Birds coming to the Visitor Centre (km 43) feeders can be viewed on the Algonquin Park Wild Bird Cam Live Stream: . https://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/virtual/webcam/wild_bird_cam.php The Opeongo Road and Arowhon Road winter gates are closed. Snow depth remains at about 5 cm, making walking easier than usual. Winter Finches: Evening Grosbeak: up to about 70 are now daily at the Visitor Centre feeders; a few are being observed elsewhere as well. Pine Grosbeak: observed regularly in small numbers, often on and near the highway; a few fairly regularly at the Visitor Centre. Purple Finch: a few reported occasionally. Common Redpoll: continues to be seen daily, sometimes in large flocks (up to 200 birds). HOARY REDPOLL: one photographed in a large Common Redpoll flock along Opeongo Road (Dec 27). Red Crossbill: frequently observed but in low numbers. White-winged Crossbill: being seen widely in good numbers. Pine Siskin: occasionally observed, usually in small numbers. American Goldfinch: frequent in low numbers. Boreal Species, with locations of recent observations: Spruce Grouse: Bat Lake Trail return trail fairly near highway (Dec 30); near start of Spuce Bog Boardwalk regularly; east side of Opeongo Road in black spruce just north of winter gate (three on Dec 23). Black-backed Woodpecker: Bat Lake Trail, Spruce Bog Boardwalk, fairly regular at Logging Museum Trail and parking lot. Canada Jay: Spruce Bog Boardwalk, Opeongo Road at second bridge (accessed by walking from winter gate); Logging Museum trail and parking lot. Boreal Chickadee: no reports. Rare-in-winter species present here when small bird prey is abundant: Sharp-shinned Hawk around Visitor Centre feeders (Jan 1) and Merlin at Old Airfield (last reported Dec 29). 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. The Visitor Centre exhibits and bookstore/nature shop at km 43 are OPEN Jan 2 (9 am to 5 pm). During the remainder of the winter, the Visitor Centre will be OPEN on weekends and holidays (9 am to 5 pm), and OPEN with limited services on weekdays (9 am to 4 pm).