WARNING: This post contains images of dead birds. I encourage
you to read on. I feel showing these images is very important to
the issue at hand. If you just can't look at that, here's a link
to some Sharp-tailed Grouse I saw on Manitoulin Island.
Tomorrow, I'm making what could be called a pilgrimage for
Ontario birders. It's the best place to see birds at the best
time of year to see them. In North-West Ohio, Kenn Kaufman takes
part in a very large birding week. In fact, it's The Biggest
Week in American Birding. Ours happens in and around Point Pelee
and Pelee Island (home to the Pelee Island Bird Observatory).
That's very close to North-West Ohio. Only a few miles apart
actually, separated by lake Erie, these two places make two of
the most significant stops for migrating birds in north America.
They are located where parts of both the Mississippi and the
Atlantic Flyways come together. Note: I know cats kill MANY
birds a year. We don't usually let our cat outside. She must
have escaped an open window. He