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Col. Sam Smith Park Friends Boxing Day Bird Count Report The weather was good for birding on Boxing Day 2021. Hundreds of families were...
terrysmith6
Jan 3, 20221 min read


SAM SMITH PARK BOXING DAY BIRD COUNT
How's it done? See the attached link to the Boxing Day Bird Count List for Colonel Sam Smith Park. Print the list. Alternatively, you can...
terrysmith6
Dec 15, 20211 min read


GREAT NEWS ABOUT WHIMBRELS.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/a-miracle-of-abundance-as-20000-whimbrel-take-refuge-on-a-tiny-island/ Whimbrels pass by Sam Smith...
terrysmith6
Nov 9, 20211 min read


112 PUMPKINS ON PARADE LAST NIGHT!
After a two year wait due to Covid, FOSS was able to hold our second Pumpkin Parade last night and it was a RESOUNDING SUCCESS!. One...
terrysmith6
Nov 2, 20211 min read


CCFEW'S BIRD WALKS START NOVEMBER 6TH AT SAM SMITH PARK
Click here for more information and to register https://ccfew.org/html/bird_walks.html
terrysmith6
Oct 31, 20211 min read


FOSS'S SECOND "PUMPKIN PARADE"
Our last, and first ever, FOSS Pumpkin Parade in 2019 was a great success. We had 45 imaginatively carved pumpkins and, on a chilly,...
terrysmith6
Oct 20, 20211 min read


SOMEONE HAS BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO THE COYOTE WARNING SIGNS IN THE PARK!
Yesterday, Greg and Tatiana were walking their very small dog, Luka, in Sam Smith. Luka was sporting very unusual garb. At first sight,...
terrysmith6
Oct 13, 20211 min read


SUCCESSFUL GREBE PLATFORMS BROUGHT IN FOR STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE BY FOSS VOLUNTEERS
Yesterday, Brian Keaveney and his son Matthew took in the Grebe platforms from the yacht club basin. There are 4. Three Brian made and...
terrysmith6
Oct 11, 20211 min read


LONG BRANCH TREE FEST - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3RD
3rd Annual Long Branch TreeFest is Back Live in Marie Curtis Park! October 3, 2021 Noon – 4 pm Marie Curtis Park (2 Forty Second St)...
terrysmith6
Sep 30, 20212 min read


SATURDAY - NEW SAM SMITH PARK HABITAT RESTORATION NEAR LARGE BOWL
Today the Friends of Sam Smith Park collaborated with Green Toronto to replant the eastern edge of the Large Bowl along with other...
terrysmith6
Sep 26, 20211 min read


SAM SMITH PARK 25 YEARS OLD THIS MONTH
It was twenty-five years ago on September 8th, 1996 when Colonel Samuel Smith Park officially opened. Development of the parklands began...
terrysmith6
Sep 20, 20211 min read


YUCK! AWFUL SMELL AT FIRST BEACH
There are water currents running from east to west along the shoreline even though the main flow of water in Lake Ontario is from west to...
terrysmith6
Jul 17, 20211 min read


ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENT TO MEN'S PAVILION
Finally, the men's pavilion has a ramp that will allow wheelchair users and anyone else who is mobility compromised, including families...
terrysmith6
Jul 17, 20211 min read


VIDEO GUIDES FOR GETTING STARTED IN BIRDING
If you are new to birding, check out these excellent introductory videos by Brian Bailey from CCFEW. They cover binoculars, cameras,...
Nancy Barrett
Jun 2, 20211 min read


PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING FOSS AS A MEMBER
Hello FOSS members and friends, We are well into spring, and summer is not far off. It has been a different year, but "Friends of Sam...
Nancy Barrett
Jun 2, 20212 min read


NEW MODIFICATIONS TO GREBE NEST PLATFORMS
FOSS's Brian Keaveney and his family have just added modifications to the new Red Necked Grebe platforms they built and installed a...
Nancy Barrett
Jun 2, 20211 min read
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