By Nikki May On Sunday, May 18, a group of seven keen birders from the Saugeen Field Naturalists club met at 7:00 a.m. at the Kinghurst parking lot. They were there to look for birds, and boy, were they successful! A total of 55 species of birds were seen and/or heard over the course of […]
By John Reaume We had a beautiful day at Kinghurst with an early start at 7:00 a.m. Seven club members joined us on our hike through the mixed forests, grasslands and wet areas on the property. In the end we had a wonderful experience seeing a total of 55 species including 14 species of warblers.
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The Board of Directors of the Saugeen Field Naturalists granted this year’s conservation award posthumously to the late Bruce and Howard Krug of Chesley. Long time SFN member and friend of the Krugs, Clarke Birchard, delivered the citation. During the citation a slide of Howard and Bruce walking in the Kinghurst Forest Nature Reserve was
As a fundraiser for the club, we are offering beautiful calendars for the year 2015. These calendars feature the under-water photography of our last October’s speaker, David Finlayson and will be supplied only on a pre-ordered basis. My own 2014 calendar will be at the June 16th general meeting together with a 2013 calendar and
May 23 – 26 & May 30 – June 1, 2014 The festival takes its name from the migration corridor along the Bruce Peninsula. This “Huron Fringe” along the Lake Huron coastline offers birders, naturalists and photographers unique opportunities to discover nature in the early spring. At the end of the migration period, birds are on
Saturday April 12 & Sunday April 13, 2014 Presented by the Egremont Optimist Club Saugeen Field Naturalists will once again have a display at Holstein’s annual Maplefest. Be sure to join us once again in Love’s Sugarbush to sample the many maple syrup treats. There are many other interesting attractions including the popular birds of
Val Droog On January 18, 2014, the Junior Naturalist Club participated in a snowshoe hike on John and Nancy Reaume’s property, just east of Mount Forest. After fitting the children with a backpack and snow-shoes, we began our adventure with our scavenger list in our hands. Because of the recent snowfall, it was difficult to
When: March 20 & 30, 2014 Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Adults $8.00 Children $3.00 Preschoolers Free! What Is It About? Come out and enjoy the largest outdoor Maple Syrup Festival in Grey and Bruce Counties! The event runs from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on both Saturday and Sunday. Enjoy hot-off-the-grill
Gerard McNaughton The annual Hanover / Walkerton Christmas Bird Count took place on Saturday Dec 14, 2013 under less then ideal conditions, yet several good birds were observed by the parties out in the field, feeder watchers, and a few local citizens who sent along their observations as they went about their daily activities. I
Clarke Birchard On Saturday November 16, unusually balmy for the date, a small group of SFN members joined leader Fred Jazvac for a trip around the bay in search of waterfowl. When this outing was scheduled some months ago we did not anticipate conflicts with the Owen Sound Christmas Parade and the BPBO fund raising
