{"id":984,"date":"2011-03-18T11:31:46","date_gmt":"2011-03-18T11:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=984"},"modified":"2011-03-23T15:30:59","modified_gmt":"2011-03-23T15:30:59","slug":"algonquin-park-outing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=984","title":{"rendered":"ALGONQUIN PARK OUTING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A late winter opportunity for a day trip to Algonquin Park presented itself yesterday and off we went for a day in the wilderness. Reports had been coming in all winter of Boreal Chickadees in the Park and although I had visited the Park several times over the past couple of winters, had always managed to get skunked on this bird.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Gray-Jay-1-of-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-985\" title=\"Gray Jay (1 of 1)\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Gray-Jay-1-of-1-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Gray-Jay-1-of-1-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Gray-Jay-1-of-1-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Gray-Jay-1-of-1.jpg 1867w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gray Jays were present as usual!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Gray-Jay-2-1-of-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-986\" title=\"Gray Jay 2 (1 of 1)\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Gray-Jay-2-1-of-1-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Gray-Jay-2-1-of-1-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Gray-Jay-2-1-of-1-797x1024.jpg 797w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Hairy-Woodpecker-1-of-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-987\" title=\"Hairy Woodpecker (1 of 1)\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Hairy-Woodpecker-1-of-1-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Hairy-Woodpecker-1-of-1-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Hairy-Woodpecker-1-of-1-758x1024.jpg 758w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Hairy-Woodpecker-1-of-1.jpg 1592w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a good year you might get to see the Three-toed woodpecker or the Black-backed but today all we got is this Hairy!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Red-Squirrel-1-of-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-991\" title=\"Red Squirrel (1 of 1)\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Red-Squirrel-1-of-1-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Red-Squirrel-1-of-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Red-Squirrel-1-of-1-1024x820.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Red squirrels nattered at us as we patiently awaited the arrival of the Boreal Chickadees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Boreal-Chickadee-1-of-1-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-988\" title=\"Boreal Chickadee (1 of 1)-2\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Boreal-Chickadee-1-of-1-2-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Boreal-Chickadee-1-of-1-2-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Boreal-Chickadee-1-of-1-2-1024x773.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Boreal-Chickadee-1-of-1-2.jpg 1531w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And finally in they came. What a treat!! A life bird for me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Boreal-Chickadee-1-of-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-989\" title=\"Boreal Chickadee (1 of 1)\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Boreal-Chickadee-1-of-1-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Boreal-Chickadee-1-of-1-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Boreal-Chickadee-1-of-1.jpg 923w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks again to good buddy Paul who provided the transportation!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A late winter opportunity for a day trip to Algonquin Park presented itself yesterday and off we went for a day in the wilderness. 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