Terrace Bay Survey: June 26: 2016: a look at Schreiber

15 degrees at the start (5:17 AM).  17 degrees at conclusion (10:01 AM)
It was very foggy until close to the conclusion.
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Bird Highlight: Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler (photo: Ken Sproule)

Blackburnian Warbler (photo: Ken Sproule)

Botany Highlight: Red Elderberry

Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)

Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)

Species list:  common loon, spotted sandpiper, herring gull, northern flicker, alder flycatcher, least flycatcher, red-eyed vireo, American crow, common raven, black-capped chickadee, red-breasted nuthatch, winter wren, golden-crowned kinglet, ruby-crowned kinglet, veery, Swainson’s thrush, hermit thrush, American robin, cedar waxwing, ovenbird, northern waterthrush, yellow warbler, black and white warbler, nashville warbler, mourning warbler, common yellowthroat, American redstart, northern parula warbler, blackburnian warbler, magnolia warbler, chestnut-sided warbler, yellow-rumped warbler, black-throated green warbler, Wilson’s warbler, chipping sparrow, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, white-throated sparrow, dark-eyed junco.  (39 species)
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Prickly Rose (Rosa acicularis)

Prickly Rose (Rosa acicularis)

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Pin Cherry (Prunus pensylvanica)

Pin Cherry (Prunus pensylvanica)

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Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

A LOOK AT SCHREIBER

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St John's Anglican Church

St John’s Anglican Church

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Tomorrow, we leave Chapleau at 4 AM to begin the Sultan survey at 5:02 AM. After that, we drive to Little Current, Manitoulin Island. .

Miles Hearn

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