Friends of Point Pelee provides daily updates of sightings within Point Pelee National Park during the Festival of Birds May 3 through May 19, 2008
Weather is sunny and clear this morning. Some highlights and their location are: Hillman Shorebird Cell: Mottled Duck (seen this morning as well) and Cattle Egret late yesterday evening. Tip Area: Prairie Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Golden-crowned Kinglet, and White-eyed Vireo. Post Woods: Summer Tanager, Yellow-throated, and Philadelphia Vireo. Sparrow Field: Yellow-breasted Chat. Botham Trail and Visitor Centre: Blue-winged Warbler and Ovenbird. Tilden Woods: Parula Warbler at the north end and a Summer Tanager near the boardwalk. There was a report of a Red-necked Phalarope from the Narrows outside the Park gate. Good Birding, Hike Leaders, Pete, Ross, Dave, Karl, Justin, Kim Join us at the 4th Annual Fundraising Dinner Friday May 9th, 2008 @5:30 PM Pelee Days Inn- $60 per person ($25 tax receipt) Reservations can be made at www.friendsofpointpelee.com To help our environmental impact...this is a ticketless event! Presentation: "Coming Home: Return of Western Lake Erie's & Detroit River's Charismatic Megafauna" Discussing the re-establishment of birds and other wildlife to this area. by Dr. John Hartig - Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Janice Rogers, General Manager www.friendsofpointpelee.com _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
