Following the Niagara Escarpment, the Mono Cliffs park has a lot of great things going for it: great hiking and biking opportunities, and low cost to visit. This is one of the first parks I've seen with a parking meter which charges per-hour, which I'm happy to see. Far too many parks chage flat daily rates that discourage regular, short visits from those with lower incomes brackets.

For myself, I don't mind paying $12 for parking a whole day if I'm hiking the whole day -- but for a 30 minute hike it seems unreasonable. Mono Cliffs charged about $3.50 for 2 1/2 hours of parking.

Politics aside, this photo was from our first visit to this park -- or to any park in the region. Notable sightings were Turkey Vultures, Red-Eyed Vireos, and Cedar Waxwings.

Well, the Vireos were technically not a "sighting" as much as a "hearing".

I look forward to some day having a DSLR camera with a great zoom lens to be able to take decent bird photos.