On his birthday, Bill was greeted by three Whiskey Jacks, also known as Gray Jays at our campsite. As well, a Pine Warbler and dozen Yellow-rumped Warblers arrived and sang to us.
Barbara picked a bag of luscious blueberries and cranberries which Bill added to the birthday apple crisp he was making. Bill was pleased to catch another fresh pike.
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Near Stanley Mission, by the swift we spotted an eagle, a dark warbler, a chickadee, a pair of Killdeers and a sparrow. Also, Bill caught a nice walleye, which got off while he was trying to net it.
We arrived back at Stanley Mission at noon, awaiting our pick up by Craig and Pamela.
Final birds we sighted were four Baird's Sandpipers, a Raven and Herring Gulls fighting over a fish.
We were entertained by a wedding party heading out in overloaded motorboats for a wedding at the historic Anglican Church.
Our day concluded with the drive (gravel road) to Missinipe, a visit to the Churchill River bridge which we had paddled under in our 2007 trip, settling in at a cabin at Ric’s and a birthday dinner at Thompson’s Lodge. We finished our day with birthday cake in a cup made by Craig in the cabin microwave, served with ice cream.
