Orillia Naturalists' Club

Submitted Sighting

Yellow warbler, green heron? And nesting female redwing black bird. Sunday may 9th. Orillia area. Posted on behalf of Cathy B

Have you seen any Red-bellied Woodpeckers this year? (or heard them) Photo: T. Clark https://www.allaboutbirds.org/gui/Red-bellied_Woodpecker/id... Info on the June Club meeting -http://orillianaturalistsclub.ca/

Submitted from Joelle

House Finch friends. Photos by Tanya Clark. House Finches are small-bodied finches with fairly large beaks and somewhat long, flat heads. The wings are short, making the tail seem long by comparison. Many finches have distinctly notched tails, but the House Finch has a relatively shallow notch in its tail. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/House_Finch/id#

New Instagram Account - Young Birders, through the Ontario Field Ornithologists. Share this account with anyone who may be interested! On Instagram, it's @young_birders or visit https://www.instagram.com/young_birders/?hl=en

Project FeederWatch is a critical research project to help winter bird populations. The project is funded by our caring members who also submit their backyard sightings for data analysis. More from Birds Canada on their website: https://www.birdscanada.org/you-can-he/project-feederwatch/

ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest Contest closes March 21, 2021 The ROM invites you to share your captivating images of the natural world for a chance to win some amazing prizes including a Nikon Z 6II DSLR Kit courtesy of Henry's, and more! Share your wildlife image from your unlocked Twitter or Instagram account and include @ROMtoronto & #ROMwpyON (or #ROMwpyJR for ages 13-17). Find out more here: https://www.rom.on.ca//wildlife/rom-wildlife-photographer

How many Club members are a part of this project? Comment below!

Thanks everyone for taking part in Trivia Night! About 40 people took part, and answered ID questions on plants, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds. There were even bonus marks for scientific names. A big thank you to Toby Rowland for putting the trivia together and sharing his great photos and video! Next event is February 3, with a presentation by Toronto Zoom. Info here: http://orillianaturalistsclub.ca/ (and everything will be emailed to our list in advance on how to join, etc).