Friendly birders, Although Iceland Gulls (Kumlien's) are regular spring visitors to the Tip of Long Point they are rarely seen from the mainland. This afternoon a beautiful adult was poised on top of one of the floating logs viewed from the Causeway of Hwy # 59 just coming onto Long Point. For anyone birding in the area, it is always worthwhile to double check the gulls as Lesser Black-backed has also been reported at the Tip. This is also one of the best spots, next to Turkey Point, to pick up Little Gulls which have been spotted almost daily for the past week.
Old Cut was a bustle of activity this morning with tons of Brown Creepers moving through and a fair number of Hermit Thrushes. Two Pine Warblers (one stunning male and one drab female) were bouncing around the woodlot this morning along with one or two Myrtles. Rusty Blackbirds and Fox Sparrows are also a delightful regular. On a shorebird note, 3 Dunlin flew over the Old Cut field station today and there have been a few flocks of Greater Yellowlegs (>15) spotted in the last week. For more details on the birds of Long Point this past week, visit our sightings board @ http://www.bsc-eoc.org/lpbo/sightings.html Stu Stuart A. Mackenzie Long Point Bird Observatory Program Coordinator Long Point Bird Observatory c/o Bird Studies Canada PO Box 160 (115 Front St.) Port Rowan, Ontario N0E 1M0 (519) 586-3531 (BSC Office) (519) 586-2885 (LPBO Office) (519) 586-3532 (Fax) 888-448-2473 x.223 (Toll Free) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bsc-eoc.org/Lpbo.html
