2006 Ornithology Class Trip to Point Pelee and Holiday Beach
On October 14, 2006, sixty-five students of Ornithology from the University of Windsor took a day-long field trip to Point Pelee and Holiday Beach. It was a cold and windy morning, but the birdwatchers could not be deterred: despite the chilly temperatures we had an excellent day of birding. Our morning started at Point Pelee National Park, where we observed mergansers, gulls, hawks, cormorants, and warblers. We then moved to Holiday Beach to watch migrating raptors from the Holiday Beach hawk tower, observing hundreds of passing Turkey Vultures and many Sharp-shinned Hawks. Bob Hall Brooks, the president of the Holiday Beach Migration Observatory, even pointed out a Peregrine Falcon. Phil Roberts and the bird banding team at Holiday Beach lead a very informative demonstration of passerine and hawk banding. We finished the day with a total of 58 species of birds seen and a fantastic ornithological adventure.
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Dan Mennill and the students of the 2006 Ornithology class are extremely thankful to the staff of Point Pelee National Park and the Holiday Beach Conservation Area. We would like to thank Phil Roberts, Bob Hall-Brooks, Martha Derbowka, and all of the bird banders and bird counters at Holiday Beach for sharing their knowledge and expertise with us! More about the Holiday Beach Migration Observatory can be found at: http://www.hbmo.org/. More about local outdoor activities can be found at the Essex Region Conservation Authority webpage: http://www.erca.org/. All photographs above are by Dan Mennill and Nicole Barker and may not be used without permission (dmennillATuwindsorDOTca).
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