#72 Summer 2012

KFN General Meetings are held in the at The Senior's Hall, 58 Murray St., Fenelon Falls. Meetings will be held at 7:30pm on the first Monday of every month with the following exceptions: January and September: Second Monday - May, July and August: No Meeting. Guests always welcome. The annual meeting is held on the last Saturday in April.

KFN Altberg Walk May 5, 2012 Emily Johnson

May 5th was sunny, mild, and an ideal day for a walk in

the woods. Although the blackflies were out, they were

not biting. Eighteen people attended the outing to the Alt-

berg Reserve. This was an opportunity for volunteers of

the KFN Flora project to collect plant specimens to press

and provide to the ROM. The group was also on the look-

out for birds, amphibians, and butterflies.

Hike leader Robbie Preston gave us a brief introduction to the

Altberg Wildlife Sanctuary & Nature Reserve and explained

some challenges involved in stewardship of the reserve. He told

us that the previous owner was unconventional for the area –

appreciating the efforts of beavers on his property instead of

cursing them. We were introduced to Laura Robson and Megan

Anevich, the Ontario Nature staff who will be working on a pro-

ject this summer to see how many species-at-risk they can find

in the Altberg. At the time they have been focusing on herp

studies as eggs can be found in vernal pools.

Robbie pointed out the many large windfall trees. He explained

that there had been two severe storms in the past few years and

one could tell which storm felled each tree by the direction it

landed in. Many of these tip-ups exposed red sand. There were

moose footprints on the path. We tried to preserve the tracks by

stepping carefully, but soon realized that we would be wiser to

focus on avoiding the abundant moose droppings instead.

In flower, we saw Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum), Red

Trillium (Trillium erectum), various violets, Red Elderberry

(Sambucus pubens), Toothwort (formerly Dentaria, now Carda-

mine), Goldthread (Coptis groenlandica), Squirrel Corn

(Dicentra canadensis), Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucul-

laria), Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora), Spring Beauties

(Claytonia virginiana), and our native honeysuckle (Lonicera

canadensis). Some other plants of interest included: Brachyely-

trum Grass, Oak Fern (Gymnocarpium dryopteris), Bulblet

Bladder Fern (Cystopteris bulbifera), various club mosses,

Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens), Wintergreen (Gaultheria pro-

cumbens) in fruit, Rose Twisted Stalk(Streptopus roseus) Sarsa-

parilla (Aralia nudicaulis), Indian Cucumber Root (Medeola

virginiana), Blue Bead Lily (Clintonia borealis) and American

Golden Saxifrage (Chrysosplenium americanum).

Anne Barbour, Co-chair of the KFN Flora Project, was able to

add Creeping Snowberry (Gaultheria hispidula), Gaultheria

procumbens, Dicentra Canadensis, and Dicentra cucullaria to

the base list for the Altberg which Donald Kirk prepared in

1992.

Our birders heard Ovenbird, Black -throated Green Warbler,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Brown Creeper, White -throated Spar-

row, Swamp Sparrow, Great Crested Flycatcher, Belted King-

fisher, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-bellied

Sapsucker. We also saw holes in the sand of a tip-up which may

have been used by bank swallows. There were also several Red

Admiral butterflies.

Near the end

of our walk,

we passed a

large vernal

pool which

looked to be

very popular

for amphibi-

ans. Laura

said that it

looked like

there were

eggs from both Blue-spotted and Yellow-spotted salamanders,

but that Wood Frog eggs can be confused with Yellow-spotted

salamander eggs. She explained to some of us that algae can

form on egg masses, but that it causes the embryos no harm.

Watching Fairy Shrimp move through the tannin-laden water

made this pool such a pleasant reminder of childhood fascination

with pond life.

Robbie showing where water level was when there were beaver

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Executive President Dan Bone Vice President Martin Ridgway Treasurer Gerarda Schouten Secretary Joyce Robinson Past President Brian Barbour

Directors Program & Outings Ginny Moore Ont. Nature Rep Eric Davis Membership Lizz Hoyle Club Outreach Judy Kennedy Altberg Reserve Robbie Preston

At-Large Loreen Randall JoanTodd

Club Projects Altberg Reserve Robbie Preston Altberg Wetlands Eric Davis John Vandenberg Bluebird Trail Vic Orr CKL Flora Anne Barbour Dale Leadbeater Chimney Swift Project Judy Kennedy Robbie Preston Victoria Stewardship Council Dane Bone

Activity Leaders Adopt-A-Road David Young AGM Committee Lizz Hoyle Baillie Birdathon Dan Bone Christmas Bird Count Leslie Dyment Telephone Tree Enid Skuce

Other Volunteer Leaders Altberg Conveniences Randy Beacler Archives John Vandenberg Audio Visual Susan Blayney Auditor Loreen Randall Club Photographer Eric Davis Concerned Citizens Susan Blayney Education Outreach Dan Bone Fundraising Brian Barbour Library Gerarda Schouten Nominations Brian Barbour John Vandenberg Publicity- Newspaper John Vandenberg - website Eric Davis Species at Risk Judy Kennedy Refreshments Mary Firth Volunteer Data Bill Hoyle Website Eric Davis

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Table of Contents KFN Altberg Walk Emily Johnson

Editor’s Remarks John Bick

Tree Wasp Nest Bill Hoyle

MESSAGE from President Dan Bone

Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup comes to Lindsay, Sept. 15

Having a “Big Day” Ginny Moore

Moose & Deer Clint Hirstwood KFN Walk on the Victoria Rail Trail from Kinmount Martin Ridgway

A Month of Moths Anne Irwin

A Hike On the Lochlin Esker/Bog/Fen: Susan Blayney

2012 Ontario Volunteer Service Awards

Flying Squirrels Clint Hirstwood

Horned Owls Anne Irwin

CKL Flora Project: Have we mounted specimens! Anne Barbour

CKL Flora Project: Pictures Anne Barbour

Special Thanks to all CKL Flora Volunteers From ROM Deb Metgser

KFN Flora Project: List of the many volunteer participants Anne Barbour

CKL Flora Project: Volunteer Pictures Anne Barbour

How do Birds beat the Heat?

