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Bird
s Ca
nada
is C
anad
a’s
lead
ing
nati
onal
cha
rita
ble
orga
niza
tion
ded
icat
ed t
o bi
rd s
cien
ce a
nd
cons
erva
tion
. Our
mis
sion
is t
o co
nser
ve w
ild b
irds
of
Can
ada
thro
ugh
soun
d sc
ienc
e, o
n-th
e-gr
ound
ac
tion
s, in
nova
tive
par
tner
ship
s, p
ublic
eng
agem
ent,
an
d st
rate
gic
info
rmed
adv
ocac
y.
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irds
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da.o
rg
Long
Po
int
Bird
Obs
erva
tory
is a
co
re p
rogr
am o
f Bi
rds
Cana
da. W
e o
pera
te r
esea
rch,
edu
cati
on,
an
d tr
aini
ng p
rogr
ams
that
fo
cus
on
orn
itho
logy
, co
nser
vati
on,
and
oth
er a
spec
ts o
f na
tura
l his
tory
at
Lo
ng P
oin
t. T
he O
ld C
ut R
esea
rch
Stat
ion
is o
pen
to
the
pub
lic s
even
day
s a
wee
k fr
om
8 a
.m. u
ntil
noo
n in
Apr
il an
d M
ay, a
nd f
rom
mid
-Aug
ust
to e
arly
N
ovem
ber.
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irds
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ada.
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oin
t
The
‘Lo
ng
Po
int
Bir
din
g A
rea
’ in
No
rfo
lk C
ou
nty
is
on
e o
f C
an
ad
a’s
ric
hest
bir
din
g lo
cale
s. O
ver
400
bir
d s
pec
ies
have
bee
n o
bse
rved
her
e. E
xp
lore
a
wid
e va
riet
y o
f ha
bit
ats,
incl
ud
ing
ex
ten
sive
p
ub
lic f
ore
sts
an
d w
etla
nd
s.Th
e Lo
ng
Po
int
Bir
din
g
Tra
il p
rovi
des
an
ove
rvie
w o
f lo
cal b
ird
ing
hot
spot
s,
an
d h
as
bee
n d
esig
ned
to
ma
xim
ize
the
cha
nce
s o
f se
ein
g a
go
od
sel
ecti
on
of
bir
ds.
All
of
the
Tra
il’s
40 s
ites
are
pu
blic
ly a
cces
sib
le.
The
Tra
il is
ba
sed
on
Ro
n R
ido
ut’
s co
mp
rehe
nsi
ve
A Bi
rdin
g Gu
ide
to t
he L
ong
Poin
t Ar
ea. C
op
ies
ma
y
be
pu
rcha
sed
at
Bir
ds
Ca
na
da
’s P
ort
Ro
wa
n
hea
dqu
art
ers
or
Lon
g P
oin
t B
ird
Ob
serv
ato
ry’s
Old
Cu
t Re
sea
rch
Stat
ion
.A
Pro
ject
of
Wit
h S
uppo
rt F
rom
Lon
g P
oint
B
irdi
ng T
rail
Phot
ogr
ap
hy b
y R
on
Rid
ou
t
Hu
dso
nia
n G
od
wit
Timin
g Yo
ur V
isit
Sprin
g
Sprin
g b
egins in
early
Ma
rch with the a
rrival o
f m
an
y w
aterfowl sp
ecies an
d the Tu
nd
ra Sw
an
s. The ex
act tim
ing
of their p
resence va
ries, bu
t g
oo
d nu
mb
ers are o
ften seen
in the m
idd
le two
w
eeks of the m
on
th. Son
gb
ird m
igration
begin
s in
early
Ap
ril an
d b
uild
s stead
ily. Sw
allow
s an
d
spa
rrows a
rrive first, follow
ed b
y the ha
rdier
wa
rblers. In
Ma
y, the strea
m o
f migra
nts
beco
mes a
torren
t on
the first wa
rm n
ights w
ith so
utherly
win
ds. M
id-M
ay
hold
s the greatest d
iversity, a
nd
da
ily tota
ls of w
ell over 100
species
are ea
sily atta
ined
. The best resu
lts are a
chieved
at the lakesho
re hotspots a
nd
wetla
nd
s, an
d o
n
Lon
g Po
int itself.
