Point Pelee Report for May 27 (Thursday) Few birders equal few bird sightings, but in reality there are indeed few migrants in the park today. At the Tip was the usual selection of breeding birds including both cuckoo species, etc. A few late warblers were also present.
The best birding continues to be selected flooded fields north of the Park. Many fields have now dried up, but standing water still continues at the following locations -- North Dike Road (Concession E), Concession D (the best location) and NE Hillman Marsh (just west of the old "purple" house). Birds found in these fields late yesterday include three adult Cattle Egret (2 on Concession C / 1 on Concession D); 1140 Dunlin; 260 Black-bellied Plover; 2 Whimbrel; 9 Whoite-rumped Sandpiper; 120 Semipalmated Sandpiper; 2 Whimbrel; 1 Greater Yellowlegs; and 1 immature Little Gull. Flycatchers yesterday included two Olive-sided (opposite Sleepy Hollow) and a male Acadian (main road north of White Pine, west side of main road). For those interested in dragonflies, five species were found this morning at the west side of the Tip -- Common Green-Darner, Carolina Saddlebags, Black Saddlebags, Common Baskettail and Painted Skimmer. 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
