World Migratory Bird Day: Dawn Chorus & Bird Walks
Join Kawartha Land Trust (KLT) and Creators Garden — Birds
for Migratory Bird Day at KLT’s Ballyduff Trails in Kawartha Lakes
Attend the Dawn Chorus to listen to birdsong as day breaks and/or one of our three bird walks
Migratory Bird Day Dawn Chorus at KLT’s Ballyduff Trails
Come listen to a chorus of song as dawn breaks and birds begin to call their mates.
Join Creators Garden — Birds’ Joseph Pitawanakwat, Andrés Jiménez Monge, and Junaid Shahzad Khan (pictured below!) on a sunrise exploration of the world of birds.
In the earliest hours of the day, when birds are least visible, they are also the most vocal. As a participant, you will:
- Learn how to identify songs and calls of common and migratory species
- Gain an understanding of the ecological needs of the species you hear
- Begin to see birds from an Anishinaabe perspective
Capacity: 100 participants
Target Audience: Family friendly
Rain or shine event: Yes it is!
What to Expect: An early start! Arrive at 5:00 a.m. to be ready in location for 5:30 a.m.
- An approximately one kilometre approach to the “listening” site on a trail down a hill.
- Sitting quietly for approximately 2.5 hours and listening, observing, learning, and communing with nature
- Rain or shine event, please dress accordingly based on the weather of the day
- Porta-potty on site
What to Bring:
- Appropriate clothing for the weather. You will be sitting, so dress warmly.
- Blanket
- Binoculars
- Reusable beverage container for water or coffee or tea
- Bug repellent
Transportation:
- Participants are required to have their own transportation to the event.
- Please avoid travel to Ballyduff Trails on Wild Turkey Road. as it is unmaintained and a bit…wild!
Accessibility: If you have questions about accessibility, please call 705-743-5599 x 3 or email info@kawarthalandtrust.org.
Register online to attend the Dawn Chorus.
Migratory Bird Day Bird Walks at KLT’s Ballyduff Trails
Join Creators Garden — Birds’ Joseph Pitawanakwat, Andrés Jiménez Monge, and Junaid Shahzad Khan for a wander while we look for winged wonders, listen for bird calls, and learn how to identify common and migratory species, understand the ecological needs of the species we find and begin to see birds from an Anishinaabe perspective.
Date: May 13, 2023
Time: There are three times to choose from: 9 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m.
Capacity: 30 participants (for each walk)
Target Audience: Family friendly
Rain or shine event: Yes it is!
What to Expect:
- An approximate 1.5 hour guided walk on trails through meadows and forested areas with some hills
- Stops along the way to observe and listen
- The need to be quiet and still at times
- Rain or shine event, please dress accordingly based on the weather of the day
- Porta-potty on site
What to Bring:
- Binoculars
- Dress appropriately for the weather
Transportation required to event location:
- Attendees are required to have their own transportation to the event.
- Turn onto Ballyduff Road (east) from Highway 35. Other routes shown by Google are either impassible or problematic.
- Avoid travel on Wild Turkey Road. as it is unmaintained and a bit…wild!
Accessibility: If you have questions about accessibility, please call 705-743-5599 ext. 3 or email info@kawarthalandtrust.org.
Register online to attend:
Creators Garden— Birds Facilitators
Joseph Pitawanakwat: Joseph is Ojibway from Wiikwemkoong, married with one daughter. The Founder & Director of Creators Garden, an Indigenous outdoor, and now online, education based business, focused on plant identification, beyond-sustainable harvesting, and teaching every one of their linguistic, historical, cultural, edible, ecological and medicinal significance through experiences. His lectures and intensive programming is easily adaptable to make appropriate and successfully delivered to a variety of organizations. Including over 150 First Nations communities and hundreds of institutions throughout Anishinaabe territory and beyond. He has learned from hundreds of traditional knowledge holders and uniquely blends this knowledge with and reinforces it with an array of western sciences.
Andrés Jiménez Monge is a Costa Rican Canadian biologist who strives towards creating deeper connections between people and the planet. From leading the campaign to ban shark finning in Costa Rica, to building international funding opportunities for Costa Ricans looking to study in the environmental field in Canada, to managing conservation programs across Canada, Andrés’ journey into nature goes back over twenty years. Now a father of two, some of you may be familiar with his work through the Toronto Bird Celebration, his best-selling online course The Beginners Guide to Birdwatching: Finding birds and happiness, and The Warblers podcast, for which he was a creator and co-host. Andrés has an infectious enthusiasm for nature, which he utilizes to help foster its stewardship.
Junaid Shahzad Khan is a Muslim-Canadian from the Indus Valley, from the region that is now Pakistan. Junaid has worked as an ecologist for over 12 years on issues of invasive species, plastic pollution, habitat revitalization, insect conservation, and bird education. Over the past four years, Junaid has committed himself to the understanding of ecologies within Indigenous cultures. Through the ongoing learning of Anishinaabemowin, and working alongside community members looking to rejuvenate Anishinaabek cultural practices, he hopes to help support efforts towards Indigenous land sovereignty across Turtle Island.