Good Morning
The Little Blue Heron was seen north of Brantford on Scenic Drive this AM
at 0600 hrs. After consultation with several other birders and a new view of
said bird, it was decided that it is an adult in breeding plumage.
Directions: Drive north of Brantford on Highway 24 turn left on to Scenic
Drive(just past oil storage tanks), proceed to 2.1 kilometers, the pond is on
the right side. The Heron was perched at the top of a tree at the very rear of
the pond.
John
Pomeroy
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Point Pelee Park Bird Report May 13
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Point Pelee Bird Report for May 13 (Thursday)
South winds continued overnight and migration proceeded, but no downing of
birds. However there are lots of migrants in the Park, and many species are now
singing.. There was a brief reverse migration at the tip. A Prothonotary,
Cerulean, and other warblers were seen flying off in addition to one or more
Summer Tanagers. Some orioles, tanagers, boboliinks and jays among other
species were flying out.
A KIRTLAND'S WARBLER was reported near the washrooms at the Tip. A Northern
Mockingbird was also in the Tip area. A Mourning Warbler was found near the
north end of the tram loop at the Tip. The Henslow's Sparrow was reported again
from the Tip area, just south of the solar panels on the west side.
A Connecticut Warbler was heard singing and seen briefly along the sandy middle
section of the Woodland Nature Trail (Redbud area), south of post #17 on the
Woodland Nature Trail (WNT). It was reported from about halfway south before
joining back with the main trail.
A Hooded Warbler was heard singing east of Black Willow Picnic Area (east of
main park road).
Along the road to the Tip, south of the halfway stop...just south of one of the
seasonal trails (the last one south before the tram loop) to the beach a female
Summer Tanager.
An Acadian Flycatcher was singing in Tilden's Woods, along the east side
seasonal trail. It was just north of where the trail swings north.
In the woods along the Woodland Nature Trail, and in the Tip area, several
Yellow-billed Cuckoos have been seen.
Yesterday, but in the afternoon, most warblers, and some other species were
found mainly near the "wet spots" such as near the "bridges" on the Woodland
Nature Trail.
Good bird'n
Friends of Point Pelee
John Haselmayer, Dave Martin, Ross Mackintosh, Pete Read, Alan Wormington
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The Point Pelee National Park Festival of Birds, 2004, runs from May 1 to May
31.Friends of Point Pelee offers 4 to 7 bird hikes per day including evening
hikes Wed to Sat. Quest Tours and Bushnell sponsor county bus tours on May 8
and May 15. Visit www.wincom.net/~fopp
