[NatureNS] The Wetlands Trail, Mount Uniacke Museum Park

Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 14:45:05 -0300
From: Hans Toom <Htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca>
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I took a stroll,  and sometimes struggle, along the Wetlands Trail at Mount Uniacke Museum Park this morning.  The trail is littered with windfalls at some locations so I recommend this hike for the hardiest of us only, but as always it's well worth the effort.

I did the circuit in a clockwise loop this morning and was greeted with fresh spring Painted Trilliums in singles, often in doubles and even a few groups along the way.  The Pink Lady's Slipper Orchids are just beginning to lift their heads to open,...probably next week they will display.

The Blackburnian and Bay Breasted Warblers have returned to their nesting territory and I was able to hear a Black-backed Woodpecker complaining from the deep woods. 

Even the black flies were not too bad.  A beautiful morning to be out!

At home in Portuguese Cove a pair of female Baltimore Orioles stayed with us for a week and went through several oranges. A female Rose-breasted Grosbeak also came through.  Our highlight bird, the Dickissel, only stayed one day.

Hans
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Hans Toom
Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
Website: http://hanstoom.com 
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I took a stroll,&nbsp; and sometimes struggle, 
along the Wetlands Trail at Mount Uniacke Museum Park this morning.&nbsp; The 
trail is littered with windfalls at some locations so I recommend this hike for 
the hardiest of us only, but as always it's well&nbsp;worth the 
effort.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I did the circuit in a clockwise loop this morning 
and was greeted with fresh spring <STRONG>Painted Trilliums</STRONG> in singles, 
often in doubles and even a few groups along the&nbsp;way.&nbsp; The 
<STRONG>Pink Lady's Slipper Orchids</STRONG> are just beginning to lift their 
heads to open,...probably next week they will&nbsp;display.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The <STRONG>Blackburnian</STRONG> and <STRONG>Bay 
Breasted Warblers</STRONG> have returned to their nesting territory and I was 
able to hear a <STRONG>Black-backed Woodpecker</STRONG> complaining from the 
deep woods.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Even the black flies were not too bad.&nbsp; A 
beautiful morning to be out!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At home in Portuguese Cove a pair of female 
<STRONG>Baltimore Orioles</STRONG> stayed with us for a week and went through 
several oranges.&nbsp;A female <STRONG>Rose-breasted Grosbeak</STRONG> also came 
through.&nbsp; Our highlight bird, the <STRONG>Dickissel, </STRONG>only stayed 
one day.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hans</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>_________________________________<BR>Hans 
Toom<BR>Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR>Website: <A 
href="http://hanstoom.com">http://hanstoom.com</A> 
<BR>_________________________________</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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