2010 Ringing trip to Long Point Bird Obs
A few trips we have been on
3 members of the group spent 11 days at LPBO in Ontario, which is one of the world's most famous birding hotspots. We have visited previously and had a great time--but this time we were determined to spend some time at the very tip of the 15mile long peninsula which sticks out into Lake Eirie. we spent 6 nights at the tip banding station, and caught a very respectable 1700 new birds, loads of retraps, and had a fantastic time.
The most numerous birds were White Crowned and White Throated Sparrows as expected, closely followed by Blue Jays--definitely better to look at than handle!
Some of the star birds were:- Golden Winged Warbler, Blue-Winged Warbler, Brewster's Warbler; and Summer Tanager together with lots of Baltimore Orioles, Rose Breasted Grosbeaks and most of the superbly colourful warblers Canada has to offer during May.
Anyone interested in visiting ( highly recommended-not only for the birds, the staff there are really helpful and friendly) go to:-
www.bsc-eoc.org and follow the Long Point links