2023 Christmas Bird Count

This years Christmas Bird Count will be on Tuesday, December 26th.Our club has participated in this citizen science project since it was created in 1950.Last year we had 14,525 birds with 82 species. There will be no potluck after the days count.If you would…

STFNC Rondeau Adventure

Our day to raise funds for Birds Canada under the umbrella of Birds Canada Birdathon(birding for conservation) will take place the same day as “Global Big Day” on Saturday, May 13th.To participate we will meet at intersection of Kent Bridge Rd (15) and Rose…

Great Backyard Bird Count

This years GBBC is on Friday Feb 17th to Monday Feb 20.Last year we had 63 species reported in Elgin. Hoping to better that this year.I will be leading people on Saturday the 18th at 10 am at Yarmouth NHA at 47502 Sparta Line….

2018 Great Canadian Birdathon

The St. Thomas Field Naturalist Club date for The Great Canadian Birdathon is May 12th. We will meet at 9 a.m. at the intersection of Rose Beach Line and Kent Bridge Rd, just outside of Rondeau Provincial Park. We will walk along Bates Dr…

Aylmer Tundra Swans 2018

The Tundra Swans have arrived at Aylmer Wildlife Management Area, part of their initial staging area. They are currently averaging about 1000 Swans a day. The Elgin Stewardship Council was formed in 1997 and has been looking after the area since then and feeds…

Hawk Cliff weekends wrapping up

The weather on Saturdays was wet to say the least. Last Sunday saw about 150 people attend the Raptor Bander and Monarch Watch demonstrations. This year saw the addition of a parking lot on the recently acquired Hawk Cliff Woods property by Thames Talbot…

Birds of Elgin County

This book has 44 colour plates of birds and their nests in Elgin, many photos with chicks taken by Ron Kingswood and William Rayner. There are 335 species reported as of writing of this book in Elgin and the book covers each bird over…

Great Canadian Birdathon results

The day started early with coffee for the road from Tim’s. A quick stop at the Port Stanley lagoons logged Dunlin, Pied-billed Grebe, Northern Shoveler and Ruddy Duck. By the time we left the bobolink field on highway 3 we had over 30 species…

Great Canadian Birdathon, Saturday May 14th, 2016

Once again Al Sharpe and Al Hurst are doing the birdathon for the club. This is a fundraiser for Bird Studies Canada with a portion of donations coming back to the STFN. This has been traditionally a club outing to Rondeau Provincial Park. Those…

Great Backyard Bird Count Feb 12-15th

It is that time of year to participate in the GBBC again. For new people or as a refresher go to instructions (4 pages). You may need to set up a new account or you can use your credentials from last year. This year…