Presenter

KEN ALLISON

I have lived most of my life in Ontario and in eastern Ontario for the past 44 years..
I graduated from the University of Guelph with a BSc in Wildlife Biology a long time ago. I retired
in 2014 after working for 33 years in the federal Public Service.
I have been interested in the natural world since as far back as I can remember. I am interested
in almost everything so, as I often say, I am a lousy specialist. I am a fairly serious birder but am
also very interested in botany and entomology, especially butterflies and dragonflies. I blame my
sons for broadening my focus to include the last two groups. I enjoy having broader interests;
when the birds get quiet later in the morning, the insects become active and the plants are
always available at any time of day, so I’m never bored!

I am a member of both the Ottawa Field Naturalists and the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists
and am currently working as a volunteer on the third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, having worked
on the previous atlases in the early 1980’s and early 2000’s.
I lead walks and do presentations for many organizations and have helped with many bio-blitzes
and bird and insect counts across eastern Ontario. I really enjoy sharing the natural world with
others.