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Bill Scheible and St. John's, Newf. Battery Hotel sign, 1 July 2008 |

St. John's harbor seen from our windows in the Battery Hotel, 1 July 2008

St. John's harbor at night |

Historic buildings in St. John's, 1 July 2008

Canada Day celebration, St. John's, 1 July 2008 |
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Seabird colony, Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |

Black-legged Kittiwakes with chicks, Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |

Common Murres, Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |
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Atlantic Puffin, Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |

Atlantic Puffins, Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |

Atlantic Puffin, Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |
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Great Black-backed Gull, Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |

Common Murres, Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |

Razorbills, Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |
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Black-legged Kittiwakes with chicks, Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |

Black-legged Kittiwakes, Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |

Common Murres, Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |
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Common Murre with Thick-billed Murre, Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |

Northern Fulmar, Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |

Flukes of diving Humpback Whale (one of many) in Witless Bay, Newf., 2
July 2008 |
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Flukes of diving Humpback Whale in Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |

Flukes of diving Humpback Whale in Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |

Flukes of diving Humpback Whale in Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |
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Flukes of diving Humpback Whale in Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |

Flukes of diving Humpback Whale in Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |

Flukes of diving Humpback Whale in Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |
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Spout of Humpback Whale in Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |

Blowhole of Humpback Whale in Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |

Dorsal fin of diving Humpback Whale in Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |
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Flukes of diving Humpback Whale in Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |

Flukes of diving Humpback Whale in Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |

Iceberg in Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |
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Iceberg in Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008
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Flipper of Humpback Whale in Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |

Blowhole of Humpback Whale in Witless Bay, Newf., 2 July 2008 |
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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher near Cape Spear, Newf., 2 July 2008 |

Cape Spear lighthouse, easternmost point of land in North America, 2 July
2008 |

Bill Scheible at Cape Spear, 2 July 2008 |
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Kay Niyo at Cape Spear, 2 July 2008 |

Fin whales seen going by Cape Spear, Newf., 2 July 2008 |

Tors Cove (where we estimated ~50 Humpback Whales in the bay) on the
Atlantic coast of Avalon Peninsula, Newf., 3 July 2008 |
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Fox Sparrow singing, southern Avalon Peninsula, 3 July 2008 |

Little Gull in fog at St. Vincent's Beach, Newf., 3 July 2008 |

Arctic Tern possibly nesting, in fog at St. Vincent's Beach, Newf., 3 July
2008 |
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Gannet Rock in fog, Northern Gannet colony at Cape St. Mary's, Newf., 4
July 2008

Gannet Rock in fog |

Northern Gannet pair preening in fog at Cape St. Mary's, Newf., 5 July
2008 |

Northern Gannet pair in fog at Cape St. Mary's, Newf., 5 July 2008 |
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Northern Gannet with chick at Cape St. Mary's, Newf., 5 July 2008 |

Northern Gannet with oldest chick at Cape St. Mary's hatched 16 June
according to the naturalist, 5 July 2008 |

Northern Gannet with oldest chick at Cape St. Mary's hatched 16 June
according to the naturalist, 5 July 2008 |
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Third-year Northern Gannet at Cape St. Mary's, Newf., 5 July 2008 |

Unidentified wildflower found in the open meadow at Cape St. Mary's,
Newf., 5 July 2008 |

Unidentified fungus, possibly a chantarelle, found in the open meadow at
Cape St. Mary's, Newf., 5 July 2008 |
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Unidentified buttercup found in open meadow at Cape St. Mary's, Newf., 5
July 2008 |

Unidentified violet found in open meadow at Cape St. Mary's, Newf., 5 July
2008 |

Caribou near Cape St. Mary's, Newf., 5 July 2008 |
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Swamp Sparrow, Avalon Peninsula, Newf., 5 July 2008 |

Pine Grosbeak, Avalon Peninsula, Newf., 5 July 2008 |

Northern Waterthrush, Avalon Peninsula, Newf., 5 July 2008 |
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Pine Grosbeak eating dandelion seeds at Saint Bride's, Newf., 5 July 2008 |

Sister ferry leaving Sidney, Nova Scotia for Placentia, Newf., as we were
ready to dock at Sidney, 6 July 2008 |

Ferry dock at Sidney, Nova Scotia, 6 July 2008 |
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Double-crested Cormorants on buoy in Sidney, Nova Scotia harbor, 6 July
2008 |

Double-crested Cormorants and nesting Common Terns with chicks on wharf at
Sidney, Nova Scotia harbor dock, 6 July 2008 |

Common Terns with chicks on wharf at Sidney, Nova Scotia harbor dock, 6
July 2008 |
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Black Duck with ducklings at ferry dock, Sidney, Nova Scotia, 6 July 2008 |

Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Port Morian Sandbar, Nova Scotia, 6 July
2008 |

Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Port Morian Sandbar, Nova Scotia, 6 July
2008 |
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Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Port Morian Sandbar, Nova Scotia, 6 July
2008 |

Savannah Sparrow, Port Morian Sandbar, Nova Scotia, 6 July 2008 |

Willet with chicks, Port Morian Sandbar, Nova Scotia, 6 July 2008 |
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Willet, Port Morian Sandbar, Nova Scotia, 6 July 2008 |

Cape Breton Island bridge, Nova Scotia, 7 July 2008 |

White-throated Sparrow, Cape Breton Island, NS, 7 July 2008 |
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Cape Breton Island, taken from whale-watching boat out of Pleasant Bay,
NS, 7 July 2008 |

Whale-watching boat in Pleasant Bay, Cape Breton Island, NS, 7 July 2008 |

Pilot Whale seen from whale-watching boat on coast of Cape Breton Island,
NS, 7 July 2008 |
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Moose, one of five seen on Cape Breton Island, NS, 7 July 2008 |

