Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory
The Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory (BPBO) began in 1995 as an informal
group of bird banders working under a Canadian Wildlife Service banding
permit. In 2001, BPBO incorporated as a charitable non-profit dedicated
to bird study and conservation on the Bruce Peninsula.
BPBO has a Board of Directors and over 100 members as of November 2003.
BPBO became a full member of the CMMN in 2003. BPBO operates a migration
monitoring station at Cabot Head, Ontario, four hours north of Toronto.
The station is strategically located at the northeast tip of the Bruce
Peninsula, which separates Lake Huron and Georgian Bay, near the centre
of the Great Lakes basin.
Banding and migration surveys take place in spring and fall. Species
commonly monitored include: Black-capped Chickadee, American Redstart,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Magnolia Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler,
Black-throated Blue Warbler, Swainson's Thrush, White-throated Sparrow
and White-crowned Sparrow.
Located in a provincial nature reserve, the BPBO station consists of two
cobblestone cottages located on a protected bay known as Wingfield
Basin. Dramatic bluffs of the Niagara Escarpment lie beyond the basin,
creating a spectacularly beautiful setting. The cottages provide
comfortable accommodations for staff and volunteers.
BPBO also co-ordinates an annual volunteer-based Red-necked Grebe
survey. The grebes, which gather in large numbers in the Cabot Head area
during spring migration, are the reason for Cabot Head's designation as
a globally significant Important Bird Area (IBA).
BPBO has also sponsored
Saw-whet Owl monitoring in partnership with the Bluewater District
School Board near Wiarton.
For more information on BPBO
and to find out about volunteer opportunities, contact:
BPBO
Box 411
Tobermory, ON
Canada
N0H 2R0
Phone:(519) 795-7652
Email: info@bpbo.ca
Website: www.bpbo.ca
