The Pembroke Area Field Naturalists

Situated in the Ottawa Valley in Eastern Ontario, Canada, our organization is 25 years old. Formerly the Pembroke & Area Bird Club, we have documented 302 species of birds within our birding circle ( map 92K), being most of central Renfrew County, ON and western Pontiac County, QC. To join the PAFN, please go to Membership information. Download a complimentary colour issue of The Swallow, (Fall/Winter 2008) newsletter of the PAFN (876 Kb).
* Field trips and events Events and trips between October 2008 and February 2008.
 
* Birdfinding guide page - to the Pembroke birding area. Includes a graphic area map and sources of information for travelers. Includes observation points on Lake Dore, the Achray Rd entrance to Algonquin Park, points on the Ottawa River and suugestions for western Pontiac County, Quebec.bird records page - you will be offered six .gif files that when put together list the species by week of occurrence throughout the calendar year. (old list, will update soon)
 
* Butterfly records page - We have been holding butterfly counts since July 1988. We submit results of the Lake Dore and Hog Island Counts to the North American Butterfly Association (NABA). A booklet with all North American Count results is published once a year.
 
* Odonates of Renfrew County. Complete species list. Please report your sightings to Chris Michener. (cmichener@renc.igs.net)
 
* Moth Records - This checklist (.pdf format, 300K.), compiled by Jason J. Dombroskie, is a record of the moths of the west central part of Renfrew County, Ontario.
 
* Christmas Bird Count results. (Audubon web site)
 
* Reports and discussions of interest to birders:
* Archived rare bird reports for Ontario. I like to hit the date link for a chronological listing. This archive is maintained by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO).
* Book Reviews: Four guides are reviewed. Ontario Wildflowers: 101 Wayside Flowers; Ontario Mammals and Bugs of Ontario; Reptiles and Amphibians of Canada, all published by Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton AB, Canada. We have no commercial links to the publishing companies. The reviews are voluntary and for the benefit of naturalists.

Other nature / environment links:
Birds:
* Jacques Bouvier Bird Blog en francais. Tip: Paste the URL into a Google search and ask for a translation to English for non French speakers.
* Ontario Field Ornithologists Field Trips, Ontario Bird Records Committee and more. A review list of reportable birds for southern Ontario is useful information.
* American Birding Association. good information, book store for worldwide guides.
* Electronic Resources on Ornithology. worldwide links.
* About the Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre (MNR) - Lists of Ontario Species
* Loggerhead Shrike recovery efforts. In Canada, the Eastern Loggerhead Shrike now numbers only a few dozen in the wild and is found in just a handful of locations in Manitoba and Ontario.
* This shows the families as used in Clements' Checklist of Birds of the World (2000).
* BIRDING THE AMERICAS TRIP REPORT & PLANNING REPOSITORY. Most birders enjoy traveling to see birds, and accurate information can improve one's journey. Despite the increasing number of published Birders' Guides now available, most areas in North and South America (the "New World") are not yet adequately covered. And even where such books are available, a well-prepared trip report can augment such sources.  This site is a repository wherein people share their birding trip experiences.  In addition, other bird-related trip planning information is included for many areas.
* Where Do You Want To Go Birding Today? This website contains information on birding in 201 countries, 10 provinces and 3 territories of Canada, and all 50 US states plus Washington, D.C.
 
Moths, Butterflies and other Insects
* Electronic Resources on Lepidoptera. worldwide links.
* Association for Tropical Lepidoptera.
* North Americn Butterfly Association (NABA). Your source for the definitive list of Butterflies north of Mexico. Take a flutterby! Organizer of the 4th of July Butterfly Counts.
* Nice site from Jack Hulland Elementary , Whitehorse Yukon. Congratulations .. fine job! Watch an on-line metamorphosis and learn about the life-cycle of the Painted Lady Butterfly....
* Images of Odonates (dragonflies and Damselflies) - United States and Canada
* List of the Dragonflies of North America
* Caterpillars of Eastern Forests. "Our intent in preparing this guide is to enable forest managers, extension entomologists, and nonspecialists to identify many of the eastern region's most frequently encountered species. It is also our wish that this guide will promote a greater appreciation for the remarkable caterpillar biodiversity of eastern forest and woodland ecosystems."
 
Other Animals
Animal Picture Archive
 
Flowers and other plants:
* Wildflowers. "Welcome to Wildflowers. This page offers links to the various resources GardenWeb has relating to wildflowers and native plants."
* USDA Plants Database "The Plants Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories." Great site!
* Vascular plant image gallery
* Cyber Sedge - sedge images
* Renfrew County Forests with link to map
* the Canadian Botanical Conservation Network "Welcome to the Canadian Botanical Conservation Network (CBCN). Our objective is to preserve the biological diversity of Canada's rare and endangered native plant species, wild habitats and ecosystems through the education and conservation programs of our members, including botanical gardens and arboreta."
 
Environment:
* The David Suzuki Foundation finding solutions
* Ontario Nature (formerly Federation of Ontario Naturalists'). We're affiliated.
* The Canadian Nature Federation. a national non-profit organization representing Canadian naturalists, their provincial federations and local societies. We're affiliated.
* Environmental Organization Web Directory. Well worth the visit. "Earth's biggest environmental search engine."
* Concerned Citizens of Renfrew County - dedicated to the pursuit of clean air and clean water in Renfrew County that is free of radioactive contaminants from the nuclear industry
* (United States) Environmental Protection Agency Science Inventory Launched for Public Use: Searchable Database will Provide Access to Thousands of Science Documents. The Science Inventory is a searchable, Agency-wide database of more than 4,000 scientific and technical work products. Database records provide such information as project descriptions (abstracts), contacts for additional information and electronic links to final reports and related research.
 
For more information on the Pembroke area and Renfrew County:
IGS, our server;
Five day weather forecast for Pembroke;
Travel and tourism page of the Ottawa Valley Tourist Association;
Renfrew County home page.
In memory of Karl Remus (1918-2004). Karl was a founding member of the Pembroke & Area Bird Club, which became the current PAFN. He and his first wife, the late Doreen Remus, were avid birders and maintained bird feeders on their lovely Bonnechere River property in Eganville. Karl, a veteran, Legion member and a longtime Canada Post employee in Pembroke and Ottawa, was also an inventor, playright and poet. He invented and marketed a bird identification card game called, 'I see it!, I see it!'
With permission of his family, we present a poem, Laurentian Wonderland by Karl, which he wrote during a camping trip to Oiseau Rock along the Ottawa River many years ago.
 
e-mail for The Pembroke Area Field Naturalists: cmichener@renc.igs.net
This page was developed by Chris Michener, November 1996. Revised October 1, 2008.

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