Claire Nelson, a long-time Point Pelee birder, and former member of the OFO
Board, passed on Monday, December 31, after a brief illness. Claire is
survived by Michael, her husband of 57 years and also a birder, their four
children and partners and many grandchildren.
To know Claire was to love her
Hello dear birding community,
Bruce Falls has passed away. Such sad news for all who knew him, and a
loss for the birding community. He was instrumental in founding NCC and
Birds Canada. He was the first president of Ontario Nature and the editor
of the first atlas. He was humble and funny and so
Dear Ontario Birders:
I am writing to tell you the sad news that Terry Osborne passed away last
Sunday evening.
Terry lived for many years in Erin, then moved to Dundas where he spent
many happy years. Terry was a skilled birder and photographer. He was a
Point Pelee regular, returning every spri
Hello all,
Winter Birding Challenge
In the third two weeks of the challenge we are up to 263 registrants.
Participants submitted almost 1900 checklists across the province from 45
of the 50 census divisions. An impressive 160 species were reported
including some 36 species of waterfowl, eight spe
In the second two weeks (almost) of the challenge we are up to 202
registrants. Participants submitted almost 1,600 checklists from 47 of
the 50 census divisions across the province. An impressive 151 species
were reported including some 34 species of waterfowl, three grebes,
nine gulls, ten hawks,
For those who do not receive OFO's Call Notes.
We are thrilled with the participation so far in the OFO Winter
Birding Challenge!
169 participants from across the province have submitted over 1,400
checklists with an amazing 164 species reported. The birds reported
included 33 species of waterfo
After the success of our very first Birding at Home Challenge this
past spring, OFO is excited to announce a new challenge, the Winter
Birding Challenge, running from December 1st to February 28! Get
outside to enjoy the winter; find some great birds; contribute to
community science through eBird;
Reminder Tonight at 7:30: Webinar on Winter Birding in Ontario
Join Mike Burrell, a long-time Ontario birder and co-author of the
book, Best Places to Bird in Ontario as he shares winter birding tips
and takes us on a virtual field trip to some of the provinces top
winter birding destinations.
P
Hello birders,
OFO is proud to be one of the five partner organizations (along with
Birds Ontario, the Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Ontario
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, and Ontario Nature) for
the third Breeding Bird Atlas of Ontario. We will be posting updates
on the
This event is open to all.
*Atlas-3: It’s Here!*
*A Webinar by Mike Cadman, Atlas-3 Coordinator*
*Tuesday, October 6, 7:30 – 8:30 *
Please join Mike Cadman, Coordinator of Atlas-3, the third Ontario Breeding
Bird Atlas, to find out what the atlas project is about and how you can get
involved
Hello all,
Thank you OFO Members for your support and thoughtful feedback about our
decision to cancel in-person field trips until the end of September. Many
of you filled in the survey and we are hearing that the majority are
interested in webinars, self-guided field trips and a fall birding
cha
*August and September In-Person Field Trips Cancelled*
The OFO Board has made the difficult decision to cancel August and
September field trips because of safety concerns due to the ongoing
COVID-19 situation. Several events have been cancelled in October and
November as well and registrants have
Hello,
Please reply to the email in the body of the message if you are interested
in finding out more about this worthwhile project.
Lynne
Documentary Film Project Seeks Birder/birdwatchers to share their st
Hello Birdnews Subscribers,
OFO is happy to announce the launch of our revamped Ontbirds email listserv
and new Birdnews listserv for sharing provincially rare bird sightings and
bird-related news with fellow birders across the province.
Both listservs are available free-of-charge and available t
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