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--00221534d323e919f5048ce11fec Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Driving back from Cape Breton today, I noticed 12-15 Common Nighthawks flying over the road between New Glasgow and Truro (Mt. Thom area). Also, I had meant to post this a while ago: in late June in the Aspy Fault Wilderness area I found a patch of Yellow Lady Slipper (approx 100 flowers in a small clearing in the woods). My understanding is that the plant is uncommon in Nova Scotia. I can't say exactly where it was, as I wasn't on a trail and didn't mark it on my GPS, but it was on the plateau north of Upper Delaney's Brook. On that same trip (hiking from Pollett's Cove to Meat Cove), I did a bunch of atlassing/point counting. The most notable bird encountered was Vesper Sparrow. There were a number of them spread throughout the trip in the grassy clearings on the plateau. (If you're interested, read more about the trip here: http://www.ruthvenpark.ca/natureblog/2010/07/12/backpacking-atlassing-the-cape-breton-highlands.) There is a picture of one of the Lady Slippers in my photo album here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949282@N02/sets/72157624349771089/ -- Jeff MacLeod Halifax --00221534d323e919f5048ce11fec Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Driving back from Cape Breton today, I noticed 12-15 Common Nighthawks flyi= ng over the road between New Glasgow and Truro (Mt. Thom area). <br><br>Als= o, I had meant to post this a while ago: in late June in the Aspy Fault Wil= derness area I found a patch of Yellow Lady Slipper (approx 100 flowers in = a small clearing in the woods). My understanding is that the plant is uncom= mon in Nova Scotia. I can't say exactly where it was, as I wasn't o= n a trail and didn't mark it on my GPS, but it was on the plateau north= of Upper Delaney's Brook. <br> <br>On that same trip (hiking from Pollett's Cove to Meat Cove), I did = a bunch of atlassing/point counting. The most notable bird encountered was = Vesper Sparrow. There were a number of them spread throughout the trip in t= he grassy clearings on the plateau. (If you're interested, read more ab= out the trip here: <a href=3D"http://www.ruthvenpark.ca/natureblog/2010/07/= 12/backpacking-atlassing-the-cape-breton-highlands">http://www.ruthvenpark.= ca/natureblog/2010/07/12/backpacking-atlassing-the-cape-breton-highlands</a= > .)<br> <br>There is a picture of one of the Lady Slippers in my photo album here: = <a href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949282@N02/sets/72157624349771089= /">http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949282@N02/sets/72157624349771089/</a><br= > <br>-- <br>Jeff MacLeod<br>Halifax<br> --00221534d323e919f5048ce11fec--
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