Please send RSVP to the trip leader by e-mail. info@peninsulafieldnats.com
Glenridge Quarry Naturalization Site
Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 9:30 am
Meet at the parking area for the site at 1860 Sir Isaac Brock Way (Regional Road 71)
Bob Highcock
Rotary Park
Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 9:30 am
Meet at Rotary Park (on Pelham Rd between Vansickle & Louth) 395 Pelham Rd – on left side if coming from St. Catharines
Ken Smith
Heartland Forest
Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 9:30 am
Meet at Heartland Forest, 8215 Heartland Forest Rd., Niagara Falls
Jean Hampson & Bob Highcock
Bruce Trail Day-A Niagara Bruce Trail Club Event: Connections on the Trail
Sunday, October 5, 2025
Hikes and Refreshments from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm
Niagara College, Niagara-on-the-Lake campus
Forty Mile Creek
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 9:30 am
Meet at Forty Mile Creek Park parking lot at 447 Elizabeth St., Grimsby
Jean Hampson
Short Hills Provincial Park
Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 9:30 am
Meet at Short Hills Parking Lot A, Pelham Rd., St. Catharines
Bob Highcock and Jean Hampson
In Search of the Purple Sandpiper
Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 9:00 am
Meet at the yellow gate at the end of Seaway Haulage Road, Port Weller east.
Mary-Lou Davidson and Don Stevenson
Citizen Science During Our Hikes:
Since 2023 we have been tracking our bird sightings on eBird during our hikes. We have also been
recording observations of plants, fungi, and animals on iNaturalist.
eBird 2023: We saw 134
species during our hikes in 2023 including a peregrine falcon, a great-horned owl,
a red-headed woodpecker, a scarlet tanager, and 16 warbler species.
eBird 2024:
We saw 125 species during our hikes in 2024 including a pileated woodpecker, an american bittern, a broad
-winged hawk, a yellow-bellied sapsucker and 21 warbler species.
iNaturalist PFN Project:
By the end of 2024 we have made 559 observations for a total of 323 species. These
include plants, fungi, insects, turtles, frogs, mammals, birds, snails, and fish.