Christmas Bird Count for Kids
Storybook Gardens 1958 Storybook Lane, London, Ontario, CanadaWe will once again run our annual bird count for students in Grades 3 to 8.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
We will once again run our annual bird count for students in Grades 3 to 8.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Start 2024 by enjoying our feathered friends in Greenway Park. Dress warmly.
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Brock Fenton, professor Emeritus at Western University’s Biology Department, will discuss bats’ long (for their size) life spans — over 30 years in the wild — to the distances they travel, as well as their resistance to many viral infections.
Short presentations by eco-grant winners.
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Explore a trail in different light, get out to enjoy the winter season, listen to the winter sounds at night, help to learn about bark, maybe we can id some trees.
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Brendon Samuels, a Western Biology PhD candidate, will tell us about simple actions to support our relationships with birds and the urban spaces we share.
Check for Snowy owls around Strathroy. Look at winter waterfowl along the St. Clair River.
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Brent Sinclair, a Western Biology Professor will introduce us to the insects around London that get all their food from liquids, explain why that’s a challenge, and the extraordinary adaptations that help them get away with it.
Emily “Ranger Em” Febrey, a local conservation educator and communicator, will share some of her favourite local adventures and the people and organizations that inspire her along her journey.
We will check for waterfowl from the dam and walk some trails on the south side of the river.
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