Monthly Meetings

Monthly Meetings

Wing 404/Rotary Centre
Dutton Drive, Waterloo

Directions - located at the end (on right) of Dutton Drive, a short street that runs off the north side of Weber Street between Northfield Drive and Albert Street in Waterloo. See Map.

KWFN Meetings - Time and Date
Monthly Meetings

Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m., on the 4th Monday of each month as follows:

Next monthly Meeting:

November 24, 2008, KWFN Meeting – 7:30 p.m.

Programme – “THE ONTARIO HUMMINGBIRD PROJECT”

Learn more about the life cycle of Ontario’s hummingbirds. The goals of the project include: identifying migration routes and peak migration dates, documenting spring arrival and fall departure dates, and defining the northern limits of the breeding range. Learn about these topics and more when Cindy Cartwright joins us on Nov 24/08.

Cindy is the founding president of the Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory and the Bruce Birding Club. She is Regional coordinator for the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, Bruce Region 8. She is one of 3 Canadian banders active in Ontario with permits to band hummingbirds and she is the founder and coordinator of the Ontario Hummingbird Project.

Attention KWFN Members

It’s Time for the FESTIVE POTLUCK!!

MONDAY DECEMBER 8^th, 2008. 6:00-8:30 pm

This will be an informal social gathering and wonderful opportunity to join in some festive fellowship. We will be having a sing along so bring your musical instruments and singing voices.

We will provide tea, coffee and punch and dinner rolls. The rest is up to you! We rely on members and guests to contribute a dish.

A-J = Entrée

K-R = Salad

S-Z = Dessert

In order to reduce waste, we ask that you bring your own plates, mugs and cutlery.

We always appreciate any assistance with this event, so if you able to help out in any way (setting up tables, decorations, clean-up etc) please sign the Small But Vital Task List or contact Karol Grainger 519 884-6884 or email rgrainger@sympatico.ca

Programme – January 26^th 2009

Dr. Lyle Friesen is a songbird biologist with the Canadian Wildlife Service. For the past decade, he has been involved in a long-term research project assessing the response of Wood Thrushes to residential development in Waterloo Region. He recently acquired miniature video cameras to monitor activities around nests day and night. Ever wondered what kinds of predators visit nests in our regional forests, feasting on eggs and nestlings? The list is surprising and underscores the fact that the breeding grounds can be as much of a 'jungle' for Wood Thrushes as their wintering grounds. Learn, too, about the different strategies cowbirds take in parasitizing nests, and how host thrushes respond to their visits and to young cowbirds that may develop in the nests.

WINTER WEATHER NOTICE TO MEMBERS

In the situation where a winter storm may arise, please tune to 105.3 Kool FM for meeting cancellation notices. Information will also be available on the website.

Submitted by Karol Grainger

February 23rd, 2009

March 23rd, 2009

April 27^th, 2009

May 25^th, 2009 Annual Meeting at 7:00 p.m. followed by programme.

There are no monthly meetings in June, July, and August.

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