OFO’s Rare Bird Ambassador plan is about empowering Ontario birders with the tools and resources needed so that they can coordinate with property owners to ensure the best outcomes for all parties. When a rare bird appears on private property…
As a charitable organization, OFO holds an Annual General Meeting (AGM) to report to members on the state of the club. Information provided to members includes the financial reports, and reports from the board on the club’s activities in the…
Rowan Keunen, Max Segler, Piper Smith and Liam Thorne will be participating in the 2023 Birds Canada Birdathon to raise funds for OFO’s Young Birders Program and to support bird research and conservation through Birds Canada. The OFO Big Day…
Barry Kent MacKay, nominated by Lynne Freeman and Jim Richards for an Award of Special Merit For his dedication and tireless amount of work he devotes to the welfare of birds and other wildlife. This award also recognizes Barry’s continuous…
Brian Jeffery, nominated by Jeff Skevington For welcoming birders to view a Lark Sparrow at his feeder in Ashton, ON from December 30th, 2020 until April 21st, 2021. Carmelle and William Hagen, nominated by Jeff Skevington For hosting birders to…
Brendon Samuels and Dr. Leanne Grieves In appreciation for taking action to save the Bank Swallow Colony in London, ON. Brian Morin For providing on Ontbirds timely, informative and educational information about Snow Geese migration in eastern Ontario. Bark Lake…
Linda Johnston and her support team Deborah Johnston, David Lavigne, and Liz Black-Petrie For permitting the birding community access to see the Calliope Hummingbird and for providing exemplary hospitality. Glenn Coady For coordinating the viewing of the Calliope Hummingbird in…
OFO’s Celebrity Birders Big Sit Birdathon Summary 2019 By Bruce Di Labio Tom Hince, Paul Pratt, and I had lots of fun on our second annual Big Sit fundraiser for the Ontario Field Ornithologists May 11, 2019. We used the…
Margaret Jean Christine Bain came to what was seen around the world as a very desirable Canada, flush with promise and optimism in the immediate aftermath of hosting the world at the very successful Expo ’67, and one still freshly…
Hello Ontbirders, Wondering how we did? Tom Hince, Paul Pratt, and myself just wrapped up our Big Sit fundraiser for the Ontario Field Orthithologists. We picked a spot on the west side of the Tip of Point Pelee National Park.…