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1 Nature Northwest ' \ ' ~ -\ '. '( ' ~,.:i:jssn " '. ;:.Y. ''Tl\f..lv, May 995 Volume 49 Number 2 THUNDER BAY ELD NATURALSTS nside... Editor's Quill Bulletin Board... 3 Treasurer's Report Savant Lake and Lake St. Joseph.. Epedition... 5 Specially for Kids Bird Records - Wmter & Spring 3 Birds... 4 Owl Survey Results Nick Juhtand - Birdwatcher... 7 ON Update... 8 Last Week Was Better North Sea Bird Club ield Trip Reports General Meetings Schedule Upcoming ield Trips This publication was printed on paper with 50% recycled content including 0% post-consumer fibres. Please recycle wherever a fine paper recycling program is available.

2 Editorial Policy is a quarterly publication of the Thunder Bay ield Naturalists. Each volume of (SSN ) consists of four issues published in ebruary, May, August and November. A subscription to is a benefit of membership. Articles, notes, records, illustrations and photographs of local and regional natural history are welcome. Please feel free to contact the editor in advance regarding possible submissions. Material accepted is subject to editing and revision. Nature Northwest is intended to be informative and thought provoking. Therefore, views epressed in Nature Northwest are not necessarily those of the Thunder Bay ield Naturalists or the editor. Your ideas, suggestions and constructive criticisms are also welcome. All written submissions and comments should be addressed to: Editor Thunder Bay ield Naturalists P.O. Bo 073 Thunder Bay, Ontario P7C4X8 Deadline for submission of material is the first day of the month in which the magazine is produced. ebruary issue... ebruary May issue May August issue August November issue November Editor Birds Juniors Production Team David Ellingwood Nick Escott Stan Phippen Editor's Quill Our feature article in this issue of Nature Northwest eplores Savant Lake and Lake St. Joseph. Eleven members of the TBN travelled to this remote comer of the district in the summer 994. They observed a wide variety of flora and fauna. The results of their foray are reported along with species lists for birds, butterflies, mammals and herpetiles. The plant list was too etensive to include in the magazine, but Sue Bryan's article highlights their findings, including the orchid species they saw. was very pleased to receive two unsolicited articles through the mail. t is always nice to have material for the magazine, particularly on interesting topics. Long-time TBN members Joan Hebden and Walter and Joan Crowe are our 'special correspondents' for this issue of wish to etend a big thank you to all of them. Please remember that if you have a story, book review or information you would like to share with club members, send it along. David Ellingwood, Editor Bulletin Board Sleeping Giant Weekend July 2-23, 995 Sleeping Giant Provincial Park The third annual TBN weekend will be held at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park on July 2-23, 995. Come on out and join us for camping, field trips, presentations and children's activities. or details, contact Donna Myketa at ~rom Our Sa[es Corner T.B..N. MUGS $5.00 T.B..N. CRESTS $3.00 BRD CHECKLSTS $0.50 LORA OT. BAY CHECKLSTS $5.00 tems can be purchased at our General Meetings or by calling Jean Lister at Proceeds from the sale oft.b..n. items help to fund special club projects. Canoe Raffle Coming to the TBN GRAND PRZE A hand-crafted Cedar strip canoe courtesy of John Stewart Value: $3 500 Ticket Price: $2 each or $5 for 3 Only 3000 tickets printed Draw date: Sunday, ebruary 8, 996 at the TBN Annual Dinner Columbus Centre, May St. Everything is coming together for an eciting fund-raising effort in support of the Thunder Bay ield Naturalists. This is your chance to win a beautiful prize and help support important natural history projects at the same time. Contributors Sue Bryan Nick Escott Joan Hebden David Ellingwood Allan Harris Dineen Brigham Judy Petch Myra McConnick Tom Dyke Carol Hrycyszyn Dr R.W. Welbourne Walter & Joan Crowe Members are encouraged to purchase a ticket or two on this fabulous prize. f you would like to help sell a book (or more) of tickets, please contact Judy Petch at There is a sellers' commission ofl free ticket in each book ofl 0 sold. Mailing Mary Ann Maybroda Membership Records Mike Jones 2 3

3 T r e a s u r e r 's R e p 0 r t 994 by Carol Hrycyszyn rruunder BAY ELD NATURALSTS i i _TATEMENT O NCOME Y_EAR ENDED DECEMBER 3, 994 i!! NCOME! 994! PDNOR NATURALSTS i! MEtv3ERSHPS $2,750.00!CLUB SALES $ fvascular PLANT LST!.!DONATONS i -- $,837.00!!WORKSHOPS T $65.00!PROJECT PEREGRNE $2,456.48!BLUEBRD PROJECT! $ POV. O CAN. GRANT PST REBATE $208.72!NTEREST $333.44!NPGON EXCURSONS $46.00 MNR $ TOTAL NCOME i $9, $9, le.xpe_n_s_e S ADMNSTRA TON $,85.22!BANK CHARGES $4.74!MEETNG NOTCE ~ATJRE NORTHWEST $,878.0!MEETNGS $242.0 PlNOR NATURALSTS SCHOLARSHPS. $50.00 PROPERTY UND i $7, itvfugs VASCULAR PLANT LS $488.84!BAD DEBTS $763.90! JrOTAL EXPENSES $ i $ T NCOME OVER EXPENSES ($ )!BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 3, 994 lcurr:nt ASSET S 994!Current Account i $7,22.8 Savings Account i! $8.92 Savil!&S Account (Property) $843.97!nvestments].Pr~) $4, ~nvestments $7,442.02!Accounts Receivable $5, 76,34 JrOTAL S25s $, :! 993! ' $3,608.7! $ $36.34 i $782.5 l $25.00J $ $,4.00 i $, i $85.48 $, l i i $9,224.8! $9,224.8 '! i $,90.88! $.58 $66.24, $2, $ $98.6 $450.00! $7,372.75T $25.58 $ $2.200,78! il$~76.6q i ' j i 993 i $5,492.0 $7,260.35! $9,36.92 $ $280~3.2 $7.00 "' Savant Lake and Lake St. Joseph Epedition or one week, June T to 24, 995, eleven members of the Thunder Bay ield Naturalists visited the etreme NW comer of Thunder Bay District. Their purpose was to inventory the breeding birds, plants, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and butterflies of this little-studied part of our district. The work was done at two different locations about 00 km apart - Harris Lake Silvicultural Station (20 km north of the town of Savant Lake) and at a remote part of Lake St. Joseph, 30 km by boat west of the settlement of New Osnaburgh on the Albany River (see map). our club members returned to both locations at the end of August to collect late-flowering plants. Vascular Plants by Susan Bryan A total of 30 species of vascular plants were collected (243 at Savant Lake and 92 at Lake St. Joseph). Specimens were identified with the help of staff at the Claude Garton Herbarium and are now part of the permanent collection at Lakehead University. One species new to Thunder Bay District was found and four disjunct species collected. n addition, much was learned about the range and distribution of plants within our district. The