Last night around 6 pm Tammy Dobbie and I watched a Louisiana Waterthrush in the parking lot at the Visitor Centre in the park. An unusual location, yes, but it appeared to be feeding around the running water at a sewer grate (there wasn't much else available in all the ice and snow yesterday). It flew off towards the north end of the Woodland Nature trail, giving its distinctive chip note in the process. We just finished watching an American Pipit feeding on the walkway in front of the Visitor Centre - at least 30 other individuals were spotted at the Tip late yesterday afternoon. Winter Wrens are scattered throughout the park, as well as Rusty Blackbirds. Large groups of waterfowl are still present off the Tip.
A Little Gull (sighted last night by Ethan Meleg) remains at Wheatley Harbour, and while the Black-headed Gull was not spotted last night, it would have been easy to miss given the weather conditions and sheer volume of Bonaparte's Gulls in the area. A single Long-tailed Duck remains in the marina at Sturgeon Creek - it is in a very interesting plumage, about half way between summer and winter plumages. The park is currently open from 6 am to 9:30 pm. Good Birding! Sarah Sarah Rupert a/Sr. Park Interpreter Point Pelee National Park of Canada Leamington, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
