Point Pelee Report for May 24 (Monday) The fields north of Point Pelee are still flooded, so gulls and shorebirds will continue to put in appearances. Shorebirds now peaking include Whimbrel, Black-bellied Plover, Ruddy Turnstone, Dunlin, Sanderling, Semipalmated Sandpiper, and Semipalmated Plover, etc.
This morning at the Tip was relatively quiet. Warblers included Magnolia, Blackpoll, Common Yellowthroat, and Yellow. Flycatchers seen included Olive-sided, Yellow-bellied and Least. A Northern Parula was behind the Visitor Centre this morning, and a male Hooded Warbler was located at the start of Tilden's Woods Trail. A Red-headed Woodpecker was present in Loop Woods. Yesterday's singing Connecticut Warbler that was just east of the Visitor Centre has not been reported today. Also yesterday, the Laughing Gull was found in a flooded field at the east end of Concession C. A probable Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was seen yesterday afternoon flying north high over the Tip; unfortunately the view was very short and poor. For those interested in butterflies, there has been an excellent diversity including Olive Hairstreak, Little Sulphur, Orange Sulphur, Common Buckeye, Pipevine Swallowtail, Giant Swallowtail, Monarch, Summer Azure, Little Wood-Satyr, American Painted-Lady, etc. Friends of Point Pelee John Haselmayer, Dave Martin, Ross Mackintosh, Pete Read, Alan Wormington ************************************************ The Point Pelee National Park Festival of Birds, 2004, runs from May 1 to May 31.Friends of Point Pelee offers 4 to 7 bird hikes per day including evening hikes Wed to Sat. Quest Tours and Bushnell sponsor county bus tours on May 8 and May 15. Visit www.wincom.net/~fopp
