Ontario birders, The Long Point Bird Observatory sightings board is updated to April 27.
http://www.birdscanada.org/longpoint/?targetpg=lpbosight The undisputed highlight for this week was a adult male Vermillion Flycatcher observed briefly at the Tip yesterday morning before flying west. Pictures are on the sightings board linked above. Good Birding, Stu To get to Long Point, follow the birds, or head south on Hwy 59 from the 401 until you hit the lake. Visitors are always welcome at the Old Cut Research Station, and daily birding hikes depart Old Cut one hour after sunrise. Follow @LongPointBirdOb on Twitter or Facebook at facebook.com/LPBObs<http://facebook.com/LPBObs> for daily updates on banding and birding at Long Point. Explore the Long Point Birding Trail<http://www.birdscanada.org/longpoint/index.jsp?targetpg=lpbt&lang=EN>. Updates of the birds in the area can be viewed through eBird<http://www.ebird.ca/> on LPBO's main web-page<http://www.bsc-eoc.org/longpoint/index.jsp?lang=EN>. You can help contribute to sightings in the Long Point area by submitting your sightings to eBird<http://www.ebird.ca/> or by sharing them with us at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. For more information on the research, education, and training programs of LPBOselect this link<http://www.bsc-eoc.org/longpoint/index.jsp?lang=EN> and check out the 2016 LPBO Program Report<http://www.bsc-eoc.org/library/LPBOreport.pdf>. 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 at the LPBO Shoppe and BSC headquarters. ____________________ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] 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
