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Go to Past Outing Reports for outing prior to 2014.

September 27, 2014, Fall Foray

Leaders: Jack and Gail Jones

This warm Indian summer day was a wonderful time to enjoy a walk on a shaded bush road on St. Joseph Island with members of the Sault Naturalists. With Jack shuttling the vehicle, Gail, Joy, Evelyn, Vivian and Viv's four grandchildren took our time ambling along with Dave, Christopher and Robert (with the help of his iPad) keeping us informed of the bird and plant life surrounding us. We saw a bald eagle, American Goldfinch and a possible Nashville Warbler as well as rudbeckia, asters, goldenrod, chicory and many more.

Along with great companionship, we bonused with 2 Eastern Red-Bellied snakes on the road (one dead and one alive) and a gracious invitation by the owners of the Harmony Tea House (Pam and Harold Cooper) to tour the old school and share fresh made ginger cookies.

The kids were a delight, Emma in her wagon and Christopher, Holly and even little Sam (age four- "my legs are little") going the distance.

With coffee at Mom's we recapped the day and shared many laughs. It couldn't have been a better day.

Here are our observations for today:

Nashville warbler(?), song sparrow, bald eagle, raven, crow, American goldfinch, eastern red bellied snake, yellow bellied sapsucker, sheep, white crowned sparrow, horses, turkeys, red squirrel, white tailed deer, Canada thistle, chipmunk, wild carrot, ringbilled gulls, aster, turkey vultures, rudbeckia, sandhill cranes, habanera, chicory, goldenrod, blue flag, common burdock, buttercup, chokecherry, milkweed, sneezeweed, St. Johnswort, sow thistle, Clitocybe decora

Gail and Jack Jones 

August 16, 2014 Botanizing in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula 

Leader: Steve Furr

Click on the link to download Bill Purnis' photographic record of this outing. (Scroll down to see all the photos.)

BOTANIZINGwithSteveFurr20140816.pdf

Summer 2014 Sault Naturalists Outings

Photos by Bill Purnis

June 29. Botanizing the Pointe aux Chenes Region in the U.P. (part 1). Leader: Rob Routledge.

July 31. Pat Grogan Shelldrake Bog Area. Private Outing

August 2. Botanizing the Pointe aux Chenes Region in the U.P. (part 2). Leader: Rob Routledge.

Click on the link to download Bill's photographic record of this outing. (Scroll down to see all the photos.)

SooNatsSUMMERoutings2014.pdf

Spring 2014 Sault Naturalists Outings

Photos by Bill Purnis (Some Whitefish Island photos by Val Walker)

May 31. Whitefish Island. Leader: Dave Euler

June 16. Botanizing in the U.P. Leader: Rob Routledge

June 21 and 28. Raco Plains, Hiawatha National Forest. Leader: Steve Sjogren

Click on the link to download Bill's photographic record of this outing. (Scroll down to see all the photos.)

SooNatsSPRINGOutings2014.pdf

February 23, 2014, The Canyon Ski

Leader: Mark Crofts, photos by Val Walker

January 4, 2014. Snowshoe Gros Cap

Leader: Val Walker

Photos: Val Walker

Go to Outing Reports—2015 for reports and photos from 2015 field trips.

Go to Past Outing Reports for outing prior to 2014.