13233301432499081512023-06-03T21:22:00.004-04:002023-06-03T21:22:43.590-04:00May 2023 Bird Banding Results posted<p>It was a very good month for bird banding at Lake St. Clair Metropark, Macomb County, Michigan. I have posted results and highlights to my Bird Banding Blog (use link above), which includes a species I've never banded before!<br /></p>Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-4659052937189781902023-05-19T20:02:00.003-04:002023-05-19T20:02:43.087-04:00April 2023 Bird Banding Results Posted<p>It has taken me a while, but I have finally posted results, highlights, and photo highlights from bird banding efforts during April at Lake St. Clair Metropark. To view this entry, click the Bird Banding Blog link above.<br /></p>Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-32307067122214844392023-03-25T16:43:00.002-04:002023-03-25T16:43:23.963-04:002023 Spring Bird Banding Season Starts April 2nd<p>We are ready to start banding! On Sunday, April 2nd, we will be setting
up the net poles and nets for the spring season at Lake St. Clair Metropark. After nets are set up, we
will of course keep them open until at least 1 p.m. or 2 p.m. to see
what we catch. Check the Bird Banding Blog link above for monthly summaries of our results.<br /></p>Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-62587450686126539992023-01-29T09:39:00.003-05:002023-01-29T09:39:34.703-05:002022 Hummingbird Banding Report Finished<p>I have finished compiling my 2022 hummingbird banding report, and it is now posted to this site. To read it click on the "Bird Banding Reports..." link above.<br /></p>Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-10120485245508149272022-12-24T15:09:00.004-05:002022-12-24T15:09:17.875-05:00The 2022 Bird Banding Blog is Archived <p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>The 2022 Bird Banding Blog is Archived</span><span face=""><span>.<br /></span></span></span></span></p><p>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
<a href="https://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com/p/archive-of-bird-banding-blogs.html">Click here to visit archives of Bird Banding Blogs from previous years.</a><br />
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County, Michigan, have been posted to the Bird Banding Blog (click link
above). Records were set, and there are many photo highlights in this installment.Two more banding days, in the first week of November, will complete our efforts for this season and I will post those results and a full summary of banding totals after that.<br /></p>Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-43129171037344970102022-10-05T20:55:00.002-04:002022-10-05T20:55:26.195-04:00August and September Banding Results posted<p>September bird banding results from Lake St. Clair Metropark, Macomb County, Michigan, have been posted to the Bird Banding Blog (click link above). Last month, results for August were also posted and can be found by scrolling way down past the September entries. This fall is already a very good banding season, and we have a full month to go. Stay tuned.<br /></p>Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-53298976605012082592022-09-10T21:38:00.002-04:002022-09-10T21:38:22.670-04:00Fall bird banding for 2022 has begun<p>Results, and photo highlights, from the beginnings of fall banding at Lake St. Clair Metropark, Macomb County, Michigan, can be found by clicking on the "Bird Banding Blog" above, or by using this direct link: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html<br /></p>Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-63190531381856761462022-08-04T19:42:00.003-04:002022-08-04T19:49:10.236-04:00An Old Hummingbird<p>I don't often post about my summer hummingbird banding, as I visit each of about 15 or more private residences three times from mid-June to early September. There are occasionally some highlights of movements or returns that I report in my annual hummingbird banding report, but this week an adult female Ruby-throated Hummingbird was recaptured that ties the longevity record of the species.</p><p>In July, at the residence of Jim and Nancy Summers in St. Joseph County, Michigan, our team of banders and banding assistants banded a total of 161 "new" Ruby-throats and recaptured an additional 68 returning from previous years. Among them was a female that was banded at this site in July 2014, as an adult (after hatch-year). Using the standard method that the Bird Banding Lab uses for calculating age, it is assumed she hatched in June 2013 or earlier. That made her at least 9 years 1 month old, which was one month short of tying the record. </p><p>Then, on August 3, among 63 more "new" banded and 96 recaptures, we recaptured her again, making her now at least 9 years 2 months old. She is in the photo below.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Qi5x17R9uKM8FPrVKd-TgXxIdQRUmpBvCKYP6EjH2HRYxEMAVjz9CWCyN31U9tpTnc37jQaIOQjVdK2mu8EO-pcLlcCHmqKD68oz1rbSlX69Rrwc29LvL0KLDLz5raUv_QJkM-IyqpNYciSdvrL5atSe0-0_Mtan4X9WbYNbOOzJqaPbAJSCMZqM/s800/RTHU_AHY-F_banded_in_2014_0668.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Qi5x17R9uKM8FPrVKd-TgXxIdQRUmpBvCKYP6EjH2HRYxEMAVjz9CWCyN31U9tpTnc37jQaIOQjVdK2mu8EO-pcLlcCHmqKD68oz1rbSlX69Rrwc29LvL0KLDLz5raUv_QJkM-IyqpNYciSdvrL5atSe0-0_Mtan4X9WbYNbOOzJqaPbAJSCMZqM/w400-h266/RTHU_AHY-F_banded_in_2014_0668.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here, bander Brenda Keith shows our elderly hummingbird to proud "father" Jim Summers.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2kyAB8_CYyxqNYdmvcccUq8L20Ijjf7ymjNVmSFmOJ0mVj89ZjH_ibEb80ygHPlYMYgFV-5Jt9Ufo9OsMFuYF7_w4AB19km7-G9FE7AtgTWo04v8yo1PXpCNXDfraUGUDVjF4QCTKtYJt8Qfutey8ql2O1aNK1GE63zM2SNl9StCkOrmCj7tdxVL/s800/Jim_and_Brenda_with_old_RTHU_0670.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2kyAB8_CYyxqNYdmvcccUq8L20Ijjf7ymjNVmSFmOJ0mVj89ZjH_ibEb80ygHPlYMYgFV-5Jt9Ufo9OsMFuYF7_w4AB19km7-G9FE7AtgTWo04v8yo1PXpCNXDfraUGUDVjF4QCTKtYJt8Qfutey8ql2O1aNK1GE63zM2SNl9StCkOrmCj7tdxVL/w400-h266/Jim_and_Brenda_with_old_RTHU_0670.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>And here, Jim and Nancy say bon voyage to our record-tying hummingbird as we release her, and hope for a record-breaking recapture next year!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMIwBgDZ6eBNWeDWR6ZX-jLw4ieuLRfS1vz8GoXUyZSiBCtJcgwjJLkZwQdA4D1D2grRUIcoWdEv2ptfn9v0Cg5OlOkzNPF_frvU6U3p0uh_SK5bBvPepzJekNMQkDhwT0CH2yPM_AgJZrLKheyH6kdgmO61T9ykSb6xbXZswcrNfVV0QDLaregoG/s800/Nancy_Jim_and_Brenda_with_old_RTHU_0673.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMIwBgDZ6eBNWeDWR6ZX-jLw4ieuLRfS1vz8GoXUyZSiBCtJcgwjJLkZwQdA4D1D2grRUIcoWdEv2ptfn9v0Cg5OlOkzNPF_frvU6U3p0uh_SK5bBvPepzJekNMQkDhwT0CH2yPM_AgJZrLKheyH6kdgmO61T9ykSb6xbXZswcrNfVV0QDLaregoG/w400-h266/Nancy_Jim_and_Brenda_with_old_RTHU_0673.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-78894143729350208272022-06-27T20:23:00.001-04:002022-06-27T20:23:06.795-04:00Back to Gander, Newfoundland<p>Today we had to make the 3 1/2 hour drive from Corner Brook back to Gander to make an 11:30 a.m. appointment at a medical clinic to get a certified COVID test before flying home tomorrow. We had seen news reports that the U.S had lifted testing requirements for entry by air as of June 12th, but we figured that it was better to be safe than sorry even though we were flying out on the 16th. That turned out to be a good decision, because Canada had not lifted testing requirements to travel between provinces, so we needed them to travel through Toronto on our way home.</p><p>After lunch, we headed out a few miles west of Gander to a dirt road going north of the Trans-Canada Highway where an American Three-toed Woodpecker had been reported recently. It was 15 kilometers in, and off on a side road, but it was a reasonably good dirt road by Newfoundland standards. I managed some good photos of a few warblers, including the very common Northern Waterthrush and fairly common Magnolia Warbler.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CCiFvKV6QzROwHHwwM0bS5S-zKnxQrdSuF9MhHf7oF78h7EmMj0KjnaPcJsODtY9I6NMn2tBzMYOgg3rPUGFcgMFttYlhIK8uJvpHksPicqbeYyp9Gv9uz-kxqTkWt_tl3hp-dIy8wh_IMxif47jhIyrwVWw7CEMi4OdtoeAdvUcP_BKsTy1lJf4/s800/20220615_Northern_Waterthrush_3311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CCiFvKV6QzROwHHwwM0bS5S-zKnxQrdSuF9MhHf7oF78h7EmMj0KjnaPcJsODtY9I6NMn2tBzMYOgg3rPUGFcgMFttYlhIK8uJvpHksPicqbeYyp9Gv9uz-kxqTkWt_tl3hp-dIy8wh_IMxif47jhIyrwVWw7CEMi4OdtoeAdvUcP_BKsTy1lJf4/w400-h266/20220615_Northern_Waterthrush_3311.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Waterthrush<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgci6mL5VKB7Qv-A1E8A785YDRqbQEM5N8jEFx2LkwLgKq-why31txVIoXeWUxYV7ZWnVHqceEUnyfRp5GjzFH4nLpxvF7-C9Kbh6S4-evVdTo8RfbuBbbw9N_skK40CmqbYAEWGypQ-2TR2naTcWk6da05t7Kc_yowZEKVdUTjbI2bMNAkre3vxsFH/s800/20220615_Northern_Waterthrush_3314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgci6mL5VKB7Qv-A1E8A785YDRqbQEM5N8jEFx2LkwLgKq-why31txVIoXeWUxYV7ZWnVHqceEUnyfRp5GjzFH4nLpxvF7-C9Kbh6S4-evVdTo8RfbuBbbw9N_skK40CmqbYAEWGypQ-2TR2naTcWk6da05t7Kc_yowZEKVdUTjbI2bMNAkre3vxsFH/w400-h266/20220615_Northern_Waterthrush_3314.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Waterthrush<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRET-bWEfwLLnTG73oaLnI1Ze_qqH-8Gjuf7m5tDQPOJBhtTPpcy_o-nUIKpc3GFhT-bfOHdz3iCiNTidIyeOOxXrgBwGA-GHkmnu0s0F1NZyg03flks86Tj9X8A2d8OAQEsOvyrHKLBQrwqc2qDQv4S_fg7zJ01VwtyPdaj83cvRspCc4badHZKAk/s800/20220615_Magnolia_Warbler_3285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRET-bWEfwLLnTG73oaLnI1Ze_qqH-8Gjuf7m5tDQPOJBhtTPpcy_o-nUIKpc3GFhT-bfOHdz3iCiNTidIyeOOxXrgBwGA-GHkmnu0s0F1NZyg03flks86Tj9X8A2d8OAQEsOvyrHKLBQrwqc2qDQv4S_fg7zJ01VwtyPdaj83cvRspCc4badHZKAk/w400-h266/20220615_Magnolia_Warbler_3285.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magnolia Warbler<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9YMYZsqeJE9tpS9VwNsM9o2d28VeG8_CvfG0FSfgBrN558zRWvIY3FF0qI54y94dlZTaBBGpQBn1MIDK_yoLFbjRqz8pHeSGMLd0zfxHIDxlJGn_8aANhB8HwFoG7KMeumah4Hx6EZqCCYIe5Eu1W07b9-yuunwazAIASA8a6tgu-oTOqxII7Arr/s800/20220615_Magnolia_Warbler_3292.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9YMYZsqeJE9tpS9VwNsM9o2d28VeG8_CvfG0FSfgBrN558zRWvIY3FF0qI54y94dlZTaBBGpQBn1MIDK_yoLFbjRqz8pHeSGMLd0zfxHIDxlJGn_8aANhB8HwFoG7KMeumah4Hx6EZqCCYIe5Eu1W07b9-yuunwazAIASA8a6tgu-oTOqxII7Arr/w400-h266/20220615_Magnolia_Warbler_3292.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magnolia Warbler<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWyP24JXywklU5KRldvSUNdu44KrKOo9OQb82vVHLhZfyic5wfZFknlgIVsmK9r263Xrc-rIUWKp8nZ0ruAN7Ni7iuk9PbsWl9PZ0r6F05osPQN5v7QenOqxp5TTcg9sav6I--MUyTVWW0TlwedSZzZApTksO8c5NJ1EO_xPxdVcRoMrLjceoQFMt/s800/20220615_Magnolia_Warbler_3307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWyP24JXywklU5KRldvSUNdu44KrKOo9OQb82vVHLhZfyic5wfZFknlgIVsmK9r263Xrc-rIUWKp8nZ0ruAN7Ni7iuk9PbsWl9PZ0r6F05osPQN5v7QenOqxp5TTcg9sav6I--MUyTVWW0TlwedSZzZApTksO8c5NJ1EO_xPxdVcRoMrLjceoQFMt/w400-h266/20220615_Magnolia_Warbler_3307.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magnolia Warbler<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Another warbler that I had really wanted to see and photograph was the Palm Warbler of the "Yellow" subspecies that is a rare vagrant to the Great Lakes (though most of those I have banded have had a variable number of yellow belly feathers). Terra Nova National Park was supposed to be a good place for them, but we missed them there. Along this road, there were several and I did manage a few photos. What surprised me is that their song was a lot like a Chipping Sparrow and not much like the songs we hear from migrants in Michigan.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqT1m83rtEymcG0q_lcI4WxWew6rixDLRcY_canctqQzvYYEhyZVb7zsqEEROsnrmSxY4RY9ZoNbTykjbUL3sxVrTMdUKNlCWAPQXcQem7ZAwbVRYvTMwinoaH0huTFik6W4ETLyTFsTYgdKU_WeTSI5yPHZRZQc4CWA0zJz1KcS8MN-gF8Xxzd9K_/s800/20220615_Palm_Warbler_3324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqT1m83rtEymcG0q_lcI4WxWew6rixDLRcY_canctqQzvYYEhyZVb7zsqEEROsnrmSxY4RY9ZoNbTykjbUL3sxVrTMdUKNlCWAPQXcQem7ZAwbVRYvTMwinoaH0huTFik6W4ETLyTFsTYgdKU_WeTSI5yPHZRZQc4CWA0zJz1KcS8MN-gF8Xxzd9K_/w400-h266/20220615_Palm_Warbler_3324.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Yellow" Palm Warbler (<i>Setophaga palmarum hypochrysea</i>)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtC065Bmj_2ujszYT3wzLXx_1-8HfbjXGcL6_1LjYFLLXgYA5inFTQ-Cm7hGriXrQVpQpKQx8iu5InMTqADEzjxE6IJRHSuCFN7tUUORSCMQbi8fLeH3iXB64qZL8LSnQjHRPsyRKrghJWxKXqrMYuwIPLrvsuPmCEzrSEK0NAOWtb8KoUg9y6E89j/s800/20220615_Palm_Warbler_3329.