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POLICY: LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Ontario:

When on our Trips we are walking or driving over land located on Turtle Island, the traditional home to the First Nations people of Ontario.

At The Pipits, we acknowledge that this land is sacred, and has significant meaning to all First Nations people.

In honour of the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Covenant, we agree that we have a responsibility to protect and care for this land. Travel gently upon it.

 

POLICY: TRIPS AND EVENTS REGISTRATION

Updated: April 11 2023

Each participant needs to register for each outing they attend.

If you are registering family members from your Family Membership, please register each member separately.

To bring Guests outside of your family group, please register the individuals, and e-transfer $15 for each guest to thepipitsbirdingclub@gmail.com, or cheque at the outing.

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If you are registering as a Single Membership, the Guest category is used for people who are not fee paying Pipit members.

If you register a Guest please pay $15 for each Guest, by etransfer to thepipitsbirdingclub@gmail.com, or cheque at the outing.

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If you do not pay the annual Pipit membership fee, you are registering as an Inactive Membership. Attending any outing has a $15 fee for each person attending. This can be paid by e-transfer to thepipitsbirdingclub@gmail.com, or cheque at the outing.

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If you are not able to register please contact Colleen at thepipitsbirdingclub@gmail.com.


COMING SOON...

Sometimes I put a list of upcoming outings here while I work in the background to develop trip descriptions... I put them here so you can plan ahead to join Pipit trips... if you don't see a list here it just means I haven't gotten any new trips planned but don't worry, I will.

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​Please note some trips might be better done as a stay over event... such as the February Algonquin and Amherst Island trips!​​​​

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BEFORE REGISTERING FOR AN EVENT, PLEASE REVIEW THE PIPIT'S POLICIES.

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  • Sat, Dec 06
    Location is TBD
    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...
  • Sun, Dec 21
    LaSalle Park
    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
    Bronte Creek, parking lot F
    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
    Patricia-Picknell Elementary School
    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
    Amherst Island ferry dock
    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
    Algonquin Provincial Park
    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
    Birds Canada
    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
    Paletta Mansion
    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
    Sudden Tract CA, Cambridge ON
    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.

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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