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5 days ago
3 min

Presquile Bird Report October 9-16

By Doug McRae Overview: The late season migration carried on through the week but there were no days with major movements. The outstandin...

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Oct 15
3 min

Presqu’ile Bird Report for 2-8 October 2020

By Doug McRae Overview: This is my first report since the pandemic shut down in spring. I’m sorry for taking so long to start up, but I w...

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Field Trip Report: Intermediate-level Birding

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Aug 11
1 min

Field Trip Report: Intermediate-level Birding

Location: Presqu'ile Provincial Park Date: Thursday, July 23rd, 2020 Time: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Our inaugural Intermediate-level Birdi...

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Jul 5
2 min

A Butterfly Retrospective

Those snowy days in mid-May sure feel like a distant dream. Though the cooler-than-average temperatures persisted well into June, we've s...

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An inside look at our property (and MOTUS tower!)

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Jun 4
1 min

An inside look at our property (and MOTUS tower!)

Our big plan on Earth Day was to offer free tours of the Shrew property, but we had to cancel due to physical distancing legislation (plu...

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May 23
1 min

Morning Chorus Challenge!

On May 20th, 2010, I made this video recording in the hardwood forest of Presqu'ile Park. I was compelled to because of the impressive mo...

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May 1
2 min

Take OFO's Birding at Home Challenge!

Spring bird migration is one of the most exciting and unpredictable events of the year, especially at a migration hot-spot like Presqu’il...

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Mar 10
2 min

Welcome to Shrew!

Welcome to the Shrew blog. Here we will update you from time to time on natural happenings and observations of interest, post instructio...

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