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtC065Bmj_2ujszYT3wzLXx_1-8HfbjXGcL6_1LjYFLLXgYA5inFTQ-Cm7hGriXrQVpQpKQx8iu5InMTqADEzjxE6IJRHSuCFN7tUUORSCMQbi8fLeH3iXB64qZL8LSnQjHRPsyRKrghJWxKXqrMYuwIPLrvsuPmCEzrSEK0NAOWtb8KoUg9y6E89j/w400-h266/20220615_Palm_Warbler_3329.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Yellow" Palm Warbler (<i>Setophaga palmarum hypochrysea</i>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A few insects were out along this road, including a dragonfly that I have tentatively identified as a Muskeg Emerald.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5qqahjQ2lxtBvEn8K9gwOqUNCkH8stUBtHCYpERQdBMHyiyKAJUpMGN7TO0TL6BUKKhCc2IbFnhM2ullD8OHAfuQaqdR78h34z6AVYCA4g9IfYD8lz8RtU8KC0WbytcHJEsR2xXIHj4vpfRFDRFmj5hS2FPSYnlTUKq4WrJuyYFNUojFHK_PdM2z/s800/20220615_Muskeg_Emerald_3280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5qqahjQ2lxtBvEn8K9gwOqUNCkH8stUBtHCYpERQdBMHyiyKAJUpMGN7TO0TL6BUKKhCc2IbFnhM2ullD8OHAfuQaqdR78h34z6AVYCA4g9IfYD8lz8RtU8KC0WbytcHJEsR2xXIHj4vpfRFDRFmj5hS2FPSYnlTUKq4WrJuyYFNUojFHK_PdM2z/w400-h266/20220615_Muskeg_Emerald_3280.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Muskeg Emerald (<i>Somatochlora septentrionalis</i>)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Once we got in to the sideroad where the woodpecker had been reported, it had to be walked as it was rutted and probably impassible with our rental car. It was only about 1/4 mile to the dead end where lots of spruces were on both sides of the road. But the only woodpecker was a flyover that went unidentified, but looked like a Downy. There were tons of Moose tracks in this road, so we were vigilant. There were also a few Tiger Beetles hunting the road surface that I have tentatively identified as Boreal Long-lipped Tiger Beetle.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GvcCK5NIjKwbVrTZIL2Ys-RFglVg6TKjNe_zUueDTnYQiyNBNu3wmtPBsd3t-melvK0vdgzhujSCl_F2ET_jUmierNN2Tdf6AgfmBtiLQwSVZ-l46lsgDB3-JnrzAoSSh87vldDJLeyvpZNgYxwOM8H7CRzZwN0bRsmFYC40jvJ53oL2YPwvBlJl/s800/20220615_Boreal_Long-lipped_Tiger_Beetle_3339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GvcCK5NIjKwbVrTZIL2Ys-RFglVg6TKjNe_zUueDTnYQiyNBNu3wmtPBsd3t-melvK0vdgzhujSCl_F2ET_jUmierNN2Tdf6AgfmBtiLQwSVZ-l46lsgDB3-JnrzAoSSh87vldDJLeyvpZNgYxwOM8H7CRzZwN0bRsmFYC40jvJ53oL2YPwvBlJl/w400-h266/20220615_Boreal_Long-lipped_Tiger_Beetle_3339.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boreal Long-lipped Tiger Beetle (<i>Cicindela longilabris</i>)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Also in the road was the first amphibian seen on the trip. We had heard American Toads and Green Frogs in a few places, but there are NO native frogs, salamanders, snakes, or lizards in Newfoundland. All four species of frog have been introduced. But it was still nice to see an American Toad in the road.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitV_Zes9IMfj0i6h6esKHGno2EeLcCrnMAPQrufvKrbsKeqnP32KaH6L0kDnCYrqN4N4IJVG06uEZTS-21N-IQbj5RpbEhGpMPvmUDXp4cteSccHaZAXsrmrnQH51lA67OaUQ6vIuMHI9YZ97OX_PGrZ-tNkmkEYq--xpTdsxEG38C7d9bo44LOugI/s800/20220615_American_Toad_3364.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitV_Zes9IMfj0i6h6esKHGno2EeLcCrnMAPQrufvKrbsKeqnP32KaH6L0kDnCYrqN4N4IJVG06uEZTS-21N-IQbj5RpbEhGpMPvmUDXp4cteSccHaZAXsrmrnQH51lA67OaUQ6vIuMHI9YZ97OX_PGrZ-tNkmkEYq--xpTdsxEG38C7d9bo44LOugI/w400-h266/20220615_American_Toad_3364.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">American Toad<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On the way back to the Trans-Canada Highway, a couple of sparrow-sized birds flew up into a spruce, and stayed in view. They were White-winged Crossbills. Although we had seen then nearly every day, almost always they were flying over in small groups or larger flocks, rarely perching. So it was nice to finally get a chance for photos.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjruwM0EOha90-Gp3g6hoViY1-8qCf8Y5t-mxB9JAabfZ6lNJv-QvqUYbrRveQvTRHwx9rhX8rtgAc2oi7Uxx7K-ov8FjG9vMKVedumyhKowtfUSSpUkkIgbJZ8FdIAGspiy8iZrisnZdH66fll_H14tPSjTGdLti8F7HFB5QI8Hgk82lAgxce3UpCu/s800/20220615_Whitewinged_Crossbill_3344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjruwM0EOha90-Gp3g6hoViY1-8qCf8Y5t-mxB9JAabfZ6lNJv-QvqUYbrRveQvTRHwx9rhX8rtgAc2oi7Uxx7K-ov8FjG9vMKVedumyhKowtfUSSpUkkIgbJZ8FdIAGspiy8iZrisnZdH66fll_H14tPSjTGdLti8F7HFB5QI8Hgk82lAgxce3UpCu/w400-h266/20220615_Whitewinged_Crossbill_3344.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-winged Crossbill<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEj_IP6VQ0VgyVJumLfTWfSYLgibyNr0oSrgTJ7VDaCj8rZ_zxVyIBxZtbxEKemayZMnVvjqsZK_75nshlbuMkDnkwN_I9QMCBzxl2RK9fkZxvQ9QfiQYsZ1PN0fg1pe4JXDprO8aXU9wdfjzOy2bOstREjV0SnW6MIyZjZkZcm1HyLYMt8K8ihY3X/s800/20220615_Whitewinged_Crossbill_3361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEj_IP6VQ0VgyVJumLfTWfSYLgibyNr0oSrgTJ7VDaCj8rZ_zxVyIBxZtbxEKemayZMnVvjqsZK_75nshlbuMkDnkwN_I9QMCBzxl2RK9fkZxvQ9QfiQYsZ1PN0fg1pe4JXDprO8aXU9wdfjzOy2bOstREjV0SnW6MIyZjZkZcm1HyLYMt8K8ihY3X/w400-h266/20220615_Whitewinged_Crossbill_3361.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-winged Crossbill<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMfpOIW8FPWfMHnzlfsVho4Vdov3AjQ-5vhFwW9iMUL7kDosB3XTyixLVM3IN_tEEfjP7kYWHXGOnK4do_rF8emag2YxQbXjEiRhsjLfRjI59ICpEv15Hfcmf5hcumIXHUTDwhWLxxuDqw40RaZjtFxnT7g9s-GAseSMfVXCYE4fFyrq2XB6cZoyl/s800/20220615_Whitewinged_Crossbill_3363.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMfpOIW8FPWfMHnzlfsVho4Vdov3AjQ-5vhFwW9iMUL7kDosB3XTyixLVM3IN_tEEfjP7kYWHXGOnK4do_rF8emag2YxQbXjEiRhsjLfRjI59ICpEv15Hfcmf5hcumIXHUTDwhWLxxuDqw40RaZjtFxnT7g9s-GAseSMfVXCYE4fFyrq2XB6cZoyl/w400-h266/20220615_Whitewinged_Crossbill_3363.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-winged Crossbill<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It was now mid-afternoon, so we decided to head back to the road where a Black-backed Woodpecker had been reported, where we had seen a lot of warblers four days ago. We only went in 6 kilometers to the woodpecker spot, but it was very quiet. So, we drove back out and to our motel in Gander where we had dinner, and got everything ready to fly out tomorrow.</p><p>The next morning, Thursday the 16th, we left Gander at 6 a.m. for the 3 1/2 hour drive back to St. John's for our 12:15 flight. It was a very eventful day, and not in a good way, dealing with delayed flights and crowded airports, and we arrived home at 10 p.m., about two hours later than we had planned.<br /></p></div>Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-12440285730679708642022-06-25T22:00:00.004-04:002022-06-25T22:11:52.269-04:00Gros Morne, Newfoundland<p>The objective today was to explore as much of Gros Morne National Park as possible. Two or three days might have been better if we wanted to walk more trails and take the boat tour into the fjords. The Black Fly on the lens of this first photo near the southern entrance to the park was a sign that spring was certainly progressing.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5oL1moDYoMMGISJQvMnXO8LHoTwkvaxX5VrxcRBOxBJ4UzmlNRprDFfOaquRHbuJmLyzTiY9C-KVVN5Zv6Dz4DUJf_B8jNsEdy18Bz2KbYhOzYaEH3KDJ6BNkLvEi4zOt1Vz8ht5EnGIq9674pzqmdOwGpc2wMJr5MGYTGciQBew2ZyqDiOQzyuYD/s800/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_0407.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5oL1moDYoMMGISJQvMnXO8LHoTwkvaxX5VrxcRBOxBJ4UzmlNRprDFfOaquRHbuJmLyzTiY9C-KVVN5Zv6Dz4DUJf_B8jNsEdy18Bz2KbYhOzYaEH3KDJ6BNkLvEi4zOt1Vz8ht5EnGIq9674pzqmdOwGpc2wMJr5MGYTGciQBew2ZyqDiOQzyuYD/w400-h266/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_0407.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Even so, there was still a fair bit of snow on some of the "mountains" in the park.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDrspdnkx5uGP0qqcEO0u5DqxNAXCGBv6k9JaMEClV_4MxDZqwuL7M-sBP-Pnf1lYwjzDPTUVb37B-Vlw0aAHaLYIlLzhf3fkjc1Yhg9WTnb3j6rGse8WbtPuIOroyD5cpMgkfEE63f0iCu2JHAvSAa_h7Zbr1XHeyw3nZZ5BcwpU7bnT2Otnd9BF/s800/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_0415.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDrspdnkx5uGP0qqcEO0u5DqxNAXCGBv6k9JaMEClV_4MxDZqwuL7M-sBP-Pnf1lYwjzDPTUVb37B-Vlw0aAHaLYIlLzhf3fkjc1Yhg9WTnb3j6rGse8WbtPuIOroyD5cpMgkfEE63f0iCu2JHAvSAa_h7Zbr1XHeyw3nZZ5BcwpU7bnT2Otnd9BF/w400-h266/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_0415.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>At an overlook of Bras East Arm, we ran into a local Newfoundlander who told us that we were looking at a saltwater fjord, and during July and August he regularly sees Minke Whales there.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJnncRLTgwio4FORPeZUet2EPZqoF0jKpzGUhoqAnnCBmv6pNK5vx957qIyAnRrim04ybydVTuddKHVDJR3eBZgFZGfcbLbjELQNRgEZhCzlBrvyWBSKoYZZX0va4Xu6vJpRoQNfvZBvecDalNMDnCInvyp_5y_7A-AH8eiIHsWKwcToEwFp-6kvJ/s800/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Bras_East_Arm_0450.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJnncRLTgwio4FORPeZUet2EPZqoF0jKpzGUhoqAnnCBmv6pNK5vx957qIyAnRrim04ybydVTuddKHVDJR3eBZgFZGfcbLbjELQNRgEZhCzlBrvyWBSKoYZZX0va4Xu6vJpRoQNfvZBvecDalNMDnCInvyp_5y_7A-AH8eiIHsWKwcToEwFp-6kvJ/w400-h266/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Bras_East_Arm_0450.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bras East Arm, Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And on top of one of the spruces was a male Pine Grosbeak, the only one that was seen well enough to be photographed.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUYoiQ7CWGi9gVj5oF81PYyxq9_HQBC7I__QSTE2H0a4s0ns0CbPEdWDBPFcWP8YmRkGcubP_arKoKLFthbdNJQNmsLZQuxZqcvC1AH6qfGQf-0Z1lRShVqsJgilKaXFTQ5uZocGeZ0zg7dEKftW2NunlSefhyHCYPje9CjNzok2mUaCckIcwGaoE/s800/20220614_Pine_Grosbeak_3172.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUYoiQ7CWGi9gVj5oF81PYyxq9_HQBC7I__QSTE2H0a4s0ns0CbPEdWDBPFcWP8YmRkGcubP_arKoKLFthbdNJQNmsLZQuxZqcvC1AH6qfGQf-0Z1lRShVqsJgilKaXFTQ5uZocGeZ0zg7dEKftW2NunlSefhyHCYPje9CjNzok2mUaCckIcwGaoE/w400-h266/20220614_Pine_Grosbeak_3172.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pine Grosbeak, Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We walked a short (700 meters each way) "easy" trail to Southeast Brook Falls, which turned out to be strewn with rocks and roots, so not what we'd call easy especially as one of us is visually impaired.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniQNlumnXD76J8eAgeH6JAEpUDc8FeGntcxV8ueqC8hWaE6QFjYSGHMTXr3dYRAWlIlxw-supJFiTbTJdkJidsmaUbz4JogafQW3gAMrJwvyeTjV2i_RK4ywXVlZfX72bEml2hRmOdrDKcNI-MgH2vLyU-qpAp-ddZJ-usGyoL4x48lhREI6oOieR/s800/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Southeast_Brook_Falls_0431.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniQNlumnXD76J8eAgeH6JAEpUDc8FeGntcxV8ueqC8hWaE6QFjYSGHMTXr3dYRAWlIlxw-supJFiTbTJdkJidsmaUbz4JogafQW3gAMrJwvyeTjV2i_RK4ywXVlZfX72bEml2hRmOdrDKcNI-MgH2vLyU-qpAp-ddZJ-usGyoL4x48lhREI6oOieR/w400-h266/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Southeast_Brook_Falls_0431.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Southeast Brook Falls, Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Only the top half of the falls were visible from the overlook, with the rest falling below us into a ravine. Along the trail there were some flowers blooming, including Trailing Arbutus, some of which were pink while most were white.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5DeukL50yEJnZ5csbmzprvtyg5NT9mWHn81iAUQMdKo1HNeNz1JZES_1kdN1qHBv5n9hVOAz3XXjY-DM3tZ-Lu0gmJGXTSMMexrezG3hTs0iIpJNnNkIYc2cnsvKZwywQUyfdNX0fgJnOrJNNlkcnQl0oPaWoesibBz9Bp-BrzbAju_Je0P5u2Z5/s800/20220614_Trailing_Arbutus_0426.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5DeukL50yEJnZ5csbmzprvtyg5NT9mWHn81iAUQMdKo1HNeNz1JZES_1kdN1qHBv5n9hVOAz3XXjY-DM3tZ-Lu0gmJGXTSMMexrezG3hTs0iIpJNnNkIYc2cnsvKZwywQUyfdNX0fgJnOrJNNlkcnQl0oPaWoesibBz9Bp-BrzbAju_Je0P5u2Z5/w400-h266/20220614_Trailing_Arbutus_0426.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trailing Arbutus (<i>Epigaea repens</i>)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>At another short trail, memorializing a native guide in the region, I heard what sounded like a Red-eyed Vireo close by. But when I located it, not too far up in an Aspen tree, it turned out to be a Philadelphia Vireo, which is an uncommon breeding species in Newfoundland.