Spoke too soon. This morning Andrew Couturier found a deceased female Lesser Nighthawk on the side of Hwy59 adjacent to the Old Provincial Park on Long Point. This is the second record for the province, and first for Long Point bringing the checklist to 403 species.
Pictures can be observed on the LPBO sightings board - https://www.birdscanada.org/longpoint/?targetpg=lpbosight Measurements all fit perfectly for Lesser Nighthawk. The specimen will be prepared and archived at the Royal Ontario Museum. It’s a tiny little thing. Good birding, Stu ____________________ Begin forwarded message: > From: Stu Mackenzie <stu.a.macken...@gmail.com> > Date: May 8, 2019 at 06:54:13 EDT > To: OntBirds <birdalert@ontbirds.ca> > Subject: Long Point Update - Avocet, M.Godwit, Stilt Sand, Ibis, Etc. > > Good afternoon, > > The Long Point Bird Observatory sightings board is updated to May 7 > https://birdscanada.org/longpoint/index.jsp?targetpg=lpbosight. Highlights > for this last week include American Avocet, Marbled Godwit, Stilt Sandpiper > (2nd spring record), Ibis sp., Yellow-headed Blackbird, and Yellow-throated > Warbler. Yesterday, May 7, was an incredible day on Long Point, and many > migrants still remain. > > If you enjoy these updates and wish to support the research, training, and > conservation projects of the Long Point Bird Observatory, please consider > supporting the Cygnus Crusaders in their Great Canadian Birdathon, or better > yet, conduct your own Birdathon for LPBO. > > Visitors are always welcome. Daily birding hikes depart the Old Cut Research > Station one hour after sunrise, and banding demonstrations occur all morning > until May 30. LPBO's Old Cut Research Station and Visitor Centre is open to > the public during spring and fall migration (from April to mid-June, and > early August to mid-November) from 9 a.m. until Noon. > > Explore the Long Point Birding Trail. You can help contribute to sightings in > the Long Point area by submitting your sightings to eBird or by sharing them > with us at l...@birdscanada.org. For more information on the research, > education, and training programs of LPBO select this link and check out the > 2018 LPBO Program Report. 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. Follow LPBO . @LongPointBirdOb on Twitter, @LPBObs on Facebook, > or @longpointbirds on Instagram. > > Long Point Bird Alert - Contact me off-list if you'd like to join the Long > Point Bird Alert Group (requires a mobile phone and WhatsApp) which is the > front-line communication tool for birds of interest in the Long Point area. > Birds of provincial significance will also be posted to Ontbirds. > > Good Birding, > > Stu > > Director, Migration Ecology > Bird Studies Canada > PO Box 160, 115 Front Rd. > Port Rowan, ON. N0E 1M0 > Office: 519-586-3531 x 162 | Mobile: 820-6040 > smacken...@birdscanada.org > ____________________ _______________________________________________ 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
