I spent the last two days at Pelee Nat. Park with my visiting family. The strong winds and cool weather did not prevent us from having some noteworthy records, some of which were already reported earlier today on Ontbirds.
This morning, while at the tip, we saw hundreds of swallows roosting on the ground, trying to find shelter from the wind on the east side. A few swifts were also around and some even looked at times as if they were trying to land with the swallows. Weird. They hovered for a second and then kept going. I guess that's called roosting when you're a swift... There were many warblers, tanagers, flycatchers, buntings, loads of orioles, all very low, making for an interesting display of colors. Some highlights include: A WILLET flying towards the tip around 8am this morning. A KENTUCKY WARBLER and a YB CHAT (which only my father saw) at Tilden's Woods this afternoon. A female HOODED WARBLER this morning along the shuttle road, a couple hundred meters south of the half-way stop. Also my first Wilson's Warbler of the season, several Blue-winged, a Canada Warbler and more. All in all, a nice couple days! Denis Denis Lepage, Senior Scientist/Chercheur sénior National Data Center/Centre national des données Bird Studies Canada/Études d'Oiseaux Canada PO Box/B.P. 160, Port Rowan, ON N0E 1M0 "Denis Lepage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
