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Current Wolf Howl Newsletter
Mission Statement: The Penokean Hills Field Naturalists exists as an organization to educate and promote interest, knowledge, conservation and preservation of the natural history, habitat and environment of our region for its members and the community at large.
Please join us at the Moose Family Centre for our meeting on May 13th at 7:00 p.m.
Our Speakers will be Elizabeth Matheson with a slide presentation on her July 2006 trip to Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut
and
Isobel Peg talking about the “Archaeological Potential in the Area” including a brief discussion of the kinds of things to look for in the north, and what to do about finds.
To keep up to date, please check our website and message board – http://phfn.wetpaint.com/
President's Message
Please join us at our annual general meeting on May 13 to hear our 2 speakers. This is our annual meeting and we will be electing new members to the Board of Directors. Your support is appreciated.
As I end my second year as President of the Penokean Hills Field Naturalists, I would like to personally thank everyone for their support. It is by all of us working together that we are accomplishing things through the PHFN. This year has been a busy and successful year for the PHFN from a very successful calendar, to our many outings, feeding the birds at Sherriff Creek, wonderful speakers, and columns in the Standard, to name just a few.
This will be the last Wolf Howl until September but just because we won’t be producing a Wolf Howl nor will there be any meetings over the summer we won’t be idle. We will still have outings throughout the summer concluding with our Pot Luck Picnic on August 22. Our Saturday morning strolls through Sherriff Creek will also continue and our Tuesday evening walks will begin on Tuesday, May 20 at 7:00 p.m.
To keep up to date on activities and important events throughout the Spring and Summer, please continue to check out our website http://phfn.wetpaint.com/. Please note that this is a new website address and is a work in progress. Visit it often and your comments and suggestions are very welcome.
I would also like to welcome our new members Rene Gagnon and Joan Myers. Thank you for joining us.
We had a very successful Earth Day yesterday with many of our members assisting with picking up litter and dog leavings. Thank you to everyone who came out and helped.
The Ontario Hummingbird Project 2008
The Penokean Hills Field Naturalists, as a club, has decided to take on assisting with this province-wide project this year.
Its goals:
- Identifying migration routes and peak migration dates.
- Documenting spring arrival and fall departure dates.
- Defining the northern limits of the breeding range.
- Locating concentration points.
- Studying the nesting cycle.
- Documenting rare species visiting Ontario
- Collecting information on nesting locations, popular estimates, reproduction rates, and birds returning to the same locality each year.
To see more, look up: http://www.ontariohummingbirds.ca
Please send your information to our local coordinator, Brenda Clark. At no cost to you, send your name and email address to clarkib@sympatico.ca, and we’ll send you a list of the specific information we are collecting. For now, if you are interested, please get your feeder(s) up, and mark down the date of your first arrival, how many arrived and whether male and female ruby-throated hummingbirds (males have dark/red throats, females don’t). When that happens, send the info to Brenda right away.
Thanks for getting involved! And please remember to bring in your feeder at night.
Owls Route
Thank you to Jim Trottier, Northshore Area MNR Biologist, for doing Terry Carr’s owl route (north of Elliot Lake) in early April. He heard 6 Barred owls at 5 of the stops. On Jim’s own route he had 6 Barred and 1 Great Horned owl at 3 stops. A very successful monitoring.
Upcoming Outings:
Please note: The Penokean Hills Field Naturalists Club, its officers or agents will not be held responsible for any accident or liability whatsoever incurred as a result of participation in any meeting, activity, or field trip organized by them. Come to outings dressed appropriately for the day (check the weather forecast). Trip leaders have the right to refuse people who are not properly equipped. Participants must make leaders aware of any serious medical condition that may arise during an outing. Bring water, a snack, or lunch depending on duration of outing. For general outing information, call Hans Kamps at 461-7737. For scheduled outing information, please call the leader of the outing. Sign up sheets will be available at the PHFN general meeting, and any member interested in participating in any activities should obtain more specific information by calling the trip leader(s).
Please ensure that you have signed up for the outings or call the leader so that you can be called if there is a change.
Friday, May 2 - Compass & Map reading for novices Leader: Ian Clark 461-3568. Meet at Brunswick Walk parking lot at 10:00 a.m. to carpool to the orienteering site. Bring rain gear. This outing is quite strenuous with bush walking on uneven terrain. Duration 4 - 5 hours.
Wednesday, May 14 – Spring Birding on the North Shore: Leaders: Joan MacGillivray 848-8382 and Brenda Clark 461-3568. Meet at Brunswick Walk parking lot at 9:00 a.m. to carpool to Spanish Marina, Bootleggers Bay, Lauzon Creek, Blind River Marina, and the Mississagi Delta. Bring a lunch and we hope to have a special guest with us. Duration 6 - 7 hours.
Wednesday, May 28 – Spring Wild Flowers, Old Hydro Road – Leaders: Marg Reckahn 461-3505 and Brenda Clark 461-3568. Meet at Brunswick Walk parking lot at 10:00 a.m. to carpool to Spraggue. Duration 5 – 6 hours.
May/June – Chutes Provincial Park Trillium Tour (date to be set) – Leader: Dave Young 848-9590. Meet at Brunswick Walk parking lot at 9:00 a.m. to carpool to Massey. Duration 6 – 7 hours.
June – Medicinal Flowers, Plants and Trees (date to be set) – Leader: Naomi Maggs 848-5656 and Brenda Clark 461-3568. Meet at the main entrance of the Sanctuary at 1:00 p.m. Duration 2 – 3 hours.
Friday, August 22 – PHFN Annual Pot Luck Picnic at Westview Park from 5 – 7 p.m. Please bring a dish to share as well as your own plate and cutlery. Penokean Hills Field
Naturalists Club Board of Directors
| Executive | Directors at Large | Advisors | Wolf Howl Pub/Dist |
| Gerard MacGillivray President | Ray Cormier Membership | Heather Fulford | Joan MacGillivray |
| Gerrit Hamer Vice-President | Hans Kamps Outings | Peter Kennedy | |
| Shelley McLenna Secretary | Jim Lindamood | ||
| Bob Montgomery Treasurer | Elizabeth Matheson |
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