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Welcome to the Pipits!

Who are the Pipits? We're an inclusive group of varying levels of experience and knowledge. Our interests focus on North American birds, but also include anything else we find in the wild spaces; plants, insects, animals, landscapes, etc. 

Our outings typically run on Sunday morning, and since September 2024, we have reduced from weekly to monthly outings.

To learn more about The Pipits, please look around this website, and feel free to reach out to Colleen Reilly, at thepipitsbirdingclub@gmail.com.

JOIN THE EMAIL LIST!

To join The Pipit's email list and get access to announcements and other information available only to Pipit subscribers, please email Colleen Reilly at thepipitsbirdingclub@gmail.com.

WHY JOIN THE PIPITS?

Why indeed! It's Colleen, Lead Pipit here.

I believe this group is a community of like minded individuals who are all interested in learning about, and celebrating, the existence of wild places and the lives of those organisms that live within them.

Why join us? Because you can!

Together, we can learn about nature, celebrate our connection to it and to each other, and as we build our knowledge - perhaps even have an impact on conserving and preserving these spaces.

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NEW BENEFIT TO PAID MEMBERSHIP

I have arranged a group discount for paid members of the Pipits.

Members will receive a code that allows them to subscribe to an annual Birds of the World membership at a 15% discount.

To receive the code, please email me at thepipitsbirdingclub@gmail.com.

Upcoming Events

  • Sun, Oct 26
    Oct 26, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
    Fletcher Creek Ecological Preserve, 3921 Concession Rd 7, Puslinch, ON N0B 2J0, Canada
    This Sunday join us for a walk through Fletcher Creek Ecological Preserve, where we will explore a variety of habitats including an alvar. Migration is in motion well now, let's go see what we can find!
  • Sun, Nov 02
    Nov 02, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
    Crawford Lake, Halton Region Cons. Area, Crawford Lake, Milton, ON L0P 1B0, Canada
    This outing will gather data for the annual Alan Wormington Fall Bird Count that we usually support. The more eyes and ears the better, come do some Citizen Science! This is a beautiful trail that follows a well established trail through a lovely forest, and a boardwalk that surrounds a small lake.
  • Sun, Nov 16
    Nov 16, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
    Awenda Provincial Park, 670 Awenda Park Rd, Tiny, ON L9M 0B9, Canada
    Please read the description - we meet at the parking lot closest to 1st Beach, (see enclosed map). We will walk the Awenda Beach Trail, and decide after this if anyone is interested in any further exploring. We have room for several folks to stay overnight if this helps (about an hour from Awenda).
  • Sun, Nov 30
    Nov 30, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
    RBG Arboretum, Raspberry House parking, 16 Old Guelph Rd, Hamilton, ON L9H 5Y5, Canada
  • Sat, Dec 06
    Dec 06, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – Dec 07, 2025, 3:00 p.m.
    Location is TBD
    The OFO Annual Gull weekend in Niagara Falls is coming up on December 6 & 7. Explore the Niagara Region, learn about gull ID, experience the legendary evening flyby and join others for a day of gull watching. http://www.ofo.ca/site/Tripsupcoming...
  • Sat, Dec 13
    Dec 13, 2025, 4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
    Colleen and Geordie's place, 3187 Searidge St, Severn, ON L3V8R1, Canada
    You are cordially invited to join us at our home in Severn for a potluck dinner on this Saturday evening. If folks are inclined we might do some birding before dinner. We have lots of space for anyone who would like to stay overnight.
  • Sun, Dec 21
    Dec 21, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
    LaSalle Park, 50 North Shore Blvd E, Burlington, ON L7T 4A4, Canada
    This is our last walk of 2025! Join us for a look at the waterfowl that overwinter along the shores at these 3 locations. Bring a scope if you have one. Meet at LaSalle Marina parking lot.
  • Sun, Jan 18
    Jan 18, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
    Bronte Creek, parking lot F, 1219 Burloak Dr, Oakville, ON L6M 4J7, Canada
    This is our first Pipit outing of 2026! Let's go for a lovely walk at Bronte Creek PP, and see if we can find signs of owls!
  • Sun, Jan 25
    Jan 25, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
    Patricia-Picknell Elementary School, 1257 Sedgewick Crescent, Oakville, ON L6L 1X5, Canada
    This is a small forest surrounding a water treatment plant in Oakville. The trail leads through the forest and around the plant where the open water keeps a warmer microclimate through the winter. The insects that survive here are sometimes found to support passerines that haven't migrated.
  • Sat, Feb 14
    Feb 14, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – Feb 15, 2026, 1:00 p.m.
    Amherst Island ferry dock, 5604 ON-33, Bath, ON K0H 1G0, Canada
    This year we will visit Amherst Island on Sat Feb 14 2026, and depending on our availability in February, we may also make a car birding stop on Wolfe Island on Sunday Feb 15 2026. Geordie and I will stay somewhere in Kingston, feel free to reach out to ask where. Let's have dinner Sat night!
  • Fri, Feb 27
    Feb 27, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – Mar 01, 2026, 1:00 p.m.
    Algonquin Provincial Park, Algonquin Park, ON K0J 2M0, Canada
    This trip spans a weekend, we will be in the Park on Fri afternoon to Sunday morning. Feel free to reach out about local accommodations. We usually stay in Dwight, which is on the west side of the Park. We'll go somewhere for dinner on Saturday evening, that's always a fun part of the trip!
  • Sat, Mar 14
    Mar 14, 2026, 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
    Birds Canada, 115 Front Rd., P.O. Box 160, Port Rowan, ON N0E 1M0, Canada
    This trip includes a trip to Long Point where Sandhill Cranes, numbering in the thousands, can be found some years. Bring your scope! Following this we will stop in the Hagersville area at dusk to look for Short-eared Owls.
  • Sun, Mar 29
    Mar 29, 2026, 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
    Paletta Mansion, 4250 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington, ON L7L 1A6, Canada
    We will be looking for spring migrants as well as the large rafts of waterfowl that overwinter along the shores of Lake Ontario. Bring a scope if you have one! Let's see what we can find!
  • Sun, Apr 12
    Apr 12, 2026, 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
    Sudden Tract CA, Cambridge ON, 1841 Spragues Rd, Cambridge, ON N1R 5S5, Canada
    Sudden Tract is a beautiful walk through a forest and a wetland. We should see lots of spring ephemerals as well as spring migrant songbirds. If we're lucky, we may see salamanders as well.
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The Pipits

The goal of The Pipits is to increase awareness of the natural world, in particular, birds, but also all other wild organisms; in a safe and inclusive social setting where we connect with each other through our mutual appreciation of the wild.

CONTACTS

Colleen Reilly - Lead Pipit

thepipitsbirdingclub@gmail.com

289.795.6537

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