Christmas Bird Count for Kids CBC4KIDS

Christmas Bird Count for Kids CBC4KIDS

Hello Young Nats, Lambton Wildlife Inc. and the Young Nats are thrilled to be holding our 4th annual Christmas Bird Count for Kids (CBC4KIDS) on January 4th, 2025 from 9:30am - Noon at Canatara Park.  Come on out with your parent or guardian and join us while we see what birds are hanging out in our forest, beaches and pond. Pre-registration is required, as numbers are limited. As Young Naturalist Club members, you have the exclusive benefit of registering before we put it out to the general public. So don't delay and register today! Binoculars and Spotting Scope available for use sponsored by LWI, Vortex…
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Christmas Bird Count for Kids (CBC4KIDS)

Christmas Bird Count for Kids (CBC4KIDS)

Date and Time: December 31, 2022 ; 9:30am-Noon Event Location: Canatara Park Carriage House  (near Animal Farm Entrance) Parent/guardian must attend. Ages: 6-12 Registration Required: https://forms.gle/Sfyobe2v7Ghgscz87  Thank you! Registration is now full Lambton Wildlife Inc. and the Young Nats are thrilled to be holding our 3rd annual Christmas Bird Count for Kids (CBC4KIDS) at Canatara Park on the morning Of December 31st,  2022. After 2 years of backyard birding, we are excited to see you all again. Come on out with your parent or guardian and join us while we see what birds are hanging out in our forest, beaches and pond. Will this be the year we…
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𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗽-𝗨𝗽 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 (ages 6-12)

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗽-𝗨𝗽 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 (ages 6-12)

This March, we will be keeping a lookout for Tundra Swans that migrate to the area. If we are lucky enough to witness this spectacular wildlife event, we will send a notification to 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘭𝘶𝘣 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 with further details of the TBD pop-up event. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘛𝘉𝘋 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘴. 𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘢 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘝𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘹 𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴𝘦! Typically the best location is a field behind the Lambton County Heritage Museum. For more info about our local…
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Free Thayer Birding Software for Kids –  The Young Birder Program

Free Thayer Birding Software for Kids – The Young Birder Program

Any young birders or students interested in birds and nature who are enrolled in pre-K, grade school, middle school or high school can download the new version 7.7 of Thayer’s Birds of North America – for FREE. Just visit www.ThayerBirding.com, select the Windows or the Mac download and enter our special code: LambtonWildlifeYoungBirder Then click the Apply button and Free Checkout. This amazing birding software, for Windows or Mac computers, features the 1,007 birds that have been seen in the continental United States and Canada. The software includes 6,856 color photos, 1,506 songs and calls, 552 video clips of birds…
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Young Naturalist Owl Prowl

Who says you have to go out after dark to see owls? Not Mike Kent our Young Naturalists Leader/Instructor! On October 24, 2018. Ten Young Nats and guardians arrived at Perch Creek Management Area on Churchill Road, hoping to learn about, and maybe see, some owls. They were not disappointed. We saw both a Northern Saw-whet Owl, at Perch Creek, and a Snowy Owl on Lasalle Road. Very exciting for the Young Nats and adults alike.    
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Insect Extravaganza!

Insect Extravaganza!

Jr. Conservationists & Young Naturalists August 12th —Insect Extravaganza! Fairbanks Property, Oil Springs 1pm — 3pm In this outing we have the special opportunity to catch and identify insects at one of the most culturally significant areas in Lambton County, the Fairbanks Oil Property. In the late 1800's and early 1900's this area would have been booming with the opportunity to strike black gold...oil. Out of this area came the world’s first commercial oil well, the first refinery, the first petroleum company, the first oil gusher and many others. Oil has been in Lambton County's blood ever since.  But the…
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Young Naturalists Slimes and Scales Trip Report June 17, 2017

While people in Sarnia were taking cover from a deluge, Young Nats were enjoying the balmy weather and NO rain at the Moore Habitat Management Area. Mike Kent went over the safety rules first and talked to us about ticks, how to protect ourselves and how to remove them if we found one. He also went over the importance of tick checks during and after our walk. Mike also told us about the free Ontario Nature phone App The Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas App available on both Google Play and iTunes. It also lets you report sightings, like the…
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