Long Point Bird Observatory 
- Fall Report 2003

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LPBO, North America’s first bird observatory, operates three banding stations on the Long Point peninsula in Lake Erie. This report covers the fall 2003 migration monitoring season which began 2 August and continued until 15 November for a total of 106 days of coverage. During this period, 238 species were observed or captured and of these, 107 species were banded. A total of 10,812 birds were trapped - 551 recaptures and 10,261 newly-banded individuals. More than 25 volunteers contributed their time, skills and enthusiasm to LPBO this fall!

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