Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Canoe Trip Birding

August 19-26

We were on a week-long canoe trip near Biscotasing, north of Sudbury.  http://web.ncf.ca/eb317/Venturers/Bisco/Bisco.htm

It's easier to do fishing than birding when on a trip with 15 other people.  But we did spot 3 Bald Eagles, including a juvenile, and a number of ducks, which we took to be Redheads.  Close inspection of the photos upon our return led us to believe that they were juvenile Common Goldeneyes - something we don't usually see around Ottawa.  We got close to one - here is a photo.

 

 


We also saw a couple of Spring Peepers and a Mink Frog.  It was interesting that there are no Turkey Vultures that far north.
 
 
 

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