May 25 – 28 & May 31 – June 3, 2018 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 […]
Saturday April 8 & Sunday April 14 – 15, 2018 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. See www.holsteinmaplefest.com for further details.
On a day which had been overcast and dull, the evening sky cleared and a nearly-full moon shone brightly. For the twenty-seven people who gathered in the east side parking lot at the Kinghurst Forest Nature Reserve it made ideal conditions for hiking the forest at night; shadows were sharp and black against the shining
By Kim Saunders Saugeen Jr. Naturalist’s from Hanover would like to welcome back Nancy Reaume as the assistant leader. Nancy was with the group for many years, awhile ago, and has come back as there is a need for 2 leaders now. Our group is 15 strong, with 6 absences for our last outing. We snowshoed and
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By Gerard McNaughton The 42 annual Hanover-Walkerton Christmas Bird Count took place on Dec. 16, 2017 with participants searching woodlots, open fields and feeders in search of their feathered friends. Warmer then seasonal temperatures only a few weeks before were replaced by cold weather and snow that would make some roads impassable. Undaunted the 28
If you have any items for the Silent Auction, please let Gertie Blake know at 519-369-2937 Any items that are donated to the AGM’s Silent Auction, and are not bid on, please remember to take the item home after the meeting. Saugeen Nature thanks you for your continued support of the club.
April 16, 2018 – 6:30 p.m.Where: St.James’AnglicanChurchat the corner of 7th Avenue and 8th Street, Hanover. What: Social time with dessert, cheese and fruit/veggie trays Coffee, Tea, PunchThe Annual General MeetingSilent AuctionGuest Speaker: Bob Gray, Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory. Cost: Voluntary Contribution
Clarke Birchard Many of the following features can be found in smaller, younger deciduous woodlots. In an old growth forest they will be in greater abundance and more widespread. TALL OLD TREES The old growth eastern deciduous forest is not like the temperate rain forests of the west coast or the tropical and sub-tropical forest
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What a difference a year makes! In April of 2017 our trip up the Grey-Bruce line to the Grimston Flats, north of Scone, revealed many returning birds, including a rare Eurasian ruff, in the extensive floods along the Sauble River. This year, in the week before the outing, a massive winter storm dumped ice and
Eleven Saugeen Nature club members gathered on the morning of March 10th 2018, to make the annual attempt to find winter raptor species in the Grey and Bruce area before they head north to their summer breeding grounds. Beginning north of Chesley, the group covered a network of roads as far north as Dobbinton and including
