*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 4, 2011* Cool but DRY conditions greeted birders this morning. As temperatures slowly warm up, more and more birds are being reported from around the Park. A Tufted Titmouse was noted from near the Great Horned Owl nest at the north end of the Park. Another bird was heard singing from the south end of Tilden Woods, and two more were reported at the Tip. The Yellow-breasted Chat continues to frequent the area along Shuster Trail, providing those who wait with great looks as it feeds in the Staghorn Sumac. A lovely male Hooded Warbler was seen again in Tilden Woods, although it has been moving around a lot. Other birds reported from Tildens Woods were Red-headed and Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Northern Waterthrush, many Veery and lingering Rusty Blackbird, Brown Creeper and Dark-eyed Junco. A Pine Siskinwas heard calling overhead. Slightly further north, along the Chinquapin Trail, an orange variant Scarlet Tanager was seen. A male Eastern Bluebirdwas observed foraging at the east side of the Visitor Centre parking lot for those lucky enough to be part of the Friends of Point Pelee Bird Hike. Also re-spotted today was Prothonotary Warbler. It was seen at the boardwalk east of post 16, along the Woodland Nature Trail. A little further along (at the very northern boardwalk) 2 Louisiana Waterthrush were reported, as well as a Worm-eating Warbler. At the boardwalk at post 11, a Yellow-throated Vireo and Northern Parula were seen. Another Red-headed Woodpecker was reported elsewhere along the trail. At the tip this morning a Red-throated Loon and all three species of scoters were seen. A Northern Mockingbird and Gray-cheeked Thrush were also spotted in the area. Other birds reported on May 3 included a Townsend’s Solitaire, moving through the tree tops just south of the Visitor Centre. It has not been reported by anyone today. A Sedge Wren and Golden-winged Warbler were reported from Tilden Woods. Ten (10) Wilson’s Phalaropes were seen from the shorebird cell at Hillman Marsh C.A. Also, the Snowy Egret was seen along County Road 20 near Malden Centre (Amherstburg). 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<file:///E:/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/>* * _______________________________________________ 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/