Sum
me
r
Clo
se to 2
00
bird
species b
reed in
the Lon
g Po
int
area
, in the hea
rt of C
aro
linia
n C
an
ad
a. The a
rea’s
inla
nd
forests rea
lly shin
e in su
mm
er. Unu
sua
l sp
ecies such a
s Ho
od
ed a
nd
Ceru
lean
wa
rblers
an
d Lo
uisia
na
Waterthru
shes can
be reg
ula
rly
fou
nd
. The wetla
nd
s alo
ng
the lakesho
re an
d
on
Lon
g Po
int p
rovide ex
cellent ha
bitat fo
r rails,
bittern
s, an
d tern
s.
Mu
st-Visit Lo
cale
s
Lon
g Poin
t Bird Ob
servato
ry’s
Old Cut Resea
rch Statio
n
Du
ring
sprin
g a
nd
fall, this is the p
lace to
visit. Mo
re tha
n 30
0 sp
ecies have b
een ta
llied in
this sma
ll a
rea. O
n a
go
od
da
y, the w
oo
ds a
re alive w
ith sma
ll b
irds o
f every d
escriptio
n. The view fro
m the d
yke
provid
es a w
ide o
pen
vista to
the east, a
nd
bird
s m
oving
on
an
d o
ff the Poin
t are rea
dily
visible.
LPBO
’s migratio
n m
on
itorin
g p
rogra
m o
perates
du
ring
sprin
g a
nd
fall m
igration
an
d is o
pen
to the
pu
blic 8 a
.m. to
noo
n d
aily
in sea
son.
Big
Cre
ek N
atio
na
l Wild
life A
rea
This exp
an
sive wetla
nd
is on
e of the la
rgest in
so
uthern
On
tario. A
wa
lk aro
un
d the 2
.5 km m
arsh
trail w
ill yield
du
cks, rails, hero
ns, b
itterns, a
nd
m
an
y m
ore w
etlan
d sp
ecies in late sp
ring
an
d
early
sum
mer. The m
arsh is ho
me to
several
pa
irs of Sa
nd
hill Cra
nes. In
fall a
nd
early
win
ter, tho
usa
nd
s of w
aterfowl in
clud
ing
ma
ny
Tun
dra
Sw
an
s roo
st in the m
arsh every
evenin
g.
Bird
Stud
ies C
an
ad
a H
ea
dq
ua
rters
Bird
Stud
ies Ca
na
da
’s natio
na
l head
qua
rters sit on
32
acres o
n the ed
ge o
f Lon
g Po
int’s In
ner B
ay
. W
alkin
g tra
ils throu
gho
ut p
ass a
wetla
nd
that is ho
me to
Virgin
ia R
ail, Lea
st Bittern, W
oo
d D
uck, a
nd
m
an
y other sp
ecies. A w
heelchair-a
ccessible p
ath lea
ds to
a view
of Lo
ng
Poin
t Ba
y. In
sprin
g a
nd
fall,
waterfo
wl ca
n b
e seen in
incred
ible nu
mb
ers an
d
diversity
.
Ba
ckus W
oo
ds
This larg
e wo
od
lan
d is C
an
ad
a’s b
est exa
mp
le of
Ca
rolin
ian
forest. A
lon
g w
alk a
mo
ng
its towerin
g
trees is insp
iring. It is ho
me to
mo
re than
100
b
reedin
g b
ird sp
ecies, inclu
din
g 11 at-risk sp
ecies. B
reedin
g b
irds o
f note inclu
de Aca
dia
n Fly
catcher, Lo
uisia
na
Waterthru
sh, an
d H
oo
ded, Protho
notary
, a
nd
Ceru
lean
wa
rblers. Late sp
ring
an
d su
mm
er a
re the best tim
es to visit.
Win
ter
The arriva
l of the w
inter b
irdin
g sea
son
usu
ally
co
incid
es with the w
inter so
lstice. Dep
end
ing
o
n the severity
of the w
eather, a few
ling
ering
m
igran
ts ma
y su
rvive into
late Decem
ber. B
y
Janu
ary
, the rema
inin
g la
nd
bird
s are u
sua
lly
redu
ced to
hard
y sp
ecies ad
ap
ted to
the cold
co
nd
ition
s. As the a
rea’s w
aters freeze, the last
of the w
aterfowl, in
clud
ing
the Tun
dra
Swa
ns a
nd
Sa
nd
hill Cra
nes, d
epa
rt. Febru
ary
is the cold
est an
d
quietest tim
e of y
ear, a
lthou
gh in
som
e wa
rmer
win
ters, the first few m
igran
ts ma
y retu
rn late in
the m
on
th.
