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FLYING HIGH
Featured on our dollar coin, loons are
duck-sized birds, regally patterned in black
and white. Excellent swimmers, they catch
small fi sh in fast underwater chases. Other
than in the extreme north, their eerie,
echoing calls can be heard on numerous

lakes, especially in the Canadian Shield.
Canada geese, another national icon, are so
common across the country they have
become a pest at some golf courses and
parks. In the air, however, they fl y in an
elegant V-formation. Once migratory, many
now reside here year-round.
The bald eagle, a noble raptor most
associated with the United States, actually
builds enormous nests in tall trees across
most of North America. The bald eagle, with CARIBOU MIGRATION • HEIKO WITTENBORN
its white head and tail, is particularly
abundant in western British Columbia. The St. Lawrence River. for instance, has North America’s largest
best time to see eagles in B.C. is in fall and The Bay of Fundy provides another Atlantic puffi n colony, while the Cape
the fi rst half of winter when they gather, avian spectacle. In late July and August, St. Mary’s Ecological Reserve is known for
sometimes in the thousands, at spawning more than two million tiny sandpipers razorbills, cormorants, kittiwakes, and
sites such as Brackendale and the upper fl ock into the coastal region to gorge on dive-bombing gannets.
Harrison River. shrimp before fl ying south. Mary’s Point in
On the other side of the country, huge New Brunswick and Evangeline Beach in MUCH MORE
numbers of ethereal snow geese make quite Nova Scotia are two top places for viewing. This is but a small sampling, a teaser, to
a sight in spring and fall when they take Newfoundland is also a hot spot for encourage you to get outdoors and see the
their migratory pit stops along Québec’s birders. The Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, vast array of creatures that live in Canada.

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