What’s Happening at the Ken Reid Conservation Area Beach Rob Miller

KFN Nature Calendar 2013

Fall Program & Activities

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Editor’s Remarks John Bick As you will read in this issue it has been a busy spring/summer season for our club. The hot, dry weather was

challenging for gardeners and the local farmers . Our trees, shrubs and plants have suffered. But it was a field

day for the butterfly, dragonfly and moth enthusiasts who added to their Life Lists and found some rarities. As

we enter another season, we look forward to more outings, sightings and natural experiences in the Land Be-

tween and beyond. Thanks to all who contributed to this issue.

Have you renewed your

membership?

2012 – 2013 memberships are now

due. Anyone who has joined or re-

newed a membership since January

is paid up until the end of March

2013.

Memberships help pay for guest

speakers and hall rental. If you’re

not sure if you’re paid up check the

date on your card or ask Lizz.

Tree Wasp Nest

By Bill Hoyle

Imagine my surprise

when driving in our

seldom used north

driveway, I spotted

this out my driver’s

side window. It was

about 5 feet off the

ground and less then

5 feet from the edge

of the driveway.

It was attached to a small branch and as the nest got bigger it came

closer and closer to the ground.

Note how they have worked Oak leaves into the nest as camouflage. It

is a real work of art! Yes, I took the picture from inside the car.

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Protected Places

Susan and I helped out on 4 butterfly counts this summer.

Two of them—the Carden count and the Pelee Island

count—featured properties

and habitat assembled and

protected through the vi-

sion and commitment of

the Nature Conservancy of

Canada.

The NCC, working with

partners (the Couchiching

Conservancy, the Ministry

of Natural Resources, the

Toronto Ornithological

Club, the Carden and Oril-

lia Naturalists Clubs and

the Ontario Field Orni-

thologists) still has a hand

in managing the properties

they helped acquire and preserve in the Carden area. On

July 21, Susan led a group of NCC volunteers out on

North Bear Alvar to find and record such spectacular but-

terflies as the Aphrodite Fritillary and Painted Lady.

Anne Barbour and various KFN members of the CKL

Flora team have made a number of trips to North Bear

Alvar, Little Bluestem Alvar, Prairie Smoke Property &

McGee Creek Reserve to catalogue the plants and animals

on these properties which are protected for future genera-

tions through the dedication of the NCC and the local

partners listed above. (I feel entirely justified in making

application to the NCC to list the Kawartha Field Natural-

ists (KFN) as one of their official partners).

On Pelee Island, 2 properties—the Stone Road Alvar and

the Brown’s Road Alvar—are owned and managed by the

NCC. We had Hackberry Emperor, Giant Swallowtail and

Red-spotted Purple Butterflies (see photo) on the Stone

Road Alvar. During the dragonfly Count on Pelee Island

(Susan also did 4 dragonfly counts this summer), we

found a Blue-faced Meadowhawk on the Stone Road Al-

var property—only the second record of this colourful

Odonate in Ontario and the first since 1968.

Not all significant

properties are being

protected by organiza-

tions. On July 11,

Don Smith led a KFN

outing to Lochlin Bog

in Haliburton located

on property owned by

Don Wright, a retired

high school English

and music teacher.

Susan and I were thrilled to find dozens of Bog Copper

butterflies and everyone admired the Grass-pink and

White Fringed Orchids. Lochlin Bog, this privately

owned property, is managed at a “Parks Canada level”

with detailed maps, a well maintained trail system, board

walks, safety features and a professional caliber introduc-

tion by Don Wright himself. Many private citizens are

doing good work as habitat stewards but none better than

Don Wright.

Of course, our club—with Ontario Nature as a partner and

leader—is doing good work at the Altberg Nature Re-

serves. Robbie Preston, our master steward, inspires us

and shows us, again and again, the value of dedication

and hard work.

But there is more to be done. There are local properties

of great significance that are in danger of being degraded

or lost to commercial interests. This would exclude the

hikers and naturalists amongst us.

We are investigating ways that our club, in partnership

with other organizations, could make a difference to fu-

ture generations by securing some local landmarks for

public enjoyment.

Stay tuned.

Dan Bone, President, Kawartha Field Naturalists

MESSAGE from President Dan Bone

Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup comes to

Lindsay, Sept. 15

Shoreline litter has many different impacts on our environ-

ment, but one common element is that it makes our natural

spaces less healthy, less safe, and less enjoyable.

Join the Great Canadian

Shoreline Cleanup at Li-

ons Riverview Park and

Nayoro Park in Lindsay

on September 15, as thou-

sands of people take part

along shorelines across

Canada.

Riverview Park is located at the corner of Melbourne Street

and Durham Street East, Lindsay. We will be meeting

at 10 a.m. at the basketball court in the middle of the park

Refreshments will be provided. You will require a hat,

gloves, and proper closed-toe, supportive footwear.

For more information, contact Tracy Roxborough at

troxborough@kawarthaconservation.com,

705.328.2271 ext. 238.

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HAVING A “BIG DAY” – Ginny Moore

Most people try to go for a Big Year - travelling many

miles to get the longest list of bird species possible. I've

known people who have completed, or are in the process

of completing, their Big Years. Books have been written,

movies have been made, stories have been told. The Big

Year is a big deal. For me, so far I have only had a Big

Day - well, make that two. So here is how my first day

went.

Thursday, March 22, 2012 started at a balmy 8 C predicted

to rise to a high of 20. Thanks to a week of temperatures

with highs in the 20s and lows above 0, the snow was

completely gone, even the packed ice tucked into the

shadows.

I had stayed up late the night before and so slept in, rising

just before 9 a.m. with little expectation for the day except

to pull some garlic mustard and spend some time on the

computer. As usual, the blue jays were scolding me for not

yet having given them their peanuts; the goldfinches and

pine siskins were twittering and buzzing in the trees and

above all this, the grackles and red-winged blackbirds

were making their presence known.

My morning starts with hanging out all the birdfeeders that

have to be brought in every night to prevent the raccoons

from emptying them. Next, I smear the peanut butter on

the spruce and apple trees. Then I fill the pail with sun-

flower seeds, two tubs of peanuts in the shell and the

scoop and I walk the path around the property, tossing

seed here and stuffing peanuts there.

