Ontbirders, Bird activity at Long Point as been similar to the daily reports coming out of other locations in south-western Ontario, except with its own brand of goodies (summarized below). A summary can also be viewed on the Long Point Bird Observatory Sightings Board at www.birdscanada.org/LPBO . The best source for up to date sightings can be found by searching the Norfolk County Alerts at www.ebird.ca . The Old Cut Research Station is open daily until noon where you can experience migratory bird research in action, learn about local sightings and share you observations with others. This coming weekend is the Long Point Birdathon weekend for those participating in the Baillie Birdathon raising funds for bird conservation across Canada. To support the work of LPBO visit this link - http://www.gifttool.com/athon/OurTeamPage?ID=1914 <http://www.gifttool.com/athon/OurTeamPage?ID=1914&AID=1845&TID=11231> &AID=1845&TID=11231 . If you are birding in the neighbourhood, please send all your noteworthy sightings to lpbo@birdscanada.org or submit them to E-bird - www.ebird.ca . 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 at www.birdscanada.org/LPBO and check out the 2011 LPBO Program Report <http://www.bsc-eoc.org/library/LPBOreport.pdf> . Highlights from the recent past include: Cattle Egret - One at Big Creek Marsh - May 8 Black Vulture - Turkey Point - April 26 Piping Plovers - three observations Long Point proper and Bluff Bar Long-billed Dowitcher - two at the Port Royal Flats on May 8 Willet - two at Breakwater on May 9 Lesser Black-backed Gull - second-cycle individual observed sporadically at the Tip Iceland Gull - first-cycle individual observed sporadically along the south shore, at Breakwater and the Tip Glaucous Gull - first cycle individual observed sporadically at the Tip Arctic Tern - one individual at the Tip May 2, two on May 4 Chuck-wills Widow - one heard at the Tip May 3 31 species of warbler - most observable at the base of Long Point and in the mainland forests Worm-eating Warbler - one singing male at Burwell Tract May 4 Harris's Sparrow - one on Courtright Ridge May 2, one at the Tip May 4, one banded at Breakwater May 8 Lark Sparrow - One at the Tip and a the Long Point Provincial Park May 9 Le Conte's Sparrow - one at the Tip May 4 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 <http://www.birdscanada.org/longpoint> www.birdscanada.org/longpoint <http://www.facebook.com/longpointbirdobservatory> www.facebook.com/longpointbirdobservatory <https://www.gifttool.com/athon/OurTeamPage?ID=1914&AID=1845&TID=11231> Support LPBO by sponsoring us in the Baillie Birdathon!!! click here. Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. -Thomas Edison-