Big Day 2013The people that took Anna’s birding course in April will remember seeing the Inside Birding series with Jessie Barry and Chris Wood. These two made up part of the Team Sapsucker as they sighted 294 species, 30 more than before in 24 hours. This record will probably stand for a while. They must all be suffering from warbler neck and sleep deprivation. Nice job folks.
There is now a Flickr site for members to upload their pictures for all to see. It is www.flickr.com/groups/stfnaturalist/
If you have a Flickr account just join group and upload pictures that relate to things of interest to the club. If you are not a member I can send you an invite to the group. Let me know.
There is a good article in The Weekly News about neonicontinoids, a nicotine based insecticide killing the honey bees. We cannot afford to lose our honey bees; they are part of the complex web of life that sustains us. The manufacturer’s have known this for a long time. Wish there was an easy answer, but there isn’t. Of course we could let nature take care of the insects!
The St Thomas Field Naturalist Club fundraising for Bird Studies Canada and our club through the Baillie Birdathon is on now. Martha is leading the fundraiser this year. You can pledge by contacting Martha at the meeting in May.
To receive a income tax receipt please include your email address. Receipts will be issued via email to all those donating $10 or more. Sponsors with valid email addresses will also receive Bird Studies Canada’s free bi-weekly e-newsletter Latest News. All sponsors of $35 or more are considered a “Supporter of Bird Studies Canada” and will receive quarterly issues of their publication, Bird Watch Canada for one year.
Thanks to all who have contributed in past years and look forward to your continued support.
Here is a 4 minute clip from Cornell Lab when they got 264 species in 24 hours in 2012.
We will not get anywhere near that but will sure have fun.
Ted has looked after the St Thomas Field Naturalist Club blog for many years. We are thankful for his assistance in transitioning to this new format. Ted’s original blog is still up and viewable at http://sttnaturalist.blogspot.ca
