Queer Wings: Sexual Diversity of Birds with May Matchim in High Park - SOLD OUT
Friday, June 20, 6:30-8:30PM
Age: All Ages
NOTE: Pre-registration is required for all our events, hikes and workshops. We do this to ensure we don’t exceed our capacity for indoor events or the maximum limits for group sizes on High Park’s ecologically sensitive trails. Please register on our website before coming to High Park.
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Queer Wings Details
Nature is fabulously queer! Start summer with May Matchim on a birding walk celebrating the incredible sexual diversity of birds from same-sex pair bonds to cooperative parenting and beyond! Discover how our feathered friends defy the binary and challenge human ideas about love and family. All are welcome – bring your binoculars (pairs will be available from the Nature Centre to borrow) and your pride!
Price: FREE
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Meet The Walk Leader
May Matchim
May Matchim (they/she) is a naturalist and artist based in Toronto. They've worked with several organizations including the Royal Ontario Museum and the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre on Vancouver Island. She is currently co-chair of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee of the Ontario Field Ornithologists, and is a part of the leadership of the Toronto Feminist Bird Club.
Friday, June 20, 6:30-8:30PM
This event will begin at the High Park Nature Centre’s Forest School building located at 375 Colborne Lodge Drive.
A number of changes were made to the travel network within High Park as part of the High Park Movement Strategy that might influence your decision to drive to High Park. In case you’re driving we strongly recommend you to park your car at the public parking lot near Grenadier Cafe.
We continue to recommend using the TTC or biking as the best way to get to High Park and the Nature Centre. The Nature Centre is situated just a 5-minute walk from the High Park Subway Station. In case you were biking, there are bike racks available in front of the Nature Centre.
Please note, High Park is closed to cars on the weekends. If your event is on a weekend, you will need to park outside the park and walk in, or take transit.
Visit our How To Get Here page to learn more about planning your trips to High Park.
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Hike routes through High Park might include some uneven terrain and mild slopes.
The High Park Nature Centre’s Forest School building is not yet an AODA-compliant facility. We try our best to accommodate accessibility needs on a case-by-case basis. Please reach out to us about any accessibility-related questions you might have.
Dogs and other pets are not permitted in our programs. However, certified service animals, such as registered therapy or guide dogs, are welcome.
This event is funded by Enbridge Fueling Futures. We are grateful for their generous support of this and our other events, hikes and workshops in High Park.
Registration Policies
- General Cancellation Policy
- COVID-19 Related Cancellation Policy
- Extreme Weather-Related Cancellation Policy
- Behaviour Policy
Thank You To Our Sponsors
Queer Wings is funded by Enbridge Fueling Futures. We are grateful for their generous support of this and our other nature events, hikes and workshops in High Park.
