Come join us at Old Cut Research Station (13 Old Cut Blvd) this Saturday May 18 for a reinstatement of the Long Point Birdathon Weekend! Register here bit.ly/3JCKt5F Birds Canada

We’re thrilled to release our 2023 Annual Report where you can learn all about what we do at LPBO, and all the amazing birds and wildlife we encounter. If you admire our work, enjoy the report, or just like birds, please consider supporting our efforts - tinyurl.com/LongPointBirds

Hey Party City - lose something? Every year we collect hundreds of balloons off the beach on Long Point - one of the most valuable biodiversity hotspots in Canada. Birds Canada

Wakey wakey! It’s Birdathon Day! Show your support for LPBO here - tinyurl.com/LongPointBirds Birds Canada

The morning Birdathon effort at Old Cut discovered 93 species! Birdathoners are now scouring the countryside looking for specialties. There was a good flight of Cedar Waxwings this morning! Birds Canada 📷 Nathie Michèle

If you’re in the area, please feel free to join us for an evening bird walk around the Birds Canada Headquarters and Big Creek National Wildlife Area. 🥾 🦅 🐸 🦢 🐢 🐍

This KBA is Ontario's largest National Wildlife Area, covering 3,284 ha on a sandy peninsula on Lake Erie. Established in 1980, it's a crucial stop along the Atlantic Flyway, with hundreds of thousands of migrating birds passing through each spring & fall 🪶 #30DaysofKBAs

#whimbrel #Birdathon #longpoint All funds support Long Point Bird Obs. tinyurl.com/lpbobirds Birds Canada

I think I’ve found my new favourite way to do a #birdathon! High birding to travel ratio, low carbon footprint, high new bird to time ratio, and still lots of time for family and chorin. 6 hours. 140 species. All donations to support @longpointbirds tinyurl.com/lpbobirds

Bird observatorying: To embrace or succumb in the bird observatory life - Science, Conservation, Education, Training, Community, Teamwork, Camaraderie. Birds, Life, Love. Birds Canada CMMN-RCSM

A Yellow-billed Cuckoo heralding the close of our Breakwater Research Station for any other successful season. It’s always hard to close a station as the migrants and surprises continue to trickle in. 🎥 Nelson Contardo Birds Canada

Thrilled to join our community members at the Long Point Ratepayers Association meeting in Port Rowan! Birds Canada

An incredible finish to the 65th migration monitoring season at LPBO! Migration kept active with flycatchers finally waking up, and numerous rarities. Read more about our highlights on the lpbo sightings board - birdscanada.org/lpbo Birds Canada OFO birds ABA Rare Bird Alert

New to the LPBO Wall of Science: Using migration data collected at five of North America’s longest running observatories, Dr. DeSimone and colleagues determined that relationships between species may help to shape their ecology during migration. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

DeSimone et al. (2024) Persistent species relationships characterize migrating bird communities across stopover sites and seasons PNASNews doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2… | Stu Mackenzie UMCES-AL Long Point Bird Obs. Braddock Bay Bird Observatory Michigan State Bird Observatory | #ornithology #birdmigration