Project Recovery

It sounds a little crazy, but that's exactly the opportunity offered by the Long Point Bird Observatory. Many of the birds banded by LPBO are available for "adoption" for a modest fee — from $30 for a Red-breasted Nuthatch to $100 for a Sharp-shinned Hawk. This doesn't mean you can take the birds home with you! After all, they are wild animals! However, sponsoring a banded bird supports a worthy cause and it's fun. We call the program "Project Recovery."

Long Point Bird Observatory uses bird banding as a tool to study the migration pathways of birds, their longevity and fluctuations in their populations. For example: a Gray Catbird banded by LPBO was recently recovered in Guatemala, and a Slate-colored Junco banded at Long Point and recovered in Pennsylvania was nearly 10 years old.

Your sponsorship of a banded bird will help fund important research. You'll receive a certificate which acknowledges you as the sponsor and provides details of the banded bird as well as a photograph of the bird, both mounted together, suitable for framing. An adopted bird makes a great gift! Naturally, your adoption is a tax-creditable donation. So . . . Adopt-a-bird, support an important scientific and conservation effort, and receive a unique reminder of the research here at Long Point. Adopting-a-bird is as simple as filling out and submitting the form below or if you prefer, contact us by phone or Project Recovery brochures can be picked up at the LPBO field station on Old Cut Blvd. or by contacting our offices. As soon as we receive your request and payment, we'll create your certificate and immediately send it to you.

Project Recovery makes a wondefully unique gift for a special friend or loved one.

Yes, I'd like to Adopt-a-Bird

Please check the box to the left of the bird of your choice.
Check one bird only and submit a separate form for each adoption.

$30	$50	$75	$100
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Baltimore Oriole	Hooded Warbler	Red-headed Woodpecker
$30	$50	$75	$100
Yellow Warbler	Blue Jay	Eastern Towhee	Sharp-shinned Hawk
$30	$50	$75	$100
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Cedar Waxwing	Saw-whet Owl
$30	$50	$75	$100
Great-crested Flycatcher	White-throated Sparrow	Northern Flicker	Indigo Bunting

	$200		$200		$200		$200
	Eastern Bluebird		Northern Mockingbird		Yellow-breasted Chat		Scarlet Tanager

And for a very special gift, why not adopt a very special bird ...a Bald Eagle!

	$500
	Bald Eagle

Please fill in your name and address below. If you are giving this bird to someone else, please give their name, address and telephone too. Please remember, list all names as you want them to appear on the adoption certificate.

Name:

Your Email address:

Your postal address:

Your telephone number:

I would like to give this Bird to:

Name(s):

Recipient's postal address:

Recipient's telephone number:

If different from above, please indicate how you wish your name(s) to appear on the adoption certificate by completing the following sentence:

"This adoption is a gift from:"

You may also give a certificate "in memory of", "in recognition of" or whatever you like. Simply include your choice in the submission box above.

Amount of order:
$

Please charge to my:Visa MasterCard
Account number:
Expiry Date:

Please allow three weeks for delivery from the date we receive the completed form.
All adoption materials and your income tax receipt will be sent to you.
Federally registered under the Income Tax Act as
Business No. 11902 4313 RR0001.

As an alternative, credit card users may call our toll-free number to order:
1-888-448-BIRD.
You may also print and mail this form with your payment to:
Project Recovery
Long Point Bird Observatory
P.O. Box 160 Port Rowan, ON N0E 1M0
(make cheques payable to: Project Recovery-Long Point Bird Observatory)
All photos copyrighted.