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 22, 2011 A balmy day greeted birders in the Park this morning, following heavy showers early this morning. The Tip area was active, notably with many female warblers and first-year warbler males. A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was heard singing and was seen just south of the Tip tram drop-off, as was a singing MOURNING WARBLER. An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER and a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER were also seen there. One SUMMER TANAGER – a bright red male – was noted further south closer to the spit. ALDER FLYCATCHER was heard on occasion and at least one PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen by many observers. A female NORTHERN PARULA, a singing male CANADA WARBLER and 3-4 singing WILSONs WARBLER were also noted. At the spit, a LITTLE GULL (unspecified plumage), THAYERs GULL (unspecified plumage), and DICKCISSEL were seen. Several passerines including INDIGO BUNTING milled about the spit. Elsewhere in the Park, a HOODED WARBLER was seen along Post Woods Trail. Two MOURNING WARBLERs were at the Shuster Trail. A male NORTHERN PARULA was seen on Tilden Woods trail. A patchy (80 percent red) SUMMER TANAGER was along the south part of the Woodland Nature Trail. An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was on the Botham Trail just south of the Visitor Centre. Outside the Park: Yesterday evening at Hillman Marsh, birders spotted WHIMBREL (2), WESTERN SANDPIPER (1), WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER (2), and BAIRDs SANDPIPERS (2) along with the numerous Dunlin. 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/
