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Ontario 2009 Monday
January 26 -
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Boreal Owl by Bert Filemyr 1/27/09 |
| We
have returned home safely from another fantastic trip! |
Updates
"From the Road" |
Participants
Karl
Lukens, Bert Filemyr, Connie
Goldman, Mike Rosengarten
Responsibilities
Checklist - Bert
Gin - Bert,
Karl
General Planning - Bert, Karl, Connie, Mike
Loadmasters - Karl, Mike
Snacks - Connie
Trip Report - Connie
Expense keeping and financial reconciliation - Bert
Birdseed - Bert
Website - Bert
Van/Driving - Bert
Planning
(Details will be firmed up as the trip gets closer)
Day: |
Overview: |
Details: |
Night
in: |
Straight
driving distance: |
Day
1 Monday January 26 |
Amherst
Island |
Leave
Meadowbrook at 5:30 am. Pick up Mike in Flourtown. |
Kingston |
400 miles |
Day
2 |
Kingston
and Ottawa Areas |
Bird the corridor between Kingston and Ottawa, targeting local specialties and vagrant birds. |
Ottawa |
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| Day
3 Wednesday January 28 |
Algonquin
Park
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Algonquin
Park including Oponogo Road, Visitor Center, Spruce Bog Trail, campgrounds,
etc. |
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Day
4 Thursday January 29 |
Huntsville,
Bracebridge, Orillia, Niagara Falls areas |
After
a stop at feeders in Bracebridge, will work our way work down to Orillia.
There we will enjoy the hospitailty of local birders. Hamilton Harbor
will be checked for waterfowl before moving on to Niagara Falls. |
205
miles |
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Day
5 |
Niagara
Falls 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
Pick up Mike at Jane's
Head north
Food
This will be a trip of quick lunches (mostly Tim Horton's)
Dinners will be at appropriate restaurants.
Rooms
We have three rooms each night. Bert and Karl in a double. Connie in a single. Mike in a single. All lodging costs will be split equally.
Locations are posted above.
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 only four of us there will be plenty of room in the van.
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 – Karl, Wednesday – Mike, Thursday - Connie, Friday - group effort as we drive home.
Tunes
Feel free to bring CDs for the ride. Bert will have his iPod. (You have been warned!). Satellite radio is available in the van.
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
