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William Rowan and Canada’s 5¢ Whooping Crane stamp: the proposal and a Saskatchewan photograph
No full textThis article focused on the photograph of two Whooping Cranes in Saskatchewan that William Rowan used as a basis of a stamp issued by Canada Post in 1955. Details of the proposal submitted in support of this issue are outlined
In Memoriam: J. Frank Roy
No full textWith the recent passing of J. Frank Roy, Saskatchewan\u27s nature societies have lost a longtime member, a talented volunteer, a great friend and a wonderful mentor. One of Frank\u27s great gifts was his generous interest in others, and his desire to bring people and nature together
An instance of rodent geophagy from Northern Saskatchewan
No full textIn 2006 a crew member of a mining exploration team working in the vicinity of Points North Landing, Saskatchewan, found a small carbonate rich glacial erratic that had been chewed by rodents. The erratic likely came from Precambrian bedrock exposures of similar material in the Many Islands Lake area of northeast Saskatchewan. The rodents were mainly consuming the rock for its high calcium content
History of Nature Saskatchewan\u27s Van Brienen Land Nature Sanctuary
No full textBrian Irving provides a history of Nature Saskatchewan\u27s Van Brienen Land Nature Sanctuary, which is located about 11 km southwest of Kelvington. Irving is the steward of this sanctuary
47th Saskatchewan Christmas Mammal Count - 2019
No full textThe results of the 47th Saskatchewan Christmas Mammal Count. Unusual sightings this year include the 13-lined Ground- Squirrel and Fisher
Occupancy of Unconventional Nest and Roost Habitats by the Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) in Manitoba
No full textSince 2007, the Manitoba Chimney Swift Initiative (MCSI) has conducted regular monitoring of roost and nest sites in communities across Manitoba.MCSI\u27s observations have provided new information on habitat selection, notably in relation to nest site chimneys
The first use of purpose-built in artificial Chimney Swift habitat in Manitoba
No full textPrevious attempts to provide purpose-built artificial chimneys in Manitoba for the threatened Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) have not attracted swifts. A new design of artificial chimney was constructed in Winnipeg and moved to the Assiniboine Park Zoo. Chimney Swifts bred in this tower during the summer of 2019, the first confirmed use of purpose-built artifical habitat in western Canada
Mason Wasps in our backyard
No full textAn attempt to attract solitary bees to bee boxes placed in our back yard resulted instead in the attraction of the solitary mason wasp Ancistrocerus antilope to the boxes. Over a four-year period more boxes were added, more wasps took up residence, and observations were made of the spring emergence and mating of the wasps, and especially of the provisioning of brood cells by the females. The mutualistic relationship between the wasp and the mites it carries was noted