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Long Point Bird Observatory

@longpointbirds.bsky.social
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LPBO, a core program of Bird Studies Canada, conducts research and education on migratory birds and other aspects of natural history at Long Point, ON.

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Long Point Bird Observatory @longpointbirds.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
You know your banding now right 😜
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Max Hellicar @birdingtothemax.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Tree Swallow nest monitoring is underway at Long Point for the summer as part of a long-term research project that has been running here since 1969. They’ll be on eggs any day now! 🇨🇦🪶🧪🌎 @longpointbirds.bsky.social
Tree Swallow at the Tip (Long Point) on 28 AprilTree Swallow at Old Cut (Long Point) on 06 AprilTree Swallow at Breakwater (Long Point) on 10 April
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Max Hellicar @birdingtothemax.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Piping Plover at the Tip on Monday! A major rarity at Long Point, but they breed on the Pennsylvanian shore of Lake Erie, 42 km south of here. This one was ringed there as a hatchling last year! @longpointbirds.bsky.social #CanadianBirding
Piping Plover (front) and Semipalmated Plover (rear)
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James Lees @jslees.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
A slow week of migration despite some rather suitable conditions @longpointbirds.bsky.social So still low numbers of expected migrants. However Ovenbird & Yellow Warbler did sneak in to keep us happy.
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Max Hellicar @birdingtothemax.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Yesterday morning saw 142 birds ringed at the Tip before boating to the mainland for supplies. These included two rarities: Grasshopper Sparrow and Yellow Palm Warbler! @longpointbirds.bsky.social 🇨🇦🪶
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James Lees @jslees.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The LPBO @longpointbirds.bsky.social Sightings Board is now updated to April the 15th. Check out the highlights from our first seasonal update! birdscanada.mediavalet.com/portals/LPBO
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James Lees @jslees.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Quiet the last few days @longpointbirds.bsky.social with poor wind direction for migration. But some classy birds in the nets with Brown Thrasher & Rusty Blackbird both very welcome.
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Max Hellicar @birdingtothemax.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Good morning, Breakwater! We’re setting up our remote research station for the spring season in a -5°C blizzard. Golden Eagle was today’s census highlight. @longpointbirds.bsky.social
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Max Hellicar @birdingtothemax.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Week one in my new role as Field Operations Coordinator at @longpointbirds.bsky.social. Migration monitoring is in full swing at Old Cut, with a few hundred kinglets and creepers ringed! Here’s a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. 🇨🇦🪶
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Long Point Bird Observatory @longpointbirds.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
You mean banding 😜
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James Lees @jslees.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
First day of the 2026 season @longpointbirds.bsky.social lots of Brown Creepers, Kinglets and Sapsuckers fresh in. Also Field & Chipping Sparrows new for the year.
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James Lees @jslees.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Decent arrival of early migrants @longpointbirds.bsky.social today. Lots of Brown Creepers, Golden-crowned Kinglets & Tree Swallows #spring #birding #ontario
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