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Churchill Trip : June 23 - July 11, 2019

Part 1 - San Diego to Winnipeg

June 23: San Diego CA to Torrington WY

Day 1 was was about making progress. A fuel stop in Fillmore UT, and then on to Torrington WY. I was greeted there by a burrowing owl.

All packed!

Ready for departure

The Ivanpah Solar Power facility

Valley near Mt. Pleasant UT

Canyon of Lodore, Dinosaur National Monument

Approaching a storm cell near Medicine Bow

At Torrington Airport

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Burrowing Owl

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Mourning Dove

Swainson's Hawk

June 24: Torrington WY to Brookings SD

Hopscotching across the Great Plains

Approaching Alliance NE

Edge of the Badlands near the White River

Near Miller SD

June 25: Brookings SD to Winnipeg MB

The day started out nice in Brookings, but got progressively gloomier approaching the Piney Pinecreek Border Airport.

Nice day near Watertown SD

Not so nice near Thief River Falls MN

Piney Pinecreek Border Airport

Canadian customs ramp

Standing on the border

Approaching Winnipeg

June 25: Oak Hammock Marsh WMA

Oak Hammock WMA is about half an hour outside of Winnipeg, and is a prime birding area. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw what I thought was a pair of Northern Harriers... and one of them turned out to be a Short-eared Owl!

Goose crossing

Birders are a special category of slow.

American White Pelican

Purple Martin

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Red-winged Blackbird (female)

Black Tern

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Red-winged Blackbird

Yellow-headed Blackbird

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Yellow-headed Blackbird (female)

Duck tunnel

Canada Goose

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American Avocet chick

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American Goldfinch

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Killdeer

Killdeer chick

Juvenile Tree Swallow (?)

(?) Sparrow

Northern Shoveler

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Feigning injury...

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Greater Scaup (?)

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Green-winged Teal

Crescentspot butterfly

Tree Swallow

Blue-winged Teal

American Avocet

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Bald Eagle

Common Raven

Short-eared Owl and Northern Harrier

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June 26: Hecla Provincial Park

The highlight of a visit to Hecla Island was finding a red fox family.

Harrison Ford was here

Gimli Glider Museum

Lake Winnipeg

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Satyr butterfly

Milbert's Tortoiseshell

Mayfly

Damselfly

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Whirligig beetle

Dragonfly

Silvery Blue

Ringlet

Hummingbird moth

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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

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Common Goldeneye with chicks

Anglewing butterfly

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American White Pelican

Bald Eagle

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Red Fox kit

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It's got a chew toy...

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Stretch!

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It's got a snack

Bufflehead (female)(?)

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Common Loon (?)

Rough-legged Hawk (?)

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June 27: Winnipeg


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Royal Canadian Mint building

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Handing by a thread

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Manitoba Legislative building

Pool of the Black Star

Dome

Legislative Chamber

Grand Staircase

June 27: Oak Hammock WMA

After visiting a few places in downtown Winnipeg during the day, I spent the evening checking out Oak Hammock again. I managed to find the Short-eared Owl again, but not until after sunset.

Purple Martin

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Killdeer chick

Blue-winged Teal

Willet

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Green-winged Teal

American Avocet

Barn Swallow

Killdeer

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Common Grackle

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Monarch and Painted Lady

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Short-eared Owl

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