Moose, one of five seen on Cape Breton Island, NS, 7 July 2008 |

Laurel in bog on Cape Breton Island, NS, 7 July 2008 |
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Unidentified orchid in bog on Cape Breton Island, NS, 7 July 2008 |
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Pitcher plant in bog on Cape Breton Island, NS, 7 July 2008 |

Magnolia Warbler, Benji's Lake Trail, Cape Breton Highlands NP, NS, 7 July
2008 |
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Black and White Warbler, Cape Breton Highlands NP, NS, 7 July 2008 |

Black and White Warbler, Cape Breton Highlands NP, NS, 7 July 2008 |

Gray Jay, Cape Breton Highlands NP, NS, 7 July 2008 |
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Yellow-rumped Warbler, Cape Breton Highlands NP, NS, 7 July 2008 |

Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Cape Breton Highlands NP, NS, 7 July 2008 |

Mourning Warbler, Cape Breton Highlands NP, NS, 7 July 2008 |
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Mourning Warbler, Cape Breton Highlands NP, NS, 7 July 2008 |

Black and White Warbler, Cape Breton Highlands NP, NS, 7 July 2008 |

Pine Grosbeak, Cape Breton Highlands NP, NS, 7 July 2008 |
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Lincoln's Sparrow, Cape Breton Highlands NP, NS, 7 July 2008 |

Cape Breton Island and Cape Breton Highlands NP seen from a whale-watching
boat out of Pleasant Bay, NS, 7 July 2008 |

Cape Breton Island and Cape Breton Highlands NP seen from a whale-watching
boat out of Pleasant Bay, NS, 7 July 2008 |
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Common Mergansers on St. Mary's River, near Liscomb, NS, 8 July 2008 |

Piping Plover on Pomquet Beach, NS, 8 July 2008 |

Piping Plover with chicks on Pomquet Beach, NS, 8 July 2008 |
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Bobolink in hayfield land, Nova Scotia, 8 July 2008 |

Purple Finch, near Liscombe Lodge, Liscomb, NS, 8 July 2008 |

Bill Scheible with The Simpsons in a yard near Liscomb, NS, 8 July 2008 |
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Bill Scheible with The Simpsons in a yard near Liscomb, NS, 8 July 2008 |

Old farmhouse near Liscomb, NS, 9 July 2008 |

Evening Grosbeaks at farmhouse near Liscomb, NS, 9 July 2008 |
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Fern along country road near Liscomb, NS, 9 July 2008 |

Bunchberry along country road near Liscomb, NS, 9 July 2008 |

Broad-winged Hawk with prey (probable vole spp), Woodpecker Trail near
Liscombe Lodge, Liscomb, NS, 9 July 2008 |
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Broad-winged Hawk with prey hidden by branch, Woodpecker Trail near
Liscombe Lodge, Liscomb, NS, 9 July 2008 |

White-winged Crossbill, Woodpecker Trail near Liscombe Lodge, Liscomb, NS,
9 July 2008 |

Woodchuck, Liscombe Lodge, Liscomb, NS, 9 July 2008 |
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Northern Parula, Woodpecker Trail near Liscombe Lodge, NS, 10 July 2008 |

American Goldfinches on feeder at Liscombe Lodge, Liscomb, NS, 10 July
2008 |

St. Mary's Falls on the St. Mary's River near Liscombe Lodge, Liscomb, NS,
10 July 2008 |
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Which bird?! Last day of the tour, along a country road near
Liscomb, NS, 10 July 2008 (L to R: Bill Scheible, Warren Cairo, Connie
Diernisse, Claudia Burns, Amy Potter, Dianne Hall, Chris Benesh) |

NO, this way! Along a country road near Liscomb, NS, 10 July 2008 |

Sunset over Digby, NS wharf, 11 July 2008 |
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The Breakers B&B, Digby, NS, 11 July 2008 |

Digby wharf, home of the world's largest scallop fleet, 11 July 2008 |

Evangeline Beach, Bay of Fundy shorebird site, NS, 11 July 2008 |
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Evangeline Beach, NS, with receding tides in the Bay of
Fundy, 11 July 2008 |

Wolfville, NS, one of our favorite little towns in the Annapolis Valley,
11 July 2008 |

Bill and Kay enjoying coffee at the Library Pub in Wolfville, NS, 11 July
2008 |
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Bill and Kay in the rose garden in Annapolis Royal, NS, 12 July 2008 |

Bill at the water garden in Annapolis Royal, NS, 12 July 2008 |

Kay at the water garden in Annapolis Royal, NS, 12 July 2008 |
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Lilies at the water garden in Annapolis Royal, NS, 12 July 2008 |

Fort Anne at Annapolis Royal, NS, 12 July 2008 |

St. Mary's Bay with receding tide along the peninsula of NS, 12 July 2008 |
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Herring weir, along the peninsula on the way to Briar Isl., NS, 12 July
2008 |

Lobster buoys readied for next year's season, along the peninsula on the
way to Briar Isl., NS, 12 July 2008 |

Lobster traps and nets readied for next year's season, along the peninsula
on the way to Briar Isl., NS, 12 July 2008 |
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Briar Isl, NS, across the strait from Westport, NS, 12 July 2008 |

River running through Kejimkujik NP in south-central NS, 13 July 2008 |

Historic home in Lunenburg, NS on the Atlantic coast, 13 July 2008 |
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Historic home in Lunenburg, NS, 13 July 2008 |

Historic Episcopal Church in Lunenburg, NS, 13 July 2008 |
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