J. Grott 1987 journal 210. Eastern Trip - Newfoundland July 24 By mid-afternoon, the clouds were (cont'd) accumulating and forming an overcast. Winds increased slightly. The birds I had seen earlier, that is, late in the morning, included purple finches, pine grosbeaks, ruby-crowned kinglets, a hermit thruster and white-throated sparrows. Later in the day, I drove up to Corner Brook, Nfld. This area was no different from other areas, just more topography and less white pine, with more deciduous trees than most places. I then drove back r to Stephenville, got gas, and drove E on Hwy 480 to Burgeo. The forest along the Southwest Branch River, which parallels Hwy 480, was more mixed than most places, and the northern bank of the river contained some of the most extensive white pine stands I had seen on the island. All white pines were large - larger than other tree spp., and most had just a few green cones hanging at the tips of the branches. I drove that evening for about 2hrs along the