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| Ontario
2010
Contact Bert Filemyr
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Our ninth, almost annual,
shared expenses adventure in Ontario for winter birds.
(Previous trips - 2009,
2008,
2007, 2006,
2005, 2004,
2003, 2001)
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Trip Reports
Species
List
Trip
Report by Connie Goldman
Photos
by Bert Filemyr
Photos
by Karl Lukens, Set 1
Photos
by Karl Lukens, Set 2
Photos
by Connie Goldman
Photos by Mike Rosengarten
Photos by Ann Scott
Bird
Pictures by Bert FIlemyr
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Reports
"From the Road"!
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February
15-19, 2010
Participants:
Bert Filemyr, Ann
Scott, Karl Lukens, Connie
Goldman, Mike Rosengarten
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(Details will be firmed up as the trip gets closer)
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driving distance: |
Day
1
Monday February 15 |
Amherst
Island
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Left
Meadowbrook at 5:30 am. Pick up Ann.
Stoped at the DuPont Hot Ponds in Kingston
Caught the 1:30 pm
ferry to Amherst Island. Birded the east end of the island and Owl
Woods.
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400 miles |
Day
2
Tuesday February 16 |
Kingston
and Ottawa Areas |
Birded the Ottawa
area targeting local specialties and vagrant birds.
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Ottawa
Comfort
Inn West (Katana)
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Wednesday February 17 |
Algonquin
Park
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Birded
Algonquin Park including Oponogo Road, Visitor Center, Spruce Bog Trail,
campgrounds, etc. |
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Day
4
Thursday February 18 |
Huntsville,
Bracebridge, Orillia, Niagara Falls areas |
After
a stop at feeders in Bracebridge, we worked our way down to the Orillia
area. As the day ended we checked Hamilton Harbor and the Ontario lakeshore
for waterfowl before moving on to Niagara Falls. |
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205
miles |
Day
5
Friday February 19 |
Niagara
Falls area, spots on the way home. |
We
will checked along the Niagara River waterfawl and lingering gulls. By
noon we were heading home. |
Home
sweet home |
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Details
Timing
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Monday Morning
Karl will spend Sunday night at Bert’s.
Connie and Mike will arrive at Bert’s by 5:30 am
Quick stop for coffee
Pick up Ann
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 and Ann
in a double. 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” Ann 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 there will be using a roof carrier. It will be hard
to get into it during the day. Plan accordingly
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 - Ann, 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 Birding
Weather
/ Road Conditions
Highway
Conditions
Online temperature
conversion
Miscellaneous
Muskoka Snowmobile Region
Canadian Curling Association
Siberi*inn
3 Guys and a Stove