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Monday
February 18 - Friday February 22, 2008
Our
seventh, almost annual, adventure in Ontario for winter birds.
(Previous trips - 2007,
2006, 2005,
2004, 2003,
2001)
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Trip Information |
Updates
"from the road"...... Update #1 Update #2 Update #3 Update #4 Update #5 |
Contact for more information
Participants
Karl
Lukens, Bill Murphy,
Bert Filemyr, Connie
Goldman, Ann Scott,
Mac Scott
Responsibilities
Checklist - Bert
Gin - Bert,
Karl
General Planning - Bert
Loadmasters - Bill, Karl, Mac
Snacks - Ann, Connie
Trip Report - Connie
Expense keeping and financial reconciliation - Ann
Birdseed - Bert, Connie
Website - Bert
Van/Driving - Bert
Planning
(While this general plan is based on previous trips, this year we expect to
try two major new areas - Wolfe Island and the Ottawa area)
Day: |
Overview: |
Details: |
Night
in: |
Straight
driving distance: |
Day
1 Monday Feb 18 |
Leave
early am Bird Wolfe Island |
Leave
Meadowbrook at 5:30 am. Quick stop for coffee, pick up Bill by 6 am. Pick
up Ann and Mac by 6:40 am. Should be on Wolfe Island by mid afternoon.
We will stay until dusk. Wolfe Island Ferry |
Kingston Comfort Inn |
412
miles |
Day
2 |
Drive
from Kingston to Ottawa concentrating on birding in the Ottawa area. |
We
will bird the Dupont hot ponds, then head for the Ottawa area. This
is new area for us so we will need to do research and contact local
birders. |
Renfrew |
? |
Day
3 Wednesday Feb 20 |
Renfrew
to Huntsville concentrating on Algonquin prk. |
We
will spend a little time in the Renfrew area but we will need to get to
Algonquin. Unlike other years, we will only have one pass through the
park. |
Huntsville Comfort Inn |
? |
Day
4 Thursday Feb 21 |
Work
our way south from Huntsville to Niagara. |
We
will check feeders in the Huntsville/Bracebridge area then work down to
Orillia. There we will enjoy the hospitailty of local birders. Hamilton
Harbor will be checked for waterfowl. |
Niagara
Falls Hampton Inn |
205
miles |
Day
5 |
Bird
Niagara area, spots on the way home. |
We
will check along the Niagara River for any reported rairites. On the way
home we may stop at Batavia Wastewater Treatment Plant and Montezuma NWR.
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Home
sweet home |
415 |
Details
Timing –
Monday Morning
Karl will spend Sunday night at Bert’s.
Connie will arrive at Bert’s by 5:30 am
Quick stop for coffee and then pick up Bill by 6:00 am.
We will stop at the Quakertown Turnpike exit or the Lansdale Turnpike exit about 6:35-6:45 for Ann and Mac
Friday Afternoon
We should be back in the Philadelphia area by late afternoon
Food
First morning - We will be taking the PA turnpike northbound. We will make a stop along the way for bathrooms and coffee, but will not be stopping for a "full breakfast"
This will be a trip of quick lunches (mostly Tim Horton's). Feel free to bring lunch for the first day, but we will be stopping before we take the ferry to Wolfe Island.
Dinners will be at appropriate restaurants.
Rooms
We have three rooms each night. Bert and Karl in a double. Ann and Connie in a double, Bill and Mac in a double. All lodging costs will be split equally.
Locations will be posted
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, we all know the drill.
Packing
Since there are six of us, we will be using a hardshell rooftop carrier to supplement room in the van.
Scopes
This is not a scope intensive trip. Bert will have his. Connie and Karl will undoubtedly bring theirs. For Bill, Ann and Mac, it is your call.
Checklists
A checklist has been made up and we will do the traditional evening compilation each night. Lead person for each night: Monday – Connie, Tuesday – Ann, Wednesday – Bill, Thursday - Karl, Friday - group effort as we drive home.
Tunes
Feel free to bring cassettes or CDs for the ride. Bert will have his iPod. (You have been warned!)
Links
Locations
Algonquin Park
Huntsville, Ontario
Huntsville Forester (local newspaper)Birding
Amherst Island Owl Woods
Muskoka Bird Board
Simcoe Bird Board
Ontario Listserv
Ontario Birding
Muskoka Field Naturalists
Ontario Field Ornithologists
Ottawa BirdingWeather / Road Conditions
Highway Conditions
Online temperature conversionMiscellaneous
Muskoka Snowmobile Region
Canadian Curling Association
Siberi*inn
3 Guys and a Stove