*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 Friends of Point Pelee Hike Leaders.*
* * *Point** Pelee National Park** Migration Update for: MAY 10, 2011* After the brief rain storm cleared the birds began singing to their hearts content. Many notable species were found in several locations throughout the park. The immature PACIFIC LOON was re-found this morning by many observers on the West Beach, flying south towards the point. Hopefully it will remain in the area and be re-found by others. Another notable species was a PARASITIC JAEGAR seen flying North from the east side of the tip. A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen nearby. The radar showed many birds moving last night resulting in higher numbers of warblers seen at the park today. 31 species of warbler have already been seen. In the Tilden’s Woods there was 2 BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, 1 PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, 1 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, 1 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, 1 NORTHERN PARULA and a late PINE WARBLER. Along the Woodland Nature Trail another GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was found, 1 HOODED WARBLER, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 1 YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT and NORTHERN PARULA. Huge numbers of ORIOLEs and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKs have arrived in the park after last night. A few WHITE-EYED VIREOs have been showing up in several locations including Chinquapin Trail. Other wildlife: An Eastern Pipistrelle bat has been roosting every day for the past 7 days or so on the washroom buildings at the tip. This is the smallest bat in eastern North America. Outside the Park: Yesterday a Hillman Marsh several shorebirds were seen. 170 DUNLIN, 5 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 1 RUDDY TURNSTONE, 5 LEAST SANDPIPER, 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS and 3 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER were noted by one birder. SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS and BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were also seen. NORTHER PINTAILS, GREEN-WINGED TEALS, BLUE-WINGED TEALS and NORTHERN SHOVELERS were seen. Good Birding, Hike Leaders: Pete, Karl, Todd, Justin, Marianne, John, ELLEN, ALVAN and Jeremy. FESTIVAL OF BIRDS APRIL 30, 2011 THROUGH MAY 23, 2011 Point Pelee National Park of Canada and Friends of Point Pelee For more information on the festival and archived Point Pelee Migration Reports, please check our www.festivalofbirds.ca FOLLOW the park on Twitter.com/PointPeleeNP _______________________________________________ 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/
