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Birds, SK - Clark's Grebe Traditional Geocache

This cache has been archived.

wavector: "You might need this" is gone, I saw no sign of it anywhere near the cache, it has been taken. There is a major construction project underway. It appears that a new spillway is going to be installed and the road is now "Closed". This project is going to take awhile so I am going to archive the listing and I will bring it back if the hiding spot survives the construction. Thanks to all who visited this site.

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Hidden : 10/30/2005
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Another cache in the Birds series in an pretty prairie spot, a surprise that can't be seen from the highway. You will see a Western Grebe here almost certainly, will you see a Clark's Grebe? The picture below shows the Cypress Hills in the background, I took this picture when I placed the cache.


This is a log only cache with no FTF, no room for trade items and no room for Travel Bugs. This geocache is difficult to find. This geocache must be replaced correctly. There is NO hint available until after you visit the site.

This is the first cache I have placed that I did not include the "If you found this geocache by accident" warning on the cache card as I felt it wasn't required. This cache contains a cache card, a log book and half a pencil, I could not fit a sharpener.

The Clark's Grebe, like the closely related Western Grebe, is a piscivore and fishes by diving in freshwater. It is exciting to watch them fish and they move through the water effortlessly. Both of these grebes are very similar in looks and are often seen together. The Clark's Grebe is difficult to pick out in a flock of Western and Clark Grebes as only a few telltales exist and they are related to the beak and eye colour. I saw grebes on every visit I made while building and placing the cache, they will soon be gone for the winter but in the summer this is a great place to watch them fish.

You may need this : N49 58.214 W109 31.140 From the benchmark (in this case a bronze disk) near the cache site it is exactly eleven paces towards the road and three paces parallel to the road.

You will enjoy spending some time searching for this cache if you are passing by. This should be a nice break along the Trans Canada Highway in a great little spot. There is a place to camp nearby and all services are available in Maple Creek, there are several more caches there as well!

It is critical to replace this geocache as found, this will ensure the next geocacher can complete their search successfully. If you would like a hint for this cache then you are going to have to obtain information from the bronze benchmark near the cache. There are four numbers on the benchmark, send me those numbers using my profile link here on geocaching.com and I will send you the hint, you don't have to post a DNF.

Please let others know how you feel about this cache by making an entry in the online log here on geocaching.com.

Additional Hints (No hints available.)