Ontbirders, It will be no surprise that the fall migration is well underway at Long Point. For weekly summaries of the migration and activities of the Long Point Bird Observatory (LPBO), visit the LPBO sightings board at http://www.birdscanada.org/longpoint/index.jsp?targetpg=lpbosight <http://www.birdscanada.org/longpoint/index.jsp?targetpg=lpbosight&lang=EN> &lang=EN .Some highlights from this fall so far include American Avocet and Loggerhead Shrike! Please send any noteworthy bird sightings in the Long Point area to lpbo@birdscanada.org or share them with LPBO through E-bird www.ebird.ca username: Long Point. Your best source for information about the birds and birding sites around Long Point can be found in A Birding Guide to the Long Point Area by Ron Ridout available here <http://www.birdscanada.org/shopping/shop.jsp> . For more information on the research, education, and training programs of LPBO visit us atwww.birdscanada.org/longpoint and check out the2010 LPBO Program Report <http://www.bsc-eoc.org/library/LPBOreport.pdf> . To get to Long Point follow Hwy 59 south from the 401. Good Birding, Stu ____________________________________________________________________________ ___ Stuart A. Mackenzie LPBO Program Coordinator Long Point Bird Observatory - Bird Studies Canada/Etudes d'Oiseaux Canada PO Box 160, 115 Front Rd. Port Rowan, Ontario. N0E 1M0. Office:(519)-586-3531 X 162, Fax:586-3532, Old Cut:586-2885, Mobile:820-6040 smackenzie@birdscanada.org www.birdscanada.org/longpoint Support LPBO by sponsoring us in the Baillie Birdathon!!! click here <https://www.gifttool.com/athon/OurTeamPage?ID=1914&AID=1491&TID=8666> . Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. -Thomas Edison-