*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 3, 2012.* * * Another good day of migration at Point Pelee National Park with at least 19 warbler species observed and reported by 11 a.m. Highlights from the Tip area of the park included: Tennessee, Orange-crowned, Blackburnian, Yellow-throated, Ovenbird, Hooded and Canada. Cape May and Northern Parulawere noted from most of the trails. Scarlet Tanagers were reported from both the west side of the Woodland Trail and east side of the Tilden Trail. Also in Tilden was a first of the year Olive-sided Flycatcher and Least Flycatchers are calling and being seen at the Tip, Woodland Trail and Tilden. Four species of Vireo have been seen including White-eyed, Blue-headed and Yellow-throated in the Tip area and Red-eyed just south of the Visitor’s Centre. Clay-colored and Grasshopper Sparrows were reported on the West Beach trail north of the tram stop. The first Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have arrived seen feeding on flowering Eastern Columbine near the Visitor’s Centre. Other species of note included a singing Sedge Wren just south of the 42 Parallel sign at the Tip, a first of the year Gray-cheeked Thrush at the north end of the tram circle, and a TUFTED TIMOUSE reported from the east side of the Visitor Centre parking lot. There were several reports of a CHUCK-WILL’S WIDOW heard singing from the north end of the Visitor’s Centre parking lot at 5:30 a.m. No visual confirmation at this point. Good Birding, Hike Leaders: Pete, Karl, Todd, Justin, John, Ellen, and Alvan FESTIVAL OF BIRDS May 3 through May 21, 2012 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<file:///E:/Point%20Pelee%20Migration%20Update%20-%20Template.doc> -- Janice Rogers, General Manager Friends of Point Pelee "Our Point is Pelee" www.friendsofpointpelee.com 519-326-6173 "Like" us on Facebook _______________________________________________ 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/
