[Ontbirds] Great Gray Owl - Algonquin Park

Hi Everyone, We just got a report of a Great Gray Owl that flew across Highway 60 between km 22 and km 23. This may be one of the birds that were in that very area several weeks ago. Good birding! Justin __ Justin Peter Park Naturalist /

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park - Summer jobs for keen naturalists

-Posted with permission of Mark Cranford, ONTBIRDS mailing list coordinator- Algonquin Provincial Park's Natural Heritage Education Program is now accepting applications for summer 2012 Seasonal Park Naturalist positions. Applicants must be at least 17 years of age by June 2012. To

[Ontbirds] Evening Grosbeaks - Algonquin Park area

Hi Ontbirders, After a prolonged absence, there was a flock of Evening Grosbeaks at their usual spot in Whitney this morning (Ottawa Street Second Avenue near the boat launch). If you are in the area this weekend, you might want to check it out. Good birding! Justin Peter

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park - Summer jobs for keen naturalists

-Posted with permission of Mark Cranford, ONTBIRDS mailing list coordinator- Greetings: Algonquin Park's Natural Heritage Education Program is once again accepting applications for Seasonal Park Naturalist positions! Applicants must be at least 17 years of age by June 2011. Find out

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park: Carolina Wren

Hi Ontbirders, A Carolina Wren is at the Algonquin Logging Museum right now. It was originally found by Lev Frid, who happened to be working at the museum today. It was successfully re-found by a bunch of us and is still there at this time. It has been hanging around in the Red Pine forest

[Ontbirds] Whimbrel - Algonquin Park

Good morning birders: A Whimbrel was seen this morning three times, flying and vocalizing over the Old Airfield and Lake of Two Rivers in Algonquin Park, coincidentally during a guided bird walk. This would be only the 6th record of Whimbrel for Algonquin Park, ever. Good birding!

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park area- Evening Grosbeaks

For anyone visiting Algonquin's Park's Highway 60 corridor and looking for winter birds, there were 20 Evening Grosbeaks at the boat launch in Whitney this morning at 8 AM (corner of 2nd Street and Ottawa Street). They have been semi-regulars in this area over the winter. Whitney is a 5 minute

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park Birding Update: ADDENDUM

Those trying for Evening Grosbeaks should check the town of Whitney, five minutes drive east of the Park's East Gate There was a flock near the corner of Second Street and Ottawa Street (near the boat launch) this morning. Cheers, Justin Peter Park Naturalist /

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park - Summer jobs for keen naturalists

-Posted with permission of Mark Cranford, ONTBIRDS mailing list coordinator- Algonquin Provincial Park's Natural Heritage Education Program is now accepting applications for summer 2010 Seasonal Park Naturalist positions. This is a unique opportunity for keen naturalists,

[Ontbirds] Redpoll - Algonquin Park

Hello Ontbirders, By no means a rarity but for your interest, the first redpoll of the season in these parts has just arrived at the Algonquin Park Visitor Centre. Cheers, Justin Peter Park Naturalist Algonquin Park ___ ONTBIRDS is

[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl in Arnprior west of Ottawa

Hi Ontbirders, I saw a Snowy Owl in Arnprior (about 75 km west of Ottawa) last night ~ 11:30. It perched on a light standard and later on a hydro pole along Highway 17 in Arnprior's commercial district. One photo of the owl has been submitted to the OFO rare birds photo page.

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park birding report - ADDENDUM

On Thursday, February 27, along the Opeongo Lake Road in the bog past the culvert, from 2:30 - 4:30 PM: Spruce Grouse: 1 male feeding at length on spruce and fir needles ~15 feet off the ground, near the BIG roadside tamarack Black-backed Woodpecker: 1 female seen on two separate

[Ontbirds] Trumpeter Swans - Highway 11 North of Barrie

Greetings Ontbirders, There were four (4) Trumpeter Swans (apparently without wing bands) yesterday around noon in an area of open water on the east side of Highway 11, just south of Severn Bridge. Cheers, Justin Peter ___ ONTBIRDS is

[Ontbirds] Summer jobs for keen naturalists in Algonquin Park

-Posted with permission of Mark Cranford, ONTBIRDS mailing list coordinator- Happy New Year to all! Algonquin Provincial Park's Natural Heritage Education Program is now accepting applications for summer 2009 Seasonal Park Naturalist positions! This is a unique opportunity,

[Ontbirds]CATTLE EGRET - Algonquin Park

Hi all: To anyone with the interest or inclination, there is a Cattle Egret on the lawn at the Lake of Two Rivers Campground beach volleyball court. It was first reported as a small white heron-like bird at 2:30 p.m. and I was able to confirm it @ 3:40 p.m. This is the 1st record of this

[Ontbirds]Summer Jobs for keen naturalists in Algonquin Park

---Posted with permission of Mark Cranford, ONTBIRDS mailing list coordinator--- Are you an enthusiastic naturalist in high school, college or university, and will you be at least 16 years old by next June? If so, you should know that Algonquin Provincial Park's Natural Heritage Education

[Ontbirds]Summer Jobs for keen naturalists in Algonquin Park

Posted with permission of Mark Cranford, ONTBIRDS mailing list coordinator Greetings, Are you an eager naturalist in high school, college or university, and who will be at least 16 years old by summer 2007?  Or do you know someone who fits this description? If so, then you should know that