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHQ2eOykaeb67b2HaiXkmyg0pjLbtT-XGPAUuxD0IgMr9oPrdKfVji96Yl5tL-5nxajHoEiw2EyzXU5ACIVC_kfMS3d7AQtsdnPbLkfgx18K7MV5WsnfvPGe3c6x_NhcGQhzzv28XY8P7QmOPqhPK_iHiqM735GqM1hwIK4oBFU7hRHA00UZcYtSs/s800/20220614_Philadelphia_Vireo_3190.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHQ2eOykaeb67b2HaiXkmyg0pjLbtT-XGPAUuxD0IgMr9oPrdKfVji96Yl5tL-5nxajHoEiw2EyzXU5ACIVC_kfMS3d7AQtsdnPbLkfgx18K7MV5WsnfvPGe3c6x_NhcGQhzzv28XY8P7QmOPqhPK_iHiqM735GqM1hwIK4oBFU7hRHA00UZcYtSs/w400-h266/20220614_Philadelphia_Vireo_3190.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Philadelphia Vireo in Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A bit farther north was the scenic overlook for Gros Morne, the mountain for which the park was named. It is the highest peak in the park at 806 meters (2644 feet).<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKEA-90RXFZFQp6NUTKMh05oGIyOic951cR6nQZaI-IJxfOC6D32wY9zEUydiiI0gFG65Hipuq1-LAzgMHRxPnS8B9ByJW4GAjngzEKWdB9ruwVE0ku2Jc5g6GmQH_jtfEXBwq1_zKOSw2Z57PIvZ1a0kh0xcYCzvAL3RuqZqPSswDPAdwxWQBW_I/s800/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Gros_Morne_Mountain_0456.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKEA-90RXFZFQp6NUTKMh05oGIyOic951cR6nQZaI-IJxfOC6D32wY9zEUydiiI0gFG65Hipuq1-LAzgMHRxPnS8B9ByJW4GAjngzEKWdB9ruwVE0ku2Jc5g6GmQH_jtfEXBwq1_zKOSw2Z57PIvZ1a0kh0xcYCzvAL3RuqZqPSswDPAdwxWQBW_I/w400-h266/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Gros_Morne_Mountain_0456.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gros Morne Mountain (left), Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A small group of very tame Pine Siskins were feeding low in the vegetation at this overlook.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEuKpDW4Uym5dv5yc79ojccGO98dvtGRuT0CHvd1modUXrl_K0Mfc_PqqC-BYdXkYPOMSG4pZBHP2bLYqmeqUBGcUM6tRdK6wMx32MHoBKi6_2lVyG0uRCMi6N1o8DBkT4Q4XTlwIE69qQ4CaIiqJG_kHMJnLDHSh86Y2sPDjwFjCVRcJD0EOiefAm/s800/20220614_Pine_Siskin_3204.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEuKpDW4Uym5dv5yc79ojccGO98dvtGRuT0CHvd1modUXrl_K0Mfc_PqqC-BYdXkYPOMSG4pZBHP2bLYqmeqUBGcUM6tRdK6wMx32MHoBKi6_2lVyG0uRCMi6N1o8DBkT4Q4XTlwIE69qQ4CaIiqJG_kHMJnLDHSh86Y2sPDjwFjCVRcJD0EOiefAm/w400-h266/20220614_Pine_Siskin_3204.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pine Siskin in Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Our next stop was at the appropriately named Rocky Harbor, where we saw distant Iceland, Glaucous, and Lesser Black-backed Gulls. It is a townsite and not within the National Park boundaries, but it was scenic nonetheless.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqcNFmx6FGys4jhrUA9YwfRDwUzgab_ZaExQi59yEdQKHB_kqIj6El-A4FHdoEWSLYYX2vnYQ3GE_VjQmXqfpHr2MfZXb6jjlBEhPtg1zguVniZLznD2IsdxyhCottEdcNQwv8hZoVX5KCRCc0eMxYEni1KCcnV41edn88he2htSTmk0c2lhHLcVd/s800/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Rocky_Harbor_0463.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqcNFmx6FGys4jhrUA9YwfRDwUzgab_ZaExQi59yEdQKHB_kqIj6El-A4FHdoEWSLYYX2vnYQ3GE_VjQmXqfpHr2MfZXb6jjlBEhPtg1zguVniZLznD2IsdxyhCottEdcNQwv8hZoVX5KCRCc0eMxYEni1KCcnV41edn88he2htSTmk0c2lhHLcVd/w400-h266/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Rocky_Harbor_0463.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rocky Harbor, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>North of there, a very interesting geological site was Green Point.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9MROvx7w4WL9DTW7c79GDPR3LMxmi6d6APEx8snItLhxXy8D9UQ5yPR8PvIYsIFHfYpsX6GyTVERVElillljX9TPl-ff0ZaTR1nQCk_DkEwE_NEEQPYp2R8xFqqDYedih0tolR0oxG4HCeQYnpLoBkeHR9pI3fSIdw5pPQ3fMnUMBkwPpHc0tKwUO/s800/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Green_Point_0473.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9MROvx7w4WL9DTW7c79GDPR3LMxmi6d6APEx8snItLhxXy8D9UQ5yPR8PvIYsIFHfYpsX6GyTVERVElillljX9TPl-ff0ZaTR1nQCk_DkEwE_NEEQPYp2R8xFqqDYedih0tolR0oxG4HCeQYnpLoBkeHR9pI3fSIdw5pPQ3fMnUMBkwPpHc0tKwUO/w400-h266/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Green_Point_0473.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Point, Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There are many strange formations in this area, including lots of strata that are tilted nearly vertically, and another slab that looks like a fossilized stream bed, but also oriented vertically. And lots of round boulders in the waters nearby.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNW86_iCdsigxU6am7vbL-DmY3xTmfStxA5ig8PcmzIppm7oJV5No3wpRj0plkBB6IC3_df8h9h6j3FdF42qM_jHSRYeb6Q64QdNtHi6cHnZLdf1B8o6GSsFBJG9yZIztYHOMRTevKd-sZWVhhktRM8Ej2COtfFapI_erFh2euEsnjvejGOMAPadz/s800/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Green_Point_0468.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNW86_iCdsigxU6am7vbL-DmY3xTmfStxA5ig8PcmzIppm7oJV5No3wpRj0plkBB6IC3_df8h9h6j3FdF42qM_jHSRYeb6Q64QdNtHi6cHnZLdf1B8o6GSsFBJG9yZIztYHOMRTevKd-sZWVhhktRM8Ej2COtfFapI_erFh2euEsnjvejGOMAPadz/w400-h268/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Green_Point_0468.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Point, Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVMa9F5ETAhwcUIyVHHSWzhoJa5NfKTBh993lbONvW32o0a1JnOIo5aYpX2r1ptcabwBIBVVS9IDAor0XXLV4PsBUBfGY6rvF6E2uBlXUgRNBz1bl40HdcnCRYqh6Tuzb4VdzbpIxm7II1Ti6PW6SqgV07uW_QV__8buU-m1f462gmCasHhi8tT6N/s800/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Green_Point_0481.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVMa9F5ETAhwcUIyVHHSWzhoJa5NfKTBh993lbONvW32o0a1JnOIo5aYpX2r1ptcabwBIBVVS9IDAor0XXLV4PsBUBfGY6rvF6E2uBlXUgRNBz1bl40HdcnCRYqh6Tuzb4VdzbpIxm7II1Ti6PW6SqgV07uW_QV__8buU-m1f462gmCasHhi8tT6N/w400-h266/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Green_Point_0481.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Point, Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A birding stop north of Green Point was Broom Point, where there was a raft of Common Eiders that were fairly far out with their recently hatched broods. <br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3rxXSpZ5fbOa8YCaIDOCSR7-OI9EBsJcJDPFdPJV4sBwl-_n6R1x_cErcXEAnjbyKJ16LmPbWRDH0MGrXypEnzOZhQQ8BRGGWRjTEOAVAqKnGNlWW5RVcyGSFHTrjr0XKmV_MtGyguprf0MxS5iZhz1pYfswn3E6A4O1J9bfEaccsjoNLohhWJ-li/s800/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Broom_Point_0490.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3rxXSpZ5fbOa8YCaIDOCSR7-OI9EBsJcJDPFdPJV4sBwl-_n6R1x_cErcXEAnjbyKJ16LmPbWRDH0MGrXypEnzOZhQQ8BRGGWRjTEOAVAqKnGNlWW5RVcyGSFHTrjr0XKmV_MtGyguprf0MxS5iZhz1pYfswn3E6A4O1J9bfEaccsjoNLohhWJ-li/w400-h266/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Broom_Point_0490.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Broom Point, Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In the grass on the headlands, there were some wildflowers blooming including Marsh Marigold and a regional endemic, Laurentian Primrose.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_0nHdwMcEOSfojwEIC07gndguPt0n6sl9_E22PpqF62jA-Jsn8HPoQEZTg60iRozDE0QwIARqpCIFD_b2frv0BbiFuFg9S7A2aoAgQ0OJWzlC0per2qtUgg5za-1MhsPb_KomvIEJf0AmHZmZAtSf0rITAPF-0o3OQ0CurjJHveW0ca4xPw2LyGr/s800/20220614_Marsh_Marigold_0511.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_0nHdwMcEOSfojwEIC07gndguPt0n6sl9_E22PpqF62jA-Jsn8HPoQEZTg60iRozDE0QwIARqpCIFD_b2frv0BbiFuFg9S7A2aoAgQ0OJWzlC0per2qtUgg5za-1MhsPb_KomvIEJf0AmHZmZAtSf0rITAPF-0o3OQ0CurjJHveW0ca4xPw2LyGr/w400-h266/20220614_Marsh_Marigold_0511.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marsh Marigold (<i>Caltha palustris</i>)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOn21nYJIz93mtf_13X9IJmud4QxhjmD4YlTdtDbn5KSySfWpQrilnkV5nr642_Ib7JaITyUIuCX6ptx_KbpzX5Fjp--G7H9EtLmuP_7v5mwDlTyg367s5DcaMF_2jIPjWJ7NWtIftZBHmL9VbKvxlUVthzg1Z0V173TxqSgYfRZH3ScYMvAhI09Im/s800/20220614_Laurentian_Primrose_0501.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOn21nYJIz93mtf_13X9IJmud4QxhjmD4YlTdtDbn5KSySfWpQrilnkV5nr642_Ib7JaITyUIuCX6ptx_KbpzX5Fjp--G7H9EtLmuP_7v5mwDlTyg367s5DcaMF_2jIPjWJ7NWtIftZBHmL9VbKvxlUVthzg1Z0V173TxqSgYfRZH3ScYMvAhI09Im/w400-h266/20220614_Laurentian_Primrose_0501.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laurentian (Bird's-eye) Primrose (<i>Primula laurentiana</i>)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We continued north out of the park to Arches Provincial Park to see the sea arches there. Unfortunately, a busload of tourists had just arrived so I had to wait about 20 minutes for them to leave, to get photos of the arches without 50 people scurrying all around (and under them) in the shot.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6diLh68yUJJBY_teBWcWhqgMrAJxuTjACACvmMSjvE1V1HgNaX9xcIzy7B91-Jvf3YvErUzihcSqwV9Wm0VA9mZEhfxzkTsvEKfKony_JeCIxzqz7Lsf9gJ-UVFmJ-ob8AjXkLVQ_G27EayJiL4vR-qtuqLZ8YpQJ_QNCTOD85LsXEasPNLNRu9_K/s800/20220614_Arches_PP_0513.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6diLh68yUJJBY_teBWcWhqgMrAJxuTjACACvmMSjvE1V1HgNaX9xcIzy7B91-Jvf3YvErUzihcSqwV9Wm0VA9mZEhfxzkTsvEKfKony_JeCIxzqz7Lsf9gJ-UVFmJ-ob8AjXkLVQ_G27EayJiL4vR-qtuqLZ8YpQJ_QNCTOD85LsXEasPNLNRu9_K/w400-h266/20220614_Arches_PP_0513.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arches Provincial Park, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99FiYz5n02ntNJKfnCvhIuQQBHrqoT71aYm-KT-RjBnZuDfHIyrY4VsefIDPMpANaWvuFsNy73ogz066wO9HrkbbS72R3wSyNP2hd9Pbl_TWq0w7xZcVuAq890exexOH8YWXUBjVvGVGOQF5w_lT9PS6TFXgaSoxmGC-ndrRrtyfekuNURlAhpJEY/s800/20220614_Arches_PP_0525.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99FiYz5n02ntNJKfnCvhIuQQBHrqoT71aYm-KT-RjBnZuDfHIyrY4VsefIDPMpANaWvuFsNy73ogz066wO9HrkbbS72R3wSyNP2hd9Pbl_TWq0w7xZcVuAq890exexOH8YWXUBjVvGVGOQF5w_lT9PS6TFXgaSoxmGC-ndrRrtyfekuNURlAhpJEY/w400-h266/20220614_Arches_PP_0525.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arches Provincial Park, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The plants here, other than the ubiquitous dandelions, were low-growing. Silverweed is found uncommonly along Great Lakes shorelines and was blooming here.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrlMKRYlYUqV1AZDBHLqXh1WaNmPO2fuiiOfY9DSOqfubAm2M9MwZXhION31iDXkb-gnCxtIsWWpi7pUfUMZIW7IiA9HMj9jsMDDb39lkVrrVZ-GU7OfLxEVtb6NmenaSRPsz37wxega-LIJifESkltXKmKCLTn6mOw1RfPsU9UA_rxxkd1EdAicA/s800/20220614_Silverweed_0533.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrlMKRYlYUqV1AZDBHLqXh1WaNmPO2fuiiOfY9DSOqfubAm2M9MwZXhION31iDXkb-gnCxtIsWWpi7pUfUMZIW7IiA9HMj9jsMDDb39lkVrrVZ-GU7OfLxEVtb6NmenaSRPsz37wxega-LIJifESkltXKmKCLTn6mOw1RfPsU9UA_rxxkd1EdAicA/w400-h266/20220614_Silverweed_0533.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silverweed (<i>Argentina anserina</i>)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And growing right on the boulders was some of the smallest Roseroot that I've ever seen.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwz0PnrtrYygFOKrQzilBX78Yna7ayzSeYjD7BL-8W5Bc5wr7AevRr56_Z7CuBt_UpDdauUW5BRR1u0gRz98cpeagUH63vqLjU_nWVOVx4cwBelFbldKEfMPJPqtqyHo78b56oy3WOUypXj0mtb8VbBURGcz7QvbJgjcYN64-lmOuYM3o5oyy2Py9/s800/20220614_Roseroot_0537.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwz0PnrtrYygFOKrQzilBX78Yna7ayzSeYjD7BL-8W5Bc5wr7AevRr56_Z7CuBt_UpDdauUW5BRR1u0gRz98cpeagUH63vqLjU_nWVOVx4cwBelFbldKEfMPJPqtqyHo78b56oy3WOUypXj0mtb8VbBURGcz7QvbJgjcYN64-lmOuYM3o5oyy2Py9/w400-h266/20220614_Roseroot_0537.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roseroot (<i>Rhodiola rosea</i>)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We returned back south to the National Park and went to the most crowded part of the park, Western Brook Pond. There is a boat tour of the fjords here, but there is a 4 kilometer round-trip walk to and from the boat dock. We waited until afternoon because of the orientation of the geography, which would have put the sun low in the photos if we'd come in the morning. The trail was very nice, and easy walking, but Nancy wasn't feeling well so I walked it alone. The views from the start of the trail were fairly nice though so she didn't miss out too much.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWaP-C3b7yBKUJCUWZG0pomx9y5D9pwnjp6RADMMrhGBvtPiytZakJPRKEDAy9wzP09BCtoC-mc7PA0xUoBMjwW3KXjGF-W38rCIfTRqHelEpsz6q-_ETdej4btjzUcxRKxNlvE4xz2EjXWBUVChSXre8peFi3wX1vkTUaLB7h6L4_v9RNcjSiiON2/s800/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Western_Brook_Pond_0553.