Day: 19 September 2025

Matt Thomson of Mariposa Ecological Initiative led a small group to the last remaining crown land on Lake Couchiching. This beautiful 144-acre property has a lovely walking trail along the waterfront where we identified many birds (blue heron, kingfisher, black-capped chickadee, American Redstart, Black-and-White Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Warbling Vireo, Trumpeter Swans, Hairy Woodpecker and a Barred…

A huge thank you goes out to Kim Kouri, Mike Elchyshyn, Barb and Warren Ryckman, and Allan Thompson for their weekly monitoring of the 43 nest boxes on the Dr. Ray Kiff Memorial Trail. A special thanks also goes out to Betty & Kevin Jones, who have faithfully shared bluebird numbers from their farm over…