Title: Long Point, Ontario - Wikipedia
Headings: Long Point, Ontario
Long Point, Ontario
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Content: It is North America's oldest bird observatory. As a result of a growing national focus towards saving the birds, the organization was renamed Bird Studies Canada in 1998. Its national headquarters overlooks Long Point Inner Bay on the western limits of Port Rowan, adjacent to base of the peninsula. The Long Point Biosphere Reserve and surrounding area is home to 1384 species of plant, 370 species of birds, 102 species of fish, 46 species of mammals, 34 species of amphibians and reptiles, and 91 species of butterflies. These include Species at Risk such as American ginseng ( Panax quinquefollus ), American badger ( Taxidea taxus ), Acadian flycatcher ( Empidonax virescens) and channel darter ( Percina copelandi ). Climate
According to the Atlas of Canada, Long point has a cool summer humid continental climate with no dry season ( Köppen climate classification Dfb ). The climate of Long Point is influenced by Lake Erie, causing spring and summer temperatures to be cooler, and autumn and winter temperatures to be warmer than the adjacent mainland. Winters are relatively cool, with a mean temperature of 1 °C (33.8 °F) while summers are warm, averaging 22 °C (71.6 °F). Long Point averages 860 mm (34 in) of precipitation per year. It is estimated that Long Point averages 2,000 hours of bright sunshine per year or 45% of possible sunshine.