Friends of Falkirk

05/02/2026

Two families of Canada Geese at the copperwood ponds today

04/18/2026

168 million birds are migrating tonight and we're only a couple of weeks away from peak numbers!

It is critical to treat your glass now with Feather Friendly Visual Markers or Bird Divert Clear UV markers, and keep lights out during peak migration nights.

Learn more about the BirdCast Migration Dashboard here: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/heres-how-to-use-the-new-migration-forecast-tools-from-birdcast/utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_lb6dpfelfi?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_q2nyrfl0se
Migration movement graphic courtesy of BirdCast: https://birdcast.info/migration-tools/migration-forecast-maps/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_il8btjpr18
Lights Out alert graphic courtesy of Colorado State University’s AeroEco Lab: https://aeroecolab.com/uslights?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_hn9u3wiofp

04/17/2026

Please disregard previous post - we are still on for Sunday at 1pm

06/07/2025

Will be doing some iNat (iNaturalist app) study and hike around 12:00 today starting at the copperwood storm water ponds if anyone wants to join 🤜🤛

05/29/2025

A Mallard and a Snapping Turtle: Caption this photo 😄

05/28/2025

Citizen Science utilized in an amazing way - do you get Hummingbirds in your yard?

Window salesman Eric Pittman's life changed forever the day he noticed a Anna's hummingbird buzzing around his backyard in Esquimalt, B.C. in the summer of 2...

05/22/2025

Would love to see all the patches light up with pollinators like this proposal

Check out Partnership for the Public Good's new paper on vacant land use:
https://ppgbuffalo.org/files/documents/buffalo_in_transition/putting_vacant_land_to_good_use__buffalo_in_transition_2025.pdf

05/16/2025

Some photos from this week - have you been out hiking ? Share your favorites here ⬇️

05/10/2025

05/10/2025

A Friday evening hike at Falkirk in the springtime is always a wonderful time.