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWaP-C3b7yBKUJCUWZG0pomx9y5D9pwnjp6RADMMrhGBvtPiytZakJPRKEDAy9wzP09BCtoC-mc7PA0xUoBMjwW3KXjGF-W38rCIfTRqHelEpsz6q-_ETdej4btjzUcxRKxNlvE4xz2EjXWBUVChSXre8peFi3wX1vkTUaLB7h6L4_v9RNcjSiiON2/w400-h266/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Western_Brook_Pond_0553.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Brook Pond, Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhF5K8VBd7bhDjIPKJ-0J1YO1fAqdJF2ig0PvzYHXtkoio2J9zZVe2c15W2S3KM0j5cdwGL1-HDY6rHAXBYFHk05_1fh3A-zGBUX3I2Cv4c8kk86h1sJXzzp4CNwRG6ME0rYy_BwuifUdcXTkIgsIe93tA90HKRKgURhypeA4Ygu0kmNl7hwPSbtw/s800/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Western_Brook_Pond_0548.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhF5K8VBd7bhDjIPKJ-0J1YO1fAqdJF2ig0PvzYHXtkoio2J9zZVe2c15W2S3KM0j5cdwGL1-HDY6rHAXBYFHk05_1fh3A-zGBUX3I2Cv4c8kk86h1sJXzzp4CNwRG6ME0rYy_BwuifUdcXTkIgsIe93tA90HKRKgURhypeA4Ygu0kmNl7hwPSbtw/w400-h266/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Western_Brook_Pond_0548.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Brook Pond, Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There were lots of flowers in bloom along the walk (open space the whole way, with no shade), including Pale Bog Laurel and Buckbean.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic48d0q-hj8bB9ddOVteDZ8NWBDR_9Y37Zjm9xPQ-SPgIvSOxbphaDlEk-PQFixhe-tq4M5HTDus32Zumjj9mZJAX6dzptu-kLClK3uDqIVOrrC-1Web1lY9PcCp2633rGxDOP-j3-Oz9x6ONGyNu0VrIaFfE1Ttpa9YFXIPQRZcvHykMiFj17lrA0/s800/20220614_Pale_Bog_Laurel_3218.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic48d0q-hj8bB9ddOVteDZ8NWBDR_9Y37Zjm9xPQ-SPgIvSOxbphaDlEk-PQFixhe-tq4M5HTDus32Zumjj9mZJAX6dzptu-kLClK3uDqIVOrrC-1Web1lY9PcCp2633rGxDOP-j3-Oz9x6ONGyNu0VrIaFfE1Ttpa9YFXIPQRZcvHykMiFj17lrA0/w400-h266/20220614_Pale_Bog_Laurel_3218.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pale Bog (Swamp) Laurel (<i>Kalmia polifolia</i>)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIVX6vuU4aL92ZSxKGQYFtNEVbvfu5qya0wbk7pAl9v7ijOmu0fCWGmNP15bHmkJj7tm1dSNfD8bwpGvr7d_eJrBsyV7gyo3e98nQSEXb57A13Qql4lHFECu1MjnDeoLCsDLwAmz9sbFb3LKofE2N12OrcSlaFSbUqZix9jn6pKeGrOI5_pMl0ovX/s800/20220614_Buckbean_0577.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIVX6vuU4aL92ZSxKGQYFtNEVbvfu5qya0wbk7pAl9v7ijOmu0fCWGmNP15bHmkJj7tm1dSNfD8bwpGvr7d_eJrBsyV7gyo3e98nQSEXb57A13Qql4lHFECu1MjnDeoLCsDLwAmz9sbFb3LKofE2N12OrcSlaFSbUqZix9jn6pKeGrOI5_pMl0ovX/w400-h266/20220614_Buckbean_0577.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bogbean (Buckbean) (<i>Menyanthes trifoliata</i>)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The closer I got to the boat dock, the better the views got.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGK4Vp95BM3JM_mItYpQqOQj0ILw3ATOhX-ueZLxkUi4EF07HmXa1VmyC0jJu8rbz8dB0DbEeXzIfLd7t67q6qoo9mnTm8-gb9Mr-5TbrEHqqVDd_moqDP76_K4wFS_vfN_vSBQniOXJOZtQcmmzZvyZFu8cUDk3pUFTq3pSxQCqiN21AwQ0uzHlb/s800/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Western_Brook_Pond_0564.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGK4Vp95BM3JM_mItYpQqOQj0ILw3ATOhX-ueZLxkUi4EF07HmXa1VmyC0jJu8rbz8dB0DbEeXzIfLd7t67q6qoo9mnTm8-gb9Mr-5TbrEHqqVDd_moqDP76_K4wFS_vfN_vSBQniOXJOZtQcmmzZvyZFu8cUDk3pUFTq3pSxQCqiN21AwQ0uzHlb/w400-h266/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Western_Brook_Pond_0564.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Brook Pond, Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbhT-8w9P8X-3b9O2erHj0C22sw4wtYfWU_gWOID9uCDEDmV6rYT-uJqfQH2xJ-6Mi2gMMrc8LBP12M9pwdqFaLITA34upZSiQCfMN6kVfZ79rk_41qGKn6SATd4ujqJTyo4yFUVWL1Ti7leBn69DPSlIc3La5CDb7w8RUOLYu4LfXBE7u7Y88URx/s800/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Western_Brook_Pond_0551.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbhT-8w9P8X-3b9O2erHj0C22sw4wtYfWU_gWOID9uCDEDmV6rYT-uJqfQH2xJ-6Mi2gMMrc8LBP12M9pwdqFaLITA34upZSiQCfMN6kVfZ79rk_41qGKn6SATd4ujqJTyo4yFUVWL1Ti7leBn69DPSlIc3La5CDb7w8RUOLYu4LfXBE7u7Y88URx/w400-h266/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Western_Brook_Pond_0551.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Brook Pond, Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>At the boat dock at the end of the trail, it was hard to get a photo without the dock in the frame, but I think I managed it by taking a narrower trail a short distance north of the dock.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJf5QrxGa5MAMfRVENJKhzOksuqlr8kriEHc6s_wGVUh_zVne8Fmy0SmbYBaL4FQkJ_FS8T1rN5te6Fj9sBRBHvwl7c8F9BMYnkgtER7QRe167XNwYy5yWZ9W2sbLa4jHeKB4_HRJmp_iMGHABiUxvG4gGIkNp8Yc_3Qt316icy8kJMfGb9c50brJ8/s800/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Western_Brook_Pond_3223.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJf5QrxGa5MAMfRVENJKhzOksuqlr8kriEHc6s_wGVUh_zVne8Fmy0SmbYBaL4FQkJ_FS8T1rN5te6Fj9sBRBHvwl7c8F9BMYnkgtER7QRe167XNwYy5yWZ9W2sbLa4jHeKB4_HRJmp_iMGHABiUxvG4gGIkNp8Yc_3Qt316icy8kJMfGb9c50brJ8/w400-h266/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Western_Brook_Pond_3223.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Brook Pond, Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There were few birds along the way, although the patches of stunted spruce were the most productive and were few and far between. Apparently, I cannot resist taking a photo of any cooperative Wilson's Warbler. Maybe because they are not easy during migration in Michigan. But anyway, here's yet another photo of a Wilson's.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmP0hDUFZLzY9_hMXN54dcUMOgK-S1K-MvFFM0n5f4bHijb4hPCuxxq9itp35W4WRqIyKlkZWi2JaXlsjqrblapX4KvainhQM0gWtBnGGl8PJRmXnkEGseKLmP1GuNPcD6wSAGb5GE2dk37fEj9zVubgT1PSfzPGAJcOVOraAhhTbFv8BnijoiB8Zn/s800/20220614_Wilsons_Warbler_3253.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmP0hDUFZLzY9_hMXN54dcUMOgK-S1K-MvFFM0n5f4bHijb4hPCuxxq9itp35W4WRqIyKlkZWi2JaXlsjqrblapX4KvainhQM0gWtBnGGl8PJRmXnkEGseKLmP1GuNPcD6wSAGb5GE2dk37fEj9zVubgT1PSfzPGAJcOVOraAhhTbFv8BnijoiB8Zn/w400-h266/20220614_Wilsons_Warbler_3253.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wilson's Warbler at Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>One surprise was a very cooperative Tennessee Warbler. Not much of a looker as far as warblers go, but this is another one that is sometimes difficult to get good views, and photos of in migration in Michigan. <br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwe3W0TbO6TcRhF7Y_V1-IsJwHwbphJBu2G4QcbnJbhQowH_JInASN_SOR2y3UTpSgWod1gAfALcQkJvnWPAEdNld6PlB-84jDVaiz9e0bT4KToveNNg6wNNYZpKnHzedKTYEHbnWw1SBHn4QJOiNRVnWhuoVGKdIZyD2cHtV1LqwY8S9reKt9gzO4/s800/20220614_Tennessee_Warbler_3227.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwe3W0TbO6TcRhF7Y_V1-IsJwHwbphJBu2G4QcbnJbhQowH_JInASN_SOR2y3UTpSgWod1gAfALcQkJvnWPAEdNld6PlB-84jDVaiz9e0bT4KToveNNg6wNNYZpKnHzedKTYEHbnWw1SBHn4QJOiNRVnWhuoVGKdIZyD2cHtV1LqwY8S9reKt9gzO4/w400-h266/20220614_Tennessee_Warbler_3227.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tennessee Warbler at Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On the way back to the parking area, I heard an odd begging sound that I thought sounded like baby woodpeckers. I stopped and right next to me was a mostly dead spruce that was maybe 15 feet tall, with several holes in it. My hope was that it was a Black-backed Woodpecker. When the female came in to feed the young, only a few yards away from me, I could clearly see that it was a Hairy Woodpecker.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOixSVfE4dCoq2KxyivEh_8_MWkFAcCLZpYl1ngjZ1XBAUoDeBJ4x57CTNjgKaUsIpjnjJsmi6c_CpputgtYdUpXLsJW5LrAi54Aew5sc6ObrEQjqPHGh5HdDK1EnAnQKlNbIX8Nel2JW813bKkSwzB5GH8Chzc3-vj7bY3zL7y6_2kGzQ9Svx9Kf6/s800/20220614_Hairy_Woodpecker_3232.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOixSVfE4dCoq2KxyivEh_8_MWkFAcCLZpYl1ngjZ1XBAUoDeBJ4x57CTNjgKaUsIpjnjJsmi6c_CpputgtYdUpXLsJW5LrAi54Aew5sc6ObrEQjqPHGh5HdDK1EnAnQKlNbIX8Nel2JW813bKkSwzB5GH8Chzc3-vj7bY3zL7y6_2kGzQ9Svx9Kf6/w400-h266/20220614_Hairy_Woodpecker_3232.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hairy Woodpecker at nest, Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The subspecies in Newfoundland seems to have fewer white spots on their wings than Michigan birds do.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3ObVcIxn2yNiAZXbPx7R7ZpJkKUiTSVgkx9d51hkZ_QKOm-1YjXS95AIThTaNn8fS69ey5lnLPmVTPt3vGJx0JhmOzF5oFBQDf-62xdBpZFZ3gXZ1ngGASj9NetjblQh5EmqVgl4OAlVzcDAMQ2iBxQ-rWr6r82VpptB2HogSnHdhppLJVwz021W/s800/20220614_Hairy_Woodpecker_3249.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3ObVcIxn2yNiAZXbPx7R7ZpJkKUiTSVgkx9d51hkZ_QKOm-1YjXS95AIThTaNn8fS69ey5lnLPmVTPt3vGJx0JhmOzF5oFBQDf-62xdBpZFZ3gXZ1ngGASj9NetjblQh5EmqVgl4OAlVzcDAMQ2iBxQ-rWr6r82VpptB2HogSnHdhppLJVwz021W/w400-h266/20220614_Hairy_Woodpecker_3249.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hairy Woodpecker near nest, Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It was getting late, but there was still one last classic scenic area to visit in the park, but it was about 50 kilometers away to the south. We stopped back at Rocky Harbor and got a couple of cheeseburgers to go from a local pub, and continued on to the Tablelands part of the park. As we got close, there was a nice view of Bonne Bay and the adjacent flat-topped mountains (the Tablelands).<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWS0FXq4pW9MedthV47blXWjXwFXH3NmCTNVhlQuhjCzKdED-xsRQB7eOfuhcYqphCIyvwX0gsdbAhn2OXBrmjamugPd5oyRKq4wjv_jHsp1bfUCwRx67ypf8JUCSzE9zmHoohPBaT_PF5DUhHfb32Df9MgZwViAMxpeJkHK9kNYwfpxeTOmanSSZ/s800/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Tablelands_0599.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWS0FXq4pW9MedthV47blXWjXwFXH3NmCTNVhlQuhjCzKdED-xsRQB7eOfuhcYqphCIyvwX0gsdbAhn2OXBrmjamugPd5oyRKq4wjv_jHsp1bfUCwRx67ypf8JUCSzE9zmHoohPBaT_PF5DUhHfb32Df9MgZwViAMxpeJkHK9kNYwfpxeTOmanSSZ/w400-h266/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Tablelands_0599.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonne Bay near Woody Point, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0OJreBCMMtP6xzREkXM7pdGqgPO88GQ3IeNgas4nD-oLBZoqDtYAm3suey-tkDX7F2P1yBbx5tP81ljTPK3PDh2J0SXHOMDVPKgkIaatInNY7UpCicCzK9ItxmzChDGqsvSxsG9dgVZOhLAzF9LyKKOI9HCsDz8SmjJrKOFtFkJvMwF8IyF2A-Uh/s800/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Tablelands_0578.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0OJreBCMMtP6xzREkXM7pdGqgPO88GQ3IeNgas4nD-oLBZoqDtYAm3suey-tkDX7F2P1yBbx5tP81ljTPK3PDh2J0SXHOMDVPKgkIaatInNY7UpCicCzK9ItxmzChDGqsvSxsG9dgVZOhLAzF9LyKKOI9HCsDz8SmjJrKOFtFkJvMwF8IyF2A-Uh/w400-h266/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Tablelands_0578.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonne Bay near Woody Point, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cb26-thdrdCyZ8AgRiB7axx6CbrGQFmmnzapruYlzjguNJTpmueBfiqL7jId_2isfmE1hvCPB16K5Q_fHgeB_VJLmDdzGMkYvXwO_UOSOJE8o70W3kuCXwBn3fexbqa5KC3MOBZB3AkMHuyqWPbYn_9BBzblJbkyb9ivcP_kdd6pv30XKOkWdm3U/s800/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Tablelands_0579.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cb26-thdrdCyZ8AgRiB7axx6CbrGQFmmnzapruYlzjguNJTpmueBfiqL7jId_2isfmE1hvCPB16K5Q_fHgeB_VJLmDdzGMkYvXwO_UOSOJE8o70W3kuCXwBn3fexbqa5KC3MOBZB3AkMHuyqWPbYn_9BBzblJbkyb9ivcP_kdd6pv30XKOkWdm3U/w400-h266/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Tablelands_0579.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Tablelands area, Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>The trail was about a mile in, and straight back out. It was a very
interesting landscape, but with very few birds and very little
