BIRDING WALKS & EVENTS
Fall & Winter 2019-2020
MONTHLY GUIDED WALKS Hosted by Legendary Naturalist Al Grass. Saturdays, 10:00 am to noon • NOVEMBER 9 – Woodland Wonders – Maplewood’s forests live with the help of beetles, woodpeckers and fungi. • DECEMBER 14 – Home for the Holidays – A winter’s day at Maplewood is always full of wonder! • FEBRUA RY 8, 2020 - Duck Tales - Dabblers and Divers at their best. • MA RCH 14, 2020 - What is for Dinner? - Maplewood’s raptors, hawks, owls and eagles. • A PRIL 11, 2020 - A Long Journey - the miracle of migration - celebrate the arrival back of our spring birds.
At the bench birding. Photo by Madeline Edmonds
AFTERNOON HOLIDAY WALKS Hosted by Kevin Bell. Lifelong Naturalist, ornithologist/ecologist, retired Chief Naturalist/Manager, Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre and D.N.V. Natural Parklands. Mondays, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm • December 14, 2019 - Home for the Holidays • February 17, 2020 - Family Day: Plant a Tree to Help Fight Climate Change • April 13 - Easter Monday • May 18 - Victoria Day
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WHAT’S ON AT MAPLEWOOD FLATS
BIRD SURVEYS 8AM* - 11AM *Winter months starting at 8:30am November, December, January, February) Join us bright and early on the first Saturday of each month to participate in our monthly bird surveys. Participants of all levels are welcome to take part in the survey led by experienced birders. • December 7, 2019 at 8:30am • January 4, 2020*, • February 1, 2020*, • March 7, 2020, 8am-11am • April 4, 2020, 8am-11am
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MEMBERS NOTICE (See also page 34) Saturday November 30 Corrigan Nature House, 11:00am to 12:45pm • 11am - Guest Speaker Evelyn Pinkerton, SFU Professor, Maritime Anthropologist • noon - lunch (optional) • 12:15pm - Annual General Meeting commences
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WINGSPAN FALL/WINTER 2019
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