Good day! The James Bay shorebird project has been underway since 12 July. This season, we have two field camps operational: Longridge Point and Little Piskwamish Point. We've updated our website with the latest summary<https://www.jamesbayshorebirdproject.com/seasonsummaries> from our field crew for the period 30 July to 13 August 2019. Highlights include large influxes of migrant shorebirds, including first juveniles for many species. Finch numbers are stand-out records, too. We also conducted an aerial survey of the coast 11-15 August from of the coast from Ekwan Point in the north east into Quebec's southern James Bay region. Aerial work has not been completed on the Quebec side since the Hydro surveys in the early 2000s. A summary of results from that flight to follow.
Stay tuned to our website <https://www.jamesbayshorebirdproject.com/> and Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/jamesbayshorebirdproject/> page for future updates, posted roughly every two weeks. Good birding, Christian Christian Friis Wildlife Biologist, Canadian Wildlife Service Environment and Climate Change Canada / Government of Canada christian.fr...@canada.ca<mailto:christian.fr...@canada.ca> / Tel: 416.739.4908 / Cel.: 416.574.7102 biologiste de la faune, Service canadien de la faune Environnement et Changement Climatique Canada / Gouvernement du Canada christian.fr...@canada.ca<mailto:christian.fr...@canada.ca> / Tél. : 416.739.4908 / Tél. cell.: 416.574.7102 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