And as I walk, I listen for the birds.

Over there, on an out-of-sight pond, the Canada Geese are

bickering with each other. In that field over there, two san-

dhill cranes are probably courting while a third farther to

the east is bugling. This morning, someone else is making

itself heard. I have been fooled before by blue jays and

starlings that like to mimic other birds so, for now, I am

ignoring the sound. A raven, usually pushed further north

with the arrival of the crows, croaks over the field despite

the crow cawing to the south.

The robins are lilting from the tree tops and whinnying in

the field. A song sparrow is belting out its song to whom-

ever will listen. Two dark-eyed juncos rummage in the

brush pile, their white outer tail feathers flashing in the

sun. Cowbirds have joined the flock of red-wings and

grackles, their gurgling barely heard

over the cacophony of the others. The meadowlark has

raised its bill to the clouds and is releasing its clear and

beautiful tune to the sky. A phoebe flies into the top of the

poplar, wagging its tail as though trying to find its balance.

Another calls relentlessly from the barn roof next door.

And this is just the first 30 minutes of this day.

Inside I go to take care of some business on the computer,

the binoculars always at hand. The hairy woodpecker has

flown in to enjoy some peanut butter and a second is now

chasing it and scolding.

The mourning doves float down from the dead elm to snag

some sunflower seeds before the blackbirds eat them all. A

downy woodpecker is hammering pieces of peanut out of

the peanut feeder and a white-breasted nuthatch is waiting

on the branch above, hoping to get a piece of peanut for

itself. Through the kitchen window, I see the red velvet of

male purple finches with their less colourful females ready

to take flight in case the cat next door decides to make a

visit. A couple of chickadees flit in and out, holding sun-

flower seeds between their feet and still, somehow, re-

maining balanced on the tiniest of twigs. A few fierce taps

and the seed is opened to reveal the treasure inside.

It is almost noon by now. Time to stop for lunch. I decide

to sit outside and read for a while. I am firmly ensconced

in my chair, book in hand, empty cup of tea beside me,

when I hear a whisper of something. Looking up, I see that

the pileated woodpecker female has landed less than ten

feet away from me. I watch as she pulls some of the re-

maining peanut butter off the spruce bark and cleans her

bill by wiping it on the tree. Slowly she moves over to the

right to sit in the sun, her red cap blazing. Eventually she

flies off, her white wing patches flashing. Gone over the

hedge, she yells out her call as though thanking me for

providing the peanut butter. Before heading in to get out of

a sun that is too hot, I am able to add starlings to my list as

they whistle and chatter from the maple over the shed.

Late afternoon and time to get outside again. From up in

the treetops, the high-pitched call note of golden-crowned

kinglets can be heard. The birds are deep in the spruce and

unseen. And hark, there is that sound that I had heard in

the morning. Pulling out the iPod, I am able to confirm

that a red-shouldered hawk is announcing its presence. As

I enter these two birds on my list, I realize that I have not

yet seen the eastern bluebirds that had arrived earlier in the

week. Looking over at their nesting box in the neighbour

‘s yard, that could be a bluebird I see in the lilac tree. Then

another bird flies in - the male with his back glowing blue.

It is early evening and I have decided to walk out into the

neighbour’s field where the woodcocks have been

peenting for nearly a week. I have yet to see one go

through its routine though I have heard a lot of twittering

high in the sky. Before I can reach the edge of my prop-

erty, I hear the unmistakable gobble of a male turkey. I

have a thing for turkeys so I rush through the fence and

meet up with the neighbours. All of us head to the north

field where a flock of 20 turkeys is milling about. There

are at least 12 males, their short beards indicating that they

are probably jakes. Not a long beard in the lot but a bevy

of fanned tails, blue heads and puffed out chests. These

boys are duking it out. Six of them come together, bump-

ing chests and occasionally kicking. Our arrival at the edge

of the field spooks them and they head further north.

As we head back to our houses, it has become dusk and

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the woodcocks start their performance. I get to see one rise

in the air until it is so high it can not be seen until it starts

circling downwards. And with that, my Big Day ends. I

could, perhaps, have headed out again when it was fully

dark to catch the saw-whet owl calling or maybe see the

flying squirrel gliding in but the day was full enough. I

had been able to get 28 species in this, my unplanned Big

Day, all without even leaving my property.

And that was my story until yesterday happened. After that

warm bit in March, the weather turned cold again. No

more snow but temperatures below normal. Birds that had

returned early suffered badly. With luck, many managed to

fly back south again. Without luck, many probably died.

April was a COLD month. May dawned with projected

daytime highs in the high teens. Birds started moving

north again. And on May 3, I was, once again, rewarded

for my bird feeding activities. Many of the birds that ap-

peared on my March list appeared again. The geese and

the turkeys were there in the field. The usual suspects -

mourning dove, blue jay, downy and hairy woodpeckers,

chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch, pine siskin, purple

finch and goldfinch - remained loyal customers. They

were joined by red-winged

blackbirds, grackles and cowbirds. Meanwhile, crows

cawed, phoebes phoebe'd, robins lilted, starlings whistled

and the meadowlark once again raised its bill to the sky

and released its beautiful tune to the sky.

Over the field, the snipe winnowed and the red-shouldered

hawk kee-year'ed. The flicker repeated its endless song

and a yellow-bellied sapsucker began its rapid drum, slow-

ing down to a few repeated taps. Two brown thrashers

compete with their rambunctious repetitions. Sparrow ga-

lore showed up - song, savannah, field, chipping, dark-

eyed junco, white-crowned and my favourite, the white-

throated: “oh sweet Canada Canada Canada”.

I'm sure I hear an oriole so I make a batch of nectar and

put up the new oriole feeder which includes a cup that

holds half an orange. Not half an hour later the orange is

being devoured by a bird equally as orange. At the other

nectar feeder, a male ruby-throated hummingbird arrives -

the first of the year. A red-tailed hawk checks out the terri-

tory, terrifying the birds so they quickly take flight or

freeze unmoving on feeders. When the hawk is gone, the

beautiful male rose-breasted grosbeak fills an empty stom-

ach at the sunflower feeder. Finally, as I bring the feeders

in for the evening, the woodcock peents and the whip-poor

-will says its name, over and over. By the end of the day, a

magical 37 species of birds had made their presence

known. Once again, I had not had to leave my property.

