We were, however, up at Algonquin this past week and managed
to see a few birds.
Son Ross leads us to a number of regular stops in what has
become a regular mid-November routine for him.
At the west park gate a few minutes after having caught a
glimpse of a skittish moose we observed eight evening grosbeaks at quite a
distance. We struggled to capture them on camera.
The Gray Jays weren’t terribly interested in us at the Spruce Bog Trail. Yes, I thought it was our warm personalities and chipped sunflower seed. But the only two seen were busy on a large suet feeder and barely looked at us as we passed.
Purple finches were seen at the Visitor Centre, Ross got a couple
of Black Backed Woodpeckers on the Opeongo Lake Road and two common loons were
about all that could be found at the Outfitting Station.
The south end of the lake was nearly all
frozen over unlike our visit in 2012.
The Gray Jays off the Mizzy Lake Road behaved in more characteristic Gray Jay style as we hiked along the old railroad bed.
As the sun was about to set we caught sight of a Ruffed Grouse flying in front of our car on the Mizzy Lake Road.
Algonquin Park postings can be found weekly at http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/news/algonquin_park_birding_report.php
The Gray Jays weren’t terribly interested in us at the Spruce Bog Trail. Yes, I thought it was our warm personalities and chipped sunflower seed. But the only two seen were busy on a large suet feeder and barely looked at us as we passed.
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| Opeongo Lake Visit November 2012 |
The south end of the lake was nearly all
frozen over unlike our visit in 2012.
The Gray Jays off the Mizzy Lake Road behaved in more characteristic Gray Jay style as we hiked along the old railroad bed.
As the sun was about to set we caught sight of a Ruffed Grouse flying in front of our car on the Mizzy Lake Road.
Algonquin Park postings can be found weekly at http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/news/algonquin_park_birding_report.php
Great! I would like to visit here
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