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Algonquin Provincial ParkTop
Algonquin Provincial Park
Meet at the west gate of the Park. Entrance fee.
Spruce Grouse, Black‐backed Woodpecker, Gray Jay, Boreal Chickadee.
Finding the Phantom Spruce Grouse by Ron Tozer and Ron Pittaway. From Ontario Birds 8:2, August 1990.
Algonquin Park’s “East Side” by Ron Tozer. OFO News 12:3, October 1994.
Mizzy Lake Trail in Algonquin Provincial Park by Ron Tozer. OFO News 19:1, February 2001.
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Bruce PeninsulaTop
Bruce Peninsula
Bruce birds include Brewer’s Blackbird, Common Raven, Virginia Rail, Clay‐colored Sparrow, Sandhill Crane, Upland Sandpiper, breeding warblers, possibly Great Gray Owl. Also, wildflowers and ferns.
Birding in Grey‐Bruce by Dave Fidler. OFO News 15:2, June 1997.
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Carden AlvarTop
Carden Alvar
Loggerhead Shrike, Sedge Wren, Upland Sandpiper, Grasshopper and Vesper Sparrows and other grassland species.
Eldon 5 in Victoria County by Eleanor Beagan and Jean Iron. OFO News 14:2, June 1996.
See Reports and Articles entry for the Carden Alvar Birding Guide which is an update to the OFO Birding Guide #3 from Ontario Birds 9:3, December 1991.
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Manitoulin IslandTop
Manitoulin Island
Cost $20 per person payable at the site. Trip limited to 15 participants. You must register by 1 March. OFO members receive priority. Accommodation at Gordon’s Lodge in Gore Bay can be arranged. No ferry service from Tobermory in April so drive via Sudbury, Espanola and Little Current.
Sharp‐tailed Grouse lek.
The Manitoulin Island Narrows by Ron Tasker and Doreen Bailey. OFO News 16:1, February 1998.
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Minesing SwampTop
Minesing Swamp by Dave Milsom. OFO News 21:1, February 2003.