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The Trip - A plan develops. We have two full days in the Niagara area. We will spend one day birding the length of the Niagara River. The other day will be spend along the shoreline of Lake Ontario and inland locations. If rarities are in the area we will be working them into the schedule

Details

Timing
Monday Morning - Karl will spend Sunday evening at Bert's house. Connie will be at Bert's by 6 am Monday morning. We will pick up Ann in Lansdale between 6:30 and 6:45 am.
Thursday - We should be back in the Philadelphia area by late afternoon / early evening. We will call from the road as we know our timing.

Food
We will be taking the PA turnpike northbound. The first place for bathrooms/coffee is Allentown Service Plaza (Hickory Run is closed). We will be stopping for coffee and bathroom breaks as appropriate.
Tuesday - Thursday breakfasts will be at our lodging.
This will be a trip of simple lunches (probably Tim Horton's).
Dinners will be at appropriate restaurants.

Lodging
Location
Karl and Bert in one room. Connie and Ann in another.
There is Internet access at the Inn
All lodging expenses are shared equally

Documentation - IMPORTANT
Bring your passport. You need this to enter Canada and then to reenter the US.

Gas, Tolls, etc.
Since this is a “shared expenses trip” we will keep track of tolls, gas, parking, etc. After the trip we will figure out each person’s share.

Weather Contingency Plan
We are going.

Clothing
Dress warm, be prepared for dampness, we all know the drill.
On Monday, when we arrive in the Niagara Falls area, we will be getting out of the van, getting our coats, gloves and hats on and starting birding immediately. It will not be possible to do a full change of clothes. Travel in clothes for birding.

Luggage
This is an unusual birding trip because luggage should not be an issue. There will be plenty of room in the van on the way up and back. During the trip our luggage can stay in rooms - Yea!

Scopes
This is a scope intensive trip. Bring yours.

Cocktail Hours
Bert and Karl will bring Gin. All are welcome to partake. If you want something else, bring it along. Connie and Ann have volunteered to bring snacks.

Checklists
A checklist will be made up and distributed the first night. Connie will do the first day, Karl the second, Ann the third. On the fourth day we will do it jointly in the van.

Tunes
The van has an input for an iPod and has a CD player. It also has satellite radio so we should be able to find something we all like.

Previous Trips

Niagara 2008
Niagara 2007
Niagara 2006
Niagara 2005
Niagara 2003
Niagara 2002

Links

Niagara Area Birding Websites

Gulling on the Niagara River
Ontario Field Ornithologists
Ontario Checklist
Ontario Birding
Birding on the dot Net - Recent Ontario Postings
Birding in New York - The Virtual Birder
Birding in Ontario - The Virtual Birder
Toronto/Niagara Bird Board

Central / Northern New York Birding Websites

Birding on the Dot Net - Recent Oneida Postings
Birding on the Dot Net - Recent Northern New York Postings
Birding on the Dot Net - Recent Cayuga Postings
Northern NY Birding - Yahoo Group
Montezuma NWR

Gull Identification Websites

Gull Identification Website
Bob Lewis's Gull Site
Shades of Gray

Niagara Area Websites

Niagara Falls, Ontario- Official Site
Discover Niagara
Niagara Falls State Park, New York
Facts about Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, Ontario Tourism
Niagara Falls, New York

Traffic Websites

Niagara Area Traffic
Niagara Area Road Map
New York State Thruway
Traveling to Canada (AAA Information)

Weather Websites

Weather Information from The Weather Channel
Weather Information from The Weather Underground

Webcams

Horseshoe Falls
Niagara (Ontario) Traffic Cams

Miscellaneous

Tim Horton's (The Wawa / Dunkin Donuts of the north)