The winds switched from the north to the south last night and brought a good migration this morning. At the South Point Trail, 1 golden-winged warbler and 1 Connecticut warbler were the best birds for the morning. One yellow-bellied flycatcher was also seen and two Tennessee warblers could be heard singing.
The glossy ibis from last night, has not been reported today. It could still be in the area. The summer tanager was seen at first light this morning at the Pony Barns. 20 brant were seen on a fly-by at south point yesterday. As well, 15 black- bellied plover, 10 American golden plover, 5 dunlin, 5 short-billed dowitcher and 5 ruddy turnstone were seen at the bay end of Lagoon Rd. last night. At the same location a semi-palmated plover was seen today. In the campground this morning, 1 common nighthawk was seen and 1 whip-poor- will was heard. A great horned owl woke up another birder at 4:00am. The morning bird hike along the Marsh Trail produced 1 sedge wren, 7 marsh wren, 3 sora, 1 least bittern, 1 American bittern, 1 great egret and 3 sandhill cranes. The next bird hike will be at 7:00pm tonight on the Spice Bush Trail with an owl prowl after the hike. Directions: Take Highway 401 to Exit 101 and follow the signs south to Rondeau Park. Bob Knudsen Bird Hike Leader Friends of Rondeau ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue May 17 13:56:50 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from wproxy.gmail.com (unknown [64.233.184.206]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDF7F63B56 for <ontbirds@hwcn.org>; Tue, 17 May 2005 13:56:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 70so4498900wra for <ontbirds@hwcn.org>; Tue, 17 May 2005 11:12:42 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:mime-version:content-type; b=KYGF41Sfa3Ybzlcu49srTCFb/94P5atEaQSsM8g1DQJcCyocQKs1/21qTJyHzYpXpJUoiqNaVU866txetC1RI4nr8mp2C17iwbZg7Vp8Vkcbcyz1CF3v90pBdStCu1zpOXF3mIsWN74l2Xiyg7olU5qMl3w/fDr59JImFVDIeGI= Received: by 10.54.98.19 with SMTP id v19mr4520182wrb; Tue, 17 May 2005 11:12:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.54.7.24 with HTTP; Tue, 17 May 2005 11:12:42 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 14:12:42 -0400 From: Matthew Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ontbirds@hwcn.org" <ontbirds@hwcn.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds] WHITE PELICAN Hillman Marsh, Pelee Birds, PILEATED WOODPECKER in Windsor X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Matthew Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 17:56:50 -0000 howdy, y'all, For all the Windsor birders:=20 Sunday, May 15, there was a pileated woodpecker seen on Manning Road in=20 Tecumseh, Ontario.=20 try this map:=20 http://maps.google.com/maps?q=3Dwindsor,+ontario&ll=3D42.324036,-82.868320&= spn=3D0.004494,0.008483&hl=3Den the bird was seen on a telephone pole.=20 And for the pelee birders, I had a single white pelican at hillman marsh=20 today, approximately 12:00pm. the birds are best seen from the southeast en= d=20 of the marsh, found here:=20 http://maps.google.com/maps?q=3Dwindsor,+ontario&ll=3D42.025482,-82.490580&= spn=3D0.017975,0.033934&hl=3Den And everyone congratulate me on finding my first worm-eating warbler today= =20 at pelee. after 13+ years of birding, there it was. perfect views, out in= =20 the open, 15 feet away. I couldn't believe it.=20 In addition to the worm-eating, we had a single golden-winged warbler at=20 sanctuary, and a few parulas. There are many blackburnian warblers present= =20 today, along with bay-breasted, nashville, a few wilsons, and a stunning=20 yellow-throated vireo found just south of West Beach along the main road.= =20 It finally feels like spring! -matt baker / windsor, ontario From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue May 17 14:00:41 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from e450.mnsi.net (e450.mnsi.net [216.8.137.207]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48A6C64307 for <ontbirds@hwcn.org>; Tue, 17 May 2005 14:00:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: from k (dyn216-8-166-132.win.mnsi.net [216.8.166.132]) by e450.mnsi.net (8.13.2/8.13.2) with SMTP id j4HIGLag020992 for <ontbirds@hwcn.org>; Tue, 17 May 2005 14:16:25 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "pimuseum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ontbirds" <ontbirds@hwcn.org> Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 14:18:56 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Pelee Island bird sighting May 17 2005 X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 18:00:41 -0000 Pelee Island Heritage Centre West Dock Pelee Island, Ontario, N0R 1M0 (519) 724-2291 Today's Highlights:PIBO banding station at Fishpoint reported a slow = day. Fox pond had Green Heron, Solitary Sandpiper, Black-crowned = Night-Heron fly by, Wood Duck, and a pair of mating Soras. The morning = walk produced 14 warbler species and a Philadelphia Vireo. Last night, = we did on request a watch for displaying woodcocks from the road at = Fishpoint. We had many American Woodcock but none displaying, a = Whip-poor-will and forgive me for this, a Gray Fox. Total species observed in May: _187 Paul Carter Ron Tiessen Pelee Island Heritage Centre West Dock, Pelee Island, Ontario, N0R 1M0 (519) 724-2291 "pimuseum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> There will be daily bird hikes on Pelee Island until May 20. Cost is $5.00 which includes admission to Heritage Centre. Meet in front of the Centre at the foot of West Dock every day at 7:30 a.m. Check into the = Centre for details on best birding areas and current rarities. The Heritage Centre is open from 10 am - 5 pm daily. The foyer contains = a 'sightings board' listing May bird sightings (open 24 hours). Lighthouse Point is on the NE corner of the island, Sheridan Point on the NW corner, Mill Point on the SE corner, and Fish Point on the SW corner, = due south of the West Dock. Pelee Island Bird Observatory (PIBO) continues its daily banding and = census operation. Visitors are welcome. For more information about PIBO please contact the Heritage Centre or check the website: www.peleeisland.org Pelee Island can be reached by ferry leaving Leamington several times daily. For times and reservations, call 1-800-661-2220.
