Upcoming Talks

All presentations are at 7 p.m., the 4th Tuesday of the month

Those interested in our talks are encouraged to become a member of North Durham Nature. The cost is only $25 for an individual or $40 for a family for the year, and lets you participate in our walks and other events as well, as well as get exclusive links to webinar presentations.

February 25, 2025 - Where Have the Songbirds Gone? with Dr. Erica Nol
7pm at Uxbridge Seniors Centre

Dr. Erica Nol will share her research examining how songbirds cope with human-built landscapes. She and her grad students have spent many days observing birds in forest and grassland habitats. Their methodologies rely on careful observation in the field, food availability, food traps and nest searching.

Erica Nol has been a professor of biology for nearly 40 years with much of her research focusing on breeding biology.

March 25, 2025 - Birding in Mongolia with Carly Davenport, Martin Parker, and David Brewer
7pm at Scugog Memorial Public Library

As Canadians, we are used to working a bit harder to see birds across our expansive country. Birding in Mongolia is no different, but it rewards the traveler with breathtaking views and amazing birds that eke out an existence in the late spring and summer months. Carly Davenport and Martin Parker traveled to Mongolia, the land of Genghis Khan, in the spring of 2024 and spent just over a month in this amazing country. These experienced Ontario naturalists will share their experiences and learning at North Durham Nature’s March meeting.

Carly Davenport worked as an Assistant Art Director on American Feature Film and Television for over 10 years and recently earned a B.Sc. from Trent University and M.Sc. in Medical Science from the University of Toronto. She dedicates much of her free time to bird conservation and has founded Bird Safe U of T, Bird Friendly Selwyn and Bird Friendly Uxbridge.

Martin Parker has been a lifetime birder and naturalist participating in his first Christmas Bird Count (CBC) when he was 12 years old and has completed counts each year since.  He started four CBCs which are still operating annually and many other citizen-science projects.  He worked as Park Naturalist at a number of Ontario Parks, has led birding and nature tours for over five decades.

David Brewer was born in western England, where he started birding at about eleven years of age. He studied Organic Chemistry at Cambridge University, before going to Glasgow for graduate work, where he whiled away his spare time by banding Gannets and Puffins, with scars to prove it. He then spent a year at the University of Arizona in Tucson, which  began his lifelong interest in Neotropical ornithology.

April 22, 2025 - Charles Fothergill: Ontario's First Ornithologist with John Sabean
7pm at Uxbridge Seniors Centre

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May 27, 2025 - The Lives of Ants with Rob Wilson
7pm at Scugog Memorial Public Library

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