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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0094_01CE7E8E.A1199FF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ken McKenna Box 218 Stellarton NS B0K 1S0 902 752-7644 Hi all Yesterday, July 10, Adele Johnson, John Crabtree and I made a little = trip to Port Bickerton (Guys) with a goal of finding the Round-leaf Rein = Orchid (Platanthera obtusata) that last year in this forum, Rick Ballard = had mentioned was in bloom just off the trails near the lighthouse. = Thanks for the directions Rick.=20 On the road to the light there were a series of shallow brackish = pools/ponds. We were puzzled by a plant growing in the pond with = submerged and exposed parts. None of us had knowingly encountered this = plant before and we took some photos plus a specimen. It was quite = common and vaguely resembled horsetails, but likely a flowering plant. = Wild Radish and Cow Parsnip were other plants noted. I was happy to see = my first Northern Blue butterflies of the year along the boggy areas = along the road in. [back home we were able to ID the pond plant as = Mare's Tail ( Hippuris vulgaris) and it was confirmed by Nick Hill.=20 With Rick's directions, we were able to see 50+ RL Rein Orchids in the = wooded area ( mostly conifer) along the start of trail H just up from = the little toll booth staffed by a young gal who had no clue what an = orchid was. Wood Sorrel and mats of Twin Flowers were in nice bloom. = We continued along the trail and ran out of the Rein orchid as the woods = approached the bog; however in the bog were lots of Calopogon orchid in = fine bloom. There were quite a number of Bakeapple plants in the bog = with not as much fruit as one would expect ( fruit not ripe). = Surprisingly there was still some Labrador Tea in bloom. Foxberry was = still in bloom and we saw some crowberries. Northern Blues were abundant = in the bog. Rick had mentioned the presence of Leather-leaf Grape-fern = back of the beach dunes, but my companions were distracted by dozens of = plants along the shore just beginning to bloom and one they had not seen = before. No obvious matches could be found in the Newcombs in my pack so = we took lots of photos. I had seen this plant before at Sober I. but had = never been able to ID it. On the way to the lighthouse from the beach we = came upon a rather nice large patch of One-flowered Pyrola. [back in the = vehicle Adele found a photo of our mystery plant in the Primrose- Zinck = book- Senecio Pseudo-Arnica- Sea Beach Groundsel or Beach-Senecio Birds present along the trail included a couple singing Blackpoll = Warblers, Lincoln's Sparrow,and Nelson's Sparrow as well as Boreal = Chickadee. There were 40 DC Cormorants, 18 C. Eider and a handful of = Northern Gannets passing by. Breeding Willets and Spotted Sandpipers = were present and scolding visitors in the parking lot. I remember = Yellow-bellied Flycatchers here other years, but I did not detect any = today.=20 Butterflies were few only the Northern Blue ( lots in the bog off trail = H) , Northern Crescent, Arctic Skipper and Cabbage White-the latter = escaped before I got my photo.=20 We had a quick look at Fisherman's Harbour and noted lack of terns here = where I think they have bred in the past. Also lacking were the Northern = Blues that were only a few km away at Bickerton. I was able to photo a = single Long-dash Skipper.=20 Further down the road we stopped at the big bog between the Country = Harbour ferry and Fisherman's Harbour. The bog again was lush with = Calopogon- some were quite pale and approaching white. A single Arethusa = was noted in bloom.=20 We headed back to Pictou Co. stopping in St. Pauls where I showed my = botany companions some Canada Lily just coming into bloom. Feverwort = plants were noted in fruit and Enchanter's Nightshade was abundant and = in bloom. I managed a shot of a Least Skipper here, my first of the year = I think.=20 In Stellarton we looked at a patch of Common Milkweed just starting to = bloom-no evidence of Monarch presence yet. ------=_NextPart_000_0094_01CE7E8E.A1199FF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23507"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton = NS<BR>B0K=20 1S0<BR>902 752-7644<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi all</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Yesterday, July 10, Adele Johnson, John = Crabtree=20 and I made a little trip to Port Bickerton (Guys) with a goal of = finding=20 the <STRONG>Round-leaf Rein Orchid</STRONG> = <EM><STRONG>(</STRONG></EM><SPAN=20 size=3D"+0"><STRONG>Platanthera obtusata</STRONG>) </SPAN>that last year = in this=20 forum, Rick Ballard had mentioned was in bloom just off the trails near = the=20 lighthouse. Thanks for the directions Rick. