J. Grotz 1987 journal 213. Eastern Trip - Newfoundland to ontario July 26 the T.C.H., then headed S. I stopped (cont'd) several times along the way, but found no crossbills. I got on the 7:00 pm ferry, after spending the late afternoon at the terminal. The boat got to North Sydney at a little after midnight. July 27 I drove from North Sydney along the T.C.H. W to the short-cut to Sackville on Hwy 6 in Nova Scotia. Here I turned-off onto a gravel road and slept a few hours until sunrise. The weather was drizzle and overcast. I then drove to the wayside above Sackville (to the W) where I made coffee. This was a good fir/spruce area. The decoys and I heard gisbins and evening grosbeaks & purple finches here, but again, no cones and no crossbills. The weather was now sunny + breezy. I then got back on the T.C.H. and drove to Quebec via the St. Lawrence Valley. Along this route, the conifers were barren of cones. I continued along the T.C.H. to Ottawa along 417, then connected to Hwy. 17 (to the C.H.)