PGNC Memberships: New and Renewals
PGNC 2024 Christmas Bird Count, Sunday January 5, 2025
PGNC Next Executive Meeting, Wednesday January 8
PGNC Swan & Eagle Count, Sunday January 19, 9 a.m.
Project FeederWatch, November 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025
Birdwatching Backpacks at Prince George Public Library
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PGNC Memberships: New and Renewals

Thank you to everyone who is joining the PGNC or renewing memberships for 2025.

Your membership supports the Prince George Naturalists Club and BC Nature, our parent organization, in all their good work.

E-Transfer is available by sending to PrinceGeorgeNaturalistsClub@gmail.com and it goes directly into the Club’s bank account. No secret word is needed. Payments by cheque can be mailed to Prince George Naturalists Club, PO Box 1092, Prince George BC V2L 4V2.

Memberships run from January 1 to December 31. Cost is $25 per calendar year for individuals, $40 for a family, and $15 for students. Benefits of membership: Subscription to the online version of BC Nature magazine, liability insurance coverage for Club work parties and field trips, and access to popular events limited to Club members only. Add $5 if you wish to receive a printed version of the BC Nature magazine in the mail.

“To be a naturalist is to be joyful, inquisitive, and at home in the world. To be home is to treat every life form as a family member”: Marina Richie.

PGNC 2024 Christmas Bird Count, Sunday January 5, 2025

The 2024 Prince George Christmas Bird count will be held on Sunday, January 5 (2025) this year (even though it’s technically next year.) The Naturalists Club had the first count in 1968 so this will be the 57th! For more information on what a Christmas bird Count is check out: https://www.birdscanada.org/bird…/christmas-bird-count

Cathy Antoniazzi is compiling again this year and she has contacted last year’s field participants. As of Jan. 3, all groups are complete!

If you live in the count circle, https://naturecounts.ca/apps/cbc/maps/BCPG.pdf and have a feeder, please consider counting your birds on the 5th. That would be really helpful. Please let Cathy know ahead of time if you are counting your feeder birds. The field groups need to know who is counting so the birds don’t get counted twice. Cathy is in the process of contacting last year’s feeder watchers.

Hoping it will be a very birdy year and that the weather will cooperate with us! (Report and graphic by Angelina Joiner)

PGNC Next Executive Meeting, Wednesday January 8.

The next Executive meeting will be on Wednesday, January 8.

All members are welcome to attend. If you wish to attend, send an email to the Club at princegeorgenaturalistsclub@gmail.com to obtain meeting details.

PGNC Swan & Eagle Count, Sunday January 19, 9 a.m.

Sandra will lead the first field trip of 2025 (the Christmas Bird Count on January 5 doesn’t count) to the Crooked River to count swans and eagles. The annual count is largely carried out by car, and walks are fairly short. The best temperature for conducting this survey is –20 C! But, we will do our best with whatever we get this year. Meet for a 9 am departure under the central green Spruceland Shopping Centre sign for carpooling and waiver signing. Bring lunch, snowshoes, and keep an eye on weather forecasts so you can dress appropriately. For more info, email sjkinsey@direct.ca or phone at 250-963-8381.

Other Events and News

Project FeederWatch, November 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025

Many Prince George residents participate in Project FeederWatch. If you would like to participate, here’s the information you need:

https://www.birdscanada.org/you-can-help/project-feederwatch

Birdwatching Backpacks at Prince George Public Library

Prince George Public Library, Bob Harkins Branch, has five birdwatching backpacks available for checkout. You need to copy and paste this link:

https://tinyurl.com/mw4hvms8.

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