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I want to point out that Ben & I were able to capture & distribute TWO very distinct species of colorful waterfowl during our hunt along Cutty Creek en route to Jimboree.  We scrambled through the Bush & netted a dozen of them, to be exact... six of each kind.

As Jimboreers will attest, we classified & tagged these waterfowl, accordingly, before we made them "door prizes" at Jimboree.  Anyway, I thought it might be of interest to ornithologically-inclined QJer's to display the particulars found on those tags re: these rare birds.  They read as follows:



           - Pinkus Flamingus Jamboreeus –

Distant cousin to the garden-variety “Pink Flamingo” of southern United States, Pinkus Flamingus Jamboreeus is a rare northern waterfowl known primarily for its conspicuous coloration AND its quinquennial migrations to remote marshlands and ponds typical of the Canadian Shield region.  Often found in repose, Pinkus Flamingus Jamboreeus can strike suddenly and viciously at common forage food such as chubs, bullheads, and voles.  Jamboreeus is almost indistinguishable from its close cousin, “Jimboreeus”; only through close examination of its posture (neck is in upright versus lowered position) can they be told apart.  Long thought (& hoped) to be extinct, the continued existence and location of PFJ’s was first predicted by the reknown Chub Pond biologist, “Old Salt”.  PFJ’s were subsequently sought and discovered in the modern era by noted wilderness adventurer Stumpy Lake and other “seekers of the lost flock”, somewhere between Cairn and Kawnipi Lakes, in June of 2005.  Pinkus Flamingus Jamboreeus has been known to perch stone still on the bow of canoes for days at a sitting. In these instances, bow paddlers are at risk and advised to protect their fingers at all times!  





              - Pinkus Flamingus Jimboreeus –

Distant cousin to the garden-variety “Pink Flamingo” of southern United States, Pinkus Flamingus Jimboreeus is a rare northern waterfowl known primarily for its conspicuous coloration AND its quinquennial migrations to remote marshlands and ponds typical of the Canadian Shield region.  Often found in repose, Pinkus Flamingus Jimboreeus can strike suddenly and viciously at common forage food such as chubs, bullheads, and voles.  Jimboreeus is almost indistinguishable from its close cousin, “Jamboreeus”; only through close examination of its posture (neck is in lowered position versus upright) can they be told apart.  Long thought (& hoped) to be extinct, the continued existence and location of PFJ’s was first predicted by the reknown Chub Pond biologist, “Old Salt”.  PFJ’s were subsequently sought and discovered in the modern era by noted wilderness adventurer Stumpy Lake and other “seekers of the lost flock”, somewhere between Cairn and Kawnipi Lakes, in June of 2005.  Pinkus Flamingus Jimboreeus has been known to perch stone still on the bow of canoes for days at a sitting. In these instances, bow paddlers are at risk and advised to protect their fingers at all times!  

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Just doing my part to educate the ever-inquisitive public regarding the precious & diverse wildlife to be found in Quetico....

Jimbo   8)