Featured Events in Port Rowan in May 2025 (July Updated)

Welcome to the LPBO Birdathon Weekend! Join us on Sat May 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM at the Long Point Bird Observatory for a fun-filled birdwatching event. Get ready to spot a variety of bird species in their natural habitat and enjoy a day of outdoor adventure with fellow bird enthusiasts. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to connect with nature and learn more about our feathered friends. See you there! All guided walks will be slow-paced 3 hr walking tours of local hotspots. Bring water, snacks, sunscreen, a hat and hiking shoes. Birdathon registration and / or donation is strongly encouraged. Link to registation here: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/Birds_Canada/p2p/birdathon25/team/long-point-bird-observatory-cygnus-crusaders Information Source: Birds Canada | eventbrite

Tia McGraff’s star shot into orbit after winning the Canadian Open Country Singing Contest at the age of nineteen. It wasn't long before Tia was making TV appearances with Johnny Cash and June Carter, writing and recording with musical icons Randy Bachman (BTO) and Anne Murray’s publishing company. When Tia moved to Nashville, TN, she met and married Colorado native melody man Tommy Parham. Tommy’s hit song, Rocks You Can’t Move, was recorded and released as the first single on Country Star Lee Greenwood’s “Stronger Than Time,” album. The couple has been sharing the gift of songwriting ever since. With over ten international album releases, various film/TV placements, and numerous awards (including Social Justice 2021 and Peace 2022, Songs of the Year at the EmPower Songwriting Awards), Tia and Tommy have earned respect in the music industry as well as a diverse global fan base. The duo has a gift for ‘getting to the heart of the matter’ and writing relatable songs about life, love, and this crazy world we live in. Fans and industry notables alike have described them as “the modern day, Johnny Cash and June Carter!” Tia and Tommy have been touring internationally for twenty years, performing at soft seaters and festivals in the USA, Canada, and The UK. Including: MADD Candle Vigil (ON), The Bluebird Café (Nashville), Frank Brown Intl Songwriters Festival (AL), Canterbury Folk Festival (ON), Festival of Friends (ON), Fred Eaglesmith Charity Picnic (ON), Tumbleweed Music Festival (KS), Strawberry Music Festival(CA), Sanderson Centre (ON), Stockey Centre (ON). A gifted author, Tia’s children’s book, Jake The Road Dawg (about the couple’s adopted Nashville Shelter pup who travels with them on tour) has helped raise funds and awareness for their local chapter of The Dolly Parton Imagination Library, The Niagara Falls Humane Society, and various animal rescue non-profit org. The book includes three original songs by Tia and Tommy and is the inspiration behind their podcast show and their live author/songwriting children’s events, both called Jake’s Place: Songs’n’ Tails.’ Sending out the universalmessage of hope, acceptance in your world, and love for life’s adventures, Jake the Road Dawg inspires readers of all ages to ‘Find the song in your heart,’ and ‘Let yourself be Crazy Beautiful!’ Information Source: Birds Canada | eventbrite

Through the eyes of a wood thrush? Yes, you heard right! Join us at Birds Canada to hear Ian Davison talk about Long Point, Birds Canada & what we do - MOTUS, breeding bird atlasses, the Conserva Aves program and more - all from the perspective of a wood thrush! Ian Davidson ’s professional journey as an ecologist started when he was researching migratory shorebirds in subarctic James Bay, and he gradually moved southward, tracking mammal populations in the boreal forest. In Nicaragua, he worked to protect the remaining vestiges of Caribbean rainforests and helped establish the Rio Indio Maíz Biological Reserve. With a degree in Wildlife Management from the University of Guelph and Queens, he has held leadership positions in wildlife, and bird conservation organizations throughout the Americas and the Caribbean. In 2019, after a decade working for a major conservation foundation in the U.S., he returned to BirdLife as the Regional Director of the Americas and continues to work closely with a broad partnership of conservation organization in 21 countries, including with Birds Canada. Through the eyes of a Wood Thrush, Ian’s presentation will focus on the exciting work of the BirdLife Partnership throughout the Americas. Information Source: Birds Canada | eventbrite