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Boreal Chickadee Sighting
By Cameron Chevalier 2022 was my second year of participating in the Holiday Beach Christmas Bird Count, and this time I birded with Mike and Steve McAllister (our friend Harrison Priebe was unfortunately prevented from joining us by the major storm that hit around that time). Having had a pretty slow morning at other hotspots in our count area, we entered Memorial Forest from County Road 50. Harrison had introduced me to this hotspot over [...]
2022 Holiday Beach Christmas Bird Count Summary
By Jeremy Hatt The 2022 Holiday Beach CBC took place on Tuesday, December 27th. The count includes Holiday Beach Conservation Area, Big Creek, the Lower Detroit River north to LaSalle (Lower Detroit River KBA), Boblo Island and surrounding areas. Unfortunately, Boblo Island continues to be inaccessible to non-residents due to construction on the island, which was also the case for the CBC in 2021. Participation was down from recent years of the count but this is likely attributable to the [...]
The Heritage Committee moves into 2023
By JoAnn Grondin Hi everyone. The Heritage Committee needs more volunteers to bring it into 2023. The Heritage Committee is a fundraising committee and we donate to help purchase or protect special properties. The Heritage Committee needs to be revamped due to the COVID restrictions that are being enforced regarding the selling of food. I am resigning as Coordinator of the Heritage Committee and hopefully someone will come forward to organize this Committee and bring [...]
National Urban Park update
The idea of a National Urban Park in our community is one that seems to invoke interest, excitement and hope to most local nature enthusiasts. The process of how it will happen however, is one that seemingly only brings confusion. There are currently two active approaches, and Club Execs have teamed with the Friends of Ojibway Prairie to not only stay in the loop, but also be part of the conversation during both proceedings. A [...]
Phragmites group – Recent activities at Bryerswood
By Howard Williams On December 5th, two members of the Phragmites group and two volunteers from the Bryerswood Optimist Camp on Texas Road started clearing Phragmites from around the man-made pond that was being cut that morning – rather like harvesting sugarcane but in a cooler climate. The work involved gathering the cut stands of Phragmites, some are over 2 m long, bringing them to sleds and then discharging the bundles of vegetation into a [...]