area around Savant Lake was largely boreal We are grateful to Kenora District MNR for forest (Black Spruce and Jack Pine) with some allowing us to use their facilities at both locations. large poorly regenerated cutovers. There are A special thanks to our outfitter and guide on Lake etensive sand and gravel deposits from glacial St. Joseph, Roy Hoffman of Pickle Lake, who eskers. The terrain was fairly flat to gently rolling chased away the bear in the middle of the night and with many small lakes, fens and bogs. ferried us safely through a raging gale on the lake. A complete listing r of all species collected/observed is available through the archives of the, Lake St. Joseph Thunder Bay ield Naturalists or from the Claude Garton Herbarium at Lakehead University. THUNDER BAY DSTRCT Savant Right: TBN members travelled to the etreme northwest comer C?fThunder Bay District to inventory the flora and fauna at two sites - Lake St. Joseph and Savant Lake. Armatrong Thunder Bay- Lake Superior Gerald ton $28,026.9 ($ ) $ $ $3, ($2,976.60) $28,026.9 s2s,04j.9 5

4 The showy white blooms of Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus) were quite common on the mossy hummocks of the bog. A number ofinteresting plants, not usually seen in the southern part of the district, were found in the bogs. One of the loveliest was Cloudberry (Ruhus chamaemorus); its showy white blooms were quite common on the mossy hummocks of the bog. A northerly variety of buttercup, the Lapland Buttercup (Ranunculus lapponicus), is a disjunct species south of its usual range in the low arctic. Only two specimens were collected, but the small yellow flower of this species is easily overlooked in the wet tangle of moss and bushes that is its preferred habitat. The Heath amily (Ericaceae) was well represented in the bogs. The pink flowers of Bog Rosemary (Andromeda polifolia) and Bog Laurel (Kalmia polifolia) were in full bloom along with the white blossoms of Labrador Tea (Ledum groenlandicum) in the green sea of Leatherleaf ( Chamaedaphne calyculata), Blueberry (Vaccimium myrtilloides) and Sweet Gale (Myrica gale). Another arctic/alpine disjunct, the Rock or Mountain Cranberry (Vaccimium vitis-idaea) was abundant both in the bogs and on drier rocky ground. The small Swamp Cranberry (Vaccinium oycoccus) was found in the wettest bog locations. The glacial sand and gravel deposits of Savant Lake area were home to number of interesting plants, particularly of the Pink amily ( Caryophyllaceae). A plant never found before in the Thunder Bay District, the Sand Spurrey (Spergularia ru bra) was found on a sandy roadside near the Sivlicultural Station at Savant Lake. The tiny deep pink blossoms were quite fragrant. A much larger and showier cousin, the Deptford Pink (Dianthus armeria) was found growing in the disturbed gravel of the haul roads in a number of locations. This species is otherwise quite unusual in the District (previous LU Herbarium collections only from Sibley and Northwood Bog). Other representatives of the "Pinks" were Sleepy Catchfly (Silene antirrhina), Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris), Northern Chickweed (Stellaria borealis) and an unusual Chickweed, Cerastium nutans. Another Heath amily member not seen near Thunder Bay, but common in the sandy soils at Savant Lake was Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens ), known to many of us as the provincial flower of Nova Scotia. The shoreline habitat of Lake St. Joseph has been much altered by widely fluctuating water levels, the result of hydro activities in the area. There was evidence of water level changes of several metres! Etensive shoreline bogs and marshes have therefore been inundated one year and bone dry the net with resulting destruction of the natural vegetation in these areas. Etensive rocky beaches and sand spits are home to a number of "temporary" species that can cope with these fluctuations. By late August, a sea ofticklegrass (Agrostisscabra)madewalkingtheboulderbeaches treacherous. The Ticklegrass produced a pink cloud of fine knee high vegetation that obscured a view of footing. The shallow bays were full of yellow flowers, aquatic Beggarsticks (Bidens cernau) by late summer. Tufted Loosestrife (Lysimachia thyrsiflora), Canada St. Johnswort (Hypericum majus) and the impressive five foot high Great Water Dock (Rume orbiculatus) were common along the eposed shorelines of sandy bays. n quiet coves, a mat of tiny yellow flowers of Creeping Spearwort (Ranunculus trichophyllus) was an interesting find not often seen near the city of Thunder Bay. Several bare domes of granitic rock form islands or shoreline outcrops on Lake St. Joseph. Here, some of the same species found along the Lake Superior shoreline appear; Three-toothed Cinquefoil (Potentilla tridentata). Rock Polypody (Polypodium virginianum) and the disjunct species Alpine Bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum). nterestingly, some of the species common at similar sites along Lake Superior were absent here (for eample, neither Bushy Cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa) nor Common Juniper were found). Some of the same species f ound along the Lake Superior shoreline appeared on shoreline granite outcrops on Savant Lake and Lake St. Joseph. Above left: Threetoothed Cinque foil (Potentilla tridentata). Above right: the disjunct species Alpine Bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum). A plant with perhaps some historic interest was found at the old Hudson Bay Company site, "Osnaburgh Post" on Lake St. Joseph. A large patch of Stinging Nettles (Urtica dioica) was found growing in an overgrown garden plot near the factor's house at the post. Several old and dying apple trees and some berry canes as well as steps and an entrance way marked where the garden had been. The nettles seemed out of place there as we found them nowhere else on Lake St. Joseph and this location didn't seem a likely spot for this species (usually found in wet grassy areas). later read that these plants were once used as a pot herb, boiled up like spinach, by early settlers. t is possible that these plants are descendants of some planted long ago by staff of the Hudson Bay Post. The site might prove interesting to someone with a knowledge of heritage fruits and vegetables. Perhaps some other "relics" of a fur trade era garden are still there. Several other unusual species were noted on the trip. Small-flowered Wood Rush (Luzula parviflora) previously only known from south of 6 7

