KFN Calendar of Events

Meet at the gravel pit at 9:30 am. Tools such as brush clippers and hammers are useful but not essential. Come and explore the trails, look for early spring flowers, butterflies and birds while helping with trail maintenance and signage. Refreshments will be available at noon at the gravel pit. Contact Erwin Batalla (simbat at bell.net or 613-389-0144) if you plan to come.

The 1000 Islands Master Gardeners are excited to host the second screening in Canada of the documentary Planet Soil: The Power of the Underground! Tickets: $19 on Eventbrite. Following the screening there will be a virtual Q&A with Producer and Co-Director Ignas van Schaick. Tickets are limited.

 Leader: TBD

 We will be looking for Spring migrants at some of the best hotspots in the County. Meet at the Adolphustown ferry dock at 7:00 am sharp. We will convoy down to the southern tip of the point, walking the trail that leads to the lighthouse. We may stop at a couple of short trails along the way, time permitting. 

Our group should be back at our meeting place at 3:00 pm. This trip will be limited to 12 birders plus the leader. If you are able/willing to car-pool with another participant please do so, as several of the places we will visit have limited parking.

Contact Gary (fieldtrips@kingstonfieldnaturalists.org or 613-547-8121)

If you are interested in getting involved with the Kingston Field Naturalists Board or joining a committee, please visit: https://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/membership-and-donations/volunteer/

Please register with Anne (n8ture.anne [at symbol] sympatico [dot] ca or 613 three eight nine six seven four two), by the Sunday prior to the trip, to receive detailed directions.

Odes and Leps Field Trip #1: Climb the highest point in Leeds & Grenville and look for butterflies, dragonflies and other flying insects with fellow enthusiasts. No promises, but we hope to encounter elfin butterflies and emerald dragonflies. If we are lucky, we might also find the vulnerable West Virginia White. This is a long and arduous 10 km hike with steep hills. Come prepared with plenty of water and snacks. You will also want sun and bug protection. If you are interested, please contact: fieldtrips [at] kingstonfieldnaturalists [dot] org.

Speaker: Jonathan Balcombe

Topic: What a Fish Knows.

Leader Kurt Hennige

The meeting place for this outing is at the main parking lot at Finkle Shore Park. Carpooling from Finkle Shore will be offered. Our group will travel to the Lennox OPG parking lot to observe a KFN bird box program. Participants may witness nesting Peregrine Falcons, Ospreys, Cliff Swallows and Purple Martins. 
There is a fifteen member limit on this event so you should register with Kurt at khennige@xplornet.com before May 16th 2024. 

This event is part of the Spring Round-Up weekend.

Leader Tom Wheatley

The meeting spot for this event will be at the Invista Sport Complex (northeast parking lot) for 7:30 am. The convoy will arrive at the wildlife area at 8:30 am. If time permits our group may also visit the Moscow Marsh. You should register with Erwin at  simbat@bell.net 

This event is part of the Spring Round-Up weekend.

Leader Steve Coates

This trip will lead KFN members through a variety of habitats to see where many spring migrants are now residing. The pace of this hike will be calm even though participants should be prepared to cover some distance. We will start at the Sydenham Rd. Trailhead parking lot and head west on the trail until reaching Burbrook. 

KFN members should register at fieldtrips@kingstonfieldnaturalists.org

Please register with Anne (n8ture.anne [at symbol] sympatico [dot] ca or 613 three eight nine six seven four two), by the Sunday prior to the trip, to receive detailed directions.

If you are interested in getting involved with the Kingston Field Naturalists Board or joining a committee, please visit: https://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/membership-and-donations/volunteer/

Odes and Leps Field Trip #2. On this field trip, we hope to encounter plenty of skimmers and skippers. Both of these groups are quite common, but who knows… maybe there will be a rare individual among them. Frank’s Culvert is accessible from the junction of the Cataraqui Trail and Macgillivray Road (off Opinicon Road). The terrain is flat and easy, but the sun and biting insects can be overbearing, so you will need plenty of water and protection from sun, ticks and biting insects. To register, please contact fieldtrips [at] kingstonfieldnaturalists [dot] org.

Dawn Chorus Fieldtrip,
Sunday June 9 2024
As part of the 75-year celebration, Kurt Hennige will lead this field trip. The Dawn Song Patrol outings were fairly popular from 1970 to 1990, which included an out-door breakfast. 
We will assemble at 3:30 am at the Carpool lot on Hwy401/Hwy15. We are birding Abbey Dawn Marsh and Road first and later will bird Canoe Lake Road. The leader will be demonstrating along Canoe Lake road, how to follow a Breeding Bird Surveys protocol for a few stops.
We will stop at a restaurant around 8:30 am in either Verona or Sydenham for breakfast.  We will return to our cars around 10:30 am.

This outing requires participants willing to drive and share cars, and we will be keeping it to a maximum of 4 cars and 15 people along with one leader. This is for safety reasons.
Darren Rayner will lead a second group, if we have more than 15 people signing up.
Please register with Kurt Hennige at khennige @ xplornet . com by June 5 , 2024, or call 613-8-seven-six-eighteen-04 for any questions.

Please register with Anne (n8ture.anne [at symbol] sympatico [dot] ca or 613 three eight nine six seven four two), by the Sunday prior to the trip, to receive detailed directions.

Odes and Leps Field Trip #3. More information to come. To register, please contact fieldtrips [at] kingstonfieldnaturalists [dot] org.

Odes and Leps Field Trip #4. More information to come. To register, contact fieldtrips [at] kingstonfieldnaturalists [dot] org.

Please register with Anne (n8ture.anne [at symbol] sympatico [dot] ca or 613 three eight nine six seven four two), by the Sunday prior to the trip, to receive detailed directions.

If you are interested in getting involved with the Kingston Field Naturalists Board or joining a committee, please visit: https://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/membership-and-donations/volunteer/

Please register with Anne (n8ture.anne [at symbol] sympatico [dot] ca or 613 three eight nine six seven four two), by the Sunday prior to the trip, to receive detailed directions.

If you are interested in getting involved with the Kingston Field Naturalists Board or joining a committee, please visit: https://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/membership-and-donations/volunteer/

Please register with Anne (n8ture.anne [at symbol] sympatico [dot] ca or 613 three eight nine six seven four two), by the Sunday prior to the trip, to receive detailed directions.

If you are interested in getting involved with the Kingston Field Naturalists Board or joining a committee, please visit: https://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/membership-and-donations/volunteer/

Please register with Anne (n8ture.anne [at symbol] sympatico [dot] ca or 613 three eight nine six seven four two), by the Sunday prior to the trip, to receive detailed directions.

If you are interested in getting involved with the Kingston Field Naturalists Board or joining a committee, please visit: https://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/membership-and-donations/volunteer/

If you are interested in getting involved with the Kingston Field Naturalists Board or joining a committee, please visit: https://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/membership-and-donations/volunteer/

If you are interested in getting involved with the Kingston Field Naturalists Board or joining a committee, please visit: https://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/membership-and-donations/volunteer/

If you are interested in getting involved with the Kingston Field Naturalists Board or joining a committee, please visit: https://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/membership-and-donations/volunteer/