On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 11:52 AM, Friends of Point Pelee < i...@friendsofpointpelee.com> wrote:
> *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 13, 2011* > > > > Overcast conditions but warm with a little easterly breeze at the Tip of > Point Pelee made birding very pleasant this morning. > > > > Some species were southward orienting off the Tip, such as orioles, other > blackbird species, vireos, tanagers and some warblers. > > > > Although the Tip had fewer birds than yesterday, great excitement ensued. > > A BELL’S VIREO was seen and photographed by many people near the solar > panel display on the west side near the tram circle. > > > > Also at the Tip, PRAIRIE WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, and several other > warbler species. Also present was a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, and there > was a report of an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER. Besides the BELL’S VIREO, RED-EYED, > WARBLING, PHILADELPHIA and BLUE-HEADED VIREO were noted. A five vireo > morning for some. > > > > Someone reported a female SUMMER TANAGER, and there were several SCARLET > TANAGER at the Tip also. > > > > At the Tip there was a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. > > > > PROTHONOTARY WARBLER were reported at both the south and north bridges on > the Woodland Trail. Also, just south of the Visitor Centre there was a > report of a KENTUCKY WARBLER and a MOURNING WARBLER. > > > > Tilden Woods had three CANADA WARBLER near the boardwalk at the north end. > > > > > Other sightings are coming in regularly. > > > > Outside the Park: > > At Hillman Marsh yesterday evening several shorebirds were observed. Almost > 100 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERs, 2 WILSON’S PHALAROPE and other species > including LESSER YELLOWLEGS, BLACK-BELLIED and SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, several > DUNLIN and a few LEAST SANDPIPER. > > Several warblers were seen there as well including BLACKPOLL WARBLERS and 1 > PROTHONOTARY WARBLER. > > In the onion fields an impressive flock of 97 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER was > found and an adult BALD EAGLE nearby. > > > > 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<http://mail.google.com/Point%20Pelee%20Migration%20Update%20-%20Template.doc> > > -- > Janice Rogers, General Manager > Friends of Point Pelee ~ Celebrating 30 years > "Our Point is Pelee" > www.friendsofpointpelee.com > 519-326-6173 > > *Festival of Birds ~ April 30 though May 23, 2011 * > *www.festivalofbirds.ca* <http://www.festivalofbirds.ca/>* * > > > > -- Janice Rogers, General Manager Friends of Point Pelee ~ Celebrating 30 years "Our Point is Pelee" www.friendsofpointpelee.com 519-326-6173 *Festival of Birds ~ April 30 though May 23, 2011 * *www.festivalofbirds.ca* <http://www.festivalofbirds.ca/>* * _______________________________________________ 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/
