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Category Archives: Bird Survey Outings
Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park, Foleyet, Ontario
Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park, Foleyet, Ontario Well, we made it from Ottawa to Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park without incident. Leaving Ottawa before sunrise made for a pretty early wake-up call but would also allow us time to stop a long … Continue reading
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Tagged Foyelet, Ivanhoe Air, Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park, Temagami, Timmins
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Breeding Bird Survey 2014
Last minute packing is underway as I prepare to join Gerhard Bruins once again for our foray into the northwoods of Ontario. I’ve joined Gerhard for a number of Breeding Bird Surveys, Christmas Bird Counts, and other birding activities. He … Continue reading
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Breeding Bird Surveys
June 4th, 2013 – Once again, I’m out in Northern Ontario along with my birding friend Gerhard Bruins conducting breeding bird surveys to add to the databases of Environment Canada and the Canadian Wildlife Service. Four days of early mornings, … Continue reading
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Breeding Bird Surveys (2013) – Day 5
Breeding Bird Surveys (2013) – Day 5 – June 7, 2013 Today’s survey route is pretty straightforward with a start point at the junction of Hwy #17 and the road to Dubreuilville. Although there is traffic to contend with, there … Continue reading
Wawa, Ontario – Tourist Points of Interest – Mackenzie/Bethune Cemetery
Wawa, Ontario – Tourist Points of Interest – Mackenzie/Bethune Cemetery Access to the MacKenzie/Bethune Cemetery location is from a small pull-off a short distance above the bridge at Silver Falls. The trail through the woods is rather steep but also … Continue reading
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Tagged american redstarts, bethune, cemetery location, little birds, mackenzie, MacKenzie/Bethune Cemetery at Wawa Ontario, ontario tourist, points of interest, tourist points, Wawa Ontario, Wawa Ontario Tourist Points Of Interest
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Breeding Bird Surveys (2013) – Day 4
Breeding Bird Surveys (2013) – Day 4 – June 6, 2013 Today’s route was a two-part route with the approximate half-way point being the small town of White River, Ontario (Winnie-the-Pooh town). The first half of the route was new … Continue reading
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Tagged bird surveys, black flies, blue sky, Breeding Bird Surveys 2013, colours, gravel road, horizon, ponds, Provincial Park, provincial parks, rising sun, road conditions, silent waters, washouts, Wawa Ontario, White River Ontario
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Breeding Bird Surveys (2013) – Day 3
Breeding Bird Surveys (2013) – Day 3 – June 5, 2013 Today’s Breeding Bird Survey route would take us over a series of logging/recreational roads west of The Shoals Provincial Park. Because the park has been closed this year, our … Continue reading
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Tagged bird songs, bird survey, bird surveys, black flies, Breeding Bird Surveys 2013, bright yellows, chapleau ontario, dandelions, ditches, flowering trees, gravel roads, marsh marigolds, Provincial Park, record rainfall, recreational roads, red sky, ruts, smooth waters, trees and shrubs
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Breeding Bird Surveys (2013) – Day 2
Breeding Bird Surveys (2013) – Day 2 – June 4, 2013 The first of our four days of bird surveys began at about 5AM on a logging road to the east of Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park where we had set … Continue reading
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Tagged bird surveys, black flies, Bonaparte's Gull, clouds of dust, gravel road, information recorder, ivanhoe lake, logging road, logging trucks, mosquito populations, observation period, sapsucker, survey activities, survey locations, survey routes, warbler, yellow bellied sapsucker
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Breeding Bird Surveys (2013) – Day 1
Breeding Bird Surveys (2013) – Day 1 – June 3, 2013 This was the fourth year that Gerhard and I had teamed up to conduct breeding bird surveys for Environment Canada on four prescribed routes between Ivanhoe Lake and White … Continue reading
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Tagged bird surveys, Bonaparte's Gull, Breeding Bird Surveys 2013, Chroicocephalus philadelphia, contrails, Environment Canada, highway 101, highway construction stop sign, inclement weather, intermittent rain, ivanhoe lake, Ivanhoe Lake ProvincialPark, Larus philadelphia, latchford, Montreal River, nightfall, North Face Mountain 25 tent, Ontario, Quest tent, rain and snow, rain showers, Sgt. Aubrey Cosens VC Memorial Bridge over the Montreal River at Latchford, timmins ontario, wet stuff, wet weather
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Wawa, Ontario – Tourist Points of Interest – Northern Lights Falls
Wawa, Ontario – Tourist Points of Interest – Northern Lights Falls A visit to this small falls was on our list from the day before and, once we had completed the breeding bird survey on the Dubreuilville route, we stopped … Continue reading