Meetings
From September through June, TOC members and their guests meet on the second Monday of each month except the first Monday in May and the third Monday in October.
Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. at the High Park Nature Centre (formerly High Park Forestry School), located at 375 Colborne Lodge Drive in High Park, Toronto.Directions to High Park.
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8 January |
Shae Turner - Master of Science student at Thompson Rivers University and Registered Professional Biologist in the province of British Columbia |
"Virtual Presentation - Canadian research in Jamaica: Understanding the winter lives of our migratory warblers through bird banding and the Motus Wildlife Tracking System" |
12 February |
Anya Auerbach - Ph.D. candidate at the University of Minnesota |
"Virtual Presentation - Understanding evolution through Madagascar's spectacular radiations of birds" |
11 March |
Steve Burrows - Author of the best-selling Birder Murder Mystery Series |
"From Birder to Birder Murder: The Mystery Deepens" |
15 April |
Jean Iron - TOC member |
"Northbound Shorebird Migration in Toronto" |
6 May |
Mark Peck, Nancy Barrett & Livia Antony |
"Spring Migration Quiz - Learn how to identify spring migrants and resident birds of the Toronto region through this fun and interactive migration quiz journey." |
10 June |
John W. Sabean, PhD, OMC, a cultural historian with interests in natural history |
"Charles Fothergill: A Recreation of a Lecture Given by James L. Baillie, Jr. in 1948 with Additional Commentary and Images by John W. Sabean" |
9 September |
Gwendolyn Clark, Aerial Insectivore Field Biologist from Birds Canada |
"Operation Chimney Swift - Saving Toronto's Urban Acrobats" |
21 October |
Maxwell Matchim, Filmmaker, Naturalist and Chair of the EDI Committee at the Ontario Field Ornithologists |
"The Sexual Diversity of Birds" |
11 November |
Patricia Homonylo, Conservation Photojournalist, Grand Prize Winner of the 2024 Bird Photographer of the Year and creator of the award-winning film "When Worlds Collide" |
"From Photographer to Conservation Photographer, What’s YOUR story?" |
9 December |
TOC Members |
"TOC Members' Night Bird Photography Show" |
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13 January |
Kyle Horner, NatureCounts Engagement Coordinator at Birds Canada |
"Virtual Presentation - The State of Canada's Birds" |