BOREAL SPECIES: Spruce Grouse: no reports. Try Wolf Howl Pond, Spruce Bog Boardwalk and Opeongo Road
Black-backed Woodpecker: still three at Wolf Howl Pond (October 10) Gray Jay: Wolf Howl Pond, West Rose Lake; Opeongo Road, Logging Museum Boreal Chickadee: three in black spruce along north end of Opeongo Road (October 9) and one on Beaver Pond Trail (October 11) FIRST OF FALL: Fox Sparrow: one at Wildlife Research Station (October 11) Snow Bunting: one calling in flight at Cache Lake and one at McManus Lake parking lot on the East Side (October 6) Common Redpoll: two calling in flight over Airfield Marsh (October 9) OTHER FINCHES: Purple Finch: a few being seen at Visitor Centre feeders and flying over. Red Crossbill: Very small numbers are being heard calling in flight, including two over the Visitor Centre (October 9); three over Rock Lake Road (October 12); three over Mew Lake Campground (October 12) Pine Siskin: occasionally one or two flying over. American Goldfinch: only one or two reported this week. Evening Grosbeak: ten at km 44 on Highway 60 (October 13) OTHER NOTEWORTHY SPECIES: Bald Eagle: one over km 53.5 on Highway 60 (October 9) Wild Turkey: one along Highway 60 at Track and Tower Trail (October 7) We would appreciate receiving your bird observations for our Visitor Centre records. Ron Tozer Algonquin Park Naturalist (retired) Dwight, ON Directions: Algonquin Park is three hours north of Toronto, via Highways 400, 11 and 60. Follow the signs, which start in Toronto on Highway 400. From Ottawa, take Highway 17 to Renfrew, then follow Highway 60 to the park. Kilometre markers along Highway 60 in the Park go from the West Gate (km 0) to near the East Gate (km 56). Get your park permit and the park tabloid (with a map of birding locations mentioned here) at the gates. The Visitor Centre at km 43 has recent bird sightings, feeders, and information. The centre is open daily from 9 am to 5 pm during October. Algonquin Park birding updates and information are available at: www.algonquinpark.on.ca _______________________________________________ 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/
