Leave it Natural – and They Will Come!

Kingston and Area Bird Sightings

Kingston Area Birds  May 24, 2025 – May 30, 2025 Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintain records in a 50km radius ofMacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders using eBird are encouraged to share theirsightings with ‘Kingston FN’. Alternatively, please email  records directlyto me – contact details below….

What Bird Species Can We Expect this month – June?

By and large, the spring warbler migration is all but over by the end of May. Despite how the month started out with near low temperatures at night, May was a good month – a few good days, a couple of spectacular fallouts, although…

Ontario Rare Bird Report

Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of May 23, 2025  This weekly report provides information about bird sightings that aresignificant due to the species, the location and/or time of year of thesighting.  Within these weekly reports, as much detail will be provided aspossible…

Time for Ox-eye Daisy Snacks

OX-EYE DAISY SNACKS My late father never worried too much about weeds on the farm. Crop rotation generally kept most weeds in check, and a sharpened hoe did an adequate job in keeping them out of our potato patch and tomato fields. I know,…

South Shore Fest

Growing Up Big Island (2021)

“GROWING UP BIG ISLAND” A look at life on Big Island growing up in the 1950s Terry’s new book, Growing Up Big Island, is his fifth literary effort, and relates his memories of growing up on “the Island” in the 1950s.  Contained are stories…

The Two Of Us

My latest book, The Two of Us, is now available. Current retail outlets are being posted below as they are finalized. Price is $25.00, and can also be purchased directly from me by e-transfer. (tsprague@xplornet.com), or from any one of the following retail outlets….

Look What Flew Through the County

LOOK WHAT FLEW THROUGH THE COUNTY Based on her very successful and popular column in The Times, author Yvonne Buys is proud to announce the publication of her new book. The book is filled with outstanding colour photos of all but a few of…

Community Trees – Seedlings Available

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