Kitigan Zibi Natural Resource and Wildlife Department For more information call 819-441-2323 ext. 22

Head’s up! It’s nesting season and turtles are on the roads!

From May to September it’s common to see turtles near roadways, hanging around on the sandy shoulders or trying to cross to the other side. All kinds of turtles will be roaming around, looking for mates and for places to lay their eggs. There have been multiple sightings in the past week of Snapping Tur-tles and Wood Turtles on the road and road edges on the reserve. Please drive carefully and watch out for any turtles on the road, especially near bridges and in areas with turtle crossing signs.

What to do if you find a baby bird out of the nest

Kitigan Zibi Natural Resource and Wildlife Department

For more information call 819-441-2323 ext. 22

Is it visibly injured or did a cat get it? Contact a licensed wildlife

rehabilitator or call the KZ Forestry Office

819-441-2323 ext. 22 What does it look like?

You have a hatchling. It’s very young.

You have a nestling. You have a fledgling.

Can you see the nest? Is it in immediate danger?

Return the bird to its nest. Don’t

worry, the parents won’t smell you

on the baby!

Make a nest from a basket filled

with dried grass. Attach it firmly to a tree nearby.

Move it carefully to a safe spot

nearby.

DO NOT INTERVENE!

It looks awkward, but it’s a natural step. The parents

are still feeding it.

No feathers, eyes not open yet

Eyes open, some feathers in tube-like sheaths

Feathered, awkwardly hops around, short tail & wings

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It’s that time of year again! Baby birds are getting ready to leave the nest, but sometimes they lose their way.

If you find a baby bird and you’re not sure what to do with it, give us a call and we’ll come check it out!

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Beech bark disease attacks mature trees over 8 inches in diameter, rather than small, more vigorous stems.

Decreases the amount of forage trees for wildlife. The beechnuts are an important food source for wildlife, especially black bears.

Severely weakens trees, exposing them to other stresses. Reduces the marketability or use in wood products.

How to identify Beech Bark Disease

Mature beech scales are a soft bodied, wingless insect, 0.5 – 1.0 mm long. After feeding on the sap under the smooth beech bark, the scale is easily recognized by

the covering of white woolly wax on their outer body. In fall, the fungal fruiting bodies can be seen as deep-red, lemon-shaped structures in

the bark. Infection by the nectria fungus may also result in oozing from the bark. Tree crowns appear yellow and die back.

What We Can Do

Learn how to properly identify the signs and symptoms of beech bark disease. Individual high-value ornamental beech trees can be controlled with commercially

available products. Look for large, healthy individuals with no signs of disease within areas of high infection.

These mature trees may be immune to the disease and can provide an excellent seed source for the next generation of beech bark disease resistant trees.

OFAH/OMNR Invading Species Awareness Program. (2012). Beech Bark Disease. Retrieved from: http://www.invadingspecies.com. This factsheet may be reproduced for non-commercial purposes.