HBMO HAWK TOWER REPORT MIGRATION IS ON! 85 raptors and 25 monarchs. Hourly reports at: hawkcount.org/day_summary.ph… eBird : ebird.org/checklist/S270… Visit us: flickr.com/photos/9805397… hbmo.ca/become-a-membe… hbmo.ca KEEP LOOKING UP!

Do you enjoy birding? Explore your own backyard and have fun learning about the species that are out on a seasonal basis. Read our Birding Guide today at visitwindsoressex.com/birding to learn more on how to spot birds across #YQG

Windsor homeowners🏡, register now until September 21, 2025, to receive a free tree for planting on your private property. 🌳 Limited supply — only 200 available! To learn more, visit the link and select "Step 2": citywindsor.ca/eservices/stor… #YQG

Registration now open for Point Pelee’s Young Naturalist Club! Learn more about this exciting program: parks.canada.ca/pn-np/on/pelee…

Festival of Hawks this weekend!

The City of Windsor’s Environmental Perspectives Survey is open, and your feedback will help shape a greener future! Complete the survey by October 31, 2025, for a chance to win a rain barrel or a family pass to Adventure Bay Family Water Park. Take the survey at letstalk.citywindsor.ca/environmental-… #YQG

September 30 is #OrangeShirtDay and #NationalDayForTruthAndReconciliation, a day of awareness and remembrance for Indigenous people and a day of education for Canadians. Find details on selected events and resources being presented in Windsor here: ow.ly/Uvl550TtqpV #YQG

The City has contracted with the Invasive Phragmites Control Centre (IPCC) to apply herbicide to control #Phragmites australis (restricted under the Ontario Invasive Species Act) at #Ojibway Prairie Complex and East Riverside Park. Learn more here: ow.ly/6SgT50X69w7 #YQG

Broadway Street will be closed from Ojibway Parkway to Beech Avenue for concrete panel repair work, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, October 6, until Friday, October 31, 2025, weather permitting. #YQG #YQGTraffic

Is your child a nature detective? Register them today for the Young Naturalist program! parks.canada.ca/pn-np/on/pelee…

We want to thank artist Moses Lunham of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation for his work on the beautiful new welcome mural. Stay tuned for information about when it will be viewable in completion for the first time!

Bats, birds, stars, and more are what we’ll be exploring at the Young Naturalists club this year. Registration is open and space is limited. parks.canada.ca/pn-np/on/pelee…

Monarch Migration Update Oct 10 - 78 Monarchs were observed on the east side of the Point this evening, sheltering from the wind. There may be a chance to see them in the morning - taking the earliest shuttle at 7:30 am in recommended.

Not only will your child explore the park in the Young Naturalists program, they will also start their own nature journal AND receive exclusive collector cards created just for this program! parks.canada.ca/pn-np/on/pelee…

Initiative to grant Rice Lake legal personhood status gaining momentum, says Alderville First Nation Chief Read more: kawarthanow.com/2025/10/17/ini…

We’re headed towards bluer skies! Join us on Blue Sky and stay up to date with what’s going on with Essex County Nature. (@essexcountynature.bsky.social) You can always return to Twitter to look back on our past, but we will no longer post here.

Challenge Time🏆! Submit your photos or other media related to the Atlas for the chance to win a pair of Vortex binoculars! For more information visit birdsontario.org/challenge/

Come out to our Dark Sky Night on October 25 and get inspired by the stars! The park will be open until midnight this Saturday! pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/on/pe…

It’s #BatWeek! 🦇 Windsor and Essex County are home to several bat species, including the Little Brown Bat, Big Brown Bat, Eastern Red Bat, Hoary Bat, Tri-coloured Bat and Silver-haired Bat. Each of these species has unique characteristics and behaviors!

#DYK? Bats are the only mammals capable of sustained flight. Their wings are modified forelimbs with skin stretched between elongated fingers. 🦇 #BatWeek