Imagine how grand a day here will be when the vireos re-

turn and the warblers migrate through.

I can't wait!

(Continued from page 5) Moose & Deer May 13, 2012 Clint Hirstwood

This issue goes from our largest member of the deer family to

one of the smallest. The largest of course is the moose and the

one pictured here is probably one of the largest cows I have seen

in quite some time. The first photo of her is when I first encoun-

tered her along the Buller Road and I just about drove right past

her. It was a particularly dull day with lots of cloud and rain and

as you can see when you are driving you could just have as easily

drove by as she was obscured by trees and brush. I managed to

get a few shots off before she baled out on me and made for the

trees. I watched the direction she went and made for an area that

I hoped she would break out at and luckily for me she came out

less than a hundred feet away from were I was standing. She had-

n't seen me at this moment and I started firing away, she kept on

coming closer until she was about 50 to 75 feet away before she

noticed me. I had kept some rather large trees between us to act

as a blind and for safeties sake. As it turned out, this cow had a

year old calf with her that I was unable to get any shots of as she

stayed pretty much between us and I did not wish to press my

luck, as it was she started to get aggressive and it was time for

me to back down. You can see it has suffered some hair lost from

tick infestation.

The smallest member photographed here is a very small white-

tail. I have been looking for some fawns lately as the doe's

should be dropping them now and when I first seen the doe with

this little one I thought that it was going to be the first of the

year. No such luck, but this little one looks like it was born late

last year, was tiny and thin and if we had not had a mild winter it

may not have made it through, but was still fantastic to see.

Anyhow, I still couldn't resist the chance to see how close I could

call it in, the doe wouldn't have anything to do with me as she

issued an alarm wheeze, but the one in the photo came within 10

feet with tail erect and as saucy as could be, lots of close up pho-

tos before it made off with the doe.

Photos by Clint Hirstwood

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KFN Walk on the Victoria Rail Trail from Kinmount - April 20, 2012 by Martin Ridgway

I’m not entirely sure that I got this right, but apparently the

universe started with a Big Bang in a car park in Kinmount

and extended 15 metres along a piece of string to the be-

ginning of humanity, just 2mm away from where we

stood. The KFN’s continuing exploration of the Victoria

Rail Trail started with this graphic demonstration by our

leader, John Vandenberg, of the timescale of the Universe,

the birth of the Solar System, the formation of the Cana-

dian Shield, the world’s oldest rock, and the insignificant

speck of time that life has existed on the planet.

Rail trails afford naturalists an excellent opportunity to

explore the flora and fauna of a particular area, and often

give vivid insights into the way that mankind has affected

the environment. They are also level, which makes for

easy walking. So, despite the weather – overcast skies and

a cold wind – thirteen of us set out along the track, passing

the refurbished sawmill and evidence of industry long

gone, into a botanist’s paradise. Plants ranging from

nostoc, a lowly cyanobacterium, to magnificent white

pines, jewel weed to smooth serviceberry lined the path

along which trillium, violets and trout lily were just be-

ginning to bloom. The granite rocks provided a canvas

painted with lichens, mosses and young fern fronds while

the surrounding trees gave an illusion of timeless isolation.

All we needed was sunshine to make the day complete.

Gradually the group split into small knots of people pursu-

ing their different interests: the botanists trailing far behind

the ornithologists, while the geologists scrambled up-

wards, looking for glacial evidence. The birders were

happy with their list, which included belted kingfishers,

pine and yellow-rumped warblers, white-throated spar-

rows, yellow-shafted flicker and a red-shouldered

hawk. The constant drumming of ruffed grouse and the

harsh chatter of a pileated woodpecker filled the air as we

continued south. Eventually we found a large and inviting

granite outcrop, so lunchtime was declared and I over-

heard snatches of conversation on varied topics. ‘How do

you distinguish ravens from crows?’ ‘Did you know that

garlic mustard makes the best pesto?’ ‘Why is it harder to

buy kale seed than marij….?’ After lunch, Anne Barbour

demonstrated the new and exciting sport of rock toboggan-

ing using an improvised sledge – very impressive Anne!

And so a really good day’s outing came to an end. We had

learned much, had a good walk and enjoyed one another’s

company. It had even warmed up. I look forward to the

next event.

Participants : John Vandenberg, leader, Don Smith & 4-

legged companion Goldie, Ray Laughlen, Brian & Anne

Barbour, Jan & Martin Ridgway, Gerarda Schouten,

Vic Orr, Jim Dalgleish, Mary Bunka, Gordon Scribbons &

visitor Harvey Ewing.

A Month of Moths August 18, 2012 Anne Irwin

This was a big year for butterflies and dragonflies. I also

found several moths. The first one is a Polyphemus, the

second a Luna Moth. They are both Giant Silkworm

Moths. It is amazing that these two creatures have a life

span of about a week.

Photos by Anne Irwin

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On July 11, 2012, twelve intrepid KFN members crossed

over county lines into Halibuton to the tiny hamlet of

Lochlin and proceeded to a remarkable site on the property

of retired teacher, Don Wright. This outing was planned

by Don Smith and Susan Blayney mainly as a chance to

see rare orchids in bloom mid-July but also, from a natu-

ralist’s point of view, there was something of interest for

everyone. Botany certainly-- 242 species of flora were in-

dentified here by the Natural History Information Centre

in 2006-- but there are unique landforms, rare butterflies,

dragonflies, birds, lichens and mosses, too.

The property consists a 500 acre provincially significant

wetland (fen, bog and marsh), the only Esker in the county

and open meadows. It has been made accessible by the

owner who has provided plank bridges over the bog, rope

supports for safely climbing the esker and walking trails

through fields and woodland. Don Wright met us and

treated us to the history of the land and we also learned of

the conservation efforts spearheaded by the Wrights to

keep this land protected despite the pressures of the aggre-

gate industry.

I invite you to visit Don’s website www.lochlinesker.com

because it is full of information on the natural history of

this glacial area and has excellent photography of the flora

and fauna (some taken by Don Smith).