5 Lake Nipigon was found north of Savant Lake (a district range etension). Elliptic Spikerush (Eliocharis tenuis) had been reported in the past from Thunder Bay District, but no voucher specimens eisted at the LU Herbarium. Our epedition collected this species from both Savant Lake and Lake St. Joseph. The Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca saliva), with its large umbel of yellow flowers, grew commonly in disturbed fields and ditches instead of its white-flowered relative, the Cow Parsnip (Heracleum lanatum) that we are used to seeing around Thunder Bay. One additional arctic/alpine disjunct found was Eyebright (Euphrasia hudsonianum) at the Savant Lake town site. Birds by Nick Escott A total of 0 species of birds were recorded. Three other species were reported, but identification was uncertain. Observations were concentratedintwo Table. Orchids of Savant Lake and Lake St. Joseph Orchids seem to fascinate many people. ollowing is a list of the orchids found on the epedition, two of them fairly uncommon: Corallorhiza trifida Early Coral Root occasional Cypripedium acaule Pink Moccasin lower common Cypripedium calceolus Yellow Ladyslipper uncommon Goodyera repens Dwarf Rattlesnake Plantain common Goodyera tessalata Checkered Rattlesnake Plantain common Listera cordata Heartleaf Twayblade occasional Platanthera hookeri Hooker's Orchis common Platanthera hyperborea Northern Green Orchis occasional Platanthera obtusata Blunt-leaf Orchis occasional Platanthera orbiculata Round-leaved Orchis common Spiranthes lacera Great Gray Owl areas: just northeast of Savant Lake in an area that had been logged about 0 years earlier (Atlas square X) and the shores and islands of Lake St. Joseph (Atlas square XG). Passerines were much more plentiful at the former site. One of the purposes of the trip was to augment the list of birds breeding in squares X and XG, since these squares appeared to have been poorly covered during the Atlas. We found 25 species to add to the list of possible, probable and confirmed breeding species in Square X, and 25 species in Square XG (see Table ). 8 Northern Slender Ladies' Tresses uncommon Another goal was to check for species that are known to breed further north, but have not as yet been recorded for Thunder Bay District. Unfortunately, in this endeavour, we failed. We couldn't find any o Sparrows or Orange-crowned Warblers. Even boreal species that we have found further south eluded us. The only territorial Greater Y ellowlegs pair was at Savant Lake; we couldn't find any Bonaparte's Gull colonies and the etensive fens and wet meadows on the shores of Lake St. Joseph were devoid of Sandhill Cranes, Yellow Rails and even LeConte's Sparrow. We did find some good numbers ofrusty Blackbirds and Solitary Sandpipers, mostly in the Savant Lake area. Palm Warblers were fairly common in both areas and Wilson's Warblers were common in the bushes along the dirt roads around Savant Lake. The only Connecticut Warbler was at Savant Lake in a black spruce bog. One of the highlights was a Boreal Owl nest found by George Williams in an old woodpecker hole near the top of a 7m dead poplar stub in a cutover near Savant Lake. The young owlet staring down at us from the nest hole appeared totally puzzled by the 0 humans milling around the base of its nest tree, staring up at it..;.. Other nest discoveries included a Black-backed Woodpecker nest in a live black spruce on the shores of Lake St. Joseph, with a young male peering out; a Three-toed Woodpecker nest in a 3 m stub in a one-year-old bum just south of Pickle Lake; a Hairy Woodpecker nest and a Northern licker nest in the same poplar tree south of Savant Lake; a Spotted Sandpiper nest with 4 eggs on the shore oflake St. Joseph; 3 Killdeer nests; a Bank Swallow colony in an old gravel pit at Osnaburgh; and 4 active Bald Eagle nests on the shores of Lake St. Joseph. We documented for the first time several colonial water birds on Lake St. Joseph. The most..--lr'~---'~~ on small rocky islets in the lake, which are particularly numerous this year due to the low water levels (controlled by Ontario Hydro). We found 3 Ringbilled Gull colonies, with a total of about 000 nests, and 8 Common Tern colonies, with a total of about 50 nests. The total numbers on the lake could easily be at least 2 or 3 times these totals, since there are many large bays that we didn't visit. Herring Gulls were less common, with about 30,..:. ~. ",.. ~J.. i/ic {:~~ /,~,.~ \ ' '~ Common Tern nest found, in 2 locations. Some were on a treed island adjacent to the largest Ring-billed colony; most were on an islet in the middle of the lake where we found the only Double-crested Cormorant colony: 3 nests, with eggs and young birds of various ages. This is probably the only cormorant colony on the lake, since we saw no cormorants anywhere else. No Great Blue Heron nest colonies were found, although a few birds were seen every day. Other interesting birds were 5 Turkey Vultures at Lake St. Joseph; and 2 Rock Doves and 4 Eastern Kingbirds at Savant Lake. Hermit Thrushes and Philadelphia Vireos were common at Savant Lake, and Gray Jays at both places. Warblers seen at Savant Lake but not at Lake St. Joseph included Northern Parula, Chestnut-sided, Black-throated Green and Black-and-white Warblers, American Redstart, and Connecticut, Mourning, Wilson's and Canada Warblers. A Clay-coloured Sparrow was heard at Savant Lake, a few Red-winged Blackbirds were at Lake St. Joseph. About 30 White-winged Crossbills were seen and heard at Lake St. Joseph, in flocks of up to 2 individuals. Appendi - Species Lists of Savant Lake and Lake St. Joseph Butterflies Observed at Lake St. Joseph and Savant Lake Arctic Skipper Tawny-edged Skipper Saepiolus Blue White Admiral Jutta Arctic Disa Alpine Silver-bordered ritillary Green Comma Carterocephalus palaemon Polites themistocles Plebejus saepiolus Limenitis arthemis Oeneis Jutta Erebia disa Clossiana selene Polygonia faunus Alfalfa Butterfly *Variegated ritillary Mourning Cloak (Cdn.) Tiger Swallowtail Compton's Tortoiseshell +rigga ritillary Mustard White Dreamy Dusky Wing Meadow ritillary Colias eurytheme * Euptoieta claudia Nymphalis antiopa Papilio glaucus canadensis Nymphalis vau-album +Clossiana frigga Pieris napi Erynnis ice/us Clossiana bellona *species rare in NW Ontario; likely a stray. + species restricted to acid bogs 9

