Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory
6056 Long Point Rd., K0K 2T0 Picton, ON, Canada

Great idea!! Roll on spring migration!

A great read by Michael Runtz!

More information to follow .... exciting times!

Wow! Very unusual!

https://www.audubon.org//this-new-program-denver-paving-wa Did you know PEPTBO has a mobility friendly trail?

This Pileated Woodpecker was banded in 2017 by Jacques Turner-Moss ! Nice to have the return visit today!

Thanks, Dale Smith for volunteering and sharing!

https://www.audubon.org//yards-non-native-plants-create-fo

Late fall migration is underway, we added two new species to the list : fox sparrow and red wing blackbird. Bird of the day, definite golden crowned kinglet. With maybe some luck we’ll catch a common redpoll which have been seen at the point. Common grackle was an interesting capture as well!

Thanks, Dale Smith!

So today we were able to get one of the banders here to band a bird in French.. with Michaëla ..so exciting...enjoy..and join the CLUB https://peptbo.ca/naturehood.php

Please consider cleaning up your yard in the spring.

We sat disappointed that there were no snow geese and suddenly thousands appeared. An amazing spectacle!

Last night, we had our first Barred Owl of the season. These owls will predate Sawwhet Owls so we try to keep both these beautiful species apart. Thanks to our team of banders, we also captured 2 retrapped Sawhets last night! Well done, team!

Looks like fun for a young birder!

congrats guys, not bad count for such a rainy day!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all our owly friends!

Our team will be off and birding this week! Why not sponsor these enthusiastic Peptbo supporters! https://www.canadahelps.org//birdat/page/the-bunting-band/

Thanks to all who care!

Michaela has spent 2 season’s with us as an assistant at PEPTBO. She is definitely a team player! Please consider her new initiative to raise funds for our bird observatory! Thanks, Michaela for helping out!

https://www.facebook.com/106377267709036/videos/336897010977552/?sfnsn=mo Congratulations to the lucky birders who guessed Myrtle or Yellow-Rumped Warbler! Your prize will be sent to you!!! Priscilla Lai, Cecile Cecile M Yarrow, and Laurent Bedard!!! Thanks, Ketha for sharing the banding of this Lucky Bird!!!

That's a lot of Bluejays!!

Thanks, Dale for volunteering and sharing!

Harper Wows Us Again! Harper, an adult female great blue heron outfitted with a solar-powered GPS unit, has just flown nonstop for 68 hours on her southward mig...ration! She spent the summer in New Brunswick, Canada, and the post-breeding season on Chaleur Bay on the border of QC and NB. At around 7pm on October 8th she left this rich feeding area and flew continuously crossing over Nova Scotia and then out over open ocean. She came within 165 miles of Bermuda but turned westward toward the US mainland. At 3:15pm on October 11th, she finally made landfall on the southern tip of Cumberland Island on the Georgia coast. She has since gradually made her way to the Everglades in Florida. Last year she impressed the world by flying nonstop over open ocean for 38 hours. She nearly doubled that duration this year! We will be watching to see if she returns to last year's wintering area in Guajaca Uno, Cuba, and will post updates on this Facebook Page. For more information on the tracking project, including how to download the data to explore on your own, visit: https://www1.maine.gov/wordpress/ifwheron/tracking-project/. See more

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=148266466611395 Hope you have a just as much fun this Thanksgiving Weekend as these delightful wild turkeys playing in the snow! Thanks for supporting Peptbo over this crazy time.

So how do we pay our banders and keep our observatory functioning? We fundraise! One constant fundraiser during Covid19 has been our BIO-DIVERSITY FRIENDLY COFFEE. This delicious coffee can be purchased locally at County Sunshine in Picton, The Green Root in Rossmore, The Local Store on the way to Sandbanks and The Curious Goat in Milford. Why not stop by and support us and enjoy a truly single source, Nicaraguan coffee. Did you know Golden-winged Warblers head to Nicaragua in the winter?

50th Saw-whet Owl of the season!!

Cool! Chimney Swifts!

As Covid19 continues, a BIG SHOUTOUT to our 4 crew members that are working so hard every day and to Paul Jones who has been helping with daily surveys. We are so appreciative of all the work that Blair, Megan, Ketha and Michaela are doing EVERY DAY to collect migration data.

Thanks, Megan Buers for the update! Migration is in full swing!