Start Time: 9 am Start Location: Visitor Centre (km 43 on Highway 60). NOT AT THE WEST GATE.
End Time: about 4 pm End Location: West Gate Park Use Permits: Available between 8 and 9 am at the Visitor Centre. Just come to the Visitor Centre rather than obtaining your permit at the gates. Footwear: High waterproof boots will be needed at times, although we will try to avoid where possible the deep snow in shaded areas and melt water puddles. Lunch: At the Visitor Centre Bring your own and/or purchase lunch, coffee, etc. at the Visitor Centre restaurant. Accommodation: (message approved by OFO President): Blue Spruce Resort on Oxtongue Lake is offering birders attending the Algonquin Park OFO Trip a 10 per cent discount on accommodation and half price daily vehicle permit. Resort guests are also eligible for a $50 gas card and a $50 coupon for local businesses through the Explorers Edge Program. Phone 705-635-2330 for reservations. See you on Saturday. Ron Tozer Algonquin Park OFO Trip Leader Dwight, ON DIRECTIONS: Algonquin Provincial Park is three hours north of Toronto, via Highways 400, 11 and 60. Follow the signs which start in Toronto on Highway 400. >From Ottawa, take Highway 17 to Renfrew, then follow Highway 60 to the park. Kilometre markers along Highway 60 in the Park go from the West Gate (km 0) to near the East Gate (km 56). _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
