Nature Bits 2

Photo by Paul Wallace of CressyAs the NatureStuff website continues to grow, there are often articles and submissions that we want to see on the website, but don’t really fit under any of the current Menu headings. This section is where you are apt to find these miscellaneous topics. If you have any ideas for topics of interest for the NatureStuff website, feel free to e-mail me and we’ll have a look at what you’ve got. As much as we can, we like to focus on the Quinte region and all the different opportunities there are out there for nature enthusiasts. But don’t let that stop you from submitting something for consideration.
Currently, this section of the website offers the following: Do you have an environmental beef? Then submit it to me for consideration and I will post it under our  Environmental Rant section. Learn about a rare Grey Fox in Thurlow, where you can have kayak trailers made in Napanee, or learn what most County folks think about wind turbines.  More will be appearing in the months to come. Be sure to check in again.

Kingston and Area Bird Sightings

Kingston Area Birds May 2, 2026 – May 8, 2026 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….

Ontario Rare Bird Report

Ontario Rare Bird Report for the week of May 1, 2026 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…

Warblers and Whimbrels Weekend

Join Presqu’ile Park staff and volunteers on Saturday, May 16th and Sunday, May 17th for Warblers and Whimbrels weekend. This event celebrates the spring migration of the smaller birds, such as warblers, and the shorebirds, like the Whimbrel, that annually stop at Presqu’ile on…

The Hummingbird Season is Here!

The hummingbird season is upon us again. Our only hummingbird species in Prince Edward County, the Ruby-throated, usually arrives by May 12th, although we have seen them arrive here as early as May 1st. Your chances of attracting a nesting pair to your premises,…

It’s Finally May – What Birds Can We Expect To See?

Would May and warmer weather ever arrive, was a much heard question during much of April. Some unseasonably cool temperatures and frosty nights during late April left doubt in the minds of most birds if spring and warmer temperatures would ever arrive this year….