Know, Appreciate, Conserve Nature
In All Its Forms
The Peterborugh Field Naturalists (PFN) is a registered charity and active club in Peterborough, Ontario. While the PFN has a history dating back to 1940, the existence of this website is recent. So thank you for visiting!
For current news and events in Peterborough's naturalist communicty, feel free to download our monthly newsletter, The Orchid. If you are already a PFN member, we hope you are enjoying our newsletter in the mail. If you are not a member yet, we invite you to fill out the membership form on the last page of the newsletter and come to our next meeting.
Thanks for visiting, and we look forward to seeing you in Peterborough Nature!
Upcoming Events
June 8th
Morning Bird Walk and PFN Family Potluck Picnic
8:30 a.m.
(bird walk on farm –
carpool at 8:00am from
Ptbo Zoo)
11:30 a.m.
(potluck
picnic)
1:00 p.m. (woodlot wandering)
Cheryl & Wayne Covert’s farm in Cavan
Cheryl and Wayne Covert have graciously offered to host the PFN Picnic at their farm
(Circle ‘C’ Farms) in Cavan on June 8, 2008. We are planning a day full of exploring the 100 acres of farmland and forest. Please feel free to join the group at any point during the day.
There will be a morning bird walk beginning at 8:30am, for those keen to see the sites and migrating birds before the picnic (there will be 8:00 a.m. carpooling from the Peterborough Zoo), the PFN Potluck Picnic at 11:30 (bring a dish to share and a lawn chair if you can – and please bring your own water), and then an afternoon walk through the property to see the amazing habitat found in the woods, along the stream and around the barn. We look forward to having your family join us for this exciting event!
As a bit of a teaser, Cheryl and Wayne have put together a description of the farm:
“We have a very long laneway that ensures a quiet environment. Our fence lines are wooded and act
as connecting flyways attracting Brown Thrashers, Orioles, Woodpeckers and Warblers. A small
stream, that crosses the property, flows year round. The stream and springs feed four ponds. For
environmental reasons, and our interest in edible wilds, we have let the area around the stream and
the ponds grow naturally. These areas attract a wide variety of bird species from Ducks, Geese, Herons
and a Bittern to King Fishers. The barns are a natural attraction for swallows and flycatchers and our
bird feeders attract Rose breasted Grosbeaks, Gold Finches and Nut Hatches, to name a few.”
Directions to the farm: 2 miles west of the village of Cavan on the 7A Hwy: The farm is at the base of the first hill. There is a sign at the end of the lane that says ‘Circle C Farms’, it is a long laneway into to the Covert’s home. If you go past Tapley Quarter Line, you have gone too far.
Updated 05/28/08