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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30th May 2010 by Robin.

We spend 3 days in Michele’s friend’s “cottage” by Molega Lake.

Before we leave Fall River I see a Goldfinch on the feeders.

Some views from the cottage (or its lakeside) of the lake etc.  At night the loons are calling regularly.

The last view has 3 loons in it (believe it or not).  We could play spot the loon - no comments about it being the guy doing the typing. One new bird for the trip - Northern Parula.

One day we go to Kejimkujic Park. There are some very old and interesting trees here.

On our last morning we find a superb Swallowtail butterfly on their beach which we watch for several minutes. We identify it as Eastern Tiger.

On the way back to Fall River we visit Peggy’s Cove.

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27th May 2010 by Robin.

We go for a walk on the Uniacke Estate.  There are many of these orchids known as Moccasin Flower - closely related to our Slipper Orchids.

We get good views of Pileated Woodpecker and Golden-crowned Kinglet.  I also see Magnolia Warbler.

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27th May 2010 by Robin.

We go for a walk on the coast towards Pennant Point.  Quite a warm but pleasant day.On the sea are a few Eiders and a couple of Black Guillemot.  Plenty of Yellow Warblers and at least one Common Yellowthroat in the scrub.

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25th May 2010 by Robin.

We went to a lake for the some kayaking.  We had some distant sightings of Bald Eagles and Common Loons.

Photos: 3 sisters.

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25th May 2010 by Robin.

On my early morning walk we see a deer on the roadside (White-tailed I think).

In the afternoon we take a boat trip from Lunenburg. It is pretty rough and wet.  We don’t see any whales but we do see Puffin, Eider, Razorbill and Black Guillemot.

We also see a small number of seals.

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