.: Upper Credit Field Naturalists :. Field Trips, Speakers, and Fun!




		The Club organizes regular seasonal field trips. They are usually a half day event held on a weekend. They are informal and open to the public. Field trips are local to the Upper Credit area. Upper Credit Field Naturalists maintain a field trip notification list. We also participate in the North American Christmas Bird Count and holds a spring bird count. Recent field trips include: Searching for frogs and salamanders Birding at Minesing Swamp Tundra Swan migration Animal Tracking Owl rehabilitation Discovering mushrooms Butterflies and dragonflies Hawk migration Birding at Luther Marsh Tree identification Wildflower walks

		The regular monthly meetings are a cornerstone activity of the Club at which top-notch speakers are brought in to inform and delight all who attend. The meetings are open to the public at no charge. The Upper Credit Field Naturalists meet on the last Tuesday of the month (September to November and January to April) at the Orangeville & District Senior’s Centre 26 Bythia Street, Orangeville at 7:30 pm. See our contact page for directions. Current Programing: September 25, 2012 The Ontario Puma Foundation Stewart Kenn October 30, 2012 Butterflies and Moths Don Scallon November 27, 2012 The Emerald Ash Borer Ron Krick from Credit Valley Conservation January 29, 2013 Ontario Snakes at Risk Jodi Benvenuti (MNR) February 26, 2013 The Birds and Wildlife of Costa Rica Kristen Martyn March 26, 2013 Tree Flowers Dawn Renfrew April 30, 2013 Trumpeter Swans Beverly Kingdom

		The Upper Credit Field Naturalists holds a Beginners Birding Course on a regular basis. The course includes: How to recognize birds The basics of binoculars Backyard birding Field Guide recommendations Where to bird locally Practical birding demonstrations Future courses will be held as requested.