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April sightings of note

On April 30th, looking out the main floor windows, Peter spied a large bird flapping its wings far up into our huge White Pine which is about 120 feet from the river and a similar distance from the house.  If it hadn’t flapped its wings we would never have known Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 2 yearsApril 30, 2023 ago
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July sightings of note

This Imperial Moth is a new one for me. Apparently others in the Stony Lake area have seen them, too. Perhaps that is a coincidence or maybe climate change? Rob Welsh, Dodsworth Island, Stony Lake – July 3 Tim Dyson’s response to Imperial Moth question above: It’s not climate change Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 5 yearsJuly 22, 2020 ago
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Rails, Monarchs and more at nature-rich Nonquon Lagoons in Port Perry

Today, July 22, at the Nonquon lagoons in Port Perry, there was an interesting mix of life and death struggles. Lots of sights of successful breeding as Mallards, Wood Ducks, Hooded Mergansers and Trumpeter Swans showed off their new families. Very few shorebirds but the habitat is still not good Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 8 yearsJuly 24, 2017 ago
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