Birders who braved the rain early this morning were rewarded for their efforts. 21 species of Warbler were seen on South Point Trail and 15 on Tulip Tree Trail. Today was the first day that we had seen any numbers of both Tennessee and Cape May Warblers, with them being reported from most trails in the park. A male Prothonotary has been treating visitors on Tulip Tree to a on and off show all morning and Yellow-throated Vireo have been seen there as well. Hooded Warbler was heard singing along Rondeau Rd. The sun has now come out and more reports are coming in of the same species and good numbers of warblers. Late yesterday there was a male Kentucky Warbler seen by the pony barns.
Good Birding, Ross Wood Directions: from Hi-way 401 take exit 101 (approx. 50 minutes west of London) follow signs south to park. Once in the park to get the the visitor center follow Rondeau rd. straight back until it ends(approx. 8km) then turn left on Gardiner, follow for 1.5km until you reach the VC on the right. ---------------------------------------- Upgrade your account today for increased storage; mail forwarding or POP enabled e-mail with automatic virus scanning. Visit our member benefits page at https://members.canada.com/benefits.aspx for more information. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu May 18 15:06:13 2006 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 7091863DA0 for <ontbirds@hwcn.org>; Thu, 18 May 2006 15:06:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: from k (dyn216-8-166-166.win.mnsi.net [216.8.166.166]) by e450.mnsi.net (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k4IJ68G8007281 for <ontbirds@hwcn.org>; Thu, 18 May 2006 15:06:09 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "pimuseum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ontbirds" <ontbirds@hwcn.org> Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 15:10:06 -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]Bird sightings on Pelee Island May 18 , 2006 X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 19:06:13 -0000 Pelee Island Heritage Centre West Dock Pelee Island, Ontario, N0R 1M0 (519) 724-2291 Rained all night on the island very heavily so I suspect most birds here = yesterday would still be here. It is very windy on the west side of the = island so I suggest birding the interior or east side of the island. = Among the birds at Brown's Point were BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER and = PHILADELHIA VIREO. The fields are covered with water and ready for = shorebirds but so far today only BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS have been = reported today. Total of species observed in May: 170 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 8:00 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.pibo.ca Pelee Island can be reached by ferry leaving Leamington several times = daily. For times and reservations, call 1-800-661-2220.
