Buffalo Lake Nature Club

04/29/2026

Thinking about what to plant this spring?

Join Lorraine Johnson for a free webinar on native plants and pollinators - and learn how your garden can help restore habitat!

📅 May 3 | 2 PM ET

Register: https://dsfdn.org/4dc6IPa

04/22/2026

04/01/2026

Our next meeting is all about mosquitoes! Now, before you do the deed to smack one out of existence, you might be interested in learning about their life history strategies, local species diversity, and how we use this knowledge to manage their populations. Please join us!

03/12/2026

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02/26/2026

Groundsquirrels! We've got a fascinating session on the different species of ground squirrels in Alberta coming up on March 19th. Come and join us! Coffee and snacks provided.

01/28/2026

Next meeting on Thursday February 19th at 7 pm, we’ve got a fun presentation about Alberta ornithologist Frank Farley. Everyone welcome!

01/02/2026

January 15th - 7 PM
BLNC Annual General Meeting and review of 2025 club activities We will do some brainstorming for 2026 activities and hold our elections. Bring your old nature books! We will be hosting a book exchange as part of the AGM. Trade old nature books for a 'new to you' book!

Please donate $2 per meeting and if you are able, bring a snack to share.

12/18/2025

We are a third of the way through our Christmas Bird Count! Stettler was a blast, with some interesting sightings: several counters saw short-eared owls, a ferruginous hawk, and numerous deer, moose, chickadees, nuthatches, and coyotes.

This coming Sunday (December 21st) we will be doing Buffalo Lake area, which includes the villages of Mirror, Pelican Point, White Sands, and Rochon Sands.

Anyone with bird feeders in this area who wants to take part in the count on Sunday is welcome to join! Please get in touch with our CBC co-ordinator, Karin, at [email protected] to let her know!

Currently, we have enough counters to cover the highlighted areas on the map below. If anyone is still interested in joining any of the counters, please let us know via the email above.

Happy birding!

~Karin

12/01/2025

It's December 1st, and it's getting closer and closer to the annual Christmas Bird Count! 🦅🦉🦆

This is your chance to explore our three top birding spots, discover some amazing species, and help gather important data for Bird Studies Canada and the National Audubon Society.

It's not just one day, but three different days of science and fun, all the while enjoying the beauty of winter in the Stettler area, around Buffalo Lake, and along the beautiful Red Deer River. 🪶

If you are interested in participating, there's still plenty of time! For more details, please contact Karin, our main CBC co-ordinator at [email protected].

We also have more info on our website https://buffalolakenature.com/christmas-bird-count to see the maps of what areas we cover. If you live within any of the circles and want to participate, please get in touch with us (or Karin) to get more information on what you can do and so that we can get your name on the list!

Don't forget to bundle up and bring your binoculars or camera. Pictures are always worth sharing... especially if you find something interesting! 💚