Author Archives: Mark Whitcombe

Family Day Birding

Family Day Birding with Headwaters Nature in Orangeville Headwaters Nature is celebrating the Great Backyard Bird Count this weekend with an outing in Orangeville! We would be happy to share in a bird outing experience with you on this 2026 Family Day (Monday February 16th, 2026  |  9:00AM – 10:45AM EST) as we look and listen for birds within urban greenspaces on the west end of town, along Mill Creek, and in the nearby neighbourhoods. We welcome all members and non-members, birders, and non-birders alike to this Headwaters Nature outing and encourage bringing family, kids of all ages, and well-behaved dogs. Our guides for this field trip are both experts in environmental field work and guiding. Josh is (he/him) is a community ecologist, currently pursing a doctoral degree in biology at the University of Waterloo, where his current research interests relate to conservation management, breeding bird population dynamics, dynamics, and novel ecosystems. Jodi… Read more »

Kiah Jasper — Big Birding Year

In 2022 Kiah broke the Ontario Big Year record for most birds spotted in a calendar year, with 359 species seen across the province!  Kiah is a 23 year old birder who has grown up with the Bruce Peninsula as his backyard. His keen interest in photography sparked his more serious fascination with all things avian. Kiah is the winner of the 2018 Canadian Geographic wildlife photographer of the year (under 17). He is currently an eBird reviewer for 5 counties and is an active Ontario birder. Kiah is on the Board of the Ontario Field Ornithologists and the Ontario Bird Records Committee (OBRC). Kiah runs Gyrkite Birding Tours with Alessandra Kite, leading birding outings across the province. This Headwaters Nature meeting will be an entirely ZOOM meeting. (This occasional switch to fully-online ZOOM is what many of the Naturalist Clubs to the north of us do.) There will be… Read more »

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