6 l Amphibians & Reptiles Observed at Lake St. Joseph and Savant Lake We identified 7 species of amphibians/reptiles. Wood rog Spring Peeper Green rog Boreal Chorus rog American Toad Eastern Garter Snake Turtle?species Rana 5yJvatica Hyla crucifer (Savant L. only) Rana clamitans Pseudacris triseriata maculata Bufo americanus Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis (Savant Lake only) Mammals Observed at Lake St. Joseph and Savant Lake We identified 9 mammal species on the epedition. These were identified in a number of ways: actual observation of the animal, scats, hoof prints, signs dens and lodges, carcasses and skeletal remains. Many of the small mammals, such as mice and voles, were caught in baited live traps that were set out each night. After identification, the creatures were released. Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus *Least Chipmunk Tamias minimus *Eastern Chipmunk Tamias stiatus "Meadow Jumping Mouse Zapus hudsonius "Southern Red-backed Vole Clethrionomys gapperi "Marten Martes americana Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus River Otter Lontra canadensis Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis Woodchuck Marmota mona Red o Vulpes vulpes Gray Wolf Canis lupus *Mink Mustela vison Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus Beaver Castor canadensis Moose Alces alces Woodland Caribou Rangifer tarandus Black Bear Ursus americanus * = Savant Lake only /\ = Lake St. Joseph only 0 Table. Additions to the list of breeding birds in Atlas Squares X (Savant Lake) and XG (Lake St. Joseph). Sgaure Sgaure Species X XG Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Green-winged Teal Northern Pintail Blue-winged Teal American Widgeon Ring-necked Duck Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Northern Goshawk Merlin Killdeer Greater Y ellowlegs Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Common Tern Rock Dove Great Gray Owl Ruby-throated Hummingbird Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Three-toed Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Bank Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Brown Creeper Golden-crowned Kinglet Solitary Vireo yellow warbler Cape May Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Palm Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Northern Waterthrush Connecticut Warbler Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler Clay-coloured Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Rusty Blackbird Evening Grosbeak ebroary 995 **SPECALLY OR KDS ** - BRD QUZ l Match The Birds With Their Names A) Great Horned Owl B) Black Capped Chickadee C) Gray Jay D) Pileated Woodpecker E) American Robin ) Ruffed Grouse 6 3 ~- i~ :_-~_ - (you can ask an adult or check a bird book if you need help) ebroary

7 What Have Those Juniors Been Doing? ebruary 25 The Juniors went for a visit to Lakehead University's Herbarium. The staff gave them a wonderful tour of the Herbarium giving them a "hands on" look at some of the specimens. The tour wound up with a look at the "animal skulls" ehibit. We personally thank Erika North and Terry McClymont for a very fun and interesting visit. March 25 - The trip to Old ort William provided plenty of entertainment in a learning environment. The children went to the native encampment and were brought back in time to the early 800's by a staff at the ort who eplained life from a native perspective. The children enjoyed the maple syrup drink and learning to start a fire with a piece of flint and steel. We concluded the visit to the ort by looking at the newly born lambs. The Juniors had a wonderful time and thank Charlotte, the ort staff member, for the tour. April 30 - The Lakehead Regional Conservation Authority held it's annual waterfowl viewing day at Mission sland Marsh. The children and adults were treated to Tundra Swans, Tree Swallows and many different ducks. A special thanks goes out to David Ellingwood and Julian Holenstein for a wonderful visit to the Marsh. Trip Updates May 27 A trip will be led by Dr. Ken Deacon out to the Mills Block Conservation Area on John Street Road. f you are interested in seeing and learning neat things about Damselflies and Dragonflies please meet at 0:00 am at the Conservation Area (you will probably have to park along the road). t is recommended to bring along a pair of rubber boots. f you follow the accompanying map you should have no problems. June 0 - The trip to the Nipigon Nature Reserve is fully booked although Sue Bryan is still taking names as alternates to the names on the list in the case of a cancellation. June 24 - The Bluebird Nature Trail Tour is on this date, which is a Saturday, not as erroneously reported for June 26. Map to the Mills Block Conservation Authority - 5 kilometres up the John Street Road from the intersection o Valley Street and John Street Road. ff>] J, "* l J ) } THUNDER BAY DSTRCT BRD RECORDS WNTER & SPRNG 995 The listed records include first () and last (L) reported migration dates, and notes on plumage ( ad=adult, imm=immature, m=male, f=female, pr=pair, s-m=singing mae on territory, juv=juvenile, migr=migrant, N=nest). Species in capitals are considered rare in Thunder Bay District. Send bird records at the end of each month to Dr. N. G. Escott, 33 S. Hill St., Thunder Bay P7B 3T9. OBSERVERS: Gord Allen, Larry Anderson, E. R. (Ted) Armstrong, Barry Atkinson, Dan Bascello, Allan Bater, Mr. and Mrs. K. Bishop, Mike Bryan, Sue Bryan, Nonn Denis, Tom Dyke, David Ellingwood, Nicholas G. Escott, Rob oster, Allan G. Harris, Margaret Hartley, K. Joan Hebden, Sharon llingworth, Keith Johnson, Pat Johnson, rene Macdonald, Mr. and Mrs. Murray Macdonald, Brian Moore, Annette van Niejenhuis, David Okines, Stanley V. Phippen, Gerry Racey, Tina Scrijvers, Pat Sutherland, Tom Tough, George A. Williams, Wally Zarowski. TBN = club field trip; TCBO = Thunder Cape Bird Observatory staff m.obs = many observers. COMMON NAME PACC LOON Common Loon American White Pelican Tundra Swan GR. WHTE-RONTED GOOSE Snow Goose ROSS' GOOSE American Black Duck Northern Pintail GAR GANEY Gadwall Ring-necked Duck Ruddy Duck Turkey Vulture Osprey Bald Eagle Northern Goshawk Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Merlin Peregrine alcon GYRALCON Sharp-tailed Grouse Sandhill Crane Black-bellied Plover American Golden-Plover Greater Y ellowlegs M DATE L NO ? sev PLUMAGE LOCATON ad nu gr ad flock ad m m 2m,2f adm ad light ad anat. sub-ad lek NE basic sub-ad Thunder Cape Thunder Cape Coral Bay Mission sland Marsh Thunder Bay airport S over Memory Road Correctional Ponds Kam River Hwy 30, Slate River Chippewa Kam River Hymers Mission s Hydro outflow S of Candy Mtn. Road Northwood Thunder Bay to Ouimet Current R. Trewartha Twp Hwy 30, Slate River Clavet St Hardisty Street-leg band downtown Port Arthur Trewartha Twp Trewartha Twp peatland Mission sland Marsh Chippewa Chippewa OBSERVERS TCBO TCBO T.Scrijvers GAW,SB ERA,m.obs. S AGH BM,AVN KJH PJ,KJ,NGE wzo KJH DBa GA GAW NGE SB,MB NGE,TBN KJH N.Denis NGE SVP TBN AGH,R,GR NGE,GAW SVP,BA SB 2 3

