10th June 2010 by Robin.

The day starts very wet and windy so we decide to spend some time sorting out and (in my case) catching up with my blog!.

After lunch we walk along a section of the Simcoe-Port Dover railway which is now a 10K trail.  Very pleasant to get out into the open after the wet morning.

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9th June 2010 by Robin.

The last day of our “road trip”.  It’s another lovely day  and we spend the first part of it exploring Sandbanks Provincial Park on the island. 

We don’t get any new birds for the trip but we do get good views of a Brown Thrasher.

After an excellent ice cream we set off for Simcoe arriving home at about 9:30.

Photos to follow.

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9th June 2010 by Robin.

We spend the day exploring the island - the weather is warm and sunny. 

At the Observatory at Prince Edward Point we get a couple of new birds: Tennessee Warbler and Eastern Towhee.  We see quite a few other species (including Yellow Warbler), Turkey Vultures and a couple of Red-tailed Hawks overhead. 

At one point we pass a dead tree with Turkey Vultures roosting.

At the south-west point of the island we get brief views of Eastern Meadowlark.

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9th June 2010 by Robin.

We drive into Canada in heavy rain.  We were intending to take a 1000 Islands boat trip but the visibility is so poor we decide not to bother.

We drive along the Loyalist Highway and cross into Prince Edward County.  We spend some time at the Lake in the Mountain watching Tree and Cliff Swallows catching insects over the lake.

We go to our B&B – Duck and Loon in Picton. 

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9th June 2010 by Robin.

Driving through the Adirondacks today.

Before we set off we spend some time at the Vermont Audubon Centre.  We get three new birds for the trip – House Wren, Veery and Indigo Bunting.  I get some (pretty poor) shots of the latter and a singing Common Yellowthroat.

The weather as we drive is rather cloudy so we don’t see as much of the scenery as we would like.

We do spot a Golden Eagle being harried by crows.

We spend the night in Tupper Lake NY and we eat in a “small town America” diner – an interesting experience. 

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9th June 2010 by Robin.

The 3rd had been a travel day with nothing of note.  We arrived early evening in Stowe.

On the 4th we walked a trail to the top of a mountain which gave us extensive views over Vermont and into Canada.

No new birds today but plenty of Ravens apparent.

Photos of our hill walk

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9th June 2010 by Robin.

The weather was better in the early part of the day and the birds were more evident.

Early on we saw a snapping turtle by the roadside that (we think) had just laid eggs.

At our lunch stop I managed to get some photos of a Pileated Woodpecker hammering at a tree.

Later in the day we came across a group of Cedar Waxwing that proved very cooperative when it came to photography.

We did drive to the top of Cadillac Mountain but the cloud closed in and the views were disappointing.

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9th June 2010 by Robin.

The Park covers large parts of Mount Desert Island. This was a bit of a disappointing day with drizzle early on giving way to heavy rain. 

We drove around the island and added a new bird for the trip when we found a few Laughing Gulls amongst a group of gulls on a beach.

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9th June 2010 by Robin.

Catching up with the blog today.

Travelling today.  Cross into USA without any major holdups.

Our  lodge has views over the sea.

We visited Bar Harbor town in the evening. 

As we watched the boats in the harbour at least 2 Bald Eagles were sighted.

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