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Ottawa Butterflies
A great
photographic resource for local butterfly
species. The galleries are organized
taxonomically.
www.pursuitofpixels.com
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!
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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!
Rare Bird
Sighting Contacts:
Ken Hooles hooles@bell.net
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!
Cornell
Feederwatch Cam-Ithaca NY
Tufted
Titmouse, Red-bellied
Woodpecker, Carolina Wren,
House Finch,
ducks...
Cornell
Feederwatch
Cam-Manitouwadge ON
Pine Grosbeak, Evening Grosbeak,
Gray Jay, Ruffed Grouse...
Check
out the Canadian
Field
Naturalist
for help in
identifying bird feathers
check out the Feather
Atlas.
Check
out the Shaw
Woods Outdoor Education
Centre.
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.
Crown
land/Private land
Roads
map
Top
10 Naturalist Destinations in
Renfrew County, including
species lists (compiled
by Chris Michener): http://www.ottawavalley.travel/naturalist-guide/
Renfrew County
Biotabase
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.
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Renfrew
County Woodlot
Conference (2016 Brochure )
Date: Saturday,
Sept. 24
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Where: Petawawa Research Forest,
1000 Clouthier Rd. Chalk
River.
See Brochure for details
WestmeathWestmeath
PWestmeathrovincial
Park Beach
Walk
Date:
October 1st, 2016
Time: 8:30 AM -
11:59 AM
Place: The
outing starts at the municipal boat
launch, in the town of Westmeath.
Directions: from County Rd 12, turn
left at Synton St. and continue down
to the water. After scanning the area,
we will drive to Sand Point Rd, park
vehicles and walk on the beach. There,
we will be looking for shorebirds,
aquatic birds, birds of prey, and
passerines, such as Nelson's
Sharp-tailed sparrow. If time permits,
we will drive in neighbouring roads to
look for Sandhill Cranes. Feel free to
leave when you want or stay as long as
you can, especially if the weather is
miserable.
What to bring: binoculars,
rubber boots; spotting scope and
tripod if you want.
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Pembroke Area Field Naturalists