Fall
The fall migratio
n is spread over a longer perio
d
than the spring. Migratio
n of w
arblers and
flycatchers begins in early
August and continues
through Septem
ber, while sparrow
s move right
through O
ctober. D
iversity is greatest in late
September, w
hen time spent at hotspots alo
ng
the lakeshore and o
n Long Po
int can yield a day
list o
f over 100
species. The lake’s north sho
re is an ex
cellent place to w
atch migrating birds o
f prey
througho
ut the fall. Late in Octo
ber, many
w
aterfowl species can be seen in the co
astal m
arshes and on Lo
ng Point’s Inner Bay
. Around the
same tim
e, Tundra Swans and Sandhill Cranes arrive
in large numbers and stay
until freeze-up.
Rose-b
reasted
Gro
sbea
k
Great B
lue H
eron
Tun
dra
Swa
ns
Ho
rned
Larks
An
agen
cy o
f the
Gov
ernm
ent o
f Ont
ario
Un
orga
nism
e du
gou
vern
emen
t de
l’Ont
ario
Simcoe
Port Ryerse
Port Dover
Normandale
Fisher’s Glen
Turkey Point
Port Rowan
Clear Creek
Houghton
Centre
St. Williams
Walsingham
Langton
Vittoria
Long Point
Inner Bay
Long Point
Outer Bay
Lake Erie
LPBO Old Cut
Field Station
55Hastings Drive
County Rd. 1 - McDowell Road
Birding Hotspots of the Long Point Area
County
Rd. 2
3
Cou
nty
Rd. 2
8
County Rd. 45
Highway 24
Front Rd.
High
way
24
Charlotteville
West
1/4Line
Charlotteville
East
1/4Line
Forestry
Farm
Rd.
Lakeshore Rd.
LakeshoreRd.
A Concession Rd.
1st Concession Rd.
2nd Concession Rd.
8th Concession Rd.
10 Concession Rd.th
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11a
11b
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Old Cut Field Station
‘New’ Long Point P.P.
‘Old’ Long Point P.P.
Crown Marsh
Hastings Drive
Big Creek NWA
Causeway
BSC Headquarters Property
Port Rowan Lion’s Park
Port Rowan Wetland
Lakeshore Road Fields
Port Royal
Lee Brown W.M.A.
Hahn Marsh
The Coves
Jackson Gunn Forest
A. Concession
1st Concession
Rowan Mills C.A.
Rowanwood Sanctuary
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
41
42
43
Wilson Tract
Coppen's/Armstrong Tract
Lake Erie Farms Property
Arthur Langford Forest
Deer Creek Valley
Walsingham Flats
Backus Woods
Barrett-Sanderson Tract
St. Williams Conservation Reserve
Pinegrove Forest
Monroe Landon Woods
Smith/Swick-King Tracts
Normandale Dock
Fisher's Glen
Port Ryerse
Port Dover
Turkey Point Marsh Overlook
Turkey Point
Turkey Point Conservation Reserve
Turkey Point P.P.
Normandale Fish Hatchery
Birding Localities
3
4
56
7
8
9
10
11a
1212
13141516
17
18
19
20
2122
23
24
26
30
31
32
33
3435
36 37
38
3941
42
43
27
Tow
nlineS
t..
Lower Sideroad
Turkey
PointR
d.
Front Rd.
Front Rd.
Charlotteville Rd. 8
Charlotteville Rd. 7
St. John’s Rd.
St. John’s Rd.
Charlotteville Rd. 5
Vittoria Rd.
Charlotteville Rd. 2
Charlotteville Rd. 1
Fish
er’sG
lenR
d.
Hillcrest
Rd.
Bird Studies Canada
Headquarters
10 km.
Highway 6
Long Point Birding Area Boundary
Public Natural Areas
NCC Projects
To Tillsonburg
to Hamilton
to Brantford
Hazen
Rd.
28
Gore
Rd.
Accomodations
Food
Gas
Camping
Restrooms
29
11b
25
6th Concession Rd.
4th Concession Rd.
W1/4
Line
W1/4
Line
County Rd. 60
3rd Concession Rd.
Lakeshore Rd.
N.S. Walsingham Townline Rd.
High
way
59
East
1/4Line
Belted Kingfisher
Orchard Oriole
Northern Shoveler
Indigo Bunting
Site numbers match those in A Birding Guide to the Long Point Area.Look for the Long Point Birding Trail logo at each location.
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