Birding Trip to Presqu’ile Provincial Park
Country Style at Old Keene Rd 779 Hwy 7, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada**Daylight Savings begins so remember to set your clocks ahead** Spring is just around the corner so join us for a full day trip to Presqu’ile Provincial Park to observe…
Ontario’s insect diversity near and far (with particular reference to biting flies)
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaOntario is blessed with an abundance of biting flies, including mosquitoes, horses flies, deer flies and stable flies. While most of our interactions with biting flies are unpleasant, they have…
Mergansers and Friends on Rice Lake
Country Style at Old Keene Rd 779 Hwy 7, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaOn this trip, we will look for spring migrants – primarily waterfowl – and we will visit various access points on the north shore of Rice Lake between Keene and…
Quest for the Canada Jay, Algonquin Provincial Park
Peterborough Zoo 1230 Water St, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaWe will meet at 7:00 AM for departure. No estimated return time. The Canada Jay officially relinquished its former name, Gray Jay and resumed its even earlier name, Canada Jay,…
Sunday Morning Birding
Peterborough Zoo 1230 Water St, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaMeet us on Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m. in the north parking lot of the Riverview Park and Zoo, 1230 Water Street North. From there we will carpool to various…
Ernie Jardine, Author & Birdwatcher
Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaErnie Jardine: As a youngster, well over half a century ago, Ernie Jardine was bitten by the birdwatching bug and his passion has never stopped. He is the author of…
Sunday Morning Birding
Peterborough Zoo 1230 Water St, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaMeet us on Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m. in the north parking lot of the Riverview Park and Zoo, 1230 Water Street North. From there we will carpool to various…
Harper Park Outing
Harper Park 632 Harper Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaDiscover a hidden treasure and a provincially significant wetland within our City boundaries. Learn about the history of the site, its interesting groundwater-based ecosystems and heritage trees. We will visit…
Night of Salamanders and Frogs
This annual PFN evening trip is to look for migrating salamanders and their egg masses in breeding pools. This inventory event will be at the Ingleton-Wells property of the Kawartha Land Trust. We will start by checking the pools in daylight for the eggs of Wood Frogs, Spotted and Blue Spotted salamanders and for some…
Kermit’s Friends and Timberdoodles
Tim Hortons Lansdowne St. West 1200 Lansdowne St W, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaThe dusk air of spring carries the mating songs of various species of frogs and the sky dance of the American Woodcock (a.k.a. Timberdoodle). Join Martin Parker for a 2-hour…