About 10 am a Black Vulture along with a dozen Turkey Vultures flew south into the Park and has been passing over the Visitor Centre Parking area several times...as this report is being written, at 11. The main report with other highlights will be written soon.
Good Birding John Haselmayer, Karl Konze, Ross Mackintosh, Dave Martin, Pete Read and Marianne Reid, Friends of Point Pelee Hike Leaders. ********************************************************************** Point Pelee National Park and the Friends of Point Pelee are pleased to bring you the 2007 Festival of Birds from May 1 - 21. For a complete schedule of events and secure on-line booking, please visit www.thefriendsofpointpelee.com Our 3rd Annual Fundraising Dinner will be held on Friday, May 11, 2007, with guest speaker Mark Peck. Dress is casual and tickets are $50 ea (with a $25 tax receipt). Contact the Friends of Point Pelee (see website above) for more information. You've asked for a BIRDING PASS and now we've got it! This pass is valid for 3 consecutive days at Point Pelee National Park and Hillman Marsh Conservation Area - with savings of more than 30% from regular gate fees. Passes are available for purchase at the park gate and Hillman Marsh's visitor centre. ************************************************************************* If you would like to respond to this email, please put the phrase hike leaders in the subject line. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu May 3 11:57:29 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from scmze012.ssan.egs-seg.gc.ca (scmze012.ssan.egs-seg.gc.ca [205.194.19.96]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF0D8634AE for <[email protected]>; Thu, 3 May 2007 11:57:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: from unknown (HELO MCDC-SMTP-RELAY.apca.gc.ca) ([205.193.82.253]) by scmze000.ssan.egs-seg.gc.ca with ESMTP; 03 May 2007 15:56:29 +0000 X-SBRS: 3.5 X-BrightmailFiltered: true X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAA+k= X-IronPort-AV: i="4.14,486,1170633600"; d="scan'208"; a="168441688:sNHT30116296" To: [email protected] X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 5.0.8 June 18, 2001 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 11:57:07 -0400 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on MCDC-SMTP-RELAY/SVR/PC/CA(Release 6.5.4|March 27, 2005) at 03/05/2007 11:57:16 AM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Subject: [Ontbirds]Pt. Pelee Migration Update May 3 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 15:57:29 -0000 A Black Vulture was over the park this morning. It was seen frequently from the VC parking lot. A Henslow's Sparrow was seen by several birders on the West Beach Trail. Warblers seen today include Mourning (Woodland Tr.), Blue-winged(Post Woods), and Blackburnian and Pine at Sleepy Hollow. There have been reports of the Worm-eating Warbler being heard but no sighting yet today. Whip-poor-will was heard on the Woodland Trail this morning. Two Sandhill Cranes were observed flying over the Marsh area. Outside the Park a Marbled Godwit is in fields on Road D. In that same area a Peregrine Falcon was observed as well. Good Birding John Haselmayer, Karl Konze, Ross Mackintosh, Dave Martin, Pete Read and Marianne Reid, Friends of Point Pelee Hike Leaders. ********************************************************************** Point Pelee National Park and the Friends of Point Pelee are pleased to bring you the 2007 Festival of Birds from May 1 - 21. For a complete schedule of events and secure on-line booking, please visit www.thefriendsofpointpelee.com Our 3rd Annual Fundraising Dinner will be held on Friday, May 11, 2007, with guest speaker Mark Peck. Dress is casual and tickets are $50 ea (with a $25 tax receipt). Contact the Friends of Point Pelee (see website above) for more information. You've asked for a BIRDING PASS and now we've got it! This pass is valid for 3 consecutive days at Point Pelee National Park and Hillman Marsh Conservation Area - with savings of more than 30% from regular gate fees. Passes are available for purchase at the park gate and Hillman Marsh's visitor centre. ************************************************************************* If you would like to respond to this email, please put the phrase hike leaders in the subject line. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu May 3 16:35:27 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from nicole.bmts.com (nicole.bmts.com [216.183.128.225]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B0E863490 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 3 May 2007 16:35:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: from pickup (os-dsl-0889.bmts.com [216.183.155.122]) by nicole.bmts.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with SMTP id l43KZQru013677 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 3 May 2007 16:35:26 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "mike pickup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ontbirds" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 16:47:09 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 X-brucetelecom.com-MailScanner-Information: Please contact Bruce Telecom 519.368.2000 for more information X-brucetelecom.com-MailScanner: Not scanned: please contact your Internet E-Mail Service Provider for details X-brucetelecom.com-MailScanner-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Spam-Status: No Subject: [Ontbirds]Huron Fringe Bird Report X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 20:35:27 -0000 Brown Thrashers and Sandhill Cranes have returned in numbers, and are being seen around Saugeen Shores in different locations. Around Southampton and Port Elgin White-crowned Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows, Veery and Hermit Thrush are shwing up. Chantry Island has many Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Double-crested Cormorants and Herring & Ringed-billed Gull on nests. MacGregor Point Park on Tuesday evening were many American Woodcock, Rufffed Grouse, White Throated sparrows singing until dark. The woodcock were "penting" and doing there arial Displays well after dark. This morning in the park Woodpeckers were many and loud. There were Pileated, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy, Hairy and Northern Flicker. Swamp Sparrows were calling, and Pied Billed Grebe were seen along the Tower Trail. Yours in birding Mike Pickup Directions To reach MacGregor Point Provincial Park. From Hwy #21 south of Port Elgin, turn west on 4th Conc. Saugeen and follow the signs to the Park. The Bruce/Saugeen Townline which is the southern boundary of MacGregor Point Park runs west from the hamlet of North Bruce on Hwy. #21 to the shore of Lake Huron. DU pond is approx. 5 km west of North Bruce on a gravel road which has a no exit sign at the east end. The J/I sideroad is a gravel road running north and south one conc. west of Hwy. #21 from the Bruce/Saugeen townline and ends in the village of Tiverton. The 12th Conc. Bruce, is the first intesection south of the townline. Chantry Island is easily viewed from the parking lot at the foot of Beach st. Beach St. is 5 blocks south of High St along Huron St. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The HURON FRINGE BIRDING FESTIVAL takes place every year at MacGregor Point Provincial Park. This year the 10th Annual Festival takes place MAY 25 TO JUNE 3, 2007 There are over 80 events and over 40 top notch leaders. The migration corridor along the shore of Lake Huron known as "The Huron Fringe", extending from Kincardine to Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula is the area we cover. Our birding hikes, presentations and workshops are lead by very competent birders and naturalists from all over Ontario and Michigan. All birders and naturalists from the beginner to the more advanced will find something to pique their interests. Birds of Prey with Ross Snider, Sabrina and Scooter (flying Sqirrels) with Steve Patterson, the truth about Bats with Erin Fraser and Wonderful Wings with Chris Guglielmo a talk on migration are some of the evening events that naturalists will find entertaining. To find out more about our program and down load a registration form, visit the Friends of MacGregor Point web site. Spaces on our some of our events are still available. Sign up at the Park. http://www.friendsofmacgregor.org (Click on "Birding Festival" and then on "Events") for accommodation in Saugeen Shores visit http://www.sunsets.com
