Welcome!

This web site contains a wealth of resources about bird records in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada. Northumberland County is located on the north shore of Lake Ontario in eastern Ontario and is home to some prime birding, including Presqu'ile Provincial Park.

The web site contains checklists and species accounts for the 370 species seen in Northumberland County. It will also contain more detailed studies related to species distribution in Northumberland County.

Visitors to Presqu'ile Provincial Park can contribute to the database used for this site, and are encouraged to do so, by entering observations in the sightings book (which is separate from the sightings board) in the Camp Office parking lot. Please be sure to include your name and initials.

News

Maps
Presqu'ile Provincial Park's trail guide is now available.
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Lists
Checklists for Northumberland County and Presqu'ile Provincial Park are available in html, text, and checkbox formats. Other lists, rarest birds for example, are also available.
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Gleanings
This is a collection of articles based on the Northumberland data set.
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Species Accounts
Species Accounts are available for each species seen in the County and in Presquile Provincial Park. Each account includes summary data and frequency charts by month and year.
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Wings
This site was prepared with Wings, birding software for OS X and Windows.
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The Authors

This web site was prepared by Clive Goodwin and Steven Furino. Clive Goodwin, with the invaluable assistance of Joy Goodwin, is responsible for collecting and validating sightings, and for most of the studies. Steven Furino authored the software which managed the data and created the charts. The software is available at Wings. You can get in touch with us at wings_4d@mac.com if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions.

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