vegetation. I thought it looked a bit like the surface of Mars!</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2LuoMTG7AuPetwKn5AAAnGOjxyiDOTWq5dpPyI-o0Nc3zmSGOEdJK0JztirJFocOVAe-1RUov2cLUTovDPvE3xWel_IqA57FNx6tSw8dCKOfBNn6f0ZtRt954Husdyc57H98LosQiV81sfi1zVF3D1SfkQWXPPdBpiWdac2LuLI0qZvg5RVE6_Ig/s800/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Tablelands_0595.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2LuoMTG7AuPetwKn5AAAnGOjxyiDOTWq5dpPyI-o0Nc3zmSGOEdJK0JztirJFocOVAe-1RUov2cLUTovDPvE3xWel_IqA57FNx6tSw8dCKOfBNn6f0ZtRt954Husdyc57H98LosQiV81sfi1zVF3D1SfkQWXPPdBpiWdac2LuLI0qZvg5RVE6_Ig/w400-h266/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Tablelands_0595.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tablelands Trail, Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1198Qe8vxFyQPGCCbBfstCOFOc9O5TjpJCDqFTH79X9wy_1IQdErUlpJKXgOUTEQJNk6HW5pmS1D-5gU1xJM6Y9UmZS_rF3PLF3hLiKGviGCCH4j0y9PVjv9VDHl_xagXGpxzFrpW9tndtEDtHiAkCt9Dgz023R1g95Qpq9pvRvQwP5mbd_18nyg/s800/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Tablelands_0598.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1198Qe8vxFyQPGCCbBfstCOFOc9O5TjpJCDqFTH79X9wy_1IQdErUlpJKXgOUTEQJNk6HW5pmS1D-5gU1xJM6Y9UmZS_rF3PLF3hLiKGviGCCH4j0y9PVjv9VDHl_xagXGpxzFrpW9tndtEDtHiAkCt9Dgz023R1g95Qpq9pvRvQwP5mbd_18nyg/w400-h266/20220614_Gros_Morne_NP_Tablelands_0598.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tablelands Trail, Gros Morne NP, Newfoundland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I managed to get back to the car while the sun was still up, covering the 2-mile round-trip on the trail in about 45 minutes, and we had some daylight left for the approximately hour-long drive back to motel in Corner Brook. Despite the abundant Moose crossing signs all over Newfoundland, and the warnings from Jared to be very careful driving at night (we never did), we had not seen one the entire time we had been here. Until now. Two females were right alongside the road at one point. They didn't wander into the road, thankfully, but were also in a situation that made stopping for photos impossible. <br /></p>Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-46291187589336409142022-06-24T20:23:00.003-04:002022-06-24T20:24:30.260-04:00Southwestern Newfoundland<p>This morning, we left the motel early and drove two hours south almost to Channel-Port Aux Basques, to a road where a lot of warblers had been reported the previous week, including several we had not seen yet. The road was to Red Rocks, and we drove in maybe 2 kilometers before the road became too difficult for our rental SUV. It was clear that there was a lot of good habitat farther up the road, and I walked around a bit but was not able to find as many warblers as had been reported. There are not very many "easy" roads in Newfoundland! There were a couple of nice Bald Eagles sitting on the headlands here, and one flew by fairly close.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fIUYl39jjSpzr1xKDCpLt3oqYtWOP6JAK6J8qPoZOahAKoxt4ANCDw9BP2lC4IeUhN2OwtrfvWarSbxEhbKSLi7CGndayxLIN6cViNs5uSov7a_62LM-1t2rBV4h2v17t83mrvVSKIc9ludyRlfJBWtljA7DkbJBYBOg_WxAI9NXmUv40HM2oKD-/s800/20220613_Bald_Eagle_3059.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fIUYl39jjSpzr1xKDCpLt3oqYtWOP6JAK6J8qPoZOahAKoxt4ANCDw9BP2lC4IeUhN2OwtrfvWarSbxEhbKSLi7CGndayxLIN6cViNs5uSov7a_62LM-1t2rBV4h2v17t83mrvVSKIc9ludyRlfJBWtljA7DkbJBYBOg_WxAI9NXmUv40HM2oKD-/w400-h266/20220613_Bald_Eagle_3059.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald Eagle with prey at Red Rocks<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On the way back out, I took a photo of an American Robin because there is an endemic subspecies in Newfoundland, Labrador, and northeastern Quebec that is blacker on the head which extends onto the back of males. We were also noticing that their songs seemed a bit different from ours in Michigan. <br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAjR0PhLWK6QJ11a8w7Hf8XDufgNfWagrfRSrEA0-J3bVYOgKqbOp8wNKLXk_HwiT1907jaI72zPZtaX-6HWBpDTcrZC_DLOmc7CaeQYBLXh0mqKI4XAy-eW6MuvTQ914sdvGO8OI0qRa_WnMP7vnr5Gtip-HT6YRsVt5fcp5khzJxbqyYsbPjDzL/s800/20220613_American_Robin_3072.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAjR0PhLWK6QJ11a8w7Hf8XDufgNfWagrfRSrEA0-J3bVYOgKqbOp8wNKLXk_HwiT1907jaI72zPZtaX-6HWBpDTcrZC_DLOmc7CaeQYBLXh0mqKI4XAy-eW6MuvTQ914sdvGO8OI0qRa_WnMP7vnr5Gtip-HT6YRsVt5fcp5khzJxbqyYsbPjDzL/w400-h266/20220613_American_Robin_3072.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">American Robin (<i>Turdus migratorius nigrideus</i>)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Almost all the way back to the highway, a song stopped us in our tracks. It was the second one we'd heard on the trip, but this one was CLOSE. It was a Northern Parula, which is somewhat of a rarity in Newfoundland. The previous one never showed, but this one was a bit of a showoff; all these photos were taken just by rolling down the car window and aiming the camera. He seemed to be feeding on nectar, or looking for small insects, in the flowers of a small tree that I could only identify to genus (<i>Prunus </i>sp.). <br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhtlfxjHYKKv7lDVw-exT1VaYTc2iYBrmYz5dDgGvizXEONhjGhmJtOmURJVgpZ_KPTf_aIQz94nVfed41uyXDH9LGdnUI4R9uFLnYpsv41uzLguvd24LHePzYxOOdfsM0TQCWw7LbPgLtof4FodByIxgJJxWoR0zfc9Ia_AqpYh5IMpBpA3oEpsg/s800/20220613_Northern_Parula_3084.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhtlfxjHYKKv7lDVw-exT1VaYTc2iYBrmYz5dDgGvizXEONhjGhmJtOmURJVgpZ_KPTf_aIQz94nVfed41uyXDH9LGdnUI4R9uFLnYpsv41uzLguvd24LHePzYxOOdfsM0TQCWw7LbPgLtof4FodByIxgJJxWoR0zfc9Ia_AqpYh5IMpBpA3oEpsg/w400-h266/20220613_Northern_Parula_3084.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Parula at Red Rocks, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXHzte-h97SMMbF7M283X68y51Q8_JBmX6z1NT403SR5FKlisbQycGr2kBzUBfA_d-FSae_WFVgBf3lUL-okDbV3f3-d8S5j42tUuPO_YlNdtkEfzcKQxEpswlJt-hNP2JY9DtyoCYNUvStQfrMjoxe5kwZ46-di-LuKoFEV4oT2iitytxpJ4WNs1/s800/20220613_Northern_Parula_3088.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXHzte-h97SMMbF7M283X68y51Q8_JBmX6z1NT403SR5FKlisbQycGr2kBzUBfA_d-FSae_WFVgBf3lUL-okDbV3f3-d8S5j42tUuPO_YlNdtkEfzcKQxEpswlJt-hNP2JY9DtyoCYNUvStQfrMjoxe5kwZ46-di-LuKoFEV4oT2iitytxpJ4WNs1/w400-h266/20220613_Northern_Parula_3088.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Parula at Red Rocks, Newfoundland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0N827RgupVCQkyfX62wO3Dvey1drHQbR7cXcbZqQX45yKzd7D66uIIcxnQ-0TX01ztJAVxiJJ7Ol5GnGqffTMgSPIPojp9HQP-QQ4y7Aqwvv1DdrbdflsqelljL_-INvXWZRZFkhBbsZ_AeUNu1XtJ-LTvQdG8sWFJupvbweqVxuDjcWusYk-ViZ1/s800/20220613_Northern_Parula_3093.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0N827RgupVCQkyfX62wO3Dvey1drHQbR7cXcbZqQX45yKzd7D66uIIcxnQ-0TX01ztJAVxiJJ7Ol5GnGqffTMgSPIPojp9HQP-QQ4y7Aqwvv1DdrbdflsqelljL_-INvXWZRZFkhBbsZ_AeUNu1XtJ-LTvQdG8sWFJupvbweqVxuDjcWusYk-ViZ1/w400-h268/20220613_Northern_Parula_3093.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Parula at Red Rocks, Newfoundland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91uT0K2nK2b7lZFhLLRgn7vZfnz7I8y13mDfssJqqYHorgAWtlnQ2jXdJzpx-svAOEGE1MEgfpA17j-30Gk9HL55Nxl95S34avLTMEHm7Hc0Uv8ewjW-IHPyKXp-kw3Q4XNlulYc9WQ6mO6AuX09Gv4iU1pjlmExrRE7k51ocfnfMef0DLJc-Xjm6/s800/20220613_Northern_Parula_3095.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91uT0K2nK2b7lZFhLLRgn7vZfnz7I8y13mDfssJqqYHorgAWtlnQ2jXdJzpx-svAOEGE1MEgfpA17j-30Gk9HL55Nxl95S34avLTMEHm7Hc0Uv8ewjW-IHPyKXp-kw3Q4XNlulYc9WQ6mO6AuX09Gv4iU1pjlmExrRE7k51ocfnfMef0DLJc-Xjm6/w400-h266/20220613_Northern_Parula_3095.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Parula at Red Rocks, Newfoundland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimID3cVeAXEkvvUmJz7Cg1WcoZWbetyROiYwEF7eEPZMI6HBUVXiGux6MIkBXoSWlAUHv5TXyBqFZ8-OWC2oGoxN19hsUEfUA23TdPhaqeJxizM1doqL-FGzBjhLX1OtjQA41rmaZrQIvGZnWSvicGyg8njwQOaTReiK1QsUpMwBMH79pdlw0yBfUh/s800/20220613_Northern_Parula_3096.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimID3cVeAXEkvvUmJz7Cg1WcoZWbetyROiYwEF7eEPZMI6HBUVXiGux6MIkBXoSWlAUHv5TXyBqFZ8-OWC2oGoxN19hsUEfUA23TdPhaqeJxizM1doqL-FGzBjhLX1OtjQA41rmaZrQIvGZnWSvicGyg8njwQOaTReiK1QsUpMwBMH79pdlw0yBfUh/w400-h266/20220613_Northern_Parula_3096.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Parula at Red Rocks, Newfoundland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvUCXq3y2dO8PpQ9NRn6Gfod4DER4r4QnhFhfP4X094_AjtvzGDWZLEXMuanjPvpOqcRrRJ3fVPLRrkJMVyTiTeu0QOCET8kT3SdTXfUr63FrZJuAdG3UwvU2aJ3goMyTM5dhX9FDyTGKvz4-OxfrgqnVgLkWN6fx3Zl-mlfHDWPHvlNiwOxZn6av/s800/20220613_Northern_Parula_3102.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvUCXq3y2dO8PpQ9NRn6Gfod4DER4r4QnhFhfP4X094_AjtvzGDWZLEXMuanjPvpOqcRrRJ3fVPLRrkJMVyTiTeu0QOCET8kT3SdTXfUr63FrZJuAdG3UwvU2aJ3goMyTM5dhX9FDyTGKvz4-OxfrgqnVgLkWN6fx3Zl-mlfHDWPHvlNiwOxZn6av/w400-h266/20220613_Northern_Parula_3102.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Parula at Red Rocks, Newfoundland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A brief stop at the nearby Cape Ray did not produce the hoped-for close views of Great Cormorants, so we headed back north through the scenic Codroy Valley.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtxAKGRfWMpzjHIjj9jHzysWbYruEXTPJEqJKRplBG-njCSWQeKPjhzR06kMNCcYJex6qG7s2hW3DknIt-WN63XdqmweLYbKmfqfHFLqP8Hbpdz2XQeSlj1ARAqQYW-16h3dP3qjAeHI7lduC9u3zFGt9eEa35-IfdNSrG438MCmSt_6NNjgxdN6U/s800/20220613_Codroy_Valley_0373.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtxAKGRfWMpzjHIjj9jHzysWbYruEXTPJEqJKRplBG-njCSWQeKPjhzR06kMNCcYJex6qG7s2hW3DknIt-WN63XdqmweLYbKmfqfHFLqP8Hbpdz2XQeSlj1ARAqQYW-16h3dP3qjAeHI7lduC9u3zFGt9eEa35-IfdNSrG438MCmSt_6NNjgxdN6U/w400-h266/20220613_Codroy_Valley_0373.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Codroy Valley, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qAhoO_G8ob66g5o67cGfxMV267AZn80-xgJrDMwuXLWxRYir443uAc0qif2bRNl_G3TwiZDro7tQ9ggyYVDZu3oOr9r-8ZURLJrRoo8WB3cuFZAxvajLtD9W79d3HhUOohSkxSa32PS7OJBu5Xy4nGn36vkyKFWffAxt-eDFjwtBiz-ndBJpII3Q/s800/20220613_Codroy_Valley_0376.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qAhoO_G8ob66g5o67cGfxMV267AZn80-xgJrDMwuXLWxRYir443uAc0qif2bRNl_G3TwiZDro7tQ9ggyYVDZu3oOr9r-8ZURLJrRoo8WB3cuFZAxvajLtD9W79d3HhUOohSkxSa32PS7OJBu5Xy4nGn36vkyKFWffAxt-eDFjwtBiz-ndBJpII3Q/w400-h266/20220613_Codroy_Valley_0376.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Codroy Valley, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Our next stops were in the Stephensville area, about half way back to Corner Brook. Here we were looking for some rare breeding species on sand bars and mudflats, including Piping Plover, Willet, and Black-headed Gull. We succeeded with all of these, although all of them were rather distant. Our search for Rusty Blackbird, which is a rare breeder here (but more common in Newfoundland than Red-winged Blackbird!), came up empty. So, we headed to another good warbler road, the Brooms Brook Road. But when we got there, we found that there were two really huge wash-outs blocking access to the better parts of the road farther on. It might have been a mile or two to get to habitat where Cape May and Blackburnian Warblers might be found, as what we could see from across the chasm in front of us was deciduous scrub. And since it was noon, we decided that the birds would probably not be singing and it would be a hot hike. A last stop before returning to Corner Brook was Barachois Pond Provincial Park, which was mostly a campground, but it had a short trail and literature about it said there were "rare orchids" that could be found. It was yet another scenic place.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZL32vqFUEjnvLx7oGuxRZZKIfPuEHLsAlDZ_joKoBf45BVJDr8OcDSPR_Q4Rfzqb2qh1ca-1AhbFwcoVzsUD-iGC0WjwNiGmEmhs1K8nHLF1x8RNU7a6ZWIpKnCj4tQoHNQt3LxEHMYRmDZHeZd0xhvIwtKe5CcZjv9RJiSKZt51NYGwjAk7ETzBD/s800/20220613_Barachois_Pond_PP_0380.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZL32vqFUEjnvLx7oGuxRZZKIfPuEHLsAlDZ_joKoBf45BVJDr8OcDSPR_Q4Rfzqb2qh1ca-1AhbFwcoVzsUD-iGC0WjwNiGmEmhs1K8nHLF1x8RNU7a6ZWIpKnCj4tQoHNQt3LxEHMYRmDZHeZd0xhvIwtKe5CcZjv9RJiSKZt51NYGwjAk7ETzBD/w400-h266/20220613_Barachois_Pond_PP_0380.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barachois Pond Provincial Park, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And there were some orchids, although they were Pink Ladyslippers which are quite widespread, and arguably not "rare" even in Newfoundland. Still it was nice to see them.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAd478JEGaPLJvautWXQf04-5yrCyk9Tn9uq7DZbVERMAn5OSh6FSeNAywUDLmlYm2VL8AlqcVSHy_ulbZXoM9n48sxEB2BMArD-3PvXrfcBr-PXkQMoVGtGXm_3UY6aycQzKMOeLD0_DB2gAJg4OrvXUmNqluVYZoMnJTwYWmtxgq2HaiDfrVFu7y/s800/20220613_Pink_Ladyslipper_0383.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAd478JEGaPLJvautWXQf04-5yrCyk9Tn9uq7DZbVERMAn5OSh6FSeNAywUDLmlYm2VL8AlqcVSHy_ulbZXoM9n48sxEB2BMArD-3PvXrfcBr-PXkQMoVGtGXm_3UY6aycQzKMOeLD0_DB2gAJg4OrvXUmNqluVYZoMnJTwYWmtxgq2HaiDfrVFu7y/w400-h266/20220613_Pink_Ladyslipper_0383.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink Ladyslipper (<i>Cypripedium acaule</i>)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3Lsy9M6mybbqkK85BvXQKLp2fZv-Ya-U02yGzv5ZXLE6srMsMmYtT4Sahrz_LxBMqvj-N-8V2WnSwfQ6ij0tvty4nW3cB_op8FBeB7GziD0Dj12sRCk_n40fc4s0-_kn38WOQ5sb7dfgrsYD6Mobzax-l9MQ3kAGp-Lqox7mjN24ZIWAo-eQ-B0Q/s800/20220613_Pink_Ladyslipper_0385.