Congratulations to the Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory (BPBO)
on completing 20 years (2000-2019) of migration monitoring at the
Cabot Head Research Station on the northeastern tip of the
Bruce Peninsula in Ontario, Canada.
Under an agreement with Ontario Parks to use the abandoned
cottages in the Cabot Head Nature Reserve, BPBO began the
first season of migration monitoring on April 1, 2000 with
Audrey Heagy as Bander-in-Charge.
Highly experienced visitors in our first year included "the Davids"
- David Hussell, Dave Brewer, Dave Okines and David Shepherd
who shared wisdom, knowledge (and occasional bits of nonsense).
BPBO has been fortunate to have the following banders-in-charge:
Audrey Heagy - spring/fall 2000, spring 2001
Rainer Ebel - fall 2001
Daniel Derbyshire - spring/fall 2002
Stephane Menu - 2003-2012 & 2014-present
Andrew Jackson - 2013
The founding board consisted of:
President - Cindy Cartwright
Vice-president - Rod Steinacher
Directors - Ted Cheskey, Brad Johnson, Ethan Meleg, Mark Wierzinski
Treasurer - Marion Mosolf
Along with developing the banding protocol, running the station and
training new banders, Audrey guided me through the application
process resulting in BPBO receiving Charitable Status in early 2001.
The observatory name was compliments of Mark Wierzinski.
Passerines and saw-whet owls have been banded in spring and
fall annually since 2000. Additional special projects such as spring
red-necked grebe surveys and the erection of a Motus tower have
been conducted over the years. Slight modifications made to the
protocol in 2002 allowed BPBO to become a full member of CMMN.
And the original banding lab, formerly the converted pump house,
has been replaced with a new building. Much has been accomplished.
Although I haven't been involved in recent years due to hummingbirds
and other projects, it's great to see BPBO reach this 20 year milestone.
Cindy Cartwright
Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
Congratulations to the Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory (BPBO)
on completing 20 years (2000-2019) of migration monitoring at the
Cabot Head Research Station on the northeastern tip of the
Bruce Peninsula in Ontario, Canada.
Under an agreement with Ontario Parks to use the abandoned
cottages in the Cabot Head Nature Reserve, BPBO began the
first season of migration monitoring on April 1, 2000 with
Audrey Heagy as Bander-in-Charge.
Highly experienced visitors in our first year included "the Davids"
- David Hussell, Dave Brewer, Dave Okines and David Shepherd
who shared wisdom, knowledge (and occasional bits of nonsense).
BPBO has been fortunate to have the following banders-in-charge:
Audrey Heagy - spring/fall 2000, spring 2001
Rainer Ebel - fall 2001
Daniel Derbyshire - spring/fall 2002
Stephane Menu - 2003-2012 & 2014-present
Andrew Jackson - 2013
The founding board consisted of:
President - Cindy Cartwright
Vice-president - Rod Steinacher
Directors - Ted Cheskey, Brad Johnson, Ethan Meleg, Mark Wierzinski
Treasurer - Marion Mosolf
Along with developing the banding protocol, running the station and
training new banders, Audrey guided me through the application
process resulting in BPBO receiving Charitable Status in early 2001.
The observatory name was compliments of Mark Wierzinski.
Passerines and saw-whet owls have been banded in spring and
fall annually since 2000. Additional special projects such as spring
red-necked grebe surveys and the erection of a Motus tower have
been conducted over the years. Slight modifications made to the
protocol in 2002 allowed BPBO to become a full member of CMMN.
And the original banding lab, formerly the converted pump house,
has been replaced with a new building. Much has been accomplished.
Although I haven't been involved in recent years due to hummingbirds
and other projects, it's great to see BPBO reach this 20 year milestone.
Cindy Cartwright
Bruce Peninsula, Ontario