[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park Birding Report: 28 December 2017 - Addendum

2017-12-29 Thread Ron Tozer via ONTBIRDS
Common Redpoll: A flock of about 40 was observed on Opeongo Road yesterday, which may indicate that this species is starting to move southward in greater numbers. Ron Tozer, Algonquin Park Naturalist (retired), Dwight, ON. DIRECTIONS: Algonquin Provincial Park is three hours north of Tor

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park Birding Report: 28 December 2017

2017-12-29 Thread Ron Tozer via ONTBIRDS
This week’s extremely cold temperatures seemed at odds with evidence of breeding activity by White-winged Crossbills in the Park. A male was observed feeding a female (“courtship feeding”) near the Old Airfield, and three or four males were singing along Spruce Bog Boardwalk, on December 24. Cra