Hey Birders,
Another fantastic day here on the island! Alittle over 140 species were seen on
the island, including 24 species of warbler!
Here are the highlights...
Worm-eating Warbler - 1 seen this morning near Dick's Marina
Golden-winged Warbler - single males seen at Lighthouse Point and in an empty
lot 400m. east of Scudder along the lake
Hooded Warbler - 1 male at Sheridan's Point
White-eyed Vireo - 1 bird at Sheridan's Point
Yellow-throated Vireo - 1 bird along the canal on Centre Dyke Road
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 first-year bird at the Scudder dock
Nelson's Gull - 1 first-year bird at Fish Point (same bird as a few days ago)
Northern Mockingbird - 1 bird seen
As well as the rarer species seen, many common species were also seen,
including; Great Crested Flycatcher, Blue-winged, Orange-crowned (2), Tennessee
(2), Chestnut-sided (10), Magnolia (8), Cape May (7), Bay-breasted (2) and many
others.
Birds and warblers in particular were constantly moving around the island and
was very impressive.
Good Birding!
Ken Burrell (and Brandon Holden & Mike Burrell)
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Pelee Island Heritage Centre West Dock, Pelee Island, Ontario, N0R 1M0(519)
724-2291 "pimuseum" <pimuseum at hotmail.com> 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
censusoperation. Visitors are welcome. For more information about PIBO please
visit: www.pibo.ca or call 519-724-2829.
Pelee Island can be reached by ferry leaving Kingsville several times daily.
For times and reservations, call 1-800-661-2220.
The Ninth Annual Pelee Island Bird Race will take place from noon Friday, May
6, to noon, Saturday, May 7. The Springsong Celebration continues Saturday
evening with a 'Talk and Dinner'.
The Bird Race is 'All-Green,' i.e. bicycle or pedestrian travel. All teams
welcome! Contact the Heritage Centre for details.
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ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial
birding organization.
Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca
For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
