Good morning, Bird activity in the Park has declined somewhat from the influx experienced yesterday. Few birds appeared to have moved in on the east winds. Nevertheless, the tip area was relatively active. Like many mornings each spring, a slight reverse migration was evident. If one followed the birds out over the tip, most were observed wheeling around back north again. They would then land in the tops of the trees near the very end. If you were quick, one could be rewarded with good looks at MOURNING WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER or MAGNOLIA WARBLER. Also easily seen against the bright blue sky were SCARLET TANAGER S and a number of BALTIMORE ORIOLES.
Other birds reported near the tip this morning included: White-eyed Vireo - (1) Yellow-breasted Chat - (1) - out in the open along the grassy strip! Blue-winged Warbler - (1) Hooded Warbler - (1 female) Elsewhere in the Park, the following birds have been reported: Olive-sided Flycatcher - (1) - Sparrow Field Peregrine Falcon - (1) - flying over Woodland Nature Trail (W.N.T.) Eastern Screech-Owl - (1) - same tree in W.N.T. (it has been present about a week) Acadian Flycatcher - (1) - Tilden's Woods Also reported after our update yesterday (May 16) were: Henslow's Sparrow - (1) - Sparrow Field (1st report this spring) Kentucky Warbler - (1 female) - White Pine Golden-winged Warbler - (1 female) - W.N.T. Grasshopper Sparrow - (1) - Black Willow Merlin - (1) - flying north over DeLaurier Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - (1) - Group Campground Northern Mockingbird - (up to 3) - Solar Panel display, seasonal trail along west beach & Chinquapin Oak Trail Dark-eyed Junco - (1) - DeLaurier (late) Wilson's Phalarope - (1) - Hillman Marsh C.A. shorebird impoundment Willet - (1) - Hillman Marsh shorebird impoundment Pacific Loon - (1 breeding plumaged) - west side of Tip (unconfirmed report written in late in the day One of our local birders, Fred Urie, estimated numbers of many bird species yesterday between White Pine and the Tip. Here are a few of the larger estimates: Least Flycatcher - (417) - Wow what a total, and only for southern half of the Park! Magnolia Warbler - (72) Lincoln's Sparrow - (34) 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.
