A year or so ago I moved into the modern age and started to use an online resource called eBird to log my bird sightings. eBird is managed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and is essentially a database where individuals worldwide record their sightings of birds. To date, thousands of birders worldwide have logged millions of sightings since its inception in 2002.
Individually, it provides an … Continue Reading ››
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WILDLIFE HAZARD WARNING SYSTEM SURVEY
SWIFTWATCH 2016
Hello SwiftWatch Volunteers
The chimney swifts have arrived back in Halton, and with that marks the start of the 2016 SwiftWatch season. This year, the National Roost Monitoring Blitz is on May 21, May 25, May 29, June 2 and 6. If you're available on one or or more of these days, your observations are important to the protection of this species at risk. Additionally, if you see swifts or identify chimneys being used please let me know for … Continue Reading ››A Letter to Forks of the Credit Provincial Park Seeking Preservation of Meadows 2016
A Message From our new President
Submission to the Ministry of the Environment Regarding Reflective Surfaces and Bird Mortality
The Halton/North Peel Naturalist Club is concerned with the Ministry of the Environment's proposed amendment to exempt reflective surfaces of buildings from having to obtain an Environmental Compliance Approval. Surely the Ministry of the Environment is well aware of the tremendous number of birds that die or suffer injury after colliding with windows. The toll is well documented. The Fatal Light Awareness Project estimates that 9 million birds die in Toronto alone after flying into buildings. Extrapolate … Continue Reading ››
Submission to the Co-ordinated Land Use Planning Review
Submission to the Co-ordinated Land Use Planning Review Environmental Registry #012-3256 May 2015
The Halton/North Peel Naturalist Club is a local membership group of Ontario Nature. Our membership consists of residents from Halton Hills, Brampton and other communities in Halton and Peel Regions. We are strongly in favour of maintaining the current legislation protecting the Oak Ridges Moraine, the Niagara Escarpment and the Greenbelt. An initiative to expand the Greenbelt would also be supported by our group. The Halton/North Peel Naturalist … Continue Reading ››
SwiftWatch Program

- Reporting swift sightings so we know where birds are flying during the day/evening
- Locating roost sites by observing swifts entering chimneys at dusk (8-9:15PM)
- Volunteering with the Halton SwiftWatch Program where you will be assigned to a known roost site, and will spend one to four evenings … Continue Reading ››