On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 12:36 PM, 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 12, 2011* > > > > Thunderstorms came through in predawn morning which seemed to down quite a > few birds. As the day began, many species were seen to be orientating out > from the Tip. > > Many species were involved in these flights, warblers, thrushes, sparrows, > blackbirds including orioles, and tanagers, among others. > > > > Most reports were coming in from the Tip as that is where the action was. > > Probably about 20 species of warbler were seen there. > > A Prothonotary Warbler was noted. Chestnut-side Warbler was common and > several Wilsons, Orange-crowned and Canada Warblers were seen. > > There was a Blue-winged Warbler near the Tip and a Golden-winged > Warblerreported near the Sparrow Field. Also noted at the Tip were Red-headed > Woodpecker, Clay-colored Sparrow, N. Mockingbird, Red-headed Woodpecker, > Eastern > Bluebird and Philadelphia Vireo. A DICKCISSEL was seen flying near the Tip > as well, perhaps the one from yesterday. > > Off shore at the Tip there were Red-throated Loon, all three scoters and a > Long-tailed Duck. > > > > Inland, birders found a Hooded Warbler and Golden-winged Warbler just > south of the Visitor Centre. > > > > A N. Parula was spotted in Dunes. > > > > A Golden-winged Warbler was noted at the start of Shuster Trail. > > > > Tilden Woods has a great variety of birds as well, including many warblers > such as Wilson’s warbler and Northern Waterthrush. > > > > Outside the Park: > > > > The Dickcissel reported from across from Pelee Wings Store, on Pelee > Drive, has not been reported from there yet but as mentioned above, there > was one at the Tip in the morning. Nor has the Kentucky Warbler that was > walking around the house nearby. > > Yesterday at Hillman Marsh several shorebirds were noted. Including > approximately 200 Dunlin, 6 Black-bellied Plovers, 8 Semipalmated Plovers, > 5 Lesser Yellowlegs, several Least Sandpiper and 39 Short-billed > Dowitchers including one Dowitcher of the locally rare griseus subspecies. > > Good warbler counts were made at the Northwest Beach over the last few > days. > > No word as of yet of anything else but we will attempt to update as > possible. > > > > 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 > > -- > 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/
