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
60th Peterborough Christmas Bird Count
60th Peterborough Christmas Bird Count Sunday, December 20, 2020 Reserve this date for the longest operated citizen-science wildlife survey in Peterborough and an annual tradition for area birders and naturalists. Preregistration with the count compiler Martin Parker ([email protected] or 705-745-4750) is required in order to assemble parties in advance of the count day. More details…
Monthly Meeting: New Discoveries in Songbird Migration – Members Only
Guest speaker: Dr. Bridget Stutchbury, professor of biology and Canada Research Chair in Ecology and Conservation Biology at York University. She is also the author of the book "Silence of the Songbirds." Each fall, billions of songbirds leave Canada on an epic journey to their far-away wintering grounds in Central and South America where many…
Monthly Meeting: Using Herbicides in Restoration of Native Plant Biodiversity – Members Only
Guest speaker: Verena Sesin, Ph.D. candidate in the Environmental and Life Sciences program at Trent University in Peterborough. Verena is originally from Germany, where she completed her B.A. in Science Journalism and M.Sc. in Ecotoxicology. Her current research interest lies in pesticide effects and fate in wetlands. If you have been out on the bike…
Winter Birds Around Little Lake – Members Only
Winter Birds Around Little Lake Join Scott McKinlay and explore a few spots along the shores of Little Lake and the Otonabee River for winter birds such as gulls and waterfowl. Bring binoculars and dress according to the weather forecast for the day, keeping in mind that there are often cold winds off the lake.…
A Walk in the Cavan Countryside – Members Only
Come enjoy a late winter walk on the property of Lynn and Larry Smith. There are paths travelling through different habitats of woods, fields, and a marsh. Depending on the…
PFN Annual General Meeting
Virtual meeting on Zoom Virtual meeting on Zoom. Invitations e-mailed to members The meeting will consist of an update on PFN business and the election of the next PFN executive board members. Note: The AGM is being held later this year to allow time for PFN year-end reports to be circulated to all members. There…
Returning Waterfowl on the Otonabee – Members Only
With the increasing hours of sunlight and lengthening days in March, the spring migration is underway. This trip will visit various locationsalong the Otonabee River from Little Lake to Lakefield to discover the returning waterfowl. It is anticipated there will be Common Golden-eyesand Bufflehead doing their spring courtship rituals. Common Merganser, with the males in…
Mergansers and Friends on Rice Lake – Members Only
On this trip, we will look for spring migrants - primarily waterfowl - and wewill visit various access points on the north shore of Rice Lake, between Keene and Hastings. We will be looking for areas of open water near the edge of the ice in search of concentrations of Common Merganser, Common Goldeneye, Buffleheads…