*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 FoPP Hike Leaders.*
* * *Point Pelee National Park Migration Update for May 11, 2010: * Rain greeted birders this morning, along with strong east winds. Those who braved these winds at the tip viewed Surf Scoter, a Common Loon, and White-winged Scoter, while a Great Black-backed Gull was on the east beach just above the tip. In the woods near the tip there was a Red-eyed Vireo, Brown Thrasher, and a Black-and-White Warbler. In the interior of the park the Common Nighthawk reported from yesterday on the west side of Tilden Woods Trail was observed on the same Black Walnut tree. Warblers are scattered and included a Cerulean Warbler near the Shuster Trail, while along the Tilden Woods Trail Blue-winged Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, American Restart, Ovenbird, Chestnut-sided Warbler andNORTHERN PARULAwere observed. A male INDIGO BUNTING was seen near the east seasonal birding trail on Tilden Woods Trail. A female Purple Finch was seen at the Cemetery. Woodland Nature Trail produced Canada Warbler and Tennessee Warbler. At the north end of the park near Sanctuary Picnic Area a Northern Parula, Blackpoll Warbler and a male Summer Tanager were observed. Good Birding, Hike Leaders Pete, Karl, Todd, Justin, Marianne, John and Jeremy FESTIVAL OF BIRDS MAY 1 THROUGH MAY 16, 2010 Point Pelee National Park of Canada and Friends of Point Pelee For more information on the festival, please check out friendsofpointpelee.com<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/Point%20Pelee%20Migration%20Update%20-%20Template.doc> FOLLOW US ON Twitter.com/PointPeleeNP<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/Point%20Pelee%20Migration%20Update%20-%20Template.doc> _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
