Ontario Birders Effective April 4th Hiawatha First Nation closed access to the ENTIRE Hiawatha First Nation lands to all non-residents, due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Unfortunately for birders - this means that there will be NO access to Herkimer Point, or any other roads off of Hiawatha Line, until further notice. Herkimer Point is a eBird hotspot in Peterborough County. In the next few days - barricades will be erected, and volunteers will be checking drivers licenses and status cards to confirm residency. These efforts will remain in place while the HFN is under State of Emergency and Shelter-In-Place orders. Martin Parker For Peterborough Field Naturalists _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
