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The Wood Duck - October, 2019 JOURNAL OF THE HAMILTON NATURALISTS’ CLUB Protecting Nature Since 1919 Volume 73 Number 2 Celebrating 100 Years! October 2019 The Grimsby Wetlands. This is a view of the pond east of the viewing tower, the pond where Virginia Rails and Soras are frequently seen. It has recently been cleared of Phragmites - photo Bruce Mackenzie - read about the improvements at the Grimsby Wetlands on page 28. In This Issue: Ontario Nature 88th Annual Gathering Results of the 2019 Hamilton Butterfly Count Improvements to the Grimsby Wetlands Launch of the 100th Anniversary Book Reflections from Mid-1970sWood Ducks Table of Contents 100 Events by Summer’s End and More to Come Bronwen Tregunno 28 Grimsby Wetlands Update #3 Bruce & Laurie Mackenzie 28 HSA Nature Note - Hiding in Plain Sight Jerry Bloom 31 HSA Nature Note - Daytime Hunting Bat Chris Cheatle 31 Herring Gulls June Hitchcox 32 HSA Nature Note - Hoary Bat at Woodland Cemetery Rob Dobos 32 HSA Nature Note - Spotted Sandpiper Survives Cooper’s Hawk Peter Thoem 32 Hamilton Butterfly Count – 7 July 2019 Bill Lamond 33 Dates to Remember – October & November 2019 Rob Porter/Liz Rabishaw 36 Biodiversity in the Schoolyard Carolyn Zanchetta 38 Ontario Nature 88th Annual Gathering - Impressive Success in Hamilton Gord McNulty 39 2019 Paddling Film Festival Dana Boyter 40 Come Walk with Us - Encouraging Youth into Nature Sarah Richmond 41 Intertwined Generations: Me and Youth and You Bronwen Tregunno 42 Trivia for Nature 2019 Jen Baker 45 Reflections From the Past - Wood Duck Articles From the Mid-1970s Various 46 HSA Nature Note - Arrow Clubtail in Brantford Stephanie Allen 47 HNC Members Tony & Anne Pizzacalla looking at photography at the opening of the exhibit “Cootes: A Place Above all Others” at the Art Gallery of Hamilton on 6 September 2019 - photo Bron Tregunno. See story about this wonderful HNC-AGH exhibit on page 44. But above all else, see the exhibition - there until 1 December 2019! Page 26 The Wood Duck - October, 2019 Volume 73 Number 2 October 2019 CN ISSN 0049-7886 - Publications Mail Contract No. 40048074 http://www.hamiltonnature.org [email protected] Publications Committee: Christine Bishop, Martin Daly, Rob Dobos, Judy Eberspaecher, Andrea MacLeod, Kevin McLaughlin, Don McLean, Herman van Barneveld, Glenda Slessor, Jean Stollard, Jim Stollard and John Struger. The Wood Duck is the official publication of the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club and produced by members of the Club. It is published nine times a year from September to May, inclusive. Deadline for receipt of material is the 5th of the month preceding publication date. As long as credit lines are included, articles may be reprinted without permission, unless otherwise specified. Opinions expressed in the Wood Duck are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor or of the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club. The Hamilton Naturalists’ Club promotes public interest in the study, conservation and appreciation of our natural heritage. Meetings are held monthly September to May inclusive and field events are scheduled throughout the year. Visitors are welcome. The HNC is a registered charity and all donations as well as membership fees are tax deductible. HNC BOARD 2019 - 2020 Executive Past President Maggie Sims 905 331 1496 [email protected] President: Bronwen Tregunno 905 637 7136 [email protected] Vice-President: Chris Motherwell *** *** **** [email protected] Secretary: Joyce Litster 905 627 1203 [email protected] Treasurer: Jim Stollard 905 634 3538 [email protected] Directors Bird Study Group: Bruce Mackenzie 905 973 4869 [email protected] Conservation & Education: Gord McNulty 905 525 9927 [email protected] Field Events: Rob Porter 905 920 3148 [email protected] Director-at-Large: Jackson Hudecki 905 516 4253 [email protected] Membership: Jill Baldwin 905 679 6447 [email protected] Programs: Lou Mitton *** *** **** [email protected] Publicity: Andrea MacLeod *** *** **** [email protected] Sanctuary: Brian Wylie 905 627 4601 [email protected] Volunteer: Mike MacLeod *** *** **** [email protected] Wood Duck Editor: Bill Lamond 519 756 9546 [email protected] Coordinators Website Coordinator: Andrea MacLeod *** *** **** [email protected] Social Coordinator: Catharine Flatt 905 628 2030 [email protected] Junior Naturalists: Brian Wylie 905 627 4601 [email protected] Mailing: Jean Stollard 905 634 3538 [email protected] Land Trust Program: Jen Baker 905 524 3339 [email protected] Report rare bird sightings to: Cheryl Edgecombe 905-637-5923 Send Noteworthy Bird Records to: Bill Lamond, 238 St. George St, Brantford, N3R 1W7 email: [email protected] MEMBERSHIP FEES – Please remit to The Membership Director, HNC PUBLICATIONS - To order, contact Bill Lamond Hamilton Naturalists’ Club P.O.Box 