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Ever since I began to loose my high frequency hearing, I have begun to take an interesting in species other than birds. We've made a few sightings recently worthy of note:
Crystal Crescent Provincial Park (an HFN hike to Pennant Point - 23 July
-10 Whimbrel
- Fox Sparrow, still singing
- Merlin (after the Whimbrel?)
- orchids - Little Clubspur, Ragged Fringed, Grass-pink
- Mountain Sandwort (near pennant Point)
- Blunt-leaved Sandwort
- Purple Meadow Rue (I didn't know a purple one existed!)
- native Mountain Ash and Wild Raisin (Witherod) still in full bloom
Bell Park (just south of Uniacke Estates on Hwy 1) - 31 July
- 2 unrelated flowering plants with waxy flowers namely:
Pipsissawa or Prince's Pine (Chimaphila umbellata)
Shinleaf (Pyrola elliptica)
Bell Park is the only place where I've seen these two in NS
Uniacke Estates Park - 31 July
We walked the Hot-house Loop and then along the Old Post Road to the stream. The latter trail should be called Woodpecker Alley.
- 2 asters in bloom - Whorled and Purple-stemmed
- Dewdrop or Dalibarda (Dalibarda repens) - quite conspicuous along the trail edge once you notice its small strawberry-like flower (A lifer for me!)
- Boneset
- Several clumps of Indian Pipe
We walked this trail since I had previously seen Black-backed Woodpecker here. After observing a family of Hairy Woodpeckers (they seemed to be everywhere), we came across a male BBWO working on a Spruce Tree about a foot off the ground and 30 feet from the trail. We watched it work for about 10 min and I was able to get a couple of 30-sec video clips which are fun to watch.
Bob McDonald
Halifax
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Ever since I began to loose my high frequency hearing, I have
begun to take an interesting in species other than birds. We've made a few
sightings recently worthy of note:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>Crystal Crescent Provincial Park (an HFN hike to
Pennant Point - 23 July </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> -10 Whimbrel </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - Fox Sparrow, still singing</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - Merlin (after the Whimbrel?)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - orchids - Little Clubspur, Ragged Fringed,
Grass-pink</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - Mountain Sandwort (near pennant Point)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - Blunt-leaved Sandwort</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - Purple Meadow Rue (I didn't know a purple one
existed!)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - native Mountain Ash and Wild Raisin (Witherod) still
in full bloom</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>Bell Park (just south of Uniacke Estates on Hwy 1) -
31 July</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - 2 unrelated flowering plants with waxy flowers
namely:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> Pipsissawa or Prince's Pine (<EM>Chimaphila
umbellata</EM>)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> Shinleaf (<EM>Pyrola
elliptica</EM>)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Bell Park is the only place where I've seen these two in
NS</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>Uniacke Estates Park - 31 July</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>We walked the Hot-house Loop and then along the Old Post Road
to the stream. The latter trail should be called Woodpecker
Alley.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - 2 asters in bloom - Whorled and
Purple-stemmed</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - Dewdrop or Dalibarda (Dalibarda repens) - quite
conspicuous along the trail edge once you notice its small strawberry-like
flower (A lifer for me!)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - Boneset</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> - Several clumps of Indian Pipe</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>We walked this trail since I had previously seen Black-backed
Woodpecker here. After observing a family of Hairy Woodpeckers (they
seemed to be everywhere), we came across a male BBWO working on a Spruce Tree
about a foot off the ground and 30 feet from the trail. We watched it work
for about 10 min and I was able to get a couple of 30-sec video clips which are
fun to watch.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Bob McDonald</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Halifax</FONT></DIV>
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