My apologies to everyone for yesterday's report - we are upgrading our
network at Parks Canada and obviously the web-based email program I used
yesterday was not up to snuff!
Good birding everyone and I promise a legible report tomorrow.
Sarah
Sarah Rupert
Sr. Park Interpreter, Interpretive Program Coordinator
Interprète de parc principale, Coordinatrice du programme d'interprétation
Point Pelee National Park/Parc national de la Pointe-Pelée
Parks Canada/Parcs Canada
519.322.5700 ext/poste 13
519.322.1678 (fax/téléc)
[email protected]
www.pc.gc.ca
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Point Pelee National Park -
Migration Update May 3, 2010
03/05/2010 10:59
AM
Friends of Point Pelee provide guided birding hikes throughout the
Festival of Birds at Point Pelee National Park of Canada. Proceeds
from hikes support the Friends of Point Pelee and Point Pelee National
Park. This submitted report is a service of the FoPP Hike Leaders.
Point Pelee National Park Migration Update for May 3
Yellow-throated, Prothonotary, Prairie, Kentucky Warblers,
Another beautiful day greeted birders in the Park this morning. The
sky was clear and the wind slight from the southwest.
This led to a slight “reverse migration” involving several RED-HEADED
WOODPECKERS, some ORIOLES, JAYS, BLACKBIRDS, KINGBIRDS, GNATCATCHER
and a few other species.
On the beach near the tip, were several sparrow species including one
CLAY-COLOURED SPARROW.
A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was heard and seen near the display at the tip.
Generally not a huge flood of species and numbers but certainly enough
excitement to thrill birders, particularly in the north part of the
Park.
At the old admin parking area near the front gates a
YELLOW-THROATED
WARBLER was first spotted around 10 am.
A bit south of there, at the pull-off to the Sanctuary Pond look-out,
there was a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER seen about the same time.
Still further south, a couple of PRAIRIE WARBLERS, and a KENTUCKY
WARBLER, were seen at the Dunes picnic area.
No word whether the WORM-EATING WARBLERS of yesterday were located a
Dunes or in Tildens Woods.
However, a number of warblers, including ORANGE-CROWNED, TENNESSEE and
NASHVILLE were seen in Tildens.
The Woodland Nature Trail had reports of a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, and
HOODED WARBLER. And the Redbud side-trail off of the WNT, had reports
of HOODED WARBLER, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER and a
really early report of a CONNECTICUT WARBLER.
Further south in the overgrown Sparrow Field towards the tip, there
was a BOBOLINK reported.
Along the road, about half-way from the half-way tram stop to the tram
loop at the tip, there was a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO.
Also reported yesterday from the Park was a HENSLOW’S SPARROW, a few
hundred metres south of the West Beach Parking area on the West Beach
trail.
Outside the Park yesterday a MARBLED GODWIT was seen at the Hillman
Marsh Shorebird habitat.
Good Birding,
Hike Leaders Pete, Karl, Todd, Justin, Marianne, John and Jeremy
FESTIVAL OF BIRDS MAY 1 THROUGH MAY 16, 2010
Point Pelee National Park of Canada and Friends of Point Pelee
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