Gore Bay Survey: June 28, 2016: a look at Little Current and South Baymouth, Manitoulin Island

13 degrees and windy at the start (5:10 AM). 15 degrees at the conclusion (9:43 AM)
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Bird Highlight: Osprey

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Botany Highlight: Maidenhair Spleenwort

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Species list: double-crested cormorant, northern harrier, osprey, turkey vulture, ring-billed gull, mourning dove, belted kingfisher, northern flicker, downy woodpecker, great crested flycatcher, alder flycatcher, tree swallow, eastern kingbird, red-eyed vireo, blue jay, American crow, common raven, black-capped chickadee, red-breasted nuthatch, gray catbird,  American robin, hermit thrush, cedar waxwing, European starling, ovenbird, black and white warbler,  nashville warbler, common yellowthroat, American redstart, magnolia warbler, yellow warbler, pine warbler, black-throated blue warbler, yellow-rumped warbler, house sparrow, red-winged blackbird, common grackle, indigo bunting, bobolink, eastern meadowlark, rose-breasted grosbeak, American goldfinch, clay-coloured sparrow, savannah sparrow, swamp sparrow, white-crowned sparrow, song sparrow.  (47 species)

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Juniper (Juniperus communis)

Juniper (Juniperus communis)

Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris)

Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris)

Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)

Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)

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False Indigo (Amorpha fruticosa)

False Indigo (Amorpha fruticosa)

Buffalo Berry (Shepherdia argentea)

Buffalo Berry (Shepherdia argentea)

Bobolink

Bobolink

Wood Lily (Lilium philadelphium)

Wood Lily (Lilium philadelphium)

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A LOOK AT LITTLE CURRENT, MANITOULIN ISLAND

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SOUTH BAYMOUTH

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Miles Hearn

 

 

 

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