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Spring and Fall Swift Night Outs a Great Success
By Jeremy Hatt In 2019, ECFNC partnered with Birds Canada for two Swift Night Out events in Essex County. These events are quite popular and attract a diverse group of people looking to learn more about the Chimney Swift, a species at risk familiar to anyone living in a town or urban area. The first Swift Night Out was held at the Epworth United Church in Kingsville on May 25, 2019. This site holds the [...]
2019 Holiday Beach Christmas Bird Count Summary
By Jeremy Hatt The 2019 Holiday Beach CBC was held on Saturday, December 28th. The count includes Holiday Beach Conservation Area, Big Creek, the lower Detroit River north to LaSalle (Lower Detroit River Important Bird Area), Boblo Island, and surrounding areas. 38 volunteers participated in the count, with 37 people making observations in the field and one person observing feeders. A total of 56.75 party hours were tallied: 28.25 hours by foot, 24 hours by car, 1.5 hours of [...]
Detroit River Christmas Bird Count Summary
By Paul Pratt A Christmas Bird Count is a great way to spend the start of a new year. Michigan’s Detroit River Christmas Bird Count includes a small portion on the Canadian side of the river including the parks that make up the Ojibway Prairie Complex. On New Year’s Day there were 24 participants covering Ojibway and the river downstream from Lauzon Road to the north end of Fighting Island. 51 species were recorded this [...]
Ontario Field Ornithologists Detroit River and Ojibway Park Outing
By Jeremy Hatt Birders enjoying the trail feeders at Ojibway Park – photo by Jeremy Hatt On January 12, 2020, Kory Renaud and I led an Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) Outing along the Detroit River and Ojibway Park. The main target of the outing is waterfowl and gulls along the upper Detroit River in the morning and passerines and other resident birds at Ojibway in the afternoon. Many members of ECFNC were in attendance and [...]
Tim Shortridge Receives Volunteer Conservation Award
By Gina Pannunzio Tim Shortridge is an avid volunteer involved in community restoration initiatives across Windsor-Essex. He joined ERCA’s How-To Crew to help support much needed restoration work in our region in an elevated way. In addition to planting trees, in his role as a How-To Crew member, Tim provides planning support, and advances long-term growth and survival through quality control measures at planting events. He has planted many trees at various restoration sites across [...]