About this Event
The FBC does the FBC! Join us on Sunday, November 1st as the Feminist Bird Club participates in the Alan Wormington Fall Bird Count, a Hamilton Naturalist's Club @hamiltonnature annual event since 1974!
Location: Bayfront Park (Meet by boat launch in parking lot)
Time: 8 am - 11 am (drop-ins welcome!)
Dress warmly – layers are your friend!
Event Description for Instagram:
The FBC does the FBC! Join us on November 6 as we participate in Hamilton's annual Fall Bird Count. The Alan Wormington Fall Bird Count has been an annual Hamilton Naturalist’s Club (@hamiltonnature) event since 1974! We will be at Bayfront Park from counting all the birds! Come help us identify, count and record birds!
This event is similar to the Christmas Bird count in its aim to identify and record bird species in an area to assess population trends and distribution of birds.
Dress warmly - we recommend lots of layers! Free parking & park admission. Paved 1.5 km flat trail. Public Washrooms available.
More Event Details for Registration
The Toronto Feminist Bird Club is happy to announce our participation is the Hamilton Studies Area Fall Bird Count. The Allan Wormington Fall Bird count has been an annual event since 1974, for more informarion regarding the history of this event check out https://hamiltonnature.org/birding/counts/fall-bird-count/. We’d like to acknowledge that this event is a little different than what we typically do as it is focused on counting and identifying birds. This is our 3rd year participating in the event and its always been lots of fun, we encourage everyone of all skill levels to join us, if you have never participated in a count before this is a great opportunity.
Meet Spot: We will meet on the grass at the start of the trail by the Boat Launch off the parking lot (red star) .
Trail Description: Asphalt pathway (length: 1.5 km ; width: 6m) that loops around the Hamilton Harbour with access to the water’s edge and naturalized areas of wildflowers, shrubs, and trees making it an ideal birding spot. It is a multi-use path for walking, cycling, and accessible for wheelchairs with plenty of benches, picnic tables, and nesting boxes!
General Access: Free parking. Bike racks available & Bike share hub (sobi). Public washrooms available.
Hamilton Transit: Can be accessed by bus-04. Get off at stop MacNab at Murray or James at Picton depending which way you are coming from (whichever comes first) and walk 10 minutes to Bayfront Park. Also accessible by Bus-02 ride to James at Colbourne or Bus-20 ride to James at Simcoe. Two-way bike lane available down Bay Street, keep going straight until you hit Bayfront park!
Toronto Transit: Take Lakeshore West Train to West Harbour GO. Bayfront is a 10 minute walk from the Go Station.
Event venue & nearby stays
Bayfront Park, 200 Harbour Front Drive, Hamilton, Canada
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