Meeting dates: November 6 to November 10 2025
Meals: Coffee, tea, lunch, and dinner are included in the registration fee for November 7-9
Planning: Please review the Conference Meeting Details document for information on travel, accommodations, and a program schedule
Meals and Cleanup:
Breakfast – Fend for yourself. Basic snacks and fruit, coffee and tea will be available at Birds Canada Headquarters. For those staying at LPBO Old Cut or Long Point Eco-Adventures breakfast food will be provided, but will be self-serve. Clean up will also be everyone’s responsibility.
Lunch and Dinner – These meals will be catered at Birds Canada Headquarters and are included in the $150 registration fee. Vegetarian and Vegan options will be available (if requested in advance). Most major cleanup will be taken advantage of, but please help out whenever possible.
Schedule:
Friday, November 7: Travel day and Owl Banding open house at Old Cut Field Station (location #2). Wine, cheese, and owls at the Old Cut Research Stations from 1900 to 2100. There will also be samples of NABC activities/tests on display.
Saturday, November 8: Birds Canada HQ (Location # 1) See agenda for more details. A tour of Long Point Bird Observatory’s Old Cut Research Station (location # 2) is scheduled for Saturday morning.
Sunday, November 9: Birds Canada HQ (Location # 1) See agenda for more details. Optional birding field trips. Dinner and evening plenary at Long Point Eco-Adventures.
Monday, November 10: Travel day
Important Sites:
There are three main sites that people should be familiar with and know their way to and from. They are labelled on the attached maps. See above for more details.
Birds Canada Headquarters, 115 Front Road, Port Rowan, ON. 519-586-3531. hello@birdscanada.org. https://www.birdscanada.org/about-us/headquarters
Long Point Bird Observatory Old Cut Research Station, 15 Old Cut Blvc, Long Point, ON. lpbo@birdscanada.org. www.birdscanada.org/lpbo.
Long Point Eco-Adventures Resort & Retreat Centre, 1730 Front Road, Turkey Point, ON, 877-743-8687. https://www.lpfun.ca/