On January 5, 2013, A Rocha staff in Ontario, in conjunction with Bird Studies Canada, led two successful Christmas Bird Count 4 Kids, one in Toronto at Ashbridges Bay, and another in Cayuga, at Ruthven Park, just south of Hamilton. The weather was beautiful. Between the two events, over 40 people spent time outdoors enjoying creation and learning to love it.
Here are some pictures from the event at Ruthven Park. Thanks to Brian Enter for the photography. Enjoy!
We enjoyed some bird banding in beautiful weather.
There were some beautiful birds to enjoy.
Rick Ludkin, the head bander, explained the banding process to the 25 people who came out.
There was quite the crowd in the banding lab.
We had opportunities to take the birds outside.
Hold the birds.
And then release the birds back to the wild.
We also also tried out some birding equipment.
Then we went on a bit of a hike to see the local birds along the Grand River.
We stopped for a group picture along the way and ended the morning back to the banding lab for hot chocolate and Tim-bits.
What a great day outside enjoying and developing an appreciation for creation!
