Excellent
site for dragonfly info and it's now been
expanded with many photos. Also on this
Odonate website there is a set of instructions
on how to build your own dragonfly net! There
is a pdf file to download or print. Check it
out!
Welcome
to the Pembroke Area Field
Naturalists Club
Situated in the
Ottawa Valley in Eastern
Ontario, our organization is 25
years old. Formerly the Pembroke
& Area Bird Club, we have
documented 302 species of birds
within our birding
circle,
being most of central Renfrew
County, ON and western Pontiac
County, QC.
Trees
in Pembroke -an e-book
that illustrates tree species that
are
present in town. Robin Cunningham
was commissioned to produce this by
the Communities in Bloom Committee
of the City of Pembroke. Interested
people can use it, ideally in
conjunction with a tree
identification
book, to explore Pembroke’s
environment and perhaps to help them
choose
trees to plant on their own
properties.
All
the Swallow newsletters dating back to
the first one in 1983 are
now online! Check them out!
The
new Bird Lister's Corner for
PAFN Club members has been
updated. Congratulations to
all of you who were able to
increase their lists this
past quarter. Send your
lists in to Ken Hooles at hooles@bell.net to be included
in the next update!
Renfrew
County Mapping
is an interactive mapping
tool that enables users to
search for properties,
find points of interest,
locate street addresses,
create maps and perform
various other geographic
searches in the County of
Renfrew.
The Renfrew
County Biotabase is an online
flora and fauna survey of
Renfrew County. Please check out
the Biotabase
User Guide to see how you
can get involved. Your surveys,
sightings, and lists of species
identified in Renfrew County
will be valuable additions to
our knowledge of the flora and
fauna of Renfrew County.
Ongoing
PAFN programs include:
Gathering
and providing data on winter
bird populations and
distribution to Bird Studies
Canada by conducting two
Christmas Bird Counts, in
Pembroke and Eganville.
Gathering distribution and
diversity data for butterfly
studies by conducting two
annual Butterfly Counts in
Renfrew County.
Contributing odonata
population and distribution
data to the Toronto
Entomologists Association by
conducting an annual
dragonfly count.
Conducting a winter
waterfowl survey on the
Ottawa River in conjunction
with the Ministry of Natural
Resources.
Leading a variety of public
field trips throughout the
year to introduce and
educate participants to the
biodiversity of our region.
Hosting open meetings with
educational presentations
and guest speakers.
Participating in Renfrew
County Natural History Day.
Setting up an information
display at the Renfrew
County Annual Outdoor
Woodlot Conference.
***NOTE DAY
CORRECTION FOR HOG ISLAND BUTTERFLY
COUNT***
Hog
Island Butterfly Count
Date:
FRIDAY,
July 21, 2017,[Rain/Wind
date is Sunday, July 23]
Time:
9
AM
Trip
Leaders:
Jean
Brereton (613-625-2263)
and Ethan Anderman
Place:
Meet
at (Mullen’s) Esso Station,
Pembroke St. E., near the turn off
to Quebec. The count circle is
half in Ontario and half in
Quebec. We’ll
spend part of the morning in
Westmeath Park area and the
afternoon on Allumette Island. Maps
of the circle and checklists will
be made available.
Bring:
lunch,
water, butterfly field guide,
binoculars, and net (for catch
& release). A
participants fee of $5 CAD ($3
USD), under age 13 is free. Fee is
to cover publishing costs of the
North American Butterfly Count
Report (North American Butterfly
Association - NABA).
Annual Odonate Count
Date:
Saturday July 29, 2017 Rain date
Monday July 31st.
Time:
9:00 AM
Place:
Melissa Bishop Park (former North
Algona Wilberforce Township Park)
on Township Park Road (turn right
after the bridge which is right
after Lake Doré Road)
Description:
We will be looking for Damselflies
and Dragonflies, very fascinating
and useful insects, at several
spots: Shaw Pond, Shaw Woods,
Eganville, a couple other spots
and ending at Biederman Park. You
can join us for a few hours, or
all day, until 4 or 5 pm.
What
to bring:
Lunch. Hat. Sun protection, biting
insect protection (boots, long
sleeves, trousers).Odonate
identification guide. Close-focus
binoculars, insect net. You can make
your own net (Instructions)
Pembroke
Marina/Waterfront Walk
Date:
Saturday, August 26
This
is a few days later than the
previous year excursion which
hopefully will bring
better results.
Time: 8 AM
Trip
Leader:
Ken Hooles
Place: Pembroke Marina
at the mouth
of the Muskrat River.
This
is a good walk to enjoy migrant
bird life along the Pembroke
waterfront. There
are usually terns, gulls, ducks,
shorebirds,
and several songbirds such as
Vireos, Warblers, Sparrows, and
Finches. As
well, the odd surprise bird does
occasionally show up.
It should be noted
that the route from the
marina will be the same as last
year. This
year, we will leave the marina,
walk or travel
by car and park near the new
washrooms close to the band shell
area. From
here, we will follow the bottom of
the old
railway tracks to the far corner
of the Algonquin college parking
lot, continue
along the back trail, and
reconnect to the Kiwanis trail. Then,
back to our cars. These
areas are usually good for fall
warblers
and song birds.This is a great walk to
meet people, and usually, to see
or hear a variety of fall birds. Perhaps
this year we will break the marina
record of 58 bird species. For
more information,
please call me at 613-735-4430.
Pembroke Area Field Naturalists