Ingleton Wells: Prime Spring Birding – Members Only
This Stoney Lake Kawartha Land Trust property has it all: spring wildflowers, vernal pools and lots of birds. The trail travels through several habitats including mixed forest, meadows and wetlands. There is the opportunity to see several woodpeckers, warblers, wrens, blue birds and possibly the Red-shouldered Hawk. Cathy Douglas will be your guide. She asks…
Spring Birding in the Catchacoma Forest – Members Only
The Catchacoma Old Growth Forest is well known for its giant Eastern Hemlocks, some of which have been documented to be over 300 years old! It is also a sanctuary for bird, animal, and plant species. Please join Stewart MacDonald, a birder with over 30 years of experience as we search for spring arrivals, which…
Ballyduff Trails Nature Walk – Members Only
Don McLeod will lead a nature walk along the Ballyduff Trails near Bethany. We will be looking for birds plus wildlife tracks and sign. These trails and the scenery are…
June Birds & Blooms in Cavan Area – Members Only
Enjoy a hike along a rail trail and ATV trails on the Oak Ridges Moraine. There should be lots of bird song which will help with sightings. Your leader Lynn Smith is proficient using iNaturalist, eBird and Seek and can help you use these valuable phone apps. Bring binoculars and dress for the weather of…
Chimney Swift Roost Counts – Members Only
Chris Risley will once again be coordinating counts of Chimney Swifts entering their roost on five days this spring. PFN members are invited to join him. Come watch 80 to 100 Chimney Swifts enter a roost chimney in downtown Peterborough while learning more about this fascinating little bird. Watchers stand on the top floor of…
PFN Monthly Meeting: Owls – Members Only
The presentation by Marcie Jacklin will feature owls of Southern Ontario. It will be of interest to young and old, beginning and more experienced bird watchers. She will discuss identification features, habitats and how you can help owls. Marcie Jacklin has been an avid birder for 30 years mostly in southern Ontario but she has…
Butterflies Along the Lang-Hastings Trail – Members Only
This outing is an introduction to butterfly watching along asection of the Lang-Hastings trail. The focus will be onlearning how to distinguish between the different speciespresent in early July. Join outing leaders Colleen Lynch andDon McLeod for this enjoyable learning event. Bring binoculars, camera and insect repellent and dress for the weather forecast of the…
Bats in Jackson Park – Members Only
Enjoy a night walk with Paul Elliott looking for some of our local bats feeding on the wing in Jackson Park. We will use ultrasonic bat detectors to listen to any bats we encounter. Other nocturnal wildlife may also be seen. Bring a flashlight, bug repellent and dress appropriately for the weather. Children welcome. Register…
Hazel Bird Nature Reserve – Members Only
Historically, the Rice Lake Plains were covered with tallgrass prairies and oak savannah. Dominated by massiveblack and white oak, grasses like big bluestem, Indiangrass and switchgrass grew more than two…
A Step Back in Time -Members Only
Mark S Burnham Provincial Park is an old growth forest on ourdoorstep. Please join us for a nature hike focused on Tree IDand reading the forested landscape. Trent University students,Kaylen…