The highlight of the trip was our discovery of the White-

fringed Orchids, Pitcher Plants and Grass Pink found near

the kettle lake.

“Kettle lakes, peculiar to the glacially-impacted land-

scape, form when huge blocks of ice remain, half buried in

sand and gravel, after a glacier's retreat. When the ice

block melts, a hollow is left that eventually fills with

ground water, becoming a kettle lake or wetland. Some-

times lakes develop into bogs - unique vegetation commu-

nities dominated by sphagnum moss. The moss grows into

the lake from the edge and forms a floating mat of vegeta-

tion. Trees such as Tamarack and shrubs like Labrador

tea colonize these mats over time.”

We were treated to large numbers of the tiny Bog Copper

butterfly. And to make it even more exciting, these rarities

were located on the floating mats that surround the lake.

We had to step lightly to avoid causing tremors for every-

one.

Despite the provided maps, we managed to get disoriented

on our way back, which only added to our sense of adven-

ture. In typical KFN camaraderie we ate lunch together,

perhaps a little later in the day than we might have and we

made plans to come back again. Don Wright has given the

KFN an open invitation to return anytime either as a group

or individually. He just needs to be informed of any inten-

tion to visit for the sake of safety. His contact information

is available on his website.

Other significant plants: Leatherleaf, Labrador Tea, Blue-

berry, Common Sundew, Bog Rosemary and Pipsissewa.

Other butterflies seen: Common Wood Nymph, Summer

Azure, Monarch, Northern Pearly Eye, Silver Bordered

Fritillary, Great Spangled Fritillary, Striped Hairstreak,

Gray Hairstreak, White Admiral, Peck’s Skipper, Dun

Skipper and Crossline Skipper.

Dragonflies and damselflies: Common Green Darner,

Widow Skimmer, 4-spotted Skimmer, Frosted Whiteface,

Chalk-fronted Corporal, White-faced Meadowhawk,

Marsh Bluet and Boreal/Northern Bluet.

Bird highlights: Yellow-rumped Warbler, Sharp-shinned

hawk (with nest).

A Hike On the Lochlin Esker/Bog/Fen: Something for Everyone By Susan Blayney

2012 Ontario Volunteer Service Awards

On May 4th , five (5) members of the KFN club re-

ceived 2012 Ontario Volunteer Service Awards.

Mary Firth received a 10 year pin while Bill Hoyle,

Eric Davis, Robbie Preston and Anne Barbour re-

ceived 5 year pins. They are pictured above with

Laurie Scott M.P.P. Missing from the picture is

Anne Barbour. Congratulations for your hard work

and dedication to the Kawartha Field Naturalists.

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FLYING SQUIRRELS May 10, 2012

Clint Hirstwood

Oh no, not squirrels, but take a look, not just any squirrel,

but I am guessing that probably most of us have never

seen one of these nocturnal aviators. The 'Northern Flying

Squirrel' is generally smaller than the usually garden vari-

ety red, black or grey squirrels that we usually see.

Around here we have an abundance of all of these includ-

ing the ground squirrels that we call chipmunks. We can

see the Northern Flying Squirrels around our feeders at

night if we hit the lights and watch for the scurrying little

rodents. Their eyes are larger and seem to protrude out of

the head more than normal, and they do not fly by flap-

ping their legs but rather glide by climbing high and the

leaping off and stretching out a flap of skin attached to

their wrist area on their legs. They have been known to be

capable of gliding upwards of 50 meters, using their tails

more as an air brake to slow them down when landing.

They mate in February / March and only the females nur-

ture the young which are mostly hairless at birth apart

from their whiskers and most of their senses are not pre-

sent and their internal organs are visible through the skin.

By about 5 weeks of age the young are almost fully devel-

oped and after about 2 1/2 months their gliding skills are

perfected and they are ready to leave the nest. They will

eat pretty much anything, nuts, fruits, fungi and birds

eggs.

I have gone out at night with a flashlight and been able to

catch these little aviators of the night, but the little one in

the photos, well the photography gods were smiling when

they gave me this opportunity. Check them out further on-

line and check out the nest boxes you can build to encour-

age them to stay and nest, and who knows, you just might

get a glimpse of these night time wonders.

Photo By Clint Hirstwood

HORNED OWLS May 15, 2012

Anne Irwin

On May 15, 2012 , I managed to get photos of the Juve-

nile Great Horned Owls on Gilmar Road. The Female

Adult Great Horned Owl had decided to take up residence

in a Heron Nest and she picked the biggest one in the He-

ronry. The nest was so big that the Juveniles could hardly

see over the top of the nest so were very hard to get any

photos of in the beginning.

Janice Melendez sent me a photo of them in the nest when

they were big enough to see over the top of it so thought I

had missed an opportunity to get any photos of them

fledged.

To my surprise I managed to locate them 2 weeks later

sitting in two different trees, still in the Heronry. They

were probably waiting for mother to bring them food and

were trying to find some shade from the hot sun. Also, I

was amazed that I managed to get a picture of the two of

them and Janice wasn’t able to locate them later.

You have to be up pretty early in the morning to ever be

ahead of Janice when taking pictures of anything. There

is a first time for everything!

Photos by Anne Irwin

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CKL FLORA PROJECT: HAVE WE MOUNTED SPECIMENS! BRAVO! by Anne Barbour

Winter 2011-2012 was only our second winter of mount-

ing specimens. Over 2010-11, volunteers Dale Leadbeater,

Dale Jackson, Emily Johnson, Joanne Payne & Anne

Barbour had mounted 107 specimens, which was an excel-

lent start as we were just beginning that process, having

had the workshop at the Royal Ontario Museum Herbar-

ium in May, 2010. We were learning, both with mounting

and collecting. Some plants had been collected in our pre-

liminary year of 2008 and many more in the 3 subsequent

field seasons of 2009, 2010 & 2011. Dale Leadbeater, our

professional botanist overseeing the project, wanted speci-

mens to be identified as much as possible before being

mounted and sent to the Herbarium. The collected sedges,

rushes and grasses (collectively known as ‘graminoids’)

had posed a problem because they can be very tricky to

identify. We knew though, that Mike Oldham at MNR’s

Natural Heritage Information Centre (NHIC) in Peterbor-

ough was THE graminoid specialist for Ontario. Mike had

been the one who encouraged us to begin this project, and

has been a very helpful technical advisor on the project.

