When a group of skiers from the Manitoba chapter of the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) booked a trip out to the Mantario cabin this February, they thought their ski trip out would be similar to every other year. But when warm weather melted the top few inches on the lakes and the temperature quickly dropped, some of the skiers decided to swap their skis for bicycles.

We assumed the lakes would be sheets of pure ice,” said Claire Dionne, who was on the trip. “So the decision was to get to the lake, and give it a try.”

Ralph Bird Award: Barb and Rob Stewart

Their dedication as volunteers to the Chimney Swift Project and numerous contributions to it over the past decade have been truly outstanding.

If you're interested in learning to bird but don't know where to start or you've been out birding but lack confidence to identify birds on your own, our Birding for Beginners series is for you! This series takes place every Wednesday for five weeks between May 3rd and May 31st. You can attend as many weeks as you choose, and registration is not required. An experienced birder will meet you at a new park in Winnipeg each week and will help new birders look for and learn how to identify native and migratory birds in Manitoba. 

The Scarce Infant (Leucobrephos brephoides) is considered rare throughout its entire range (Yukon to Labrador, south to New York and southern Alberta).  The Scarce Infant is a small, hairy, diurnal moth, with dusky grey forewings with a white subterminal band and mostly white hindwings, which are heavily bordered with dark grey or black. 

View a chart of the Manitoba CBC Results here (as per Audubon results data)

Manitoba Christmas Bird Counts – December 2016 – January 2017

​Reports compiled by Rudolf Koes and Robert Parsons

2017 AGM

Join us for our AGM and Manitoba Wolves presentation on March 20th

Our annual general meeting will take place on Monday, March 20th at 7pm at the Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre (340 Provencher Blvd) on the second floor (Salle Antoine-Gaborieau).

Following the meeting (at about 7:30pm) will be a presentation about Manitoba wolves from Daniel Dupont. Daniel was scheduled to present this talk in October, but due to illness he coudn't make it. There was so much interest in his presentation we asked him to speak at our AGM.