Post by kestrel on Jul 6, 2022 20:27:03 GMT -8
Right after Nova Scotia, my parents and I had an amazing tour of Newfoundland (aka "the Rock") from June 14 to July 2. Though it wasn't a birding trip per se, I still managed to fit a lot of birding in. The weather ranged from warm and sunny to cold and wet; typical Newfoundland weather.
At a campground in Gros Morne National Park, we were serenaded almost constantly by an American redstart that checked us out as we were settling into our site.
My first lifer on the island was this Blue-headed vireo, just down the road from our campsite:
Blue-headed vireo by Joel Schmidt, on Flickr
We did a lot of driving around, looking at various coastal hamlets. One day, my dad and I happened upon a Short-eared owl, which was very unexpected. During a boat tour out of St Anthony, I got my lifer Black-legged kittiwakes and Northern gannets. An attempt for Rock ptarmigan on a barren mountaintop, off the Trans-Canada east of Corner Brook, was unsuccessful.
We camped at Cape Bonavista for 2 or 3 nights, and were really excited to discover the Atlantic puffin colony that's there. This is Newfoundland & Labrador's provincial bird:
Atlantic puffins by Joel Schmidt, on Flickr
There were lots of Black guillemots as well:
Black guillemot by Joel Schmidt, on Flickr
Probably the easiest lifer I've ever gotten: this Pink-footed goose that's been at a pond at Memorial University for several months now:
Pink-footed goose by Joel Schmidt, on Flickr
At a campground in Gros Morne National Park, we were serenaded almost constantly by an American redstart that checked us out as we were settling into our site.
My first lifer on the island was this Blue-headed vireo, just down the road from our campsite:
Blue-headed vireo by Joel Schmidt, on FlickrWe did a lot of driving around, looking at various coastal hamlets. One day, my dad and I happened upon a Short-eared owl, which was very unexpected. During a boat tour out of St Anthony, I got my lifer Black-legged kittiwakes and Northern gannets. An attempt for Rock ptarmigan on a barren mountaintop, off the Trans-Canada east of Corner Brook, was unsuccessful.
We camped at Cape Bonavista for 2 or 3 nights, and were really excited to discover the Atlantic puffin colony that's there. This is Newfoundland & Labrador's provincial bird:
Atlantic puffins by Joel Schmidt, on FlickrThere were lots of Black guillemots as well:
Black guillemot by Joel Schmidt, on FlickrProbably the easiest lifer I've ever gotten: this Pink-footed goose that's been at a pond at Memorial University for several months now:
Pink-footed goose by Joel Schmidt, on Flickr