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>On the road to the light there = were a series=20 of shallow brackish pools/ponds. We were puzzled by a plant growing = in the=20 pond with submerged and exposed parts. None of us had knowingly = encountered=20 this plant before and we took some photos plus a specimen. It was quite = common=20 and vaguely resembled horsetails, but likely a flowering plant. = <STRONG>Wild=20 Radish</STRONG> and <STRONG>Cow Parsnip</STRONG> were other plants = noted.=20 I was happy to see my first <STRONG>Northern Blue</STRONG> = butterflies of=20 the year along the boggy areas along the road in. [back home we were = able to ID=20 the pond plant as <STRONG>Mare's Tail ( </STRONG><FONT size=3D3=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"><STRONG>Hippuris vulgaris</STRONG>) and it was = confirmed=20 by Nick Hill. </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>With Rick's directions, we were able to = see=20 <STRONG>50+ RL Rein Orchids</STRONG> in the wooded area ( = mostly=20 conifer) along the start of trail H just up from the little toll = booth=20 staffed by a young gal who had <STRONG>no</STRONG> clue what an = orchid was.=20 <STRONG>Wood Sorrel</STRONG> and mats of <STRONG>Twin = Flowers</STRONG>=20 were in nice bloom. We continued along the trail and ran out=20 of the Rein orchid as the woods approached the bog; however in = the bog=20 were lots of <STRONG>Calopogon</STRONG> orchid in fine bloom. There were = quite a=20 number of <STRONG>Bakeapple</STRONG> plants in the bog with not as much = fruit as=20 one would expect ( fruit not ripe). Surprisingly there was still some=20 <STRONG>Labrador Tea</STRONG> in bloom. <STRONG>Foxberry </STRONG>was = still in=20 bloom and we saw some <STRONG>crowberries</STRONG>. <STRONG>Northern=20 Blues</STRONG> were abundant in the bog. </FONT><FONT size=3D2 = face=3DArial>Rick had=20 mentioned the presence of <STRONG>Leather-leaf Grape-fern </STRONG>back = of the=20 beach dunes, but my companions were distracted by dozens=20 of plants along the shore just beginning to bloom and one they had = not seen=20 before. No obvious matches could be found in the Newcombs in my pack so = we took=20 lots of photos. I had seen this plant before at Sober I. but had never = been able=20 to ID it. On the way to the lighthouse from the beach we came upon a = rather nice=20 large patch of <STRONG>One-flowered Pyrola</STRONG>. [back in the = vehicle Adele=20 found a photo of our mystery plant in the Primrose- Zinck book- <FONT=20 size=3D3><STRONG>Senecio Pseudo-Arnica- Sea Beach Groundsel or=20 Beach-Senecio</STRONG></FONT> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Birds present along the trail included = a couple=20 singing <STRONG>Blackpoll Warblers</STRONG>, <STRONG>Lincoln's=20 Sparrow</STRONG>,and <STRONG>Nelson's Sparrow </STRONG>as well as=20 <STRONG>Boreal Chickadee</STRONG>. There were 40 <STRONG>DC=20 Cormorants</STRONG>, 18 <STRONG>C. Eider</STRONG> and a handful of=20 <STRONG>Northern Gannets</STRONG> passing by. Breeding = <STRONG>Willets</STRONG>=20 and <STRONG>Spotted Sandpipers</STRONG> were present and scolding = visitors in=20 the parking lot. I remember Yellow-bellied Flycatchers here other years, = but I=20 did <STRONG>not </STRONG>detect any today. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Butterflies were few only the = <STRONG>Northern=20 Blue</STRONG> ( lots in the bog off trail H) , <STRONG>Northern=20 Crescent</STRONG>, <STRONG>Arctic Skipper</STRONG> and = <STRONG>Cabbage=20 White</STRONG>-the latter escaped before I got my photo. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>We had a quick look at Fisherman's = Harbour and=20 noted lack of terns here where I think they have bred in the past. Also = lacking=20 were the Northern Blues that were only a few km away at Bickerton. I was = able to=20 photo a single <STRONG>Long-dash Skipper</STRONG>. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Further down the road we stopped at the = big bog=20 between the Country Harbour ferry and Fisherman's Harbour. The bog again = was=20 lush with <STRONG>Calopogon- </STRONG>some were quite pale and = approaching=20 white. A single <STRONG>Arethusa</STRONG> was noted in bloom. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>We headed back to Pictou Co. stopping = in St. Pauls=20 where I showed my botany companions some <STRONG>Canada Lily</STRONG> = just=20 coming into bloom. <STRONG>Feverwort</STRONG> plants were noted in fruit = and=20 <STRONG>Enchanter's Nightshade</STRONG> was abundant and in bloom. I = managed a=20 shot of a <STRONG>Least Skipper</STRONG> here, my first of the year I = think.=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>In Stellarton we looked at a patch of=20 <STRONG>Common Milkweed</STRONG> just starting to bloom-no evidence of = Monarch=20 presence yet.</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0094_01CE7E8E.A1199FF0--
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