8 The net morning was fortunate to spot the bird at the same place; it flew in and landed with a pair of Lesser Scaup, but looked rather nervous, and soon flew off to the north, low over the water, and disappeared behind the rocks of the breakwater. Many people looked for it over the net few days without success, and we assumed it had left, but Al Harris had a call from a visitor from Washington State, an eperienced birder, who saw the bird at Mission sland on Thursday May. t was in one of the newly ecavated ponds by the McKellar River, courting a female Blue-winged Teal. t apparently hasn't been seen since. The Garganey is a Eurasian teal that occasionally appears in North America. At first, sightings were thought to be of birds escaped from captivity, but as time went on, occurrences clustered during the spring migration, and a wild origin has been concluded for recent May sightings. Ontario's first Garganey was seen in Renfrew county April t was accepted by the Ontario Birds Committee with the following comment: "n the last 30 years, there have been spring records... across North America, including most of the other Canadian provinces, and it has a known propensity to wander. t was therefore felt that this bird on this date was considerably more likely to be a true vagrant than an escape, and the species has been added to the Ontario checklist." BURROWNG OWL AT THUNDER BAY BRDS by Nick Escott NORTHERN ONTARO'S RST GARGANEY AT THUNDER BAY. The evening of May 6, club members Pat and Keith Johnson were birding at the Chippewa landfill, walkingalongthewest side of the "Wigeon Pond", when a strange duck flew in and landed with some Blue-winged Teal. t was about the same size as the latter, but with a broad curving white stripe over the eye ending in a point at the back of the head. The head and breast were otherwise brown, and the back was pale gray with beatiful long black tertial plumes with white streaks down the shafts. ortunately the Johnson's field guide illustrated this duck, and they identified it as a drake Garganey. Mr. and Mrs. K. Bishop saw this little owl being chased and harrassed by American Crows in their backyard at the comer of Ray Boulevard and Beresford Street in Port Arthur, on Saturday, May 3. They were able to catch the owl and gave it to John Stewart, who identified it as a Burrowing Owl. John called members of the tbn to come and see the owl at his home. t appeared healthy and could fly, and it ate the food John offered to it. The Burrowing Owl inhabits the short grass prairies of central north America, breeding as far east as the etreme SW comer of Manitoba, and etreme westemminnesota. t is declining in most ofits range, mainly due to habitat loss, since it nests in burrows in old prairie dog towns, and it is now considered endangered in Canada. t rarely strays to Ontario. Thunder Bay has one previous record: a bird at Chippewa seen on a club field trip on October n view of the declining status of this bird in the prairie provinces, we made some phone calls to owl eperts in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, to see if they would like to release this bird in its proper habitat. Manitoba epressed an interest in obtaining it, to augment the last remaining colony in the province. Brian Ratcliffe, who has worked etensively with Burrowing Owls in the prairie provinces, has recently moved to Thunder Bay, and he helped John arrange a transfer of the owl to Winnipeg via Air Canada, on Monday May 4. On arrival at the Winnipeg airport, a car was waiting to speed the little owl down to the SW comer of Manitoba, where it was released as planned. Let's hope that Thunder Bay's stray Burrowing Owl will live and prosper in its new home, and will help maintain a stable population of this threatened species. 4 c ontinued 5

9 Owl Survey Results from Northwestern Ontario by Allan Harris This was the pilot year of a program to monitor owl populations. The program is coordinated by the Long Point Bird Observatory. Volunteers completed nocturnal surveys which involved stopping at regular intervals along a roadside route, playing a recording of owl calls, and listening for responses. The' 'target'' species are great gray and boreal owl, but other species are also noted. Observers: Joan Baril/Carol Hrycyszyn, Lana Bresele/Rob oster, Sue Bryan, Nick Escott/ Stan Phippen, Don Graham/Brian Jackson, Virginia Hackl, AllanHarris, GeorgeHolburn/Nancy Parrish, Melody Kiss/John Carson/an Pritchard, Darryl McLeod/Mike Veniot/Brenda Wiume, Vic Miller, Tom Nash, Cindy Rusak/Jim Rusak, Rob Swainson, Tom Tough. Maimum species counts for northwestern Ontario surveys are presented below (arranged roughly east to west): Route Obs. GHOW BAOW GGOW LEOW SEOW BOOW NSWO Pine Portage RS Dorion NE/SP Sibley GH/NP Silver alls Rd. JB/CH Cloud Lake LB/R Pigeon River SB Serpent Creek T Whitefish Lake AH Arrow River CR/JR Kasha bowie VH Quetico East VM Bending L. Hwy. MK/JC Sandbar Lake MK/P Hwy622 DG/BJ Atikokan West TN Turtle R. Rd. DMM Owl Species: Great Horned Owl ( GHOW), Barred Owl (BAOW), Great Grey Owl (GGOW), Long-eared Owl (LEOW), Short-eared Owl (SEOW), Boreal Owl (BOOW), Northern Saw-whet Owl (NSWO). 6 A total of seven owl species were found on the 6 surveys from Nipigon to ort rances. t's impossible to reach any solid conclusions until the influences of survey date, weather, and other variables are considered, but 'll make a few observations. Saw-whet owls were the most common species tallied and seem to increase from east to west, with a staggering 20 at Turtle River Road! Boreal owls seem to be most common in the Atikokan - gnace area. Great homed owls were generally uncommon, but the Turtle River Road survey had 4; possibly related to the proimity to the farm land west of ort rances. Long-eared and great gray owls were heard only three times each, but think they are more common than the surveys indicate. Shorteared owls at Arrow River and Sandbar Lake are intriguing: do they nest here or are they migrants? This is along term monitoring program. Anyone interested in getting involved net year can call Ed Czerwinski at (59) NCK JUHTAND - Birdwatcher NigulJuhtand, known as "NicktheBirdwatcher" of Schreiber, ontario died on November 9, 994. He left behind a unique gift of an uniterrupted record of bird sightings of this area of the North Shore of Lake Superior. n 95, Nick arrived in Canada to begin a new life. Since spend a great deal of my holiday time in Schreiber, my hometown, Nick eventually became a friend and hunting companion. Many year ago introduced him to Doctor John Ryder oflakehead University. This began a mutually beneficial association; Nick began collecting and preparing bird specimens for study. He had already been associated with the Thunder Bay ield Naturalists through his friendship with Dr. Keith Denis. To appreciate