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By Jerry and Joan Asling As you know we try to monitor our boxes at least four times during the nesting season. As we are now leaving our boxes open over the winter, due to mice thinking our boxes were mice heaven – warm, cosy and safe from predators – our first go-round is to […]

On May 23rd, Ontario Nature, a leading conservation organization, recognized the exceptional contributions to natural habitat protection made by first nations, individuals, governments and companies. The award ceremony was part of Ontario Nature’s 84th Annual Gathering which took place at rare Charitable Research Reserve in Cambridge. The Saugeen Field Naturalist submitted Jerry and Joan Asling’s name and they

The winner this year for the SFN Conservation award, which was awarded at the Annual Meeting held in April, is Ray Giesler from the village of Greenock. For at least 30 or more years Ray has faithfully provided food and habitat for birds in his area, with birdseed and suet. From his meat market in Walkerton he

We are able to offer once again our own Saugeen Field Naturalists calendar for 2016, featuring the underwater photography of David Finlayson, our speaker from the October 2013 meeting. Cost is $15.00 so order several for friends and relatives. Contact Angus Inksetter to place your order: Telephone 519 364-3331 e-mail angus.inksetter@gmail.com The calendars will be assembled over

As summer gives way to the bright, crisp days of autumn, the Saugeen Field Naturalists don a sweater that presents a fresh, new face to the public. Following a vote at the Annual General Meeting, the club has adopted a public persona as Saugeen Nature and will move forward with this as our public presentation. Of course,

Do You Know an Outstanding Naturalist? Saugeen Field Naturalists will recognize outstanding contributions to the cause of local conservation by an individual in the past 5 years, or significant contribution to the work of Saugeen Field Naturalists. The Award will be presented at the Annual General Meeting in April 18, 2016. Tell us briefly, in

BACKGROUND The first official meeting of the Saugeen Field Naturalists was in September of 1975 where the first board of directors was chosen. Several of the founding members are still involved: Dave and Jean Schaus and Mac Campbell. Elsewhere in this newsletter we feature Jean’s excellent review of the early years of the club, as

On a cool day in late June, several members of the Saugeen Field Naturalists met for a canoe outing on Bells Lake. At 7am, the launch area was fairly quiet, but a keen fisherman had already preceded us onto the lake. Three kayaks and a canoe were launched and we proceeded to wend our way

It was a wet day in early November when members of the Saugeen Field Naturalists (SFN) headed up to Owen Sound to meet with Fred Jazvac of the Bruce Birding Club. We were on a search for migrating waterfowl, a general term that includes groups such as dabbling and diving ducks, loons, geese, gulls and swans. We

Submitted by Nikki May On a cool, damp morning in mid-October, members of the Saugeen Field Naturalists and representatives from Ontario Nature met at the Kinghurst Forest Reserve for dedication ceremonies. Ontario Nature had recently commissioned a new kiosk for the west entrance to the property, one of their 24 Nature Reserves in southern Ontario.