Newfoundland birding trip among boreal forests and seabird colonies
A group of 12 birders joined a nine day Newfoundland expedition guided by WINGS Inc. They observed Yellow-bellied Flycatchers Fox Sparrows Northern Waterthrushes Mourning Warblers and Olive sided Flycatchers in Codroy Valley Barcois Pond and Stephenville Crossing. Highlights included a Northern Hawk Owl at Barcois Pond and a boat tour of Witless Bay Seabird Sanctuary with Atlantic Puffins Kittiwakes Murres Fulmars and Razorbills. The journey covered Gros Morne Park the Avalon Peninsula and Cape St Marys ending with a long Halifax return via North Sydney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
North America
Newfoundland
Wings, Inc
Codroy
Stu
Port-aux-Basques
Questar
Barcois Pond
Stephenville
Gros Morne National Park
Avalon Peninsula
St. John's
Signal Hill National Historic Park
Guglielmo Marconi
Great Island
Witless Bay
Argentina
Cape St. Mary’s
Flea Market at Farm Museum Annual Item Sale
Craftspersons display jewelry pottery towel racks crocheted items carved birds dried flowers and stencilled collectibles. Antique dealers offer furniture glassware small farm implements jewelry clocks cards and more. Admission charged. Information from Farm Museum call 1-48-7775 or 1-876-2667.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vertul Louses Museum
Vestn
Lea Woop
the Farm Museum
Adventures of three books for summer readers at C Burr Artz Library
The library highlights three adventure titles for young readers. Savage Journey follows a 13 year old girl stranded in the Amazon after her archaeology group splits and her father dies. Hiram Bingham biography profiles the explorer who discovered Machu Picchu in 1911. Robin McKinley’s The Hero and the Crown offers a fantasy quest with Aerin, dragon killing and Talat the horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan W. Eckert
Amazon Jungle
Sarah
Enook
Hiram Bingham
Daniel Cohen
Robin McKinley
Newberry
Aerin
Talat
Kingdom of
Damar
King Arthur
Joan of Arc
Jay Harmon
Mary Lorinda Tingle
Richard Walter
Jimmy Walter
Rachael Saultzmen
Cullen O’brien
Daniel Horowitz
Bridget Lowery
Heather Hermes
Elizabeth Groth
Andres
Birdbaths Help Wildlife Footnote in Garden Care
Wildlife needs water as well as food and shelter. A simple birdbath or shallow water source, kept clean with tap water, attracts birds and other animals and enhances daily viewing. Place on ground for variety, or near foliage for cover. winter watering poses challenges. Contact details for further info provided.
Debating OK origins spans folklore and theory
A letter bundle argues OK arose from Van Buren or Jackson lore, yaw kay from West Africa, Aux Cayes rum, Greek Olla Kalla, or ship keel lore. Debaters discuss authenticity with two readers asserting control over relationships, not the word’s origin.
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Abby
Martin van Buren
Kinderhook
N.Y
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
van Buren
Martin
Abigail
Princeton
Charles Berlitz
Aux Cayes
Haiti
J.mck
Baltimore
Olla
Aurora
Ill
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Elinor Miller
Gros Morne
Gander
Hee
North Sydney
Halifax
Strangers No More
C. Burr Artz
Amazon
the News
Frederick
By Craig Tuts
The
National Wildlife Federation
16Th Street
N.W
Washin
D.C
Yaicnine Backyarn
PBS
Nic
New Orleans
Ethel
Max
Orthopaedic
Office of
Joseph E. Trips
Lon D. Woods
M.D
Center St. Thurmont
E Kitchen & Bain
By Bruce Hinchcliffe
Dennis Kitchens
Bath
Main Stret
Airy
Mor
Frederick Community College
Frederick Co
Singanore
Emmitsburg
Best Greder
Ings
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!