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3Lsy9M6mybbqkK85BvXQKLp2fZv-Ya-U02yGzv5ZXLE6srMsMmYtT4Sahrz_LxBMqvj-N-8V2WnSwfQ6ij0tvty4nW3cB_op8FBeB7GziD0Dj12sRCk_n40fc4s0-_kn38WOQ5sb7dfgrsYD6Mobzax-l9MQ3kAGp-Lqox7mjN24ZIWAo-eQ-B0Q/w400-h266/20220613_Pink_Ladyslipper_0385.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink Ladyslipper (<i>Cypripedium acaule</i>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Along the short trail, along with a fresh crop of Black Flies and mosquitoes, another boreal flower was blooming in abundance, the Northern Starflower.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1jBHC4xTfDxRq4ggusLuJCqr8q6OTVCgY45HJznzf-8OqHpzjPbzEhLcxExlQ-ONEDWNucI300PrftRWyYO20h3JshP8mYJ5EvfOHM_pxPjuz3mrZBJ7wuIafyIorZig5qzsAee2wrxagQF_8WiclwTPgqZ29sv8Cej3Tq2Ne1PXLRma8rE9LeZY/s800/20220613_Northern_Starflower_0404.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1jBHC4xTfDxRq4ggusLuJCqr8q6OTVCgY45HJznzf-8OqHpzjPbzEhLcxExlQ-ONEDWNucI300PrftRWyYO20h3JshP8mYJ5EvfOHM_pxPjuz3mrZBJ7wuIafyIorZig5qzsAee2wrxagQF_8WiclwTPgqZ29sv8Cej3Tq2Ne1PXLRma8rE9LeZY/w400-h266/20220613_Northern_Starflower_0404.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Starflower (<i>Lysimachia borealis</i>)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Birds along this trail included common species like the widespread breeding White-throated Sparrow.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjG5rqa2gnWFq3er7IKRK-2MOH5X8uGuz02ijIGaSt75HjbNqqZ3DYQe_UpGivfYF5F6CJUsgtauk4O-xegGlULK32wRlqIVLUyKX1kRjJ8-11AHs-eI1_2tE4ZkSrrROxKXw-WWjUv_NeESDPPqxxZzJDOQrgPJPXE37KMKf-9Ok67wuoq7baxbZe/s800/20220613_Whitethroated_Sparrow_3122.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjG5rqa2gnWFq3er7IKRK-2MOH5X8uGuz02ijIGaSt75HjbNqqZ3DYQe_UpGivfYF5F6CJUsgtauk4O-xegGlULK32wRlqIVLUyKX1kRjJ8-11AHs-eI1_2tE4ZkSrrROxKXw-WWjUv_NeESDPPqxxZzJDOQrgPJPXE37KMKf-9Ok67wuoq7baxbZe/w400-h266/20220613_Whitethroated_Sparrow_3122.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-throated Sparrow<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And one of the rarities we were looking for on the two "warbler" roads earlier in the day popped up for a few backlit photos, a Bay-breasted Warbler.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLq0rBj9k7JuCXAVQAWhHia5cZ9ERc4Wmk3a1X3vkANCXCyN2cJaT3AYWu1tuO2NacMSRodTdiGT2-dPpxEMYsaxDJA_6-QS9SimFCxmr8rugNzIKzrt--5Bpu-OQwSkztBHpTJiTvfJDRqoijyrVNF5-Zl6_sWAFLfNJkY-p7nm6L1c_TvDMSZLH/s800/20220613_Baybreasted_Warbler_3133.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLq0rBj9k7JuCXAVQAWhHia5cZ9ERc4Wmk3a1X3vkANCXCyN2cJaT3AYWu1tuO2NacMSRodTdiGT2-dPpxEMYsaxDJA_6-QS9SimFCxmr8rugNzIKzrt--5Bpu-OQwSkztBHpTJiTvfJDRqoijyrVNF5-Zl6_sWAFLfNJkY-p7nm6L1c_TvDMSZLH/w400-h266/20220613_Baybreasted_Warbler_3133.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bay-breasted Warbler<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNHzGw_LBHIArc45xPhjhWtCZujk5ybJsUSfxaACfymyTT4mXX5rK150RahNCAAkDkYujO-IW2xQv8pjVSMN282OGHM99TLZtceBHZ7BHIXKtx8cf7W2Fq9nTnIWBhppKpjLM0wqnGEY4SZZY30s_FJuUNNr80VKs2nDr_vTJqVByNQ2vAdSL4-OW/s800/20220613_Baybreasted_Warbler_3137.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNHzGw_LBHIArc45xPhjhWtCZujk5ybJsUSfxaACfymyTT4mXX5rK150RahNCAAkDkYujO-IW2xQv8pjVSMN282OGHM99TLZtceBHZ7BHIXKtx8cf7W2Fq9nTnIWBhppKpjLM0wqnGEY4SZZY30s_FJuUNNr80VKs2nDr_vTJqVByNQ2vAdSL4-OW/w400-h266/20220613_Baybreasted_Warbler_3137.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bay-breasted Warbler<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>From here we drove back north for about an hour to Corner Brook for another night.<br /></p>Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-47066582989503034362022-06-23T20:39:00.002-04:002022-06-23T20:40:44.629-04:00City Parks and Mountain Tops, Gander to Corner Brook, Newfoundland<p>Today was mostly a travel day, with a few specific stops planned. We left Gander early this morning, with our first destination a dirt road going south of the Trans-Canada Highway just west of the town of Appleton. A Black-backed Woodpecker had been reported recently about 6 kilometers down this road. The first 3 kilometers were mostly aspen woodlands, but after that it changed to mostly spruce with some mixed deciduous aspen and alder. This photo is fairly typical of a lot of the boreal forest that covers much of the central part of the island of Newfoundland.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86r_Es_Xn-jCBL74MuPLF4hJlXl0f1DwB7Kq4KHknTnawmeKD7EJirxp-hx8G6MY8jok-eihKMP-27SYq6tzqc2-W5ywXeg1c2GxU0uHTRosAilQCbQw_nXBV_ls22QWJkG3F9V1ZLARLZi_LSHVnQ2nEO4ab6_OgszlIHJR-dE2IqJEVgEkVCIRf/s800/20220612_Glenwood_area_0341.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86r_Es_Xn-jCBL74MuPLF4hJlXl0f1DwB7Kq4KHknTnawmeKD7EJirxp-hx8G6MY8jok-eihKMP-27SYq6tzqc2-W5ywXeg1c2GxU0uHTRosAilQCbQw_nXBV_ls22QWJkG3F9V1ZLARLZi_LSHVnQ2nEO4ab6_OgszlIHJR-dE2IqJEVgEkVCIRf/w400-h266/20220612_Glenwood_area_0341.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>We found a lot of birds, mostly warblers, including this Northern Waterthrush, a species that is possibly one of the most common breeding warblers in Newfoundland, but they are not particularly cooperative for photos.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZDPsdzHxZTgNp-XpvsJv71J-BfekFNDOQqs4Z4tE4CCvLdWGxas5xqNxzDiGFHTgCXne5Llvt-bifEi0EhqWr3zYZME8agLnOlcT0iejy-J9Pi4JalHFbzEjlgzwrkJPZF7sr7bjEEEUHrKbej_K3Qi9jzoH1gCAjgOxg0PjUUiJWMao2qxOArVz/s800/20220612_Northern_Waterthrush_3001.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZDPsdzHxZTgNp-XpvsJv71J-BfekFNDOQqs4Z4tE4CCvLdWGxas5xqNxzDiGFHTgCXne5Llvt-bifEi0EhqWr3zYZME8agLnOlcT0iejy-J9Pi4JalHFbzEjlgzwrkJPZF7sr7bjEEEUHrKbej_K3Qi9jzoH1gCAjgOxg0PjUUiJWMao2qxOArVz/w400-h266/20220612_Northern_Waterthrush_3001.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Waterthrush<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /><br /></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We went in 12 kilometers and did not locate any Black-backed Woodpeckers, but had a good birding morning. Separate eBird checklists were kept for 3 kilometer segments of the road, as well as a stop right near the exit off the Trans-Canada Highway, and links to those checklists are provided here for those who might be interested in the details.</p><p><a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S112820055">https://ebird.org/checklist/S112820055</a><br /></p><p><a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S112820344">https://ebird.org/checklist/S112820344</a><br /></p><p><a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S112821035">https://ebird.org/checklist/S112821035</a><br /></p><p><a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S112821487">https://ebird.org/checklist/S112821487</a><br /></p><p><a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S112821807">https://ebird.org/checklist/S112821807<br /></a></p><p> We had several Canadian Tiger Swallowtails along this road, some of which posed nicely for photos.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBi62QPTCmFU5BLyACWw8_DLGedp8NJZeiMSUWDIjCg-s-Q_Y3mlRCUr1L-WnrEKZIJRGVvf4T9Jxr0dsBXI-gGFUgSukBPK7DTlp56bc575Zn-gKfWVYR2HU_wZDOndk5TnI6SM8l_3-TZ4_JpMPeHrRgCQpIsN_eHs1XcAyesTjqwFj4Xjhv8oPo/s800/20220612_Canadian_Tiger_Swallowtail_2991.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBi62QPTCmFU5BLyACWw8_DLGedp8NJZeiMSUWDIjCg-s-Q_Y3mlRCUr1L-WnrEKZIJRGVvf4T9Jxr0dsBXI-gGFUgSukBPK7DTlp56bc575Zn-gKfWVYR2HU_wZDOndk5TnI6SM8l_3-TZ4_JpMPeHrRgCQpIsN_eHs1XcAyesTjqwFj4Xjhv8oPo/w400-h266/20220612_Canadian_Tiger_Swallowtail_2991.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canadian Tiger Swallowtail<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>From there, we continued west to the city of Grand Falls-Windsor, where
we stopped at some sewage treatment ponds where we found a distant Wood
Duck, somewhat of a rarity in Newfoundland, along with the usual
Mallards, American Black Ducks, and Ring-necked Ducks. At the north end
of town, we went to a city park with several trails and ponds, the Corduroy Brook Trails.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubQAVg9FyC7l4Hh4t-_xJrr06_EnYq1U6Q_bvGeM_vxkBIJMZkC3qpp-5ovlwj0OmDW8BD8tZLHgBz3CIvPvbUQOMJGcLSF1hC_GKBVmqUy3CDgmPv9cL2Y61MmIorh7-gGv0wFZyJrPuTS6Dd6R2Rw7bgeptoHGoLir7g1jQD1cHJ5BM1CEea4J9/s800/20220612_Corduroy_Brook_Trails_0342.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubQAVg9FyC7l4Hh4t-_xJrr06_EnYq1U6Q_bvGeM_vxkBIJMZkC3qpp-5ovlwj0OmDW8BD8tZLHgBz3CIvPvbUQOMJGcLSF1hC_GKBVmqUy3CDgmPv9cL2Y61MmIorh7-gGv0wFZyJrPuTS6Dd6R2Rw7bgeptoHGoLir7g1jQD1cHJ5BM1CEea4J9/w400-h266/20220612_Corduroy_Brook_Trails_0342.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here we saw the typical common breeding warblers, including this cooperative Wilson's Warbler.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WO0SQcbNl8_s1MlS_dPimhJArs7clAxNpK7EEv7pa_0bMSrtFKKirAP6WeSnVPiIid9Sg9c0NZfPciQKEPesdTKv8YVxzC9-MJFZyWIWevLJcPXglP2GwVNFJnnPhtyIaldreFY0VdIxkBbJ1QkkJYRmoH78GxSMF0ib8AcnMht-fbycsbfVQYGC/s800/20220612_Wilsons_Warbler_3011.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WO0SQcbNl8_s1MlS_dPimhJArs7clAxNpK7EEv7pa_0bMSrtFKKirAP6WeSnVPiIid9Sg9c0NZfPciQKEPesdTKv8YVxzC9-MJFZyWIWevLJcPXglP2GwVNFJnnPhtyIaldreFY0VdIxkBbJ1QkkJYRmoH78GxSMF0ib8AcnMht-fbycsbfVQYGC/w400-h266/20220612_Wilsons_Warbler_3011.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wilson's Warbler<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The vegetation was mixed coniferous and deciduous, and the Rhodora (locally called Wild Honeysuckle) blooming was increasing by the day, with many of these low shrubs in full bloom today.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZywiJiZQtHzd-9BkAM31ZBQIGrJ-yHj_BFp5dLYAN0-rzDAddc1MbPTDjHv5BjItqnNW1u1T-sNZExaTt73g7CK-tEhZxpxU46umidlbsEZQ6zbVIpKJl1mIJiK7HHbScBoNUjZK7B6DI4wJ5iN6jdUVAR86R1vYs4YKGGcs4fdrvN-sMKdIAJus/s800/20220612_Rhodora_0343.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZywiJiZQtHzd-9BkAM31ZBQIGrJ-yHj_BFp5dLYAN0-rzDAddc1MbPTDjHv5BjItqnNW1u1T-sNZExaTt73g7CK-tEhZxpxU46umidlbsEZQ6zbVIpKJl1mIJiK7HHbScBoNUjZK7B6DI4wJ5iN6jdUVAR86R1vYs4YKGGcs4fdrvN-sMKdIAJus/w400-h266/20220612_Rhodora_0343.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rhodora (<i>Rhododendron canadense</i>)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Another species that is more widespread in northern woods, including in Michigan, was Bunchberry, a small member of the dogwood family.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSwL8S6Je3jLJrehGsNgEJCuLXEZhJbUWIRsbEo-GoyaQY7wNRYZzD0JnvVrI4mEhIM6jyxYQ3_79J3gkJpC0rc2Qruh_EwXPlMNf4rch85YCSV2AryPSiU4onRYjXMyu1IY2fUCM3zPrpEZKXSLcvPJY9xkIbWj7ibCuYFLDPQX90uoEjepvTfQW/s800/20220612_Bunchberry_0348.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSwL8S6Je3jLJrehGsNgEJCuLXEZhJbUWIRsbEo-GoyaQY7wNRYZzD0JnvVrI4mEhIM6jyxYQ3_79J3gkJpC0rc2Qruh_EwXPlMNf4rch85YCSV2AryPSiU4onRYjXMyu1IY2fUCM3zPrpEZKXSLcvPJY9xkIbWj7ibCuYFLDPQX90uoEjepvTfQW/w400-h266/20220612_Bunchberry_0348.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bunchberry (<i>Cornus canadensis</i>)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Our first dragonfly of the trip was seen here also, a Four-spotted Skimmer which is a fairly common species of the north woods from Alaska to Newfoundland, and including northern (and parts of southern) Michigan.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0HNGqkrcL3AqCvnKMyOPweNSwWPuu3jnQNOBxLk0f-AN9m9cVNk4wsWahTxIluJSQOsjs2p_-0txF1BzNYMb6jQcHGjOg2zR4Sxnf0OfdXIHLsl37RaMbmSkGvD9Rbqfd4tG4x6riXJ2jxEkXiGCJaYSPj3VzJ1o8eXn91rnoL0SYitwAnilVg-z/s800/20220612_Fourspotted_Skimmer_3014.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0HNGqkrcL3AqCvnKMyOPweNSwWPuu3jnQNOBxLk0f-AN9m9cVNk4wsWahTxIluJSQOsjs2p_-0txF1BzNYMb6jQcHGjOg2zR4Sxnf0OfdXIHLsl37RaMbmSkGvD9Rbqfd4tG4x6riXJ2jxEkXiGCJaYSPj3VzJ1o8eXn91rnoL0SYitwAnilVg-z/w400-h266/20220612_Fourspotted_Skimmer_3014.