The morning has not brought any rain as of yet and the birds are still around with a few new birds around. An obvious rise in the number of Wilson's Warbler, Philadelphia Vireo and Red-eyed Vireos was noted. Hooded Warblers have been seen by the Pony Barns and on Spicebush Trail. A White-eyed Vireo was also seen in the area of the Pony Barns and the Prothonotary Warblers continue to put on shows for patient viewers on Tulip Tree Trail and on Baennet Rd. Blue-winged Warblers have been reported from all trails i nthe park already today and an Orange-crowned Warbler was seen on Bennet. Last evening the Chuck-wills-widow was actually seen sitting on Gardiner road calling away. Other observers weren't as lucky while waiting for the chucks but were treated to a quick look at a Whip-poor-will. Another interesting variation of a common species was a yellow variant House Finch that was seen in front of the first few cottages inside the park gate.
Good Birding, Ross Wood 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] Sat May 13 12:54:11 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from bay0-omc2-s10.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc2-s10.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.146]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90CAC63C48 for <[email protected]>; Sat, 13 May 2006 12:53:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.186.68]) by bay0-omc2-s10.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Sat, 13 May 2006 09:53:55 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sat, 13 May 2006 09:53:55 -0700 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from 205.206.15.145 by by16fd.bay16.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sat, 13 May 2006 16:53:54 GMT X-Originating-IP: [205.206.15.145] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Sarah Rupert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 16:53:54 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 May 2006 16:53:55.0504 (UTC) FILETIME=[D2397B00:01C676AD] Subject: [Ontbirds] Point Pelee National Park Migration Report - Saturday, May 13 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 16:54:11 -0000 I'm posting for the Friends of Point Pelee - the park email server is down for the weekend. Winds diminished overnight and this morning has been overcast but essentially dry. Yesterday a Yellow-billed Cuckoo was at DeLaurier. The Laughing Gull was back at the Tip this morning. A Grasshopper Sparrow was located near the solar panel and a Marsh Wren was also seen on the west side. Mourning Warblers were seen at several locations including Post Woods, Woodland, and Tilden Woods. Also in Post Woods was a Golden-winged Warbler. Along the Woodland Trail, sightings included Hooded, Cape May, Canada, and Tennessee Warblers. A Marsh Wren was seen on Woodland as well. Tilden Woods was another good location. Cerulean female, Mourning, Northern Parula, Wilson's, and Blue-winged warblers were a few of the species seen. Part way along Shuster Trail was a singing Yellow-breasted Chat. Sixteen Willet and an American Golden Plover were at the Hillman Shorebird cells this morning. Finally, we have word that the Yellow-headed Blackbirds have returned to the St. Clair National Wildlife Area. Good Birding Friends of Point Pelee John Haselmayer, Karl Konze, Ross Mackintosh, Dave Martin, Pete Read, and Marianne Reid **************************************************************************** Point Pelee National Park of Canada and the Friends of Point Pelee bring you the Festival of Birds 2006 from April 29 - May 22. The Friends of Point Pelee offer daily birding hikes, including evening hikes from Wednesday to Sunday, May 6 - 22. Quest Nature Tours and Bushnell Performance Optics sponsor County Bus tours on May 6 & 13. Second Annual Fundraising Dinner on May 12, with guest speaker Bobby Harrison, on the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Visit www.pc.gc.ca/pelee or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more information. *****************************************************************************
