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Odyssey to Lake Huron

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Lake Huron trip report  The last two weeks of May is a very exciting time.  Most of the migrating birds have returned and birds are starting to claim their territory.  Wildlife is getting more active and baby making is the priority for them.  I live in the Lake Huron watershed and greatly enjoy birding my local hotspots and my patch.  Lake Huron is a critical bird migration corridor because its expansive shorelines and islands act as an ecological funnel. This provides much needed shelter and food on their migration south,  This is also the time that the Huron Fringe Birding Festival happens in Bruce county based out of MacGregor Point PP close to Port Elgin.  Last year I came for the first time for one day.  This year I came on two different days.  I had registered for Kiah J. full day outing for the first Saturday, but it was 100% chance of heavy rain, so I asked if I could switch, which I did to Thursday at the Kincardine Sewage Lagoons wi...
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Odyssey to Lake Erie

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  Point Pelee trip report Long Point Birdathon trip report Rondeau trip report Every Spring birds and birders migrate to the shores of Lake Erie to see and participate in a natural phenomenon, Spring Migration.  Birds are always moving around, but in March songbirds, shorebirds, raptors, gulls, waterfowl move from their wintering grounds, southern states for short distance migrants, South and Central America for the long distance migrants.   I have often wondered why the south shores of Lake Erie are a magnet for migrating birds, I asked Google and this is what she said. "Lake Erie's coast is a premier stopover for migrating birds because it acts as a massive geographic bottleneck and a safe refueling station.  Millions of birds pause here each spring and fall to rest, feed and wait for favourable weather before continuing their journey. The "Wall of Water' effect has an impact.  For tiny songbirds migrating northward across the continent, Lake Erie present...
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One Day in May

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  trip report For me, every day is a day to celebrate birds and the more than human world.  The powers that be (Cornell) have nominated May 9 to be Global Big Day or World Migratory Bird  Day ( every May and October) and I try to do a Big Day on those 2 days annually.   Sightings maps in VC, updated in real time Jean at the Tip Today I thought I'd go to Point Pelee National Park, a place that is known for migratory birds and unique ecosystems.  The tip is the southernmost point in Canada, and birds will stop on their way to and from their breeding grounds.  This time of year is also the Birding Festival and so I was excited to meet like minded people and seeing old friends.   The drive in (I left at 4:30 am) was extremely foggy and though the forecast was better than the Tuesday previous where I was registered for a Bird walk that showed 100% chance of rain, so I birded closer to home, the start of the day did not look promising.  I was ...
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