why and what he did, we have to begin in Estonia before World War l. He had started studying ornithology, but interrupted his education to get married. He worked, however, at the university as a teaching asistant where he bacame proficient at preparing bird skins for scientific study. This idyllic life was shattered when the Russians invaded. Because his father was vocally anti-soviet, they took away his family - father, mother and sister. Only his sister survived the concentration camp. submitted by Dr. R. W Welbourne Leaving his wife behind, hidden on a farm, Nick fled to inland to join the Estonia division of the innish army fighting the Russians. When the inns made a separate peace with the Russians, he was again forced to flee. He was then conscripted into the German army to fight the Russians on the Eastern ront. n the early spring ofl 945, when it was apparent that the Russians were advancing, Nick deserted the German army and headed west toward the Allied lines. He walked for three months, mainly by night, until he met the Americans, then the British. after spending some time in a British refuge camp, he went to England to work in a coal mine. There was no way, ofcourse, he could go back to Estonia, nor could he get his wife out. He never saw her again, but for years, until she died, he sent innumerable care packages home. n England, his passion for birdwatching was thwarted by his job in the mine and by the scarcity of public land. So Canada, then Northern Ontario, became his goal. Schreiber became his home. He had no need of a car. His legs carried him around the bush near Schreiber, as they had carried him across Europe. Almost every day off and many hours during the week were spent walking, observing and recording birds; he covered an area 7

10 of approimately 00 square miles on his various trails. A daily record was kept. This was transcribed into ledgers - specie by specie. The tragedy of war and the loss of his family allowed him to spend almost all ofhis free time near the birds, giving us an incomparable record. During his working days, he looked forward to retirement in 980 so that he could spend all his time birdwatching. But sadly, this lasted only five years. As he grew older, his hearing failed so that it became difficult to locate birds. Hearing aids helped. No aids could help, however, when he lost the central vision of first one eye, then the other, in 985. He could see only shadows. n spite of this, he still daily walked some of his old trails hoping to hear the sound of a birdcall, or the whirr of a partridge. Nick's major concern in later life was that his records should be preserved for future generations to study. His wish will come true. They will be housed in Lakehead University. Also, with the help of Lakehead University, Ministry of Natural Resources and Thunder Bay ield Naturalists, a computerized record of this data has been made. The man who gave "Teacher" as his peace-time occupation on his army discharge papers in 945 will still teach. n 990, he was given the "W.E. Saunders Natural History Award by the ederation of Ontario Naturalists. He was brought up from Schreiber to receive this in person. A man of deep intellect, but few words, said simplyfor his acceptance speech, " did it because love birds." Yes, this gentle man loved his birds. We are fortunate to have had him with us. ON Update by Myra McCormick Director ederation of Ontario Naturalists, ( Boreal Region pending) TBN club representative The restructuring of ON Council is complete. At least sity of the federated clubs and several of the associated organizations were involved in the three meetings held to decide on the regions to be set-up and some basic rules of functioning. These changes will have to be ratified by the members of the ON present at the Annual General Meeting at Peterborough on riday, May 26, 995. The Boreal Region will be the largest in area of the seven proposed regions and will have two representatives on the Board of Directors. The si other regions will have one representative each. The eight Directors from the clubs will be chosen from the Club Representatives in each region. The original plan was to have a Board of siteen with eight members from the clubs and eight from the members at large. This may have to be amended with the increased duties of the Directors from the Clubs since the plan was to have officers, i.e. the President, Vice-president and Secretary-Treasurer, elected by the Board itself t may not be possible for one person to carry the load of Club Representative and Board Eecutive as well. Once the changes in the Board of Directors and the regionalization of the clubs is complete and ratified by the membership at the AGM in Peterborough this May, then the necessary rewriting of the constitution and By-laws can precede. t is the hope of the present Board offiirectors that these changes will mean a more involved membership and a more effective ederation of Ontario Naturalists both provincially and locally. N UTURE, WE SHALL GO ON THE TRP LAST WEEK by Joan and Walter Crowe Joan and Walter Crowe have been members of the Thunder Bay ield Naturalists for many years and will be known to many readers. They recently moved to Owen Sound. We were delighted to receive this humurous article on some their international travels. They write: "We still receive copies ~f and are interested in the events and happenings in the district. Our regards to all in Thunder Bay. Our recent trip to Asa Wright in Trinidad and Tobago was due to the impetus of a slide show by the Goodin gs at a TBN meeting some years ago. t was certainly a fine trip. " Ed Having reviewed the birdwatching tours we have taken, Joan and feel compelled to reach this decision: in future, we shall always go on the trip the week before. A recent visit to the Asa Wright Nature Centre in Trinidad proved to be a huge success, with great numbers of birds sighted, including more than one-hundred new-to-us species. There were many manakins, several seedeaters, almost thousands of tanagers, squarks of parrots and macaws, swarms of Scarlet bis and feeders full of hummers. Our guide took great pains to ensure that we should see the scarcer birds, all observed by the previous week's tour group. or us, this culminated in the promise of a Bearded Bellbird (Procnias avemo). t was indeed calling loudly, but our searching did not result in a sighting of the elusive bird. Similarly, one day on a field trip in Tobago, the guide promised that that we would see several unusual species of birds. Of these, the highlight was to be the Yellow-legged Thrush (Platycichlajlavipes), noted by ffrench as "a fairly common but local resident". We all stood