Mike readily agreed to go over our specimens, and at his

home, he identified about 400 specimens for us. That

meant that CKL Flora could forge ahead with mounting

over the 2011-12 winter.

Response to my call for volunteers was phenomenal!

Mounting sessions were held at the Barbour and Lead-

beater homes and the Jackson studio where Dale Jackson

mounted about 200 specimens by herself. Also, two Flem-

ing College students, Kirstan & Caroline, mounted on sev-

eral Tuesdays during their winter semester. Kirstan, who

“wants to work with plants for the rest of her life” asked if

she could do her 2-week work placement with me. I was

honoured. How she helped advance our project! This

hardworking young woman mounted tirelessly, then en-

tered data for a change of pace and photographed speci-

mens for a rest. As mid-April and her 2 week placement

ended, we went collecting for her twig collection and did a

bit of fun exploring: Skunk Cabbage and Rock Elm were

lifers for Kirstan.

After graduation from Fleming College, both Kirstan and

Caroline were hired on a summer contract by Alberta Bio-

diversity Monitoring Institute Alberta Innovates - Tech-

nology Futures to collect, identify, press and mount plants

from various parts of Alberta to be deposited at the Uni-

versity of Alberta Herbarium in Calgary. Knowing that our

Fleming College protégés would be going off to do valu-

able work for a sister herbarium, the ROM Herbarium’s

curator Tim Dickinson and Assistant Curator Deb Metsger

prepared a day’s worth of practical instruction and tours

for Caroline, Kirstan and another Fleming College gradu-

ate, Joanne Payne. Of course, Dale drove us into Toronto

and Anne tagged along for the joy of watching these

young scientists ‘bloom’. How gratifying it was for the

CKL FLORA Committee to have been a part of their

launch into ground work in botanical jobs.

By the end of April, 2012 my goal of mounting all the

specimens collected to date was accomplished so that we

could begin the 2012 field season with a clean slate. 668

specimens had been mounted over the 2011-12 winter for

a total of 775. That number takes even a botanist’s breath

away! I had not really known how many specimens were

piled in my guest-bedroom, so halfway through February,

when Dale asked me “How many do you have left?” I

would answer “There are about 100 on my guest-bed”.

After each session, she repeated the question & I repeated

my answer, but we kept on mounting. That ‘100’ like

loaves and fishes, multiplied into about 400.

Data up to #614 was entered by CKL FLORA volunteers

into the ROM Herbarium’s template. That has allowed

labels for #01 to #614 to be printed and applied to the

specimens by herbarium volunteers in August, 2012.

Those specimens have also been photographed and will

eventually be available online. Officially then, 614 CKL

FLORA specimens are deposited in the ROM Herbarium.

2 Samples of ROM Herbarium labels:

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This project takes up a lot of space

A WorkTable

Anne Barbour’s Guest Bedroom

A Pile of Specimens at Dale Jackson’s Weighting down a Sedge

Specimens sorted by Location Mounted Specimens on Bed

No numbers yet-April 2012 Piles of Plants –completed on

Dresser-not completed on Bed

Photo of mounted Virginia Waterleaf

One of Brian Markle’s many Specimen Shots

Anne Barbour, Dale Leadbeater and Joanne Payne

discussing mounting techniques

Note some of the techniques—Leaves are mounted with some

face-up, some face-down. A complete visible stem and root with

flowers from different angles at the top of the pressing. Even old

attached foliage is important.

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SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL CKL FLORA VOLUNTEERS FROM THE

ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM’S ASSISITANT CURATOR OF THE HERBARIUM, DEB METSGER:

Received: Wed 8/22/2012 9:20 AM

Hi!

Marilynn Murphy and others have finished putting labels and barcodes on the CKL specimens. There have been regular

exclamations of awe for the quality of the specimens. I think that you have managed to surpass the Skeltons! That is

high praise! Next phase is to image the specimens and file them. Eventually I can send you back data with the barcode

numbers inserted.

Extend congratulations to the other members of the pressing and mounting brigade

Deb

Carolyn Knapper(SSFC) & Kirstan Teraschyn(SSFC)

with some finished product

Anne Barbour & Mike Oldham comparing Agalinis at the

MNR’s Natural Heritage Information Centre (NHIC)

Brian Markle Photographing Specimens Dale Jackson in her studio with some of her mountings

Editor’s Note: re the “Skeltons” referred to by Deb: The following is an excerpt from the Forward in Haliburton Flora: an annotated list of the vascular plants of the County of Haliburton

“With the enthusiastic support of Dale Hoy (Leadbeater), at the time curatorial assistand at TRT, Eleanor & Emerson Skelton began

a project of documenting the plants of the county of Haliburton. For eight years, from 1976 to 1983, the Skeltons rented a cottage in

Haliburton. They conducted field excursions, collecting and carefully pressing plant specimens throughout the growing seasons.

During the winter they identified and painstakingly mounted the collections, providing TRT with some of that herbarium's finest

specimens.

In all they donated more than 2100 herbarium sheets representing more than 930 taxa to the TRT. The neatness and completeness of

their specimens are outstanding. The collections are a real asset to the herbarium and are often consulted by artists and research-

ers; this shows that nonprofessional or "amateur" botanists can make very worthwhile contributions to science.”

To Anne & Dale and your team of Students and Volunteers how proud you can be of your work.

