2 July 2017, Green Gardens Trail, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland

2 July 2017, Green Gardens Trail, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland

We hiked the Green Gardens trail in the southwestern part of the Park.  It was very windy but did not start raining until we had finished.

Trail

 

View from near the Green Gardens

1          Herring Gull

2          Great Black-backed Gull

3          Hairy Woodpecker

4          Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

5          American Crow

6          Common Raven

7          Winter Wren

8          Swainson's Thrush

9          Hermit Thrush

10       Tennessee Warbler

11       Yellow Warbler

12       Magnolia Warbler

13       American Redstart

14       Northern Waterthrush

15       Common Yellowthroat

16       Fox Sparrow

17       Lincoln's Sparrow

18       White-throated Sparrow

19       Dark-eyed Junco

20       Pine Grosbeak

29, 30 June 2017, Corner Brook, NL

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29, 30 June 2017, Corner Brook, NL

I am picking up my wife, Kris, in Deer Lake tomorrow.  We are headed to Rocky Harbour for the Canada Day celebration.  We will be hiking in Gros Morne National Park.

View from the hotel room 2017

View from the hotel room in 2006

29 June 2017, Bellburns, NL

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29 June 2017, Bellburns, NL

This road had really paid off with several Mourning Warblers.  I managed to record them before the stormy weather moved in.  Here are some photos of breeding territories and habitat.  It is probably the last day I will ever do field work in Newfoudland.

Localities	Males
Wreck Cove. NS	33
Stephenville Crossing, NL	21
Burgeo Rd., NL	27
Roddickton Rd., NL	30
Port Saunders, Bellburns, NL	24
Total	135

Male BB 12 Breeding Territory

Male BB 14 Breeding Territory

1          Common Loon

2          Northern Harrier

3          Semipalmated Plover

4          Spotted Sandpiper

5          Greater Yellowlegs

6          Wilson's Snipe

7          Great Black-backed Gull

8          Northern Flicker

9          Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

10       Blue-headed Vireo

11       Gray Jay

12       American Crow

13       Common Raven

14       Tree Swallow

15       Ruby-crowned Kinglet

16       Swainson's Thrush

17       American Robin

18       Tennessee Warbler

19       Yellow Warbler

20       Magnolia Warbler

21       Yellow-rumped Warbler

22       Black-throated Green Warbler

23       Black-and-white Warbler

24       American Redstart

25       Northern Waterthrush

26       Mourning Warbler

27       Common Yellowthroat

28       Savannah Sparrow

29       Fox Sparrow

30       Lincoln's Sparrow

31       White-throated Sparrow

32       Dark-eyed Junco

33       Pine Grosbeak

28 June 2017, Port Saunders - Daniel’s Harbour, NL

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28 June 2017, Port Saunders - Daniel’s Harbour, NL

It was a great day near Port Saunders.  The highlight was some foraging by Pine Grosbeaks beside recording some Mourning Warblers.  I camped out near Daniel’s Harbour tonight and managed to have some amazing luck.  There were several warblers singing alongside and off the main road.  Here are some highlights from Daniel’s Harbour.  I did manage to get some video of 2 male Pine Grosbeaks foraging together.

 

Pine Grosbeaks foraging

1          Red-breasted Merganser

2          Northern Harrier

3          Merlin

27-28 June 2017, Port Saunders-Hawkes Bay, Newfoundland

I arrived on 6/27 and managed to get a couple of recordings from 2 different males.  I also tried to get some recordings before the upcoming rain but breeding habitat has been difficult to find.  Here is an example of a breeding territory near town

Male PS5 territory

1          Greater Yellowlegs

2          Wilson's Snipe

3          Ring-billed Gull

4          Herring Gull

5          Great Black-backed Gull

6          Common Tern

7          Downy Woodpecker

8          Hairy Woodpecker

9          Northern Flicker

10       Olive-sided Flycatcher

11       Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

12       Alder Flycatcher

13       Gray Jay

14       American Crow

15       Common Raven

16       Tree Swallow

17       Black-capped Chickadee

18       Boreal Chickadee

19       Red-breasted Nuthatch

20       Winter Wren

21       Ruby-crowned Kinglet

22       Swainson's Thrush

23       Hermit Thrush

24       American Robin

25       European Starling

26       Tennessee Warbler

27       Nashville Warbler

28       Yellow Warbler

29       Magnolia Warbler

30       Yellow-rumped Warbler

31       Black-throated Green Warbler

32       Blackpoll Warbler

33       Black-and-white Warbler

34       American Redstart

35       Mourning Warbler

36       Common Yellowthroat

37       Wilson's Warbler

38       Fox Sparrow

39       Lincoln's Sparrow

40       White-throated Sparrow

41       Pine Grosbeak

42       Purple Finch

43       Pine Siskin

44       House Sparrow

26 June 2017, Roddickton Rd., Rte. 432, near Plum Point, Newfoundland to Port Saunders, NL

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26 June 2017, Roddickton Rd., Rte. 432, near Plum Point, Newfoundland to Port Saunders, NL

I had a fantastic morning with a very cooperative weather pattern.  I completed the playback experiments for Newfoundland and headed to Port Saunders.  I just recorded some birds in Port Saunders this morning and am now in for some rest and relaxation after 7 days in the bush. 

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Here is the Mourning Warbler males recorded tally thus far.

Localities	Males
Wreck Cove. NS	33
Stephenville Crossing, NL	21
Burgeo Rd., NL	27
Roddickton Rd., NL	30
Total	111

1          Northern Harrier

2          Greater Yellowlegs

3          Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

4          Gray Jay

5          Swainson's Thrush

6          American Robin

7          Tennessee Warbler

8          Yellow-rumped Warbler

9          Northern Waterthrush

10       Mourning Warbler

11       Common Yellowthroat

12       Wilson's Warbler

13       Fox Sparrow

14       Lincoln's Sparrow

15       White-throated Sparrow

16       Dark-eyed Junco

17       Purple Finch

25 June 2017, Roddickton Rd., Rte. 432, near Plum Point, Newfoundland

25 June 2017, Roddickton Rd., Rte. 432, near Plum Point, Newfoundland

Another bad start to the day with rain and wind making it difficult to do any research.  It eventually turned sunny and I managed to get some more playback experiments completed.  I managed to find this Moose alongside Rte. 432.

Bull Moose on Rte 432

1          Common Eider

2          Common Merganser

3          Northern Gannet

4          Northern Harrier

5          Rough-legged Hawk (dark phase)

6          Spotted Sandpiper

7          Greater Yellowlegs

8          Wilson's Snipe

9          Ring-billed Gull

10       Herring Gull

11       Great Black-backed Gull

12       Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

13       Gray Jay

14       American Crow

15       Common Raven

16       Tree Swallow

17       Ruby-crowned Kinglet

18       Swainson's Thrush

19       American Robin

20       European Starling

21       Nashville Warbler

22       Yellow Warbler

23       Magnolia Warbler

24       Yellow-rumped Warbler

25       Black-throated Green Warbler

26       Blackpoll Warbler

27       Black-and-white Warbler

28       American Redstart

29       Northern Waterthrush

30       Mourning Warbler

31       Common Yellowthroat

32       Wilson's Warbler

33       Fox Sparrow

34       Lincoln's Sparrow

35       White-throated Sparrow

36       Dark-eyed Junco

37       Pine Grosbeak

38       Purple Finch

39       American Goldfinch