. Groth 1987 journal 212. Eastern Trip - Newfoundland July 25 about 1 mi. off the main road & (cont'd) waited out the next batch of rain. Here I changed the truck's oil, etc. Later, I drove up this gravel road, turning to dirt, s, which led past a couple of small lakes. This road was not on my 1/250,000 topo maps. I heard no crossbills here. No cones on any conifers, except for few green cones on the rare white pines. Many of the trees were white birch and aspen, & extensive logging had been done recently throughout the region. I then drove back & camped at a high point above a stream leading N to Southwest Brook. White pines were more common around this area than other places I had seen on the island! July 26 I did not set up a net, but had the decoys out at dawn. The day was sunny, warm. No crossbills were heard before 10:00 am, when I left. I decided then that I would leave Newfoundland, slowly driving to the ferry port at Port- av-Busques. I drove W on 490 to