Bird Studies Canada 50 Years of Monitoring Bird Migration at Long Point Bird Observatory
Migration Monitoring: Purpose Detecting population changes of migratory birds is needed for species assessments & management Dan Derbyshire Many species are not sampled adequately by other monitoring programs, but are well- sampled as they migrate through southern Canada in spring & fall.
Migration Counts Number of birds passing through a defined area during a specified time. Standardized daily banding & Standardized daily count ("census") & Other observations = “Daily Estimated Totals”
Migration Monitoring Program Operates every day in spring & fall at 3 field stations. The largest database on migrants in the Western Hemisphere (>800,000 birds of >270 species banded; & billions more counted).
TCBO Isotopes & Band Recoveries: Breeding origins of migrating landbirds at LPBO and TCBO LPBO
Wood Duck
Peregrine Falcon
Double-crested Cormorant
Sandhill Crane
Bay-breasted Warbler
Loggerhead Shrike
Yellow-breasted Chat
Hooded Warbler
Bird Studies Canada Ministry of Natural Resources Environment Canada Long Point Company Baillie Birdathon Ontario Trillium Foundation LPBO staff & volunteers The Friends of LPBO Phil Taylor, Tara Crewe, Denis Lepage, David Hussell Thanks!