gazing at the appropriate clump of trees, but after half an hour we gave up. t was then that Adolphus uttered those words that would confirm our attitude to wards when to travel: "but there were lots of them here last week!" Two years earlier: Costa Rica, in the Monteverde Cloud orest Reserve. A different guide, but making a similar confident statement, that we would see the Resplendent Quetz.al (Pharomachrus mocinno). We wandered through the rain forest, up to our kness in mud, and we saw snakes, orchids and birds aplenty, but nary a sighting of the Quetzal. "That's strange," quoth our leader in a puzzled tone of voice, "we all saw them here last week." This impelled us, upon returning to travel headquarters at San Jose, to make our request. To no avail. The response was polite but categorical: "We cannot book you onto the tour last week; it's all full up!" Sometimes we are luckier: in southern Queensland we were promised that we would certainly add the Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) to our life-list. We crept through the bush for hours, with no sighting, and our guide eplained that another group saw one "only yesterday. Surely it must be easier to arrange to be in the right place yesterday, than last week? The patient and sympathetic reader will be astonished to learn that it is just as difficult to organize. On returning to Brisbane, our request was turned down flat: "Sorry, cobbers; quite impossible." You guessed it: the tour yesterday is fully subscribed. There was one small compensation: we did find the discarded tail feather of one Lyrebird in the bush on another occasion, and it has a proud place on the wall of our den in Owen Sound. We are willing to bet it was not there in the Queensland bush the net day. Although we are the main victims of this phenomenon, it can happen to others. rene and John visited us from England last spring. She teaches in an outdoor school in Epping orest, near London, and was anious to observe our wildflowers. We immediately went to the Bruce Caves to seethe masses oflarge-flowered Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum). Yes, you guessed it: "well, there were carpets of them here last week!" 8 9

11 The North Sea Bird Club A recent issue of an English magazine, The Countryman, has an article about an unusual societythe North Sea Bird Club. ts membership of about 300 is made up of roustabouts, safety officers and other workers on the oil rigs and platforms of the North Sea. They have recorded 223 species since 979, including such rarities as a Black-billed Cuckoo (from the western U.S.) and a Pacific Swift. One evening, so many small birds descended on the Maureen Alpha platform that they obscured its entire surface. And another time, when as many as 60 Short-eared Owls arrived, and there were so many robins, thrushes and pipits aboard that the owls were unable to land because each had caught a small bird in each foot! Once, a man in a minisubmarine at a depth of more than 400' happened to look out of the porthole and saw a Razorbill swimming by. At the time, it was the deepest ever recorded dive by the species. The club survives through the generosity of certain oil companies, each paying an annual subscription of L This supports a small office at the University of Aberdeen, where data are computed, analysed, published and sent to interested organizations throughout the world. The club has established that many species use oil platforms as short resting-stages, continuing their migration after spending an hour or two sheltering from the weather. by Joan Hebden As well as birds, insects use the platforms for short stop-overs. Greenfly and Hover-fly species, as well as Red Admiral Butterflies, Painted Ladies and Convolvulus Hawk Moths have been recorded. Bats have also been found on the platforms, mostly Scandinavian species. Ringed (or banded) birds have been recorded, always from European countries: Norway, rance, Sweden, Denmark or the Baltic countries. Relatively few ringed inbritain have been found. The Gold crest (similar to kinglets) is a common visitor. This tiny bird, normally weighing less than an ounce, is capable of crossing the entire width of the North Sea from Norway to Scotland in about 3 hours. Unfortunately, the oil companies are considering stopping their subsidy to the Aberdeen office, due to the recession. urther information about the North Sea Bird Club, and access to the database, can be obtained by writing to: The Recorder, Cultery ield Station, University of Aberdeen, Newburgh, Elion, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB4 l OAA. Saturday, April 22, 995 Annual Spring Outing to Cloud Bay Submitted by: Tom Dyke The day began sunny and dry with a temperature of+ 'C. We met several naturalists at Thunder Bay Mall and headed off to Cloud Bay, making a brief stop at the Correctional arm ponds. The group continued on to the MacDonald cottage at Cloud Bay. A total of 22 naturalists in 9 vehicles were there for the field trip. The walkers moved east along the road to the end of the cottages and then back again for lunch. We covered 3. 5 km in just over 2 hours with average or better results. t was perhaps a week too early for the trip. The combined group saw a total of 37 mostly common species: Homed Grebe Red-necked Grebe Great Blue Heron Canada Goose Black Duck Mallard Ring-necked Duck Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Common Goldeneye Bufflehead Common Merganser Bald Eagle Trip Reports Northern Harrier Ruffed Grouse Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Belted Kingfisher Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Grey Jay Blue Jay American Crow Raven Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Ruby-crowned Kinglet American Robin Cedar Wawing Yellow-rumped Warbler Song Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Purple inch Pine Siskin American Goldfinch 20 Nature N orthwest 2

