Ontario Birders,
After a busy day of shutting down the Long Point Bird Observatory Tip Research Station for the season yesterday, Matt Slaymaker and I happened upon a White-winged Dove happily feeding on the left over bird seed. The bird appeared to be an adult, but it is difficult to tell this time of year, especially for a vagrant. There is a photo embedded in my eBird checklist available here - http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12048032 . More information about the birds of Long Point and LPBO can be found at www.birdscanada.org/lpbo. 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> . Data visualizations of LPBO data including migration windows, seasonal checklists, and populations trends are available through NatureCounts.ca <http://www.NatureCounts.ca> here - www.birdscanada.org/birdmon . The latest edition of the LPBO E-news, available here - http://www.birdscanada.org/download/LPBOenews.pdf, features a summary of spring/summer sightings from the region and a summary of the LPBO 2012 Birdathon which set a new Ontario Big Day record. Directions to Long Point are available here - http://www.birdscanada.org/longpoint/index.jsp?targetpg=lpbovisit <http://www.birdscanada.org/longpoint/index.jsp?targetpg=lpbovisit&lang=EN> &lang=EN Good birding, Stu _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
