On Saturday, January 5th, the YMs spent the morning identifying birds on the Macnamara Trail in Arnprior.  The very first bird we saw was the local and ever charismatic Black-Capped Chickadee.  Walking along the trail, we decided to head directly to the bird feeders to see what we could see, Continue reading →

On 01 September 2012, a lovely sunny day brought Francine, Gregory, Maureen, Jasper, Mark, Robert, Rowan, Elliott, and Suzanne along with our leaders, Art and Alicia, out on a Butterfly Bonanza for the Young Macnamaras.   

Alicia had a sample of a Monarch butterfly where we saw its front Continue reading →

On a cold, Friday evening in late March, the Young Macs ventured outside in search of amphibians.

Due to the rather interesting weather we had experienced in March, we decided to go ahead and have an earlier Amphibian Walk than normal.  We did find a Blue-Spotted Salamander egg mass and Continue reading →

Eight Young Macnamaras took on the important task of counting bird species on Sunday, October 2nd at the Macnamara Trail.  What we hope will become an annual event, the Young Macs were given the task of using their most important tool while birding: their hearing.  Club wildlife expert Fergus explained that Continue reading →