Tag Archives: Provincial Park

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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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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Batchawana Bay and Lake Superior Shoreline

Batchawana Bay and Lake Superior Shoreline Last year, when we drove along the Lake Superior shoreline on the way to Sault Ste. Marie, we stopped at a number of locations to take a look at this scenic east coast of … Continue reading

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Breeding Bird Survey 2012 – Day 3 – Moving camp from The Shoals to White River

Breeding Bird Survey 2012 – Day 3 – Moving camp from The Shoals to White River As we were traveling along the forest road from the end of today’s BBS – tha Shoals, we were discussing stopping for lunch in … Continue reading

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Breeding Bird Survey 2012 – The Shoals

Breeding Bird Survey 2012 – The Shoals Our morning started early once again.  Today, we would be doing the Shoals Lake route.

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Breeding Bird Survey – The Shoals Route # 175

For our second route, we would be traveling south to north along Loop Lake Road and Much Lake Road. This route lies west of The Shoals Provincial Park and is identified as The Shoals route 175. To do this route, … Continue reading

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Sandbanks Provincial Park – Getting there

Sandbanks Provincial Park – Getting there. (Location) Sandbanks Provincial Park is located toward the eastern end of Lake Ontario. Traveling along Hwy 401 from Toronto in the west or Montreal in the east, the park is reached by traveling south … Continue reading

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The Pinery Provincial Park

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) The Pinery Provincial Park is a park located on Lake Huron near Grand Bend, Ontario.  When I arrived late in the day, the weather could be best described as wet and miserable and I was not … Continue reading

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MacGregor Point Provincial Park

MacGregor Point Provincial Park The night had arrived with a meteor like sunset through a thin slit in the clouds. It didn’t rain overnight though and there were no threatened storms or high winds so sleeping in the tent was … Continue reading

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Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory to MacGregor Point Provincial Park

Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory to MacGregor Point Provincial Park The day’s drive was a fairly long one made more pleasant by the occasional whiff of the Common Lilacs that were in full bloom at this time of the year. And … Continue reading

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