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Number 548 May 2007 Geese and goslings at Smyth Park, spring 2006. Pastel by Nancy Anderson MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL!! Coming Events 29 See pages 31 and 32. From the Archives 26 In the News 23 Keeping in Touch 24 Outing Report – Birds, Leslie St. Spit 13 Membership RenewAl Form 31 MonArch Butterflies 15 Monthly Meeting Notice 3 Ecology Tidbits: PollinAtors 16 Monthly Meeting Report 14 NominAtions Report 12 Toronto ChristmAs Bird Count 2006 18 President’s Report 11 InternAtionAl MigrAtory Bird DAy 20 TFN Outings 4 How to Help An Injured Bird 21 TFN PublicAtions 2 NaturAlists’ Code of Ethics 22 WeAther 27 TFN 548 - 2 TFN PUBLICATIONS TORONTO F ELD NATURAL STS CLUB Published by the Toronto Field Naturalists, a charitable, non- TS H STORY AND CONST TUT ON 1965 $2 00 profit organization, the aims of which are to stimulate public CHECKL ST OF PLANTS N FOUR TORONTO PARKS interest in natural history and to encourage the preservation of W LKET CREEK H GH PARK HUMBER VALLEY our natural heritage. Issued monthly September to December LAMBTON WOODS 1972 $2 00 and February to May. TORONTO THE GREEN 1976 MetropolItan Toronto's Important natural areas are ISSN 0820-636X descrIbed and recommendatIons given for their conservatIon and management includes maps bibliography and indeX $10 00 NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE TORONTO F ELD NATURAL STS RAV NE SURVEYS ea $5 00 Jenny Bull (Editor), Eva Davis, Karin Fawthrop, Nancy Survey No 1 -- Chatsworth RavIne 1973 Fredenburg, Elisabeth Gladstone, Mary Lieberman, Survey No 2 -- Brookbanks RavIne 1974 Joanne Lynes, Marilynn Murphy, Toshi Oikawa, Wendy Survey No 3 -- Chapman Valley RavIne 1975 Survey No 4 -- Wigmore RavIne 1975 Rothwell, Jan Sugerman. Survey No 5 -- Park DrIve RavIne 1976 Survey No 6 -- Burke RavIne 1976 Printing and Mailing: Perkins Mailing Services. Survey No 7 -- Taylor Creek - WoodbIne BrIdge RavInes 1977 Web Master: Margaret McRae Survey No 8 -- West Don Valley 1978 NDEX OF TFN NEWSLETTERS (1938 to 1978) $10 00 NDEX OF S NGLE YEARS FROM 1979 ea $1 00 TORONTO REG ON B RD CHART 1983 $5 00 IT’S YOUR NEWSLETTER! A GRAPH C GU DE TO ONTAR O MOSSES 1985 $5 00 Send us your original writing (up to 500 words) of your GU DE TO TORONTO F ELD NATURAL STS’ thoughts and experiences of nature in and around Toronto. NATURE RESERVES 2001 $5 00 Do you have a favourite natural area in Toronto? Did a TFN outing introduce you to a new park? Tell us about it! Did TORONTO SLANDS PLANT COMMUN T ES AND NOTEWORTHY SPEC ES 1987 $5 00 you see any plants or animals that particularly interested you? Let us know! Tell us what, where and when, and any field TODMORDEN M LLS 1987 $5 00 guides or other sources consulted. VASCULAR PLANTS OF METROPOL TAN Also welcome are: reviews, poems, cartoons and sketches, TORONTO 1994 $10 00 natural history items in the news, and digital photos of TFN TORONTO CHECKL STS (birds other vertebrates outings. Remember that photos will be reproduced in black butterflIes other Invertebrates mosses other plants) ea 50¢ and white photocopy. Please include your name, address and phone number so submissions can be acknowledged. HUMBER FORKS AT TH STLETOWN 2000 $5 00 Newspaper clippings should include source and date. Add $2.00 per item for postage and hand ng; no GST. Unsigned letters or emails will not be read. Attachments to Order from TFN off ce, see address above. unsigned emails will not be opened. ___________________________________________ Note the deadline for submissions of time-sensitive material, e.g., notices of meetings or events. Deadline for September issue: August 10, 2007. Send by mail or email. MEMBERSHIP FEES $30 STUDENT, SENIOR SINGLE (65+) $40 SINGLE, SENIOR FAMILY (2 adults, 65+) Toronto Field Naturalists $50 FAMILY (2 adults – same address, children included) 2 Carlton St., Suite 1519, No GST. Tax receipts issued for donations. Membership Toronto M5B 1J3 fees and address changes should be sent to the TFN office. Tel: 416-593-2656 Please note: It has always been the policy of the Toronto Web: www.torontofieldnaturalists.org Field Naturalists not to give out its membership list. Email: [email protected] or [email protected] TFN 548 - 3 TFN MEETING Sunday, May 6, 2007 at 2:30 pm Canada Rocks, How Canada Was Made: A 4-Billion Year Unfinished Story Nick Eyles, University of Toronto The oldest part of Canada (near Yellowknife) is a little over 4 billion years old, and has grown into a larger continent as crust was added by repeated collisions with other tectonic plates. On at least four occasions Canada has been part of super-continents, most recently Pangea that broke apart