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for the memori --Apple-Mail-153--784233124 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'm glad that I was able to bring back some memories. You are correct, it is campsite 5 and I walked past it on the way back. The water in Stlll Brook was so low I walked over it in one step! In fact, it looked more like a man-made path had been made in the rocks as they were quite high on either side of the channel. Still, there was no way even a kayak would have slipped through that day. I didn't have much chance to explore up or down Stewart Brook, but there was clearly a large opening in the canopy upstream a short way as the sun was shining in over a large patch of tall grass(?) on the east side of the water. For those that don't have it already, I highly recommend getting a copy of the Backcountry Guide for the park. It has a great map is either plastic or laminated somehow to be waterproof. None of the maps at the Kejimkujik web site identify the location or numbers of the backcountry campsites, which you need to know as you have to call them to reserve them. I picked up my copy at Mountain Equipment Coop on Granville Street. Pat On Sep 5, 2012, at 8:08 AM, Paul MacDonald wrote: > Hi Pat > Great report - I enjoyed it! > A number of years ago when I traveled more in that area > a Goshawk used to nest along Still Brook just above where you > portaged - > I think its camp site 5? She didn't like canoes and would give you a > hard time > as you paddled along. She made lots of sound and was reputed to have > blooded > heads but only resorted to verbal abuse with me! > The small brook that flows past the camp site is Stewart Brook - a > very interesting brook > to explore. There is a nice still water a little farther up and lots > of fun things. I've visited > it many times and spent some nice times there. Thanks for the > memories. > If we get some rain I may do a canoe trip around the loop - I'd sooner > paddle than carry. > Have a nice fall > Paul > > > From: Patrick Kelly <patrick.kelly@dal.ca> > To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>; NS-RBA <NS- > RBA@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2012 12:02:06 AM > Subject: [NatureNS] Northern Goshawk in Kejimkujik National Park > > Hi everyone: > > I spent Sunday and Monday hiking and backcountry camping at > Kejimkujik. I took the Liberty Lake Trail in as far as campsite 44 > (at the far western end of Frozen Ocean Lake) and came back Monday > via the Channel Lake Trail. There were red-breasted nuthatches > calling all day in most places I went. I had some close looks at > several ovenbirds and hermit thrushes which stayed within a few > metres of the trail as I passed them. At the campsite Monday > morning, a belted kingfisher flew while calling, up the small brook > that flows right past the camp site. > > The highlight was on the way back Monday when I was in a higher area > of the trail about midway between Frozen Ocean Lake and Channel > Lake. A northern goshawk flushed out of a tree that was behind and > to my left and banked in front of me and went into a clump of trees > somewhat ahead. When the trail went past those trees in did the same > thing but this time flew back the way I had come and I lost it > behind the trees. It didn't make a sound, so if it hadn't flown in > front of me I would never have known it was there! > > Pat > > > = > = > = > = > ====================================================================== > Patrick Kelly > Director of Computer Facilities > = > = > = > = > ====================================================================== > Faculty of Architecture and Planning > Dalhousie University > = > = > = > = > ====================================================================== > MAIL COURIER > PO Box 15000 5410 Spring Garden Road > Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2 Halifax, Nova Scotia > Canada Canada > = > = > = > = > ====================================================================== > Phone:(902) 494-3294 FAX:(902) 423-6672 E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca > = > = > = > = > ====================================================================== > > > = = ======================================================================== Patrick Kelly Director of Computer Facilities = = ======================================================================== Faculty of Architecture and Planning Dalhousie University = = ======================================================================== MAIL COURIER PO Box 15000 5410 Spring Garden Road Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2 Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada Canada = = ======================================================================== Phone:(902) 494-3294 FAX:(902) 423-6672 E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca = = ======================================================================== --Apple-Mail-153--784233124 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I'm glad that I was able to = bring back some memories. You are correct, it is campsite 5 and I walked = past it on the way back. The water in Stlll Brook was so low I walked = over it in one step! In fact, it looked more like a man-made path had = been made in the rocks as they were quite high on either side of the = channel. Still, there was no way even a kayak would have slipped through = that day.<div><br></div><div>I didn't have much chance to explore up or = down Stewart Brook, but there was clearly a large opening in the canopy = upstream a short way as the sun was shining in over a large patch of = tall grass(?) on the east side of the = water.</div><div><br></div><div>For those that don't have it already, I = highly recommend getting a copy of the Backcountry Guide for the park. = It has a great map is either plastic or laminated somehow to be = waterproof. None of the maps at the Kejimkujik web site identify the = location or numbers of the backcountry campsites, which you need to know = as you have to call them to reserve them. I picked up my copy at = Mountain Equipment Coop on Granville = Street.</div><div><br></div><div>Pat</div><div><br><