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Very appreciative thanks go out to all KFN members

and others who have helped in the CKL FLORA Project (names listed alphabetically):

1. Funds donated: Victoria Stewardship Council

2. Many, many landowners

3. Committee: Anne & Brian Barbour, Linda Howes, Dale Jackson, Dale & Lloyd Leadbeater, Jim Saigeon, Don

Smith

4. Materials acquisition & preparations: Anne & Brian Barbour, Coyle Corrugated Containers, Leslie Dyment, Bill &

Lizz Hoyle, Dale & Lewis Jackson, Dale Leadbeater, Lloyd Leadbeater, Robbie Preston, Diane Reesor, Jim Saigeon,

Gerarda Schouten, John Vandenberg, Rick White

5. Displays: Judy Kennedy, Robbie Preston

6. Computer Spreadsheets, Databases: Anne Barbour, David Baxter (ROM), Jenny Bull (ROM), Eric & Jenn Davis,

Tim Dickinson (ROM), Bill Hoyle, Dale Leadbeater, Deb Metsger (ROM), Paul Nichol

7. Website: Eric & Jenn Davis

8. Data Entry: Anne Barbour, Angela Crowe, Lizz Hoyle, Dale Leadbeater, April Mitchell, Ginny Moore, Jan Ridg-

way, Andrew Torrance (SSFC student)

9. Investigators: Anne & Brian Barbour, Randy Beacler, John Bick, Susan Blayney, Meghan Broughton (LCVI volun-

teer), Cyndy Broughton (SSFC professor), Dan Bone, Mary Bunka, Kathy Callaghan, Susan & Bea Chan, Joan &

Lawrence Crossing, Leslie & Craig Dyment, Field Botanists of Ontario, Mike Francis (SSFC student), Mark Harris

(SSFC student), Joy Holland, Margo Holt (Orillia Naturalists’ Club), Ray Houlihan, Bill & Lizz Hoyle, Ellie Lar-

sen, Dale Jackson, Judy Kennedy, Ray Laughlen, Dale & Lloyd Leadbeater, Kyra Howes (Couchiching Conser-

vancy) & daughter Tuija, Lloyd & Maureen McEwan, April Mitchell, Vic & Ruth Orr, Joanne Payne, Robbie Pre-

ston, Linda Read (nature photographer), Eleanor & Sarah Reed, Jan & Martin Ridgway, John & Ginette Ritchie, Jim

Saigeon, Gerarda Schouten, Enid Skuce, Don Smith, Kirstan Tereschyn (SSFC student), Andrew Torrance, John

Vandenberg, Pat & Jim Woodford (Orillia Naturalists’ Club), Dave Young, Jeff Warren

10. Investigators by canoe: Anne Barbour, Kathy Callaghan, Leslie Dyment, Mike Francis, Emily Johnson, Ellie Lar-

son, Dale Leadbeater, Gerarda Schouten

11. Investigators who Recorded data: Anne & Brian Barbour, Susan Blayney, Meghan Broughton, Mary Bunka, Mike

Francis, Dale Leadbeater, Gerarda Schouten, Andrew Torrance

12. Instructors on Soil Structure & its Influence on Plants: Cyndy Broughton, Dale Leadbeater

13. Collectors: Anne Barbour, Emily Johnson, Dale Leadbeater, Louise Horne, Bill & Lizz Hoyle, Ellie Larsen

14. Identifyers: Anne Barbour, Tim Dickinson, Margo Holt, Dale Leadbeater, Mike Oldham (NHIC), Linda Read, Pat

Woodford

15. Pressers: Anne Barbour, Leslie Dyment, Emily Johnson, Ellie Larsen, Mike Francis, Dale Leadbeater, Mark Harris,

Joanne Payne, Gerarda Schouten, Andrew Torrance

16. Mounters: Anne Barbour, Susan Chan (Farms at Work), Leslie Dyment, Kyra Howes & daughter Tuija, Louise

Horne, Dale Jackson, Emily Johnson, Carolyn Knapper, Dale Leadbeater, April Mitchell, Ginny Moore, Joanne

Payne, Loreen Randall, Diane Reesor, Kirstan Teraschyn

17. Cooks: Brian Barbour, Ellie Larsen, Dale Leadbeater, Cathi & Ted Swift

18. Photographers: Anne & Brian Barbour, Dale & Lloyd Leadbeater, Brian Markle, Don Smith, Kirstan Tereschyn

19. Data for photos: Louise Horne

20. Authors of articles for KFN newsletter, Heron’s Watch, NHIC Newsletter & Kawartha Life: Anne Barbour, Mike

Francis, Karen Hogg, Mark Harris, Dale Jackson, Emily Johnson, Brian Markle, Mike Oldham

21. Fleming College Credit-for-Product Overseer: Dale Leadbeater

22. Herbarium Experts, Workshop leaders: Jenny Bull, David Baxter, Adam & Tim Dickinson, Deb Metsger, Bruna _

23. Herbarium Volunteers: Label appliers, specimen photographers

24. Tree Ager: Glenn Walker

25. Contributors of Historical & Current Plant Records: Wasyl Bakowsky, Sam Brinker, Joyce Gould, Donald Kirk,

Burke Korol, Mike McMurtry, Mike Oldham, Donald Sutherland

Data entry and mounting of specimens collected in 2012 will be on the agenda in the fall & winter of

2012-13. Any and all volunteers will be welcome & greatly appreciated!

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KFN-Flora Volunteers at work

Joanne Payne mounting a

brand new plant

“American Bladdernut”

Gluing samples is Kyra Howes (Couchiching

Conservancy) with daughter Tuija (meglue2)

Mounting Specimens are April Mitchell & Louise Horne

Ginny Moore Entering TRT data Anne & Jan Ridgway Numbering Plant Specimens Leslie Dyment Mounting

Diane Reesor Mounting Specimens

Brian Barbour Volunteer Extraordinaire serv-

ing one of his fine lunches to Kristan & Carolyn

Emily Johnson examining

Native Clyceria

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As temperatures bake much of the United States and the

nationwide drought continues, crops wither and fish die.

But they aren’t the only ones suffering from the blazing

summer. Birds are also trying to keep their cool. But they

don’t sweat like humans, or even pant like dogs; instead,

they have a variety of unique adaptations to help beat the

heat.

In a study conducted on marsh sparrows in 2011, scientists

found that bill size correlates to outside temperatures.

Marsh sparrows with larger bills live in warmer climates,

for example. The study noted that the tropical toucan also

possesses a large bill, and has the ability to increase or

decrease blood flow to its beak to either promote or pre-

vent heat loss.

Laura Erickson of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, how-

ever, points out that the size of a bird’s bill isn’t the only

factor that keeps it cool.

