Birding Trip
Early Fall Migrants at Presqu’ile, Saturday, September 12
Early Fall Migrants at Presqu’ile Saturday, September 12, 2020: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Presqu’ile Provincial Park, on the north shore of Lake Ontario, is one of the prime birding locations in the province and hosts lots of other natural wonders. This initial outing of the fall season will visit the park to look for…
Fall Forest Birding on the Canadian Shield
Fall Forest Birding on the Canadian Shield Sunday, September 20th, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. The Kawartha Land Trust’s Ingelton-Wells property has a good variety of forest birds that breed on site. With migration underway, additional species will be moving through and will hopefully add to the list for the morning. Located on the north…
Change is Underfoot in Millbrook – From Jail to Nature Area
Change is Underfoot in Millbrook - From Jail to Nature Area Sunday, October 4th, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. The former Millbrook Correctional Centre property has become very popular with local naturalists who are hoping, with the help of Kawartha Land Trust, to preserve the land as open space. The actual site of the demolished…
Wave Riders of Rice Lake
Wave Riders of Rice Lake Sunday, November 22 – 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Join Martin Parker for this traditional Grey Cup afternoon exploration of sites along the northwestern shore…
Beavermead Park – a City Birding Hot Spot
Beavermead Park – a City Birding Hot SpotSunday, November 29th, 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. Expert birder Chris Risley will lead a birding walk around Beavermead, known as a prime Peterborough birding location. You will visit the beach, fields, campgrounds, ecology park and the bird feeders maintained by the PFN. The walking is easy on paths…
World’s Greatest Concentration of Gulls – CANCELLED
World’s Greatest Concentration of Gulls Saturday, December 5, 10:00 a.m. along the Niagara River CANCELLED
Winter Birding – Members Only
PFN members can join Chris Risley Saturday, January 14th from 9-11:00 a.m. to do some winter birding. At the location Chris has chosen to visit, chickadees will feed from your…
Birding Hotspot – Otonabee Gravel Pits
Steve Paul will lead a mid-summer tour of the Otonabee Gravel Pits. This site is a former gravel pit that is managed by Otonabee Conservation and it is one of…
Miller Creek – A Treasured Wetland
Miller Creek was managed for many years by the PFN. Members built a viewing platform overlooking the marsh, built trails and installed signs. It is now managed by the Otonabee…
Birding a Hotspot
Join Drew Monkman for a birding outing to the Lakefield Sewage Lagoons. The lagoons are the number one birding spot in all of Peterborough County. More than 12 species of…