FAQ: How was the bird count? Answer: surprisingly good.The weather was challenging at times, among the worst since we started in 2005, but the participants reported that it was fun.There were 9 teams with a total of 39 people out in the field searching. We had 51 bird species and 3998 birds. Total birds were…
Category: Activities
Summer Monitoring walk of Carthew Bay property
Tall Thimbleweed July 24th, 2019 5 members of our club went on our summer monitoring walk of the Couchiching Conservancy Carthew Bay Property. It was a beautiful day and we saw a Scarlet Tanager pair, an Indigo Bunting and many wild flowers and fungi. Pictures taken by Allan Thompson
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 8:00 p.m. Chimney Swift Night
Members of the Naturalists’ Club watching the circulating swifts, waiting for them to enter the chimney at the old Armouries. A small, but enthusiastic, group meet yearly to monitor the chimney swifts as they enter chimneys in the spring – to roost or maybe to mate or maybe to nest.On May 10, 2016 we watched…
Chimney Swift night June 5, 2018
Leanore Wiancko and Kay Price have faithfully monitored this chimney for a number of years, and every year some of us have joined them. On a very cold night, with occasional spattering of light rain, a group gathered to observe Chimney Swift activity at our usual site – the chimney at the Opera House. At…
Cowan Trail Birding Hike - May 26
The predicted rain held off for our hike at the Cowan Trail on Saturday which allowed us to enjoy the walk and the 35 bird species we saw and heard. The highlights included a pair of Black-billed cuckoos and an activity singing Brewsters Warbler. Thanks to Donald MacDonald for supplying these great pictures.
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…
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…
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…
Carthew Bay Hike
One of the activities the club participates in is the stewardship and monitoring of the Carthew Bay Nature Reserve, one of the properties managed by the Couchiching Conservancy. Our job as stewards is to visit the property at least four times a year, spring, summer, fall and winter and make note of any changes such…
Carthew Bay Hike
One of the activities the club participates in is the stewardship and monitoring of the Carthew Bay Nature Reserve, one of the properties managed by the Couchiching Conservancy. Our job as stewards is to visit the property at least four times a year, spring, summer, fall and winter and make note of any changes such…
A Fall Walk in Copeland Forest
A fall walk in the Copeland Forest – Sunday, October 1, 2017 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Sunday, October 1, was a perfect day for a fall walk with Margaret and David Kennedy in the hills and valleys of the Copeland Forest. Twenty naturalists, including two visitors from Holland, Stinnissen family members, and an expert specializing…
Spring Trip to Georgian Bay Islands National Park
Spring Trip to Georgian Bay Islands National Park Tuesday, June 6, 2017 and Saturday, June 10, 2017 10:30 – 2:30 Georgian Bay Islands National Park was the destination for 40 members of the Orillia Naturalists’ Club consisting of 2 day trips – June 6 and June 10. We enjoyed the 15 minute ride over to…