“In the case of the raven, the further north you go the big-

ger their bills are,” says Erickson. “But they need the big-

ger bill to chip into frozen carcasses in the winter.” In-

stead, some birds rely on a variety of behavioral adapta-

tions in order to regulate their body temperatures.

Some birds, like the great blue herons that star on the Cor-

nell Lab of Ornithology’s nest cam, will open up their

wings on a hot day, allowing air to circulate across their

bodies and sweep away the excess heat.

“We’ve watched the adults move their bodies to shade the

chicks,” says Erickson. Great blue herons will also

“droop” their wings in addition to opening them to protect

their nestlings from the sun. But researchers can tell that

the posture does more than just keep chicks cool, because

the birds also do it when they're off the nest.

These are only a couple of behaviors that birds use. When

it’s hot, some species will also resort to gular fluttering.

The bird will open its mouth and “flutter” its neck mus-

cles, promoting heat loss (think of it as the avian version

of panting).

“If you think about a dog panting, their tongue isn’t only

allowing evaporation, but is losing a lot of body fluid,”

says Erickson. “Birds are much more efficient about water

and water loss.”

Even so, birds still need to replenish fluids on a hot day.

Installing a birdbath can provide feathered friends with a

place to cool their heels in the summer, and get a drink.

The water level shouldn’t be too high—only about an inch

deep—and the bottom of the birdbath shouldn’t be too

slippery. Replenish the water once every two or three

days. Otherwise, the stagnant water can play host to algae

and mosquito larvae, which can carry the West Nile virus

as adults.

Almost as important as water is shade. Temperatures can

be far cooler under trees or bushes, and birds often seek

out these microclimates. Since a bird’s body temperature

is much higher than that of humans—a golden crowned

kinglet was once found to have a body temperature of 111

degrees Fahrenheit—it’s doubly important for them to

cool off in a hurry. Proteins that shuttle vital information

to a bird’s organs begin to break apart at temperatures that

are only slightly higher.

Climate change is expected to make droughts more fre-

quent and extreme temperatures more common. And some

bird populations are already being affected by the conse-

quences of global warming. A study published in the Pro-

ceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reported

that tree swallows laid their eggs up to nine days earlier

because of warmer temperatures in the spring. Several

populations of birds, most notably warblers, have also

shifted their home ranges northward, and migration pat-

terns are changing to accommodate the change in climate.

Together, these shifts indicate that birds are learning how

to adapt to springs that feel like summers, and summers

that feel like scorchers. Reprinted from Audubon Wingspan e-newsletter August 16, 2012

HOW DO BIRDS BEAT THE HEAT ?

Trumpeter Swan fans;

Here is the new family,

it's sextuplets.

I finally was able to

coax them over to the

Ken Reid Conservation

beach today for their

picture.

#902 greeted me with a

"head bob" which I re-

turned. Photo by Rob Miller

From the Kawartha Conservation Website

Due to the growth of aquatic plants in the water and

Canada geese on shore, the shoreline in the play-

ground area is no longer maintained as a beach and

swimming area. We (Kawartha Conservation) are in

the process of restoring it to a natural state with na-

tive plants. As such, the change rooms have been re-

moved.

What’s Happening at the Ken Reid Conservation Area Beach

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KFN CELEBRATION OF NATURE CALENDAR

WE HAVE PRODUCED A BEAUTIFUL CALENDAR FOR YOU TO KEEP

OR GIVE AS GIFTS

THE KFN 2013 Calendar featuring photos from the membership is ready to be printed

and will be available at the October General Meeting.

Orders can be placed with Susan by calling 705 887-4691or by

E-mailing her at susan.blayney@gmail.com

The cost is: $15.00

Order forms will also be available at the Registration desk at our General Meetings

The Calendar Team - Susan Blayney, Lizz Hoyle, Robbie Preston, Martin Ridgway

Monday September 10, 7:30 pm

General Meeting Speaker: Dorothea Hangaard

Finding Coral: The story of our journey

to the bottom of the ocean

Saturday September 15, 2 to 7 pm

Corn Roast Potluck Picnic Ken Reid Conservation Area at the Beach Pavilion

Nature walks, Bring a canoe/kayak, Social time

Eat at 5 pm Everyone welcome Contact: Susan Blayney 705-887-4691

September 17, 18 or 19

Hawk Watch at Cranberry Marsh

The exact date for this outing will be dependent on

the weather. If you are interested, sign up at the September General Meeting

Contact: Dan Bone 705-887-4691

Observe Saw-Whet Owl Banding

Oliver Ecological Centre, Nogies Creek

Evenings in October—For more information on how to sign up-Contact: Ginny Moore 705-331-2844

Monday October 1, 7:30 pm General Meeting Speaker: Enid Skuce

Enid will entice us with photos and tales from

her trip to Namibia

Friday, October 12, 10 am -2 pm

Nature Walk on the Victoria Rail Trail

Easy walking, Bring a lunch, Dress for the

weather

Meet at the Tim Horton's in Fenelon Falls at 9:30;

we will be driving north from there.

Carpooling: Lindsay 9:00

Leader: John Vandenberg 705-324-8152

Monday October 22, 10:00 am

Hwy 45 Road Cleanup

We need lots of volunteers to make this a fun

event

Meet at the Altberg Nature Reserve parking lot

Bring protective gloves, Reflective vests provided

4164 Monk Rd. (Hwy.45)

Contact: David Young 705-454-0313

Monday November 5, 7:30 pm General Meeting —Speaker: Ron Reid

Grassland Birds

Friday November 16, 10 am-2 pm Nature Walk on the Victoria Rail Trail

Hike along the Hog's Back on Mount Horeb Road

Easy walking, Bring a lunch, Dress for the

weather

Meet in the parking lot of

the Windy Ridges Conservation Area.

Carpooling: Fenelon 9:00 am, Lindsay 9:30 am

Leader: John Vandenberg 705-324-8152

Monday December 3, 7:30 pm

General Meeting—Member’s Night

Bring your favourite Christmas treats

Show off your memorable experiences with Na-

ture

There will be 6 presentations of 8 minutes each.

To sign up contact Ginny Moore 705-331-2844

Fall Program and Activities