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four-spotted Skimmer (<i>Libellula quadrimaculata</i>)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Continuing west, I had identified a spot that was regularly reporting Rock Ptarmigans. Most birders to Newfoundland do not see this species at all, and the main way to see one is to walk the 12-mile round-trip trail to the top of Gros Morne Mountain in that National Park. This site was marked in eBird as "restricted access". After contacting eBird reviewers in Newfoundland, I was told that it was a road that required a high clearance vehicle, and possibly all-wheel drive, but access was not restricted for any other reason. It was 3 kilometers from the turnoff on the Trans-Canada Highway to the summit, rising 1300 feet in elevation to the peak at about 1680 feet. Not very high, but a steep and rough road. When we got there, we tried to drive up with our high-clearance rental, a compact SUV, but we started slipping after the first 100 meters. So, on to plan C (plan A was to drive to the top, plan B was to drive as far as the "big rocks" half way up and walk the rest), which was to walk the whole thing. <br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisxjwQXUqD70_zXzrLM3sRSJD62B8WEXn_ype7IfNBBU6kUxBrhHt_vSPoNZeUUWE9MNX-FxaBHmDZtx2SPnLGBJ7wogRRG1M_qU8RIauIVvbii_keAnEFCXNQtJOLSAiObPid-9e9vVWdjijWiZ_ZyV1W-3RrtV1STDfpNhdnKjf1evn4TDJCEYz/s800/20220612_Mt_Seemore_0354.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisxjwQXUqD70_zXzrLM3sRSJD62B8WEXn_ype7IfNBBU6kUxBrhHt_vSPoNZeUUWE9MNX-FxaBHmDZtx2SPnLGBJ7wogRRG1M_qU8RIauIVvbii_keAnEFCXNQtJOLSAiObPid-9e9vVWdjijWiZ_ZyV1W-3RrtV1STDfpNhdnKjf1evn4TDJCEYz/w400-h266/20220612_Mt_Seemore_0354.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mount Seemore<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nancy stayed at the car, and I began the relentless climb up to the top of the road where there was a communications tower (this was the maintenance road for that tower). Part way up I could see some snow still near the top. Where I was headed was above that, and to the left. There were lots of birds on the way up, Among them were the only two Canada Jays of the trip. They can be quite inconspicuous at the peak of their breeding season.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFfUNG9OSQhXzz17ORlyBVIVVl1JbzYkckOYwSeOxVG83TbyK5FxPgo90dMsi7IGBIIokpqgzrAjOyXTC2ChpSRyC0hsZc7BLf6dM1TZ1-XTgEGvhmv-xwIq8jEOShFBWtlVLTOO_4Pvko2DHNxdhrKewg2JusRANp7V5-ti6MKksf-OKsbLYt1br/s800/20220612_Canada_Jay_3046.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFfUNG9OSQhXzz17ORlyBVIVVl1JbzYkckOYwSeOxVG83TbyK5FxPgo90dMsi7IGBIIokpqgzrAjOyXTC2ChpSRyC0hsZc7BLf6dM1TZ1-XTgEGvhmv-xwIq8jEOShFBWtlVLTOO_4Pvko2DHNxdhrKewg2JusRANp7V5-ti6MKksf-OKsbLYt1br/w400-h266/20220612_Canada_Jay_3046.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canada Jay at Mount Seemore, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The pair of jays were pretty much ignoring me, as they seemed intent on finding the nest of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, which was extremely aggitated while the jays kept looking around in the spruces.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlKBlL3BPom3ucegyKCaPrA9nKG2BH50HL1rb929JKJaOZl1qm4BX2EUhiFQxZAeuRaywP4z1WoImqj-yekGXOZpscMPOuNw_Q20_6SYTwPsHGs2ZL5pl_ylTyH4sjvl8YM5frnYxauHlZUM08vzdjJoVbGNJw-aXfZ8gfGFYvk_cMe6Pp3k55iNw/s800/20220612_Rubycrowned_Kinglet_3031.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlKBlL3BPom3ucegyKCaPrA9nKG2BH50HL1rb929JKJaOZl1qm4BX2EUhiFQxZAeuRaywP4z1WoImqj-yekGXOZpscMPOuNw_Q20_6SYTwPsHGs2ZL5pl_ylTyH4sjvl8YM5frnYxauHlZUM08vzdjJoVbGNJw-aXfZ8gfGFYvk_cMe6Pp3k55iNw/w400-h266/20220612_Rubycrowned_Kinglet_3031.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Mount Seemore, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After almost 2 hours, I reached the peak which was almost devoid of vegetation, and very windy. Perfect habitat for Rock Ptarmigans.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ983LhoKa5i7TKIoLuYz46ABGL8-Fu9Tbo94dmr70nYQ2NVNfEhjXBRFMIMBZmyMqz61xECV6gxQDrgekY46mEH5zfZq0aOBSl0ZNzOWBE9whN7On4qjuomIm8rsmwhyELOlIjinWbjzdzmN8PF6zCwTv4gM8n8vYRF9QDOjEtIcGpuOMWCLNFQwq/s800/20220612_Mt_Seemore_0359.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ983LhoKa5i7TKIoLuYz46ABGL8-Fu9Tbo94dmr70nYQ2NVNfEhjXBRFMIMBZmyMqz61xECV6gxQDrgekY46mEH5zfZq0aOBSl0ZNzOWBE9whN7On4qjuomIm8rsmwhyELOlIjinWbjzdzmN8PF6zCwTv4gM8n8vYRF9QDOjEtIcGpuOMWCLNFQwq/w400-h266/20220612_Mt_Seemore_0359.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit of Mount Seemore<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I spent about 20 minutes carefully picking my way around the rocks here, and made a short video (<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JnNNbmLFQ8Yp9X4bRh2POT-Km-9X_3xu/view?usp=sharing">view it here</a>) before I had located any ptarmigan. The view from the top was spectacular, and included Birchy Lake adjacent to the highway.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0F_GoQRc1EqSMlmeJeDZIC8l12IRFsnQeuvZNCeoXxOHJtpg1VzUtNDDl8VTg30KNKFxHOQ-7bua3bvmBJR1SLZjumi1gzx1vBmL8JaReTR1YljEZLcikUBbz0_IbR7KKekNFuTBi6aElnQmT8bH53DbwS1GwqO9t7lKZGe96gBA8zBIWtliVtuG-/s800/20220612_Mt_Seemore_0369.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0F_GoQRc1EqSMlmeJeDZIC8l12IRFsnQeuvZNCeoXxOHJtpg1VzUtNDDl8VTg30KNKFxHOQ-7bua3bvmBJR1SLZjumi1gzx1vBmL8JaReTR1YljEZLcikUBbz0_IbR7KKekNFuTBi6aElnQmT8bH53DbwS1GwqO9t7lKZGe96gBA8zBIWtliVtuG-/w400-h266/20220612_Mt_Seemore_0369.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from summit of Mount Seemore<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After another 20 minutes of searching, I flushed a Rock Ptarmigan, which flew over a ridge and out of view. Not a very satisfying sighting, and not a life bird, but an objective successfully met after a lot of work. A couple of American Robins in this barren, rocky place seemed quite out of place, but apparently had come up here from the stunted spruce woodlands that were a couple hundred yards back down the road. After 5.1 miles of walking, over the course of 3 hours, I got back down to the car where I was greeted by a butterfly that turned out to be a lifer, Green Comma.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv86hHq8TVlX4i71KLeFVn-vjvIiU9ym-IPpAqw_W5O4s0Y9AWsB-b4_AKSSIUZc2dpxfDYNT94c_PjknR1ubFawehDN_It9q6fx9CrPzpkKFi2EdariAR-4yv-7L00W2ij55g7ar0mmnUTjwfE_PTzUCGl89mcxNNJsTioYqogfe0h7azyyKhEv8b/s800/20220612_Green_Comma_3052.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv86hHq8TVlX4i71KLeFVn-vjvIiU9ym-IPpAqw_W5O4s0Y9AWsB-b4_AKSSIUZc2dpxfDYNT94c_PjknR1ubFawehDN_It9q6fx9CrPzpkKFi2EdariAR-4yv-7L00W2ij55g7ar0mmnUTjwfE_PTzUCGl89mcxNNJsTioYqogfe0h7azyyKhEv8b/w400-h266/20220612_Green_Comma_3052.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Comma (<i>Polygonia faunus</i>)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>For those who are interested, my eBird checklist for Mount Seemore is here:</p><p><a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S112801238">https://ebird.org/checklist/S112801238</a><br /></p><p>From here, we continued on about an hour to Corner Brook, where we spent the next 3 nights.<br /></p>Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-59054364868890532352022-06-22T19:51:00.006-04:002022-06-22T20:05:20.003-04:00Bonavista and Terra Nova, Newfoundland<p> Our first destination this morning was the small town of Elliston, at the northeastern tip of the Bonavista Peninsula. After an hour and a half drive, we arrived in the town, and made our way east to the "Puffin Viewing Site", where Atlantic Puffins could be seen close by without going on a boat trip. There was a short (1/2 kilometer) trail out to the site and of course it was on a scenic shoreline.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJRq7ILftWvTeDW4PcPXJrZURQ2jVUF-r0xhanHFRxaP49BBPmVdULjiVCcRnR2PF-bt08gei259uAOsj4xfnVOlOGIomhhi4LAR5ZRcbcVKcBx3QxUtIS__4PLK62HcRGzeLwE6Xl4q18f53oIpi1llQky5vWYoIJ2Yy1KDe5UuxG4HF1qSRWok6/s800/20220611_Elliston_Puffin_Viewing_Site_0299.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJRq7ILftWvTeDW4PcPXJrZURQ2jVUF-r0xhanHFRxaP49BBPmVdULjiVCcRnR2PF-bt08gei259uAOsj4xfnVOlOGIomhhi4LAR5ZRcbcVKcBx3QxUtIS__4PLK62HcRGzeLwE6Xl4q18f53oIpi1llQky5vWYoIJ2Yy1KDe5UuxG4HF1qSRWok6/w400-h266/20220611_Elliston_Puffin_Viewing_Site_0299.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elliston Puffin Viewing Site<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoA7iRBQkFlImnouftDLvfuG5mjhljq-zhhO2mLrEF-wWSvXFK1LhZ6oUeIq-bdysw3jB7aZ6bgsGtaNya7XU5aZ-Pnc3EMcE6ep2srpC5JiS9_W-a7QY8lCwrwIMMJDukvjkLMZiB5XggmxaQYVmFcJuEjSJRXoEVlLDy4Ux23waYno9tAhA4zXFg/s800/20220611_Elliston_Puffin_Viewing_Site_0310.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoA7iRBQkFlImnouftDLvfuG5mjhljq-zhhO2mLrEF-wWSvXFK1LhZ6oUeIq-bdysw3jB7aZ6bgsGtaNya7XU5aZ-Pnc3EMcE6ep2srpC5JiS9_W-a7QY8lCwrwIMMJDukvjkLMZiB5XggmxaQYVmFcJuEjSJRXoEVlLDy4Ux23waYno9tAhA4zXFg/w400-h266/20220611_Elliston_Puffin_Viewing_Site_0310.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The puffins, of which there are perhaps 2000 to 4000 breeding pairs, were easily visible on an island only about 30 yards off the point at the end of the trail.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-Zhmgf2HAFkLLDGUHV6NpOeASBcdoIhJmfApK8VEr5YuZUuQXGfAn0CJ9AkYKnv8_xjn6BNd3uZDYeaP3naKWRYOX80XotEceqN5OJcM-6S1iBoJ5RGlikOc0-M_wP5dtbcmFtAGNnQiH5M8frykIYeAUhNkjnGv5GH0SyZ_VWbNolmwwGckZu-2/s800/20220611_Atlantic_Puffin_Elliston_2850.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-Zhmgf2HAFkLLDGUHV6NpOeASBcdoIhJmfApK8VEr5YuZUuQXGfAn0CJ9AkYKnv8_xjn6BNd3uZDYeaP3naKWRYOX80XotEceqN5OJcM-6S1iBoJ5RGlikOc0-M_wP5dtbcmFtAGNnQiH5M8frykIYeAUhNkjnGv5GH0SyZ_VWbNolmwwGckZu-2/w400-h266/20220611_Atlantic_Puffin_Elliston_2850.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Atlantic Puffins at Elliston, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQR3PALfeUp8jDi3Tv8P9CgPfuxFyglt2eFEUX3uQrjeIq4WFRbGbgnt1-p4NTiThDdp8qwYXGIkY8hFdn4nN3iyn3dmh1MrRIpJ2KedbXUgzqbmSMFqAJEbw57r7Irzq6O9l_Jx6bPbgn2uGRzM_iEplKQG_0gjEmnz_89Ak9hiSMMqQuJojyrQGU/s800/20220611_Atlantic_Puffin_Elliston_2881.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQR3PALfeUp8jDi3Tv8P9CgPfuxFyglt2eFEUX3uQrjeIq4WFRbGbgnt1-p4NTiThDdp8qwYXGIkY8hFdn4nN3iyn3dmh1MrRIpJ2KedbXUgzqbmSMFqAJEbw57r7Irzq6O9l_Jx6bPbgn2uGRzM_iEplKQG_0gjEmnz_89Ak9hiSMMqQuJojyrQGU/w400-h266/20220611_Atlantic_Puffin_Elliston_2881.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Atlantic Puffins at Elliston, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I took one short video of the puffins, but it has a lot of wind noise and is a bit shaky because of the wind. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NvlHK1tbVIKYezuStDhqT3UWguzH7DBe/view?usp=sharing">It can be viewed here</a>. You might want to turn the volume down before you play it. I decided to concentrate on still shots of the puffins here instead of making more shaky videos.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-6R6iUtJs7dOxZJXpnDIpIYTuOjWYGlTcHe0sYKKi7l6el5OubQD7g1wmN6Juy9Bc4RTFp-LZ6RP96anQR0a3-R9l5RY0RBSDmkwhUXcC2caRDVjY98NkpLDujwztJ6YIl2n4Msz0Bf3Y08lrW9lJqWA00LZi1zpob13NELx4YO78Tu4BZFf4yMb/s800/20220611_Atlantic_Puffin_Elliston_2885.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-6R6iUtJs7dOxZJXpnDIpIYTuOjWYGlTcHe0sYKKi7l6el5OubQD7g1wmN6Juy9Bc4RTFp-LZ6RP96anQR0a3-R9l5RY0RBSDmkwhUXcC2caRDVjY98NkpLDujwztJ6YIl2n4Msz0Bf3Y08lrW9lJqWA00LZi1zpob13NELx4YO78Tu4BZFf4yMb/w400-h266/20220611_Atlantic_Puffin_Elliston_2885.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Atlantic Puffins at Elliston, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-APgdG-y775e-x05cTj0Fx6RyFUbbLwwpDsTuX9laA63Dcl6rCv9dj6Lui0UmcOE89QrgA4w9-rwlN9_IHTYZQW15yYiUcjyBt0D24jTMvcz12VV4av2GM1UoVRRh-IYKfU21A5v5Ptkzv0Ai-SB06swSbBcCcoNKZYCBj7aUZndnHTLz_s88rPBW/s800/20220611_Atlantic_Puffin_Elliston_2875.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-APgdG-y775e-x05cTj0Fx6RyFUbbLwwpDsTuX9laA63Dcl6rCv9dj6Lui0UmcOE89QrgA4w9-rwlN9_IHTYZQW15yYiUcjyBt0D24jTMvcz12VV4av2GM1UoVRRh-IYKfU21A5v5Ptkzv0Ai-SB06swSbBcCcoNKZYCBj7aUZndnHTLz_s88rPBW/w400-h266/20220611_Atlantic_Puffin_Elliston_2875.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Atlantic Puffins "hovering" in the high winds at Elliston<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirRnKDceqwGpIcWSoWVqszDWv--SF73Yv63TwpZ3BG58yLkk11szmTSCzD49jBvAqSrkcQNoGU8lrqGG7jAmckKba85WDJOG49Shksn7PbEeTlcyMJ2eBJ-rGK0z4Fmct-suMSC9GbRjcWfN6fLPcRsb2NoEUH93zHWH_4x52bz0CBvLLE-LhwHv3/s800/20220611_Atlantic_Puffin_Elliston_2835.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirRnKDceqwGpIcWSoWVqszDWv--SF73Yv63TwpZ3BG58yLkk11szmTSCzD49jBvAqSrkcQNoGU8lrqGG7jAmckKba85WDJOG49Shksn7PbEeTlcyMJ2eBJ-rGK0z4Fmct-suMSC9GbRjcWfN6fLPcRsb2NoEUH93zHWH_4x52bz0CBvLLE-LhwHv3/w400-h266/20220611_Atlantic_Puffin_Elliston_2835.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Atlantic Puffins at a nest burrow<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There were a few other seabirds here as well, including our best views of Black Guillemot.