Hamilton Naturalists' Club

Falcon Update 🚀

All four chicks - Vincent, Saltfleet, Dalewood, Corktown - have successfully fledged this year!

Thank you to all the volunteers who watched over the chicks as they learned to fly and most importantly were able to respond when two needed a helping hand:

▪️ Corktown was rescued in mid-June after bruising her wing during a crash landing after her third flight and returned with a burst of flight after a few days in recovery.

▪️ Dalewood incurred a small hairline fracture on his first day of flying in early June after a suspected twilight window collision and after an extended recovery was released Wednesday (July 8), immediately joining his siblings and parents above the downtown core.

Remembering Carmen: Why Turtle Road Safety Matters - Royal Botanical Gardens Learn how the loss of an endangered Blanding's turtle highlights the importance of wildlife road barriers, turtle conservation, and protecting endangered Blanding's turtles in Ontario.

Butterflies and bees are often the first thing that come to mind when talking about pollinators, but moths are (mostly) nocturnal powerhouses! Moths and butterflies both fall under the same order, Lepidoptera, and their caterpillars are an important part of the food web