forming the modern ocean basins. VISITORS WELCOME! SOCIAL 2:00 - 2:30 pm Bring your own mug for coffee or juice if you wish, only paper cups provided. For more information call the TFN office at (416) 593-2656 ROOM 001, EMMANUEL COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO 75 QUEEN’S PARK CRESCENT EAST Room 001 is one floor below street level. Entrance at south end of the building, down a few steps on an outside stairwell. Wheelchair Entrance: Second door south on Queen’s Park Crescent E. Door does not have automatic opener. Elevator is inside to the right. NEXT MEETING: September, 2007 Check your September newsletter or the TFN website for details. TFN 548 - 4 TFN OUTINGS • TFN events are conducted by unpaid volunteers. • The club assumes no responsibility for injuries sustained by anyone participating in our activities. • Children and visitors are welcome at all TFN events. Children must be accompanied by an adult. • If you plan to bring children in a stroller, be aware that there may be steps or other unsuitable terrain. • Please do not bring pets. • To get to outings on time, check TTC routes and schedules by calling 416-393-4636. • Outings go rain or shine: check the weather by calling 416-661-0123 so you will know what to wear. • Wear appropriate footwear for walking on trails which may be muddy, steep or uneven. Wednesday, BLACK CREEK – Nature Walk May 2 Leader: Roger Powley 10:00 a.m. Meet at the southwest corner of Black Creek Dr. and Lawrence Ave. W. Bring binoculars: lunch optional. We will walk south from Lawrence. Not a circular route. Friday, JANE JACOBS TRIBUTE WALK – Evening Ramble May 4 Leaders: Helen Juhola and Pleasance Crawford 6:45 p.m. Meet at the north end of Glencairn subway station, south side of Glencairn Ave. Not a circular route. Saturday, WARDEN WOODS – Nature Arts May 5 Leader: Joe Bernaske 10:30 a.m. Meet at the park entrance on the southwest side of Warden Ave. at St. Clair Ave. E. (across from the Warden subway station). Bring lunch, art supplies, camera and anything you would like to share with the group. Thursday, BLUFFER’S PARK – Geology of Scarborough Bluffs May 10 Leader: John Westgate 10:00 a.m. Meet at the southwest corner of Kingston Rd. and Brimley Rd. Walk together to meet leader at Bluffer’s Park, who will start walk at approximately 10:30 a m. Bring binoculars. Morning only. Saturday, LESLIE STREET SPIT – Birds – International Migratory Bird Day May 12 Leader: Doug Paton 9:00 a.m. Meet at the park entrance at Leslie St. and Unwin Ave. Bring binoculars. Morning only. + Saturday, TODMORDEN MILLS WILDFLOWER PRESERVE – Wildflowers May 12 Leader: Miriam Webster 1:00 p.m. Meet at the Todmorden Mills Museum off Pottery Road, down the hill from Broadview Ave. Sunday, ROUGE VALLEY – Bonus Nature Arts Outing! May 13 Leader: Joe Bernaske 11:30 a.m. Meet at Pearse House (1749 Meadowvale Rd., one TTC stop before the zoo). Bring lunch, art supplies and camera. We have the option of joining the Rouge photography walk at 1:30 p.m. or continuing on our own. + Sunday, WARDEN WOODS – Nature Walk May 13 Leader: Evon Turko 2:30 p.m. Meet at the southwest corner of Warden Ave. and St. Clair Ave. E. across from the Warden subway station. Bring binoculars. TFN 548 - 5 + Sunday, AGNES MOODIE FITZGIBBON WILDFLOWER WALK – Lost Rivers Walk May 13 Leader: Madeleine MacDowell and the Humber Heritage Committee 1:00 p.m. – Meet at the Lambton House, 4066 Old Dundas St., on the east bank of the Humber River for this special 3:00 p.m. annual walk. The walk will proceed into the Magwood Sanctuary. City streets and park trails. This is a joint outing with Toronto Green Community. Tuesday, MARITA PAYNE PARK – Birds – Save the Boreal Forest May 15 Leader: Carol Sellers 10:00 a.m. Meet at the northwest corner of Dufferin St. and Steeles Ave. W. Bring lunch and binoculars. Wednesday, WARDEN WOODS – Listening Walk – Evening Ramble May 16 Leader: Linda Stemmler 6:45 p.m. Meet at the southwest corner of Warden Ave. and St. Clair Ave. E. (across from the Warden subway station) at the entrance to Warden Woods. This will be an opportunity to connect with other naturalists and with nature using our senses. Part of this walk will be done silently so we can hear nature sounds. Bring a towel to sit on. Saturday, EAST POINT PARK – Nature Walk May 19 Leader: David White 10:00 a.m. Meet at the junction of Morningside Ave. and Grayabbey Dr. Bring lunch and binoculars. Sunday, LOST CREEKS OF EARL BALES PARK – Lost Rivers Walk May 20 Leader: Helen Mills 2:00 p.m. Meet at the southeast corner of Bathurst St. and Sheppard Ave. W. Explore the topography of Earl Bales Park, home to several creeks and former creeks tributary to the West Don.