Big snowfall (about 68 cm over three days in western Algonquin Park),
Highway 60 closure today, gusty winds and few birders - all severely limited
observations this week.
A light morph adult Rough-legged Hawk in the Eos Lake and Ring-neck Pond
area from November 14 to 16 was unusual here for lingering.
BOREAL SPECIALTIES:
Spruce Grouse: Try Spruce Bog Boardwalk and Opeongo Road.
Black-backed Woodpecker: Try Spruce Bog Boardwalk and Opeongo Road.
Gray Jay: At the Visitor Centre, Spruce Bog Boardwalk and Opeongo
Road this week.
Boreal Chickadee: Try Spruce Bog Boardwalk and Opeongo Road..
WINTER FINCHES:
Pine Siskin: Numbers slowly increasing at the Visitor Centre feeders, with
13 there on November 19.
American Goldfinch: Declining numbers at the Visitor Centre feeders, with
only one on November 19.
Birders reporting records through eBird are encouraged to share their lists
with the Algonquin Park Bird Records account (APPbirds).
Good Birding!
Ron Tozer
Algonquin Park Naturalist (retired)
Dwight, ON
DIRECTIONS:
Algonquin Provincial 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 Information Guide (with a map of birding
locations mentioned here) at the East Gate or the West Gate. Locations are
also described at: www.algonquinpark.on.ca
The Visitor Centre exhibits and restaurant at km 43 are open on weekends
from 9 am to 5 pm. There is access with limited services on weekdays from 9
am to 4 pm.
For more information see the Algonquin Park events calendar at:
http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/involved/calendar/
_______________________________________________
ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial
birding organization.
Send bird reports to [email protected]
For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit
http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
Posting guidelines can be found at
http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
