Muriel reports that the evening walk number 4 ….. turned into a pond watching car cruise with 21 people. It is very interesting what turns up in a picture . A Great Blue Heron, a Blue-winged Teal, An American Bittern, and some Mallard Ducks , all in one Great shot ! After checking out the…
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Sights and Sounds with Muriel Field Trip 3 April 9 2018
…..After the ICE storm . The round frowning Robin standing on stiff legs on the icy snow, and the shivering Great Blue Heron trying to pull its body inside its fluffy feathers, were begging Mother Nature to please turn up the thermostat. In spite of this the Chorus Frogs are struggling to keep singing even…
Sights and Sounds with Muriel Field Trip 2, on Tuesday April 10, 2018
Muriel writes: As you are now aware , it does not rain every time I lead a walk. It was a lovely evening , but still quite cold. The old swing bridge at the Narrows was free of snow and a good spot for watching the activity in the water and areas around. A pair…
Icebergs, Puffins and Whales, a presentation based on their trip to Newfoundland in 2017 by Arni and Dianne Stinnissen , April 4
The Orillia Naturalists’ Club had tough weather for the 11 people on our first spring nature walk, on Tuesday, April 3. The weather for Arni’s Newfoundland presentation was even worse. Many club members were unable to travel to the meeting because of the freezing rain and high winds. Nevertheless there was a large turnout.…
Sights and sounds with Muriel Sinclair Field Trips: Trip 1 was April 3/2018
As usual, Muriel chose the stormiest night of the year, and she chose it almost a year ago. What a brr-rrrrrr evening. I love Spring because every day holds wonderful, wonderful surprises. When we arrived at Brough’s Creek on Woodland Drive it was snowing and very cold…but what activity! Two rather stout Beavers had been…
Citizen Science Workshop - March 8, 2018
On March 7, 2018 Mike Burrell spoke to the Orillia Naturalists’ Club March meeting at the Orillia Museum of Art and History and challenged those in attendance to become citizen scientists. He shared information about two very useful apps to use as tools for this endeavour. While we were planning this years activities and this…
Using Technology for Citizen Science
On Wed March 7 Mike Burrell spoke to us at OMAH. The challenge is out to become Citizen Scientists and the Orillia Naturalists’ Club recently heard about 2 very useful apps to use as tools for this endeavour. Mike Burrell, a Zoologist for Natural Heritage Information Centre in Peterborough, provided an excellent introduction to these…
Winter stewardship walk at Carthew Bay
Beautiful blue sky and a very tolerable winter temperature of -3.5° greeted the 14 members of the Orillia Naturalists’ Club at the Carthew Bay Nature Reserve on Sunday, March 4, 2018. The property team from the club is the eyes and ears for the Couchiching Conservancy and the team is responsible for keeping track of…
Winter Hike at Hope Smith
Sunday, February 18, 2018 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. started with a bit of snow and –1 degree, but the day improved with some sun and +1 degree C. What a lovely day it turned out to be. 12 people, 3 of whom were from the Orillia Camera Club started on the Alexander Hope Smith…
Hydrology and the Minesing Swamp
In the above photo Ryan demonstrates the flow of water, using members of the club, sorted by height . Ryan Post, Lead Hydrogeologist at the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority, entertained the Orillia Naturalists’ Club on February 7, 2018 with his wit and humour on several technical aspects groundwater. Hydrogeology is looking at the movement…
Travels with Nature Buffs - Chris Evans and friends
At the Orillia Naturalist’ Club meeting on Wed January 3rd, at the Orillia Museum of Art and History, a group gathered to hear the travels of a group of 3 avid birders from Barrie. The 3 presenters were: Ian Cook, a naturalist since he was 6 years old learning about birds, fish, flowers, reptiles, insects…
Orillia's Christmas Bird Count 2017
Since 1981 members and friends of the Orillia Naturalists’ Club have been documenting a sampling of birds, found in a circle, 25 kms in diameter, which centres on Bass Lake. People, divided into 9 teams, scour their area for the day, then return to a potluck supper, at OMAH, followed by the “Tally”, (which we…