Places to Bird: Part 4*, Algonquin Provincial Park

Gray Jay

The thermometer read six degrees below zero Fahrenheit.  Within five minutes of stepping outside I had lost all feeling in my face.  We were three hours north of Toronto in the middle of nowhere in the middle of February.  We had arrived at Algonquin Provincial Park with high expectations and would not be disappointed.  Algonquin is thus far my favorite winter birding destination.  The species are incredible and the scenery might be even more impressive.

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