Saugeen Nature Resources
Explore the Saugeen Nature.
Sites Of Common Interests
New website by the Inglis Falls Arboretum
The Arboretum Seasonal Program
Subscribe to get alerts re possible aurora activity
Links to other naturalists clubs with section on field guides
Checklist for dragonflies and damselflies of Ontario (2010)
(Informational butterfly guide)
Items of Interest to Naturalists
Breeding Bird Atlas Foray
By Nikki MayEarly July is a good time to find birds in the various breeding periods of their lifecycle. Males are still singing their characteristic...
Exploring Bruce County Gems
By Nikki MayA conservation mindset can yield great dividends. Byron Monk follows his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps in the protection of rich woodlands on their...
Notice of Annual General Meeting
April 25, 2022 – 6:30 p.m. Grace United Church310 12th St., Hanover6:30 p.m. – dessert and fellowship. Silent Auction 7:00 p.m. Annual meeting business8:00 p.m....
Man and Falcon
By Nikki May A man sits silently watching the box. A bird’s head appears in the opening. The man’s heartbeat speeds up; is this the...
AGM SILENT AUCTION
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...
Call for Nominations
At the Annual General Meeting, Monday, April 25, 2022 a slate of officers and directors will be elected to manage the affairs of the club...
Conservation Award – Advance Notice
Do You Know an Outstanding Naturalist? Saugeen Nature will recognize outstanding contributions to the cause of local conservation by an individual in the past 5...
July 30, 2022 Dragonfly Hike at Allen Park
By Sibylle Walke At the end of July we took our grand daughters Isla 4 and Petra 6 to the 13th annual dragonfly hike of...
Two Spring Birding Outings
By Angus Inksetter Saugeen Nature members generally undertake two outings in the spring to seek migrants returning to our area. The first of these usually...
Ontario’s natural areas are under attack right now
Over the last couple of years, the current government has increased its efforts to find ways to open more and more natural heritage to development....
Saugeen Nature’s Equinox Outing
By Angus Inksetter Saturday, March 20th, was the spring equinox and the day Saugeen Nature ventured forth on their annual search for winter raptors still...
Owl Prowl Report
By Jerry Asling Fortunately Grey-Bruce opened up enough for us to have this outing at Pearl Lake. We had visited this area in 2010 and...
Spring—Summer 2021
COVID-19 EDITION From the President A year ago I was preparing an address for the AGM. In it I discussed all the things the club...
Article: For Greenleaves
By: Gary Kenny Date: August 30, 2021 Title: Bruce Grey Woodlands Association visit to Kinghurst Forest Nature Reserve “I took a walk in the woods...
Natural Infrastructure in Grey and Bruce
By Nikki May Think of a tree. You are sitting under the tree on a warm summer afternoon. You hear the hum of insects and...
A Trail in Mount Forest
By Nikki May Located just south of the border between Grey County and Wellington County in Mount Forest are a series of woodland trails that...
Huron Fringe Birding Festival
May 22 – 25 & May 28 – 31, 2020 Celebrating Birds! Welcome to our 23rd annual Huron Fringe Birding Festival where we celebrate birds,...
Holstein’s Annual Maplefest
Saturday & Sunday April 11 – 12, 2020. Presented by the Egremont Optimist Club Saugeen Nature will once again have a display at Holstein’s annual...
Annual Hanover/Walkerton Christmas Bird Count Report
By Gerard McNaughton The count itself was a bit tougher than in past years as birds were hunkered down, many feeders were empty, and snow...
Conservation Award – Advance Notice
Do You Know an Outstanding Naturalist? Saugeen Nature will recognize outstanding contributions to the cause of local conservation by an individual in the past 5...
Bluebird Report
By Joan and Jerry Asling Jerry and I spent the first part of April visiting each of our bluebird boxes to close them after leaving...
Bird Counts And Data
Note: 112 different species (113 if you include both recognizable races of the Dark-eyed Junco) have been seen in the last 46 years. 36 species (32.1%) have been seen in over 30 different counts. 44 species (39.3%) have been seen in 5 or less counts.
Note: 112 different species (113 if you include both recognizable races of the Dark-eyed Junco) have been seen in the last 46 years. 36 species (32.1%) have been seen in over 30 different counts. 44 species (39.3%) have been seen in 5 or less counts.
Note: for the purpose of this graph of total number of species seen the following presumptions have been made:
- Snow Goose and Snow Goose (blue) considered one species
- meadowlark sp. = 1 species
- Canada Goose + large form = 1 species
- Count Week (CW) species count towards total
- Dark-eyed Junco + Oregon = 1 species
- the following categories did not contribute to the species totals (duck sp., merganser sp., accipiter sp., buteo sp., large hawk sp., hawk sp., falcon sp., gull sp., woodpecker sp., sparrow sp., blackbird sp., carpodacus sp., crossbill sp., redpoll sp. and finch sp.)