12 Saturday, April 29, 995 Chippewa Landfill Site Submitted by: Tom Dyke A group of 7 naturalists enjoyed the sunny morning with a temperature of+ 7'C. We covered the area thoroughly but had only slack results. The group saw a total of 3 mostly common species: Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Canada Goose Black Duck Mallard American Widgeon Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Common Goldeneye Bufllehead Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Broad-winged Hawk Killdeer Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Belted Kingfisher Returns in the August issue. Downy Woodpecker Northern licker Horned Lark American Crow Raven Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch European Starling Lapland Longspur Song Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Cowbird Pine Siskin W~Off The Shelf <lw READ ANY GOOD BOOKS??? Have you particularly enjoyed a nature book you read recently? Share your reading eperiences with other readers of through a briefbook review. All amateur critics are welcome. Books should be of recent publication and can cover any nature-related topic, such as plants, birds, animals, parks management and so on. Send your reviews to the Editor, Nature Northwest, -care of the Thunder Bay ield Naturalists. LUNAN HALL St. Paul's United Church 349 Waverly Street 8:00 to 0:00 p.m. GENERAL MEETNGS - Spring 995 All scheduled meetings (ecept the Annual Dinner) are held in the Lunan Hall" at St. Paul's United Church. We look forward to meeting new members and renewing old friendships. Please note that meetings begin promptly at 8:00 p.m. so that we will finish early enough to have time to socialize after the presentation. Monday, September 26, 995 "abulous ungi" Ed Setliffe Ed Setliffe has a mania about anything mycological -- in other words, he's just nuts about mushrooms and other members of the fungi clan. Be warned: if you attend this talk you, too, may be smitten by this infection! Monday, October 23, 995 "Poisonous and Edible Plants of Northwestern Ontario" Erika North Knowing the difference between edible and poisonous plants can literally mean the difference between life and death. Let Erika put you wise. Monday, November 27, 995 "Adventures of a Naturalist" Rob oster Tom Dyke A look at the lighter side of being a naturalist. Half the fun is the hard work it takes to hurry up and wait for that very special shot, and the people you meet while you are waiting. Monday, January 22, 996 "Your 0 Best Slides of 995" Members' Night Our members are in the spotlight. Show and share your ten best slides of the past year. OU Sunday,ebruary8,996 "Annual Dinner" 6:00 p.m. at the Columbus Centre, corner of Arthur St. and May St. Join us for the Annual members dinner. The meal will be followed by a presentation: "Caribou Management" Bruce Pearson Bruce Hyer Eplore the pros and cons of recent proposals for managing caribou habitat and harvesting timber in N orthem Ontario. s it possible to grow timber and encourage caribou in the same forest? Monday, March 25, 996 "Pukaskwa: Predators and Prey" Robin Promaine Robin Promaine is an interpretive naturalist at Pukaskwa National Park. She will describe an ongoing study of predator/preyrelationships among wolves, moose and caribou in the greater Pukaskwa area. Monday, April 22, 996 "Historical Attitudes to the Environment" Ernie Epp A survey of some of the historical and cultural factors which shape our modem attitudes toward the environment

13 MONDAY, JUNE 2 9:00 A.M. Plants & Birds of Jarvis Bay & Caldwell Lake Bog Eplore the orchids at Jarvis Bay and Caldwell Lake. Meet at Thunder Bay Mall parking lot, west of gas bar. Be prepared to get your feet wet and bring dry shoes to change into. Bring lunch and refreshment. Phone to confirm. Leader: Sue Bryan SATURDAY, JUNE 7 7:00 P.M. BRDS O KNG GEORGE PARK Meet at Paipoonge Museum Parking Lot, corner of Twin City Cross Roads and Rossyln Road. Dress appropriately. Leader: Louise MacLennan SATURDAY, JULY 8 8:30 A.M. SL VER MOUNTAN NATURE WALK Eplore the flora and fauna of an old mining site. Meet at County air Plaz.a east of Gas Bar. Please call ahead to confirm participation. Leader: Brian Moore - L. U. School of orestry (work), (home) SATURDAY, JULY 5 Mist-netting at.alling Snow Ecosystem The leader will show us warblers, sparrows and vireos 'inthe-hand'. TBN members and nonmembers welcome. Limit 20 people! Time and location TBA Call Stan Phippen Leader: John Woodcock SATURDAY, JULY 22 8:30 A.M. GREATPNESOGREENWOODLAKE Enjoy a walk through Greenwood Lake, a 500 ha old growth pine forest. Meet at County air Plaz.a parking lot, east of gas bar. ull day outing. Carpoolfor2.5 hour drive. Bring lunch and refreshments. Limit: 30 Call ahead Leader: Dr. Willard Carmean (hm) or (work) Upcoming ield Trips SATURDAY,JULY29 l:oop.m. BUTTERLES O McVCAR CREEK Meet at 70 arrand Street for a field trip on butterflies. Participants will have the opportunity to view specimens in a laboratory environment before going out into the field. Call ahead to confirm participation. Leader: John Walas (home) or (cellular) SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 0:00 A.M. BOAT TRP TO NPGON NATURE RESERVE Ride the 55' Morningstar to the TBN's Nature Reserve. Bring lunch, drink, binoculars and dress appropriately. ee: $5.00 per person. Pre-register and pay in advance. Rain date Sunday August 6. Leader: Sue Bryan SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 9:00 A.M. PRARE PLANTS Meet at the parking lot of the Stanley Motel. Bring a refreshment and snack. Light to moderate walking is involved on this trip. Lunch at the Stanley Motel after the hike for a discussion on Prairie Plants. Leader: Rob oster Contact: Deneen Brigham SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 9:00A.M. WLDLOWER HABTATS Moderate hiking will be involved on this field trip, eploring local wildflowers and their habitats. Meet at County air Plaz.a east of gas bar. Call ahead to confirm. Leaders: Erica North (home) or (work) OR A COMPLETE CALENDAR, SEE NSERT EB. 995 NATURE NORTWEST THUNDER BAY ELD NATURALSTS - NORMATON 995 The Thunder Bay ield Naturalists club is a non-profit organiz.ation dedicated to: the study of natural history; the wise use of natural resources; the preservation of natural areas; and teaching the public to understand and protect nature. Annual Membership ees: amily $22.00 Single $9.00 Students $6.00 Seniors (65+) $6.00 Corresponding $6.00 All memberships include a subscription to Nature Northwest. Requests for membership can be sent to the address below. Mailing Address: Thunder Bay ield Naturalists P.O. Bo 073 Thunder Bay, Ontario P7C4X8 Meeting Dates: The fourth Monday of September, October, November and January, March and April, at 8:00 pm (20:00 h). The annual dinner meeting is usually held in ebruary. 24 Officers Honorary President Vacant President Al Harris Past President Myra McCormick irst Vice-President Jean Lister Treasurer Carol Hrycyszyn Recording Secretary Annette van Niejenhuis Social/Publicity Secretary Julian Holenstein Directors Nature Reserves Sue Bryan Juniors Stan Phippen ield Trips Deneen Brigham Programs Judy Petch Bird Records Nick Escott Memberships Mike Jones Sales Terri McClymont Editor-Nattul!! Norlltwat David Ellingwood ON Director Myra McCormick Briefs Brian Moore At Large Warren Mazurski Coordinators Phoning Bluebird Project Mary Ann Maybroda Jean Lister

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