Hello birders, Today we are having a great morning at Rondeau in terms of great looks at neat birds. The rain has been off and on, but mainly off which is keeping all the warblers down low, in a lot of cases actually on the ground. In spots they are seeminly everywhere. Prothonotary, Cerulean and Northern Parula were all seen amongst the other warblers on the Tulip Tree Trail. Blue-winged warbler and Orchard Oriole have been seen right from the visitor center. Golden-winged Warbler and Northern Parula gave great looks on the trail near the Maitanance yard. There is also a banding demonstration taking place at the vistors center today until 4pm so feel to stop by and get an even closer look.
Good Birding Ross Wood p.s. the Chuck-wills-widow was not heard last night, not for lack of effort hearing but more likely for weather related reason(RAIN) Directions: from Hi-way 401 take exit 101 (approx. 50 minutes west of London) follow signs south to park. Once in the park to get the the visitor center follow Rondeau rd. straight back until it ends(approx. 8km) then turn left on Gardiner, follow for 1.5km until you reach the VC on the right. ---------------------------------------- Upgrade your account today for increased storage; mail forwarding or POP enabled e-mail with automatic virus scanning. Visit our member benefits page at https://members.canada.com/benefits.aspx for more information. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu May 11 15:35:43 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from e450.mnsi.net (e450.mnsi.net [216.8.137.207]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 410E26406A for <[email protected]>; Thu, 11 May 2006 15:35:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: from k (dyn216-8-166-70.win.mnsi.net [216.8.166.70]) by e450.mnsi.net (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k4BJZQBp023464 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 11 May 2006 15:35:26 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "pimuseum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ontbirds" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 15:39:22 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Pelee Island Migration May 11 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 19:35:44 -0000 A small reverse migration was reported from Fish Point at around 7:30 = this morning, which included 100 plus Baltimore Orioles, 25 Indigo = Buntings, and at least 19 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. =20 Last evening Lincoln's Sparrows were among the most abundant birds at = Lighthouse Point but this morning they seemed to have made it off the = island.=20 26 species of warbler were seen at Lighthouse Point this morning. Total of species observed in May: 158 Paul Carter, Ron Tiessen Pelee Island Heritage Centre West Dock, Pelee Island, Ontario, N0R 1M0 (519) 724-2291 "pimuseum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----------------------------------------- There will be daily bird hikes on Pelee Island until May 20. Cost is $5.00 which includes admission to Heritage Centre. Meet in front of the = Centre at the foot of West Dock every day at 8:00 a.m. Check into the = Centre for details on best birding areas and current rarities. The Heritage Centre is open from 10 am - 5 pm daily. The foyer contains = a 'sightings board' listing May bird sightings (open 24 hours). = Lighthouse Point is on the NE corner of the island, Sheridan Point on = the NW corner, Mill Point on the SE corner, and Fish Point on the SW = corner, due south of the West Dock. The Fifth Annual Pelee Island Bird Race / Baillie Birdathon will take = place from noon Friday, May 12, to noon, Saturday, May 13. Special guest = birder is PETER MATTHIESSEN. The Springsong Celebration continues = Saturday evening with a 'Talk and Dinner' featuring ALICE MUNRO with an = introduction by Margaret Atwood. The Bird Race will be all 'Green' this = year, i.e. bicycle or pedestrian travel, with a public tram making = regular circuits of the island (provided by Pelee Island Winery). All = teams welcome! Contact the Heritage Centre for details. Pelee Island Bird Observatory (PIBO) continues its daily banding and = census operation. Visitors are welcome. For more information about PIBO please = contact the Heritage Centre or check the website: www.pibo.ca Pelee Island can be reached by ferry leaving Leamington several times = daily. For times and reservations, call 1-800-661-2220.
