Hello All, I was birding Algonquin the entire day today, and came up with a few birds of note. To add to Ron's report, on Opeongo Road I had close up looks at feeding RED CROSSBILLS (four birds), as well as 5 GRAY JAYS, a BOREAL CHICKADEE and a female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER.
At the Visitor Centre there were the usual PINE GROSBEAKS and PINE SISKINS, and also EVENING GROSBEAKS and COMMON REDPOLLS. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS are still present in good numbers, the Two Rivers trail is a good place to see them. Also, on Highway 60 I observed 3 White-tailed Deer and 2 Red Foxes. DIRECTIONS: Algonquin Park is located about three hours from both Toronto and Ottawa. The Algonquin Visitor Centre is located 43.0 kilometres from the Park's West Gate (or 13.0 kilometres from the East Gate) and is open from 10:00am to 5:00pm until March 21. Anyone using Algonquin Park facilities (Visitor Centre, trails, etc.) must have a valid permit. Permits can be purchased at the Algonquin Visitor Centre, West Gate or East Gate. Birders are encouraged to record their observations in the Bird Sightings Book and Wildlife Sightings Board in the Algonquin Visitor Centre. PHOTOGRAPHS: http://www.flickr.com/photos/levfrid/3279229431 Additional photographs may be found at that link as well. Good birding, Lev Frid _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