89052, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4R5 519 756 9546 or [email protected] Life Membership $900.00 Hamilton Nature Counts 2003 $75.00 Single Membership $45.00 Hamilton Area Bird Checklist 2019 NEW $2.00 Senior Single Membership $40.00 Head of the Lake Nature Guide $8.00 Date Guide to the Birds of the Hamilton Study Area NEW $5.00 Student Single Membership (on-line-only free access to Wood Duck; for those 25 or under) Checklist of Ontario Butterflies $1.50 Senior Joint Membership $45.00 Birds of Hamilton and Surrounding Areas $25.00 Family Membership $50.00 (order from Glenn Barrett at [email protected]) Junior Naturalists - 1st child $80.00 Hamilton Mammal Atlas $15.00 Junior Naturalists - additional children $70.00 A Monthly Guide to Nature and Conservation $5.00 Honorary Life Member n/a Reptiles and Amphibians of Hamilton Area (check local library) The Wood Duck - October, 2019 Page 27 100 Events by Summer’s End and More to Come! by Bronwen Tregunno Field Events Director Rob Porter and myself aimed to offer the public and that grew along the RBG Rock Chapel trail. Sometimes our walks our members 100 events to celebrate our centenary. I’m happy to report were general nature walks like Bill Lamond’s exploration of a section that we’ve achieved that goal already with many more events coming this of the Brantford to Hamilton Rail Trail July 31st. Chris Motherwell’s fall. Some outings were described in the Summer Wood Duck. I tried “Escarpment Ecology” July 10th and Carolyn Zanchetta’s ‘Wildlife to attend as many as possible since they were all so interesting. Some along the Waterfront’ Aug 21st walks taught us how to use the citizen were cancelled due to weather or flooded trails, but we’ll look at offering science project and identification smart phone application, iNaturalist. them next year. Many thanks to all our guest leaders and knowledgeable ca. Another iNaturalist.ca walk was held in Sept. These help the public members who made these outings possible. As Bob Curry said to me understand what they are seeing and encourage them to get involved once, naturalists’ clubs like ours are about the study of nature. Sharing in bioblitzes like the one at the RBG Arboretum held on 21 Sept. that knowledge with the public is one of our goals. Outdoor outings play Water quality is a key component of any ecosystem. Bay Area a big part in make nature learning possible. Restoration Council (BARC), the public arm of Hamilton’s Remedial We held a May 1st HNC 100th Anniversary celebratory event with Action Plan (RAP), was one of our community partners this year and two walks being offered including ‘Birding with Bob Curry’ and ‘Trees led three walks at Bayfront Park, Smokey Hollow and Kerncliff Park with Dr. Giuliana Casimirri’. It was a wet evening with steady rain, in Burlington. A big thank you to Christine Bowen for coordinating but Bob encouraged all to come out and get used to the many forces these with us. Jennifer Bowen, Aquatic Ecologist from Royal Botanical of nature as we explore it! We’re not, after all going to melt! Earlier in Gardens led the “Bringing Back our Creeks” walk June 6th where we the year, we had Carolyn Zanchetta tell us about lichens at Hamilton learned about controlling invasive species and the work RBG is doing Cemetery March 17th and Kyle McLoughlin showed us the fungus to bring Northern (continued on page 43) Grimsby Wetlands Update #3 by Bruce and Laurie Mackenzie lot has happened over the last year since our last report on the To date the project has A Grimsby Wetlands in the Summer 2018 Issue of the Wood won five environmental Duck. The November 2016 issue of theWood Duck detailed the awards and the work at the history of the wetlands and how they came about. Wetlands was a big part Before we start to outline the projects and the successes of the last of the most recent Award year, we do wish to thank our partners in the Grimsby Wetlands of Merit that the Club Laurie Mackenzie and Bruce Mackenzie. Project. The 20 acre property belongs to the Region of Niagara received from the Niagara and last year the Region was able to provide the HNC with a Peninsula Conservation Authority in February. renewal of our Letter of Permission to continue working on Since 2016 a little over $15,200 has been spent on materials and the property for another three years. This permission allows us contractors and we have pretty well completed what we think was to carry out preapproved wildlife enhancement projects on the an ambitious project list. Tomorrow we start to create the next site. We have now come to nearly completing the original list of project list and search for funding for our future work. Should projects. A new list will be prepared and there will be continuous readers like to know more and/or be interested in a tour let us work and monitoring of the completed projects and the natural know.
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