*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 12, 2010* A cloudy morning with slight east winds welcomed birders, along with a large movement of migrants. 17 species of warblers were seen in the morning at the tip alone including CANADA WARLBER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, WILSON’S WARBLER, BLACKPOLL WARBLER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER and a MOURNING WARBLER. Other migrants around the tip area included WHITE-EYED VIREO, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, and ACADIAN FLYCATCHER. A surprise along the trail to the tip was a LEAST BITTERN. Both BLACK-BILLED and YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS were also spotted, along with a PEREGRINE FALCON. >From Tilden Woods, KENTUCKY WARBLER, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO and SUMMER TANAGER were all reported. Outside the Park a SNOWY EGRET was reported roosting at Muddy Creek, while another bird was seen at Hillman Marsh. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was also seen at Wheatley Harbour. No word this morning of the FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER at the southeast end of Hillman Marsh near the parking lot at the extreme north end of East Beach Road. The WHITE-FACED IBIS was reported again at Big Creek near Amherstburg. 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 For more information on the festival, please check out friendsofpointpelee.com<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/Point%20Pelee%20Migration%20Update%20-%20Template.doc> FOLLOW US ON Twitter.com/PointPeleeNP<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/Point%20Pelee%20Migration%20Update%20-%20Template.doc> _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
