Natural Themes

EXPLORE NATURE IN THE BAY OF QUINTE REGION !
Photo by Gilles Bisson of BellevilleIn this section, we look at all things natural  around the Bay of Quinte region. These will include conservation areas, nature reserves, provincial parks, trails, national wildlife areas and others in our region. Many of these include special areas where we have conducted some of our guided hikes over the years. These natural areas are very special as most have been set aside to preserve the habitat and flora and fauna, as well as the human history. We are very fortunate to have these great areas in our midst, in an era when the importance of preserving remnants of the Quinte area’s natural habitat has never been more important. 

PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Each winter, we look forward to the arrival of winter finches that move into the Quinte area when wild food crops crash in their boreal nesting habitats. This is one of them – a lovely male Pine Grosbeak.
Photo Credit: Gilles Bisson of Belleville

Kingston and Area Bird Sightings

Kingston Area Birds 20 April 2024 – 26 Apr. 2024Kingston 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. Please…

Ontario Rare Bird Report

  Ontario Rare Bird Alert for the week starting April 19, 2024Species mentioned (all caps indicate species on the OBRC review list):BARNACLE GOOSE (Peterborough)Eurasian Wigeon (Huron)TUFTED DUCK x scaup sp. (hybrid) (Toronto)Eared Grebe (Durham)Western Grebe (Halton)BLACK-NECKED STILT (Bruce, Middlesex)Pacific Loon (Toronto)NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Chatham-Kent)YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON…

The Two Of Us

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Picton Farm Supply – Farming

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Up Before Five – the Family Farm

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