WHITE-TAILED KITE!!! Yesterday morning was thrilling as Rowan Keunen (photos) and Mike Hallett had #LongPoint and #Ontario ’s first #whitetailedkite fly over the Long Point PP ! 407th species for Long Point and the 510th for Ontario. Birds Canada ABA Rare Bird Alert @ABA OFO birds

This #CeruleanWarbler was the icing on the cake of an afternoon with family exploring Charlotteville Brewery and The Barntique in Norfolk County. I could hear the Cerulean from inside the brewery. 🍺 🍻 Truer words have never been spoken about Ceruleans from by dad.

Research from #WesternU postdoc Dr. Catie Ivy featured in Canadian Geographic shows how songbirds physically transform for high-altitude migration, optimizing oxygen delivery to their flight muscles. 🐦✈️ Western Biology brnw.ch/21wJp7r

Join us for the LPBO #BIRDATHON Weekend May 18! Sign up to do a Birdathon, come birding! Sign up here - bit.ly/3JCKt5F Birds Canada #longpoint #birds

Could this be LPBO’s bird of the year? Birds Canada Amer. Birding Assoc. Amer. Birding Assoc.BirdAlert

#goldeneagle heading east over #breakwater ! 📷 Callie Monrad

Coming to #longpoint for the #SolarEclipse ? We’re almost directly in the path of ‘totality’ and have a huge beach to watch it from. Why not make a day of it? #GoBirding then hang out for the party! Long Point PP has no parking, but we, Birds Canada and Norfolk County do!

The 65th spring season at LPBO is officially underway. Old Cut opened April 1, Breakwater April 4, and the Tip is not far behind. 10 cooperators from 3 countries are already geared up and #birding their hearts out. Stay tuned… #longpoint love and lore. @birds

First landing of the season at the Tip of #longpoint . Not too long before the operation begins. Birds Canada

2024 Young Ornithologist Workshop applications are due April 30th. Long Point Bird Obs.
is looking for keen young birders to apply for the 2024 Doug Tarry Young Ornithologist Workshop. Two workshops will be held this year, Aug 4-11 and Aug 18-24. learn more birdscanada.org/discover-birds…

Herye, herye! LPBO is Hiring. Spread the word like mayonnaise nation-wide! Link in bio and birdscanada.org/long-point-bir…

Photos: Earl Hartlen Photography, Finn O'Hara, Ellie Zantboer, and Andrew Jacobs.

#ornithology #migration #longpoint Birds Canada

LPBO’s 36th ever #NorthernHarrier was banded at the Tip yesterday, and the first since 2013! If you look carefully you can see our banding tent in its eyes. They use their owl-like facial disc to capture and direct sound to their ears. #longpoint Birds Canada

The cuckoos at Breakwater have been gorging themselves on the mass emergence of tent caterpillars adorning the walnut trees around the station. It was only a matter of time before one was banded. Black-billed Cuckoo 📷 Andra C. Florea

We were thrilled to host a group of participants from the American Ornithological Society and SCO-SOC joint conference #aos_sco23 yesterday as they toured local #longpoint hotspots! #ornithology #birding Norfolk County Thanks to 📷 WorkCabin Creative

The first of two Young Ornithologist Workshops are currently underway and off to a blast with a banding, moth trapping, and a bird skinning workshop all undertaken today.

How many swallows does it take to make a roost ring? This many! Come see for yourself #aos_sco23 SCO-SOC American Ornithological Society Birds Canada #longpoint #ornithology #birding eBird Norfolk County OFO birds #gobirding 🎥 Stu Mackenzie