Good morning, Bird activity in the Park improved slightly over yesterday. More people reported coming across small to medium groups of warblers in the Park. Most common amongst them are the YELLOW WARBLERS. Also relatively numerous were NASHVILLE WARBLERS and BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS. After a little lull, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER number increased slightly this morning too. Also numerous and quite obvious are the WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, seen most easily along the margins of the beach and WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS seen inland. Although not common, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER numbers appear to be rising too. Thrush numbers are definitely increasing with many VEERY, HERMIT and WOOD THRUSH reported. Few if any Swainson's Thrush and no Gray-cheeked Thrush have been reported.
Some of the few species noted in the Bird Sighting Book this morning were: Golden-winged Warbler - (2 males) - Tip area and Redbud Trail Hooded Warbler (1) - Post Woods Black-billed Cuckoo - (1) - Tilden's Woods Northern Parula - (1) - Tilden's Woods Yellow-throated Vireo - (3) - Tilden's Woods and Woodland Nature Trail (WNT) Winter Wren - (2) - Tilden's Woods and WNT (late) Rusty Blackbird - (1) - WNT N. Waterthrush - (8) -Tilden's Woods and WNT Merlin - (1) - Tip area Pergerine Falcon - (1) - Tip area News from Wheatley just in, that a first year Glaucous Gull was seen in the harbour, and that the "orange" Ruff was seen again in the area of sites 192, and 196 at the Wheatley Provincial Park Campground. Also reported yesterday: Yellow-breasted Chat - (1) - Woodland Nature Trail Sedge Wren - (1) - Woodland Nature Trail Orange-crowned Warbler - (1) - Redbud Trail Willet - (15) - west side of Wheatley Harbour *** A probable HERMIT WARBLER was also reported yesterday at Tilden's Woods. The bird has not been refound today. *** Good Birding, John Haselmayer, Karl Konze, Dave Martin, Pete Read, Alan Wormington Staff, Friends of Point Pelee ************************************************************************ Point Pelee National Park and the Friends of Point Pelee are pleased to present the 2003 Festival of Birds from April 26 to May 26. This years events include daily hikes, County Hot Spot Tours, "Birders Breakfast" and much. For more information, please visit www.wincom.net/~fopp/ or www.parkscanada.gc.ca/pn-np/on/pelee/ne/ne4_e.asp. Birders may also be interested in the free shorebird hikes offered by Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) at the new shorebird impoundment. - To contact the Friends of Point Pelee please call 519-326-6173, fax 519-326-7925 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] - For general park information, please call 519-322-2365. - To contact ERCA, please call 519-776-5209. ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Friends of Point Pelee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