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7vFE333YbfuZ2yeMpvozfGDTn58k6o7PdWGXTqz8k2tZtbjWcuSxc9qwud32hFdEn0HjC13GB1t1CwTPzI-aGwT6X3eEJ6nJVljOTr45rUU_PVUOAbz5jvxZYnb5EyzcH0JiWrCaMB1kHK1MO3uP901LlpvPhd7hnoseIEeU_cnEYjS0RFnzvJEj/s800/20220611_Black_Guillemot_Elliston_2925.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7vFE333YbfuZ2yeMpvozfGDTn58k6o7PdWGXTqz8k2tZtbjWcuSxc9qwud32hFdEn0HjC13GB1t1CwTPzI-aGwT6X3eEJ6nJVljOTr45rUU_PVUOAbz5jvxZYnb5EyzcH0JiWrCaMB1kHK1MO3uP901LlpvPhd7hnoseIEeU_cnEYjS0RFnzvJEj/w400-h266/20220611_Black_Guillemot_Elliston_2925.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Guillemot at Elliston, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHqg324Hgmmjtp0l7iPqEfaBiSwZhEkrgolXhFUQNYdQDh8h5BG6wjQqJ95zRFCGqXGUkfifUK0PR_7UCmol0Xgdv5frzeRJzaBkLAfVcUMLt-CSrWofEUSRp-DIruUZxqnxMRFtvmCClzG0fC7u3y5xfgmaX5-mmPMSENzaWRjk1xjtzs-zBFpps/s800/20220611_Black_Guillemot_Elliston_2905.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHqg324Hgmmjtp0l7iPqEfaBiSwZhEkrgolXhFUQNYdQDh8h5BG6wjQqJ95zRFCGqXGUkfifUK0PR_7UCmol0Xgdv5frzeRJzaBkLAfVcUMLt-CSrWofEUSRp-DIruUZxqnxMRFtvmCClzG0fC7u3y5xfgmaX5-mmPMSENzaWRjk1xjtzs-zBFpps/w400-h266/20220611_Black_Guillemot_Elliston_2905.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Guillemot at Elliston, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf95UIPFRzbXC_d6jqYWeFuEipiAfIj4rO0yJqy4qKleAo5kMCh7Rsiq2JvgiilW7wk14CsCHtK5BqwHmJmk7kVzyMTtNSjyjDgba2lyT1AVSCcSanzDXKLdk1etY53hRqvQiB9J4OTMfLy5XIcYA42QjVUs-tvTv_0PKnAS5-l3atgPR9Bldaiefn/s800/20220611_Black_Guillemot_Elliston_2910.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf95UIPFRzbXC_d6jqYWeFuEipiAfIj4rO0yJqy4qKleAo5kMCh7Rsiq2JvgiilW7wk14CsCHtK5BqwHmJmk7kVzyMTtNSjyjDgba2lyT1AVSCcSanzDXKLdk1etY53hRqvQiB9J4OTMfLy5XIcYA42QjVUs-tvTv_0PKnAS5-l3atgPR9Bldaiefn/w400-h266/20220611_Black_Guillemot_Elliston_2910.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Guillemot at Elliston, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>From here it was a short drive northwest to the Cape Bonavista lighthouse, where there was a nice interpretive center, and an even more accessible (though smaller) nesting colony of Atlantic Puffins.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpn53Wa_qmdyr7gjIKu3USfE-2jA-N9kT76YTkRnQpgcLtaB-Hc_BHpKer_B2h7M_TGWNc89aQ2SlQUxsoYYESwsLE2JbkYiNupf2_sh8Q1ESRqSuNOb9Y-vgrtpY4k9qSbzTaxtPaV2etjyYpH5g89kDYhX9gZx0GKdFhLrOufXmCBCAgFZwjphi/s800/20220611_Cape_Bonavista_sign_2930.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpn53Wa_qmdyr7gjIKu3USfE-2jA-N9kT76YTkRnQpgcLtaB-Hc_BHpKer_B2h7M_TGWNc89aQ2SlQUxsoYYESwsLE2JbkYiNupf2_sh8Q1ESRqSuNOb9Y-vgrtpY4k9qSbzTaxtPaV2etjyYpH5g89kDYhX9gZx0GKdFhLrOufXmCBCAgFZwjphi/w400-h266/20220611_Cape_Bonavista_sign_2930.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdYOs9R9UPH1Bihn2EPugbrFYKu9Ilvq9Pit-W7pF9Q02PFRlatxO13iNMIOBcmjgUO9NZQ9CAqeM44fFrDe0UO1PWpqdySasFh0ZNmXB7uxnP9CfFXdWVXhtwnT35ywTeHr2UYt_K5o2iOu9-ait9Ih0CDuUsSreZIEE58tXhWzemxaht2tOLqr-/s800/20220611_Atlantic_Puffin_Bonavista_2934.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdYOs9R9UPH1Bihn2EPugbrFYKu9Ilvq9Pit-W7pF9Q02PFRlatxO13iNMIOBcmjgUO9NZQ9CAqeM44fFrDe0UO1PWpqdySasFh0ZNmXB7uxnP9CfFXdWVXhtwnT35ywTeHr2UYt_K5o2iOu9-ait9Ih0CDuUsSreZIEE58tXhWzemxaht2tOLqr-/w400-h266/20220611_Atlantic_Puffin_Bonavista_2934.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Atlantic Puffins at Cape Bonavista, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZVWJ2AsPsi9QMvKwsETqyaUsrH03ZFmxuvcG32TphDD_5f8lehkFpdbFd7S-GFhZw36-5oc_Gt5BZU---l6vezIKKPYv_jWMAwIcReeQHrufgHOP1MCEb2_mqMdhfUhxZ4Z8qz7CRhn3wrLD4AO8b83TwdH547ZvYcnG1SV8kaiPfs9g8d8tKoVR/s800/20220611_Atlantic_Puffin_Bonavista_2941.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZVWJ2AsPsi9QMvKwsETqyaUsrH03ZFmxuvcG32TphDD_5f8lehkFpdbFd7S-GFhZw36-5oc_Gt5BZU---l6vezIKKPYv_jWMAwIcReeQHrufgHOP1MCEb2_mqMdhfUhxZ4Z8qz7CRhn3wrLD4AO8b83TwdH547ZvYcnG1SV8kaiPfs9g8d8tKoVR/w400-h266/20220611_Atlantic_Puffin_Bonavista_2941.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Atlantic Puffin at Cape Bonavista, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>From here we drove southwest, back down the other side of the Bonavista Peninsula, to Terra Nova National Park. We enjoyed the scenery throughout the park.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgsspVkZRn-5etCA-FVuSLmbzhyIk3Ep_MNlzBVbZbrpMewJXZ-xP5R5dhy3FfiAJSOK8WUyPl9AJNPms9tKmZDEjlk8LheWEM-VXlYoJafhcSC2EPfghZS3TY7XL6H2WI22sh6e0YTFGdaM69HHsO1b5Qeuo_LUf4JYFs3yBdJ0Ylx_XcsNzECsh/s800/20220611_Terra_Nova_NP_0317.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgsspVkZRn-5etCA-FVuSLmbzhyIk3Ep_MNlzBVbZbrpMewJXZ-xP5R5dhy3FfiAJSOK8WUyPl9AJNPms9tKmZDEjlk8LheWEM-VXlYoJafhcSC2EPfghZS3TY7XL6H2WI22sh6e0YTFGdaM69HHsO1b5Qeuo_LUf4JYFs3yBdJ0Ylx_XcsNzECsh/w400-h266/20220611_Terra_Nova_NP_0317.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Terra Nova NP, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3XkbPvX3hNEuDj2oLRT6mybZnG1UQ0F-F0unImMhIrQW360rCQNFyrDOpVLg17WFHL9NwesHYhN4w1WTbPwEvsTG4mZYAObQfT-wRo1-XuJ383y-pJ5Y-yJGNhxD9Pcc-hSNRgU_uQauH5zmajwpFDQPGf5hgRjjWLkM53BjTRPPnNzJyuG45Tra/s800/20220611_Terra_Nova_NP_0323.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3XkbPvX3hNEuDj2oLRT6mybZnG1UQ0F-F0unImMhIrQW360rCQNFyrDOpVLg17WFHL9NwesHYhN4w1WTbPwEvsTG4mZYAObQfT-wRo1-XuJ383y-pJ5Y-yJGNhxD9Pcc-hSNRgU_uQauH5zmajwpFDQPGf5hgRjjWLkM53BjTRPPnNzJyuG45Tra/w400-h266/20220611_Terra_Nova_NP_0323.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Terra Nova NP, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6YWWalG6YExJUi-qn05ss-1I2VXmj1WOzLHem4QVrrO61KdeUzuGKRv2J-5MKRAJtEG-2Ak6Zc1RwxhnUycR0GpdXc03I-VKWtwnLYKgZP2uftl3CEVJKfQNFkR-SlDgerzYxJAsUYbO_zJgTHNww1Nee9CkgEtdVVfC96ztbGYTFW8xGqxWt3OrC/s800/20220611_Terra_Nova_NP_0328.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6YWWalG6YExJUi-qn05ss-1I2VXmj1WOzLHem4QVrrO61KdeUzuGKRv2J-5MKRAJtEG-2Ak6Zc1RwxhnUycR0GpdXc03I-VKWtwnLYKgZP2uftl3CEVJKfQNFkR-SlDgerzYxJAsUYbO_zJgTHNww1Nee9CkgEtdVVfC96ztbGYTFW8xGqxWt3OrC/w400-h268/20220611_Terra_Nova_NP_0328.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Terra Nova NP, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42zlqz_wgC9NPP3QMuMusBW2j4c7UP0kTenDcEXOL3SVh9kdV3lG-cDFKvucmCvanC_b6IelkOR7gVPPxL23gYPf_UTJZq2Cy7YlG-6oTwNsskWx1yV6LyS2YCFTsZKMsPwSCWF635vyHO1fYG5xTtPxfmvsmX1m8wiqWpIyQ4th0jNqKtN214oJp/s800/20220611_Terra_Nova_NP_0331.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42zlqz_wgC9NPP3QMuMusBW2j4c7UP0kTenDcEXOL3SVh9kdV3lG-cDFKvucmCvanC_b6IelkOR7gVPPxL23gYPf_UTJZq2Cy7YlG-6oTwNsskWx1yV6LyS2YCFTsZKMsPwSCWF635vyHO1fYG5xTtPxfmvsmX1m8wiqWpIyQ4th0jNqKtN214oJp/w400-h266/20220611_Terra_Nova_NP_0331.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Terra Nova NP, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There are several trails in the park, but we didn't have time to explore them all. On the drive to the Ochre Hill Trail, we saw our second and third species of butterfly on the trip. At Cape St. Mary's, we had seen the near-endemic Short-tailed Swallowtail but there was nothing blooming and they never sat still for photos. Today's butterflies had some nectar sources so we were able to get good looks at Canadian Tiger Swallowtails and Spring Azure.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFeu5aebnTd1AbLEjym0khXCCEvdAZaneUFHgUfEmo6Z35Dw_GsHicIp8cE-TkKOs_iGHmopVlik-SpfRY6pGn3iMVGsv0a_JdrY19PqDuA4SyZuVg-ytVqAY7-4ZLDka6EBDUkyT1X7FVdJaEmUEThys1HTadB2H1OWKfBSHHAfuZPKtQO_7yI1O/s800/20220611_Spring_Azure_2979.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFeu5aebnTd1AbLEjym0khXCCEvdAZaneUFHgUfEmo6Z35Dw_GsHicIp8cE-TkKOs_iGHmopVlik-SpfRY6pGn3iMVGsv0a_JdrY19PqDuA4SyZuVg-ytVqAY7-4ZLDka6EBDUkyT1X7FVdJaEmUEThys1HTadB2H1OWKfBSHHAfuZPKtQO_7yI1O/w400-h266/20220611_Spring_Azure_2979.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spring Azure at Terra Nova NP<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The flowers that were blooming most abundantly were the native species of rhododendron, called Rhodora, which is what this swallowtail is feeding on.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPzN1mgA59IWxADkAIjz8UQzm9phsdPU3A3uF2_gfQnEqq9BRigK6zQ1ohkYxfyFcae51cUor_EdVFbrOGG4YfJpjmkN5E5pXXhX2Wm5-kk9mI8V8b69ebrS2M-sSNzLQBLOdlUu2fuRUR5LIwvJ4Z4YZCE2BScW4AXzWZyexxUnj_--m2mYdiB5V/s800/20220611_Canadian_Tiger_Swallowtail_2964.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPzN1mgA59IWxADkAIjz8UQzm9phsdPU3A3uF2_gfQnEqq9BRigK6zQ1ohkYxfyFcae51cUor_EdVFbrOGG4YfJpjmkN5E5pXXhX2Wm5-kk9mI8V8b69ebrS2M-sSNzLQBLOdlUu2fuRUR5LIwvJ4Z4YZCE2BScW4AXzWZyexxUnj_--m2mYdiB5V/w400-h266/20220611_Canadian_Tiger_Swallowtail_2964.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canadian Tiger Swallowtail on Rhodora<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The parts of the Ochre Hill Trail that we walked had a few birds, with the most cooperative being a group of Boreal Chickadees.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtJ8JubRNEfUsEwmUstZ-O6v9uDxtjtB_tBj1gUfW_FKycfgnG3yfzSG8vajpdsmLTTpvSqSqT2yBg8hDec84iUCYSdHr_d4crBg-3Vw6fQhXOmBcqRPu6CeiQL22LI_yYHOGYG54l3I2VrnBcO-OOKtqliykD2Gs2SFsHx3tWZx4rrxZTYNKqHlt/s800/20220611_Boreal_Chickadee_2978.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtJ8JubRNEfUsEwmUstZ-O6v9uDxtjtB_tBj1gUfW_FKycfgnG3yfzSG8vajpdsmLTTpvSqSqT2yBg8hDec84iUCYSdHr_d4crBg-3Vw6fQhXOmBcqRPu6CeiQL22LI_yYHOGYG54l3I2VrnBcO-OOKtqliykD2Gs2SFsHx3tWZx4rrxZTYNKqHlt/w400-h266/20220611_Boreal_Chickadee_2978.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boreal Chickadee at Terra Nova NP<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNrec6MRvRx15dKh6myfBvjQ5OOFXFkm9M0NC92HFcJzPveHcMwYIaqxSIcB35eEcwKEdFhBsLxRNSPzR1jEoIAWEC_lEGyLdqT59gnOdhgq3m0K0UlhdFZ7WhNk8Yb_QBQNss3tbaRY8NRQE65hpDkkhL0DfoCUyaEKCUk05EfbJJb1tr9y1gERW/s800/20220611_Boreal_Chickadee_2975.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNrec6MRvRx15dKh6myfBvjQ5OOFXFkm9M0NC92HFcJzPveHcMwYIaqxSIcB35eEcwKEdFhBsLxRNSPzR1jEoIAWEC_lEGyLdqT59gnOdhgq3m0K0UlhdFZ7WhNk8Yb_QBQNss3tbaRY8NRQE65hpDkkhL0DfoCUyaEKCUk05EfbJJb1tr9y1gERW/w400-h268/20220611_Boreal_Chickadee_2975.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boreal Chickadee at Terra Nova NP<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Our final destination for the day was a geological site, the Dover Fault (east of the town of Dover, which is northeast of Gambo). This site is where two continental plates join. Part of northwestern Africa (Morocco) drifted westward with North America millions of years ago, and the gap between the hills in this photo is that fault line.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvo23VZdtyT_wVgoQNY3mPAwJt6mvhm0lzCt524AygVVKMLMuhEJB8tWTfflUsdk9PHpAEgY-IKK9Bx-YWULeqP7z2wmxRSmXD4iOL2pYsn9xuBbVulFrR0RgJfAneT6ep0Fe3eSUJCE_Xl1NZS3nNSKq5kBUeQram6XVQE30xNSYxap5DtVmxJxs/s800/20220611_Dover_Fault_Site_0337.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvo23VZdtyT_wVgoQNY3mPAwJt6mvhm0lzCt524AygVVKMLMuhEJB8tWTfflUsdk9PHpAEgY-IKK9Bx-YWULeqP7z2wmxRSmXD4iOL2pYsn9xuBbVulFrR0RgJfAneT6ep0Fe3eSUJCE_Xl1NZS3nNSKq5kBUeQram6XVQE30xNSYxap5DtVmxJxs/w400-h266/20220611_Dover_Fault_Site_0337.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Dover Fault (gap in top center)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Of course we were keeping our eyes open for other things, and at the parking area we found another butterfly, a Milbert's Tortoiseshell. It is a common species in Michigan but after a few chilly days on the Avalon (it never got to 60 F), we were having a day in the low 70s and it was nice to see any insects actually.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9d0YGj5OvEGnk1exL6Q4OadbvJ4uuGn0AmIWIOt6Jc1t2VN0NincG7hhNszwBNYpQpZg8oVNG65QjTCSrhdgKYe2ZLGktWFpRFHscXbPMgwXoTFxuJH2_YEPtyLvOhIMhPHXZhhfXM3ONFhBsoqFRKZL67qPP2iT0Pd3vQQ3bflIZnk1CbyKG4iKi/s800/20220611_Milberts_Tortoiseshell_2980.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9d0YGj5OvEGnk1exL6Q4OadbvJ4uuGn0AmIWIOt6Jc1t2VN0NincG7hhNszwBNYpQpZg8oVNG65QjTCSrhdgKYe2ZLGktWFpRFHscXbPMgwXoTFxuJH2_YEPtyLvOhIMhPHXZhhfXM3ONFhBsoqFRKZL67qPP2iT0Pd3vQQ3bflIZnk1CbyKG4iKi/w400-h266/20220611_Milberts_Tortoiseshell_2980.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Milbert's Tortoiseshell, near Dover, Newfoundland<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We drove to the town of Gander for the night.<br /></p>Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.com0