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Month: December 2009

RHN 2009 Christmas Bird Count results

Posted on December 21, 2009, updated on December 27, 2009 by Rod

Several dozen RH Naturalists and friends fanned out across the Richmond Hill Circle on Saturday, December 19, to particiapte in the 110th Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC).  Fifty bird species — 5704 individuals — were obsverved and tallied over the course of the day.  The count details are shown in the table below.  The results […]

Posted in Birds, Frontpage

Dec 19: Calling all Bird Feeders for 110th CBC

Posted on December 5, 2009, updated on December 21, 2009 by Rod

With the 110th Annual Christmas Bird Count taking place this year on December 19, the Richmond Hill Naturalists are looking for people with bird feeders to open up their back yards for the Bird Counters. Bird Counters would visit volunteering households ONCE between 8am and 4:30pm on December 19. They will check the yard to […]

Posted in Birds, Events

Boreal forests: the Carbon the World Forgot

Posted on December 4, 2009, updated on December 4, 2009 by Rod

Boreal forests store more carbon than any other terrestrial ecosystem on earth – twice as much per area as tropical forests. Past estimates of this carbon greatly underestimated the amount, depth, and longevity of this carbon. As the most intact remaining forest on earth, the boreal forest also has exceptionally high potential to accommodate plants […]

Posted in Environment, Frontpage

Richmond Hill Naturalists celebrate 110 years of feeding birds

Posted on December 3, 2009, updated on December 5, 2009 by Rod

From the Richmond Hill Liberal: With the 110th annual Christmas Bird Count taking place this year on Dec. 19, the Richmond Hill Naturalists are looking for people with bird feeders to open up their back yards for the Bird Counters. Bird Counters will visit volunteering households, only once, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. They […]

Posted in Events, Frontpage

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