Canadian Migration Monitoring Network
By Request
1995
CMMN was launched in 1998 as an ongoing monitoring program. The first migration monitoring station in North America was LPBO, started in 1960. Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory started monitoring in 1995.
This dataset contains daily estimated totals (DET) from the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory. DET is a standard protocol used by Canadian Migration Monitoring Network stations to estimate the total number of individuals of each species occurring at a site during migration.
Spring coverage is from April 10th to May 31st. Fall coverage is from August 15 to October 31st.
Located on Prince Edward Point, near Picton, Ontario (43.939579, -76.861173). Count area is approximately 40 hectares.
Primary focus is landbirds (104 priority species), Prince Edward Point also maintains a Bobolink monitoring program and an owl banding program.
To generate counts of migrating birds for use in long-term population monitoring, especially landbird species not monitored by current breeding or winter surveys; To carry out cooperative research projects on the ecology of migrating birds. The goals of Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory are to increase the appreciation, knowledge and understanding of birds to contribute to informed decision-making in areas of environmental conservation, county development, natural history and geography, and individual quality of life.
Standardized captures and observations used to derive daily estimated total throughout migration window.
Combination of standardized daily captures, census, visible migration counts and other observations resulting in a daily estimated total for each species. Monitoring Period is 6 hours in duration, census is 0.5hours. In spring Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory runs 19 songbird mist nests. In the fall the station runs 19 songbird mistnests, 8 hawk nets and 10 owl nets.
Most stations produce some form of annual report for members.
Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory. 2025. "Canadian Migration Monitoring Network". Data accessed from NatureCounts, Birds Canada.
