By Joan Asling For the past 2 years Jerry and I have been constructing new boxes to replace the 400 plus boxes we still had in place after building and hanging over 500 in 1995/1996. The lumber then was free thanks to the Findlay family who operated the Scone Pallet Mill and gave us free […]
The Outing report from the Damsels and Dragons outing on July 15, 2012 to the Durham Conservation Area. On July 15, 2012 we had our fifth “annual” dragonfly hike this time at the Durham Conservation Area in Durham. We had 10 participants show up for the hike on what turned out to be a lovely
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 15, 2013. Tell us briefly, in
October 2, 2011 By Clarke Birchard On a beautiful fall morning 4 club members, one little boy and a visitor from Niagara Falls traveled to Malcolm Bluff Shores Nature Reserve north of Wiarton. It was a return visit for the leader and one member, new for the others. On the way a small flock of
September 17, 2011 The henge and gardens are located just east of the village of Big Bay located midway between Wiarton and Owen Sound along Grey County Road #1. The henge is a large stone circle for astronomical observations and is about 45 feet in diameter. The 4 acres of gardens were started about 1977
By Katherine Robbins (Grey-Bruce and Manitoulin Biologist) The Eastern Loggerhead Shrike (ELOSH) is a bird that may have been seen regularly on cattle pastures in Grey-Bruce 50 years ago, but you wouldn’t know it today. Wildlife Preservation Canada (WPC) implements the recovery program for this endangered bird and had focused its monitoring efforts mainly in
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The members of the Jr. Naturalists’ and the Board of the Saugeen Field Naturalists would like to thank Nancy Reaume for her invaluable leadership. Our events/outings wouldn’t have been the success they were without her extreme efforts. Thank you Nancy for your leadership and friendship. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
By Clarke Birchard This outing was planned for 2 Wednesday evenings because there are so many interesting back roads that still have wooded fence lines, marshes, swamps and river crossings. When part of this township was in my breeding bird atlas square I would go out early in the morning a couple of times a
By Kim Sayers We met at 6:30 on a chilly but clear May evening for a wild flower walk through the south east trails of Kinghurst Tract of the Krug Forests. We saw many spring flowers but some were closed up because of the cold snap. The trees did not have leaves yet. We did see
May 4th Spring Wildflower Hike through Kinghurst Outing Read More »
Outing Report for the April 30 Bird Migration Trip from Walkerton to Kincardine to Port Elgin Trip Leader: Dave Schaus, 10 participants–Weather: Sunny, 15 degrees: Species seen: • Common Loon • Pied-billed Grebe • Double-crested Cormorant • Great Blue Heron • Great Egret • Canada Goose • Wood Duck • Mallard • Ring-necked Duck •
