Date: 04/01/2012

Number: 1

Submitted by Don Davis:

Ron Tozer, retired naturalist from Algonquin Provincial Park in central Ontario – a vast provincial park consisting of 7653 square kilometers of lakes and wilderness and one main road passing through the south end of the park - makes the following observations:

Moose: Observations are regular along Highway 60 as moose
visit roadside puddles and wet areas seeking the slightly salty
water resulting from winter road maintenance operations. Many
of these moose are showing moderate hair loss in patches where
they have rubbed in response to the presence of winter ticks.
Many engorged ticks are particularly obvious on the rear ends
of these moose.

Yellow-rumped Warbler: A male was seen near the East
Gate on April 1. This ties the earliest ever date in Algonquin
for this warbler.

More about this park: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algonquin_Provincial_Park

Algonquin Provincial Park, ON

Latitude: 43.7 Longitude: -79.4

Observed by: Donald A.
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