Pelee Island Heritage Centre West Dock Bird numbers were somewhat reduced today but a few interesting birds were seen. The season's first YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was spotted at Fish Point. Several BLACKPOLL WARBLERS showed up today.
Total of species observed in May: 126 Paul Carter, Rob Tymstra, 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 from May 5 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 Sixth Annual Pelee Island Bird Race / Baillie Birdathon will take place from noon Friday, May 11, to noon, Saturday, May 12. Special guest birder is FRED BODSWORTH. The Springsong Celebration continues Saturday evening with a 'Talk and Dinner' featuring DAVID SUZUKI with an introduction by Margaret Atwood. The Bird Race is 'All-Green,' i.e. bicycle or pedestrian travel, with a public tram making regular circuits of the island (tram 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. Pelee Island, Ontario, N0R 1M0 (519) 724-2291 From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun May 6 13:40:08 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 1CE43638B0 for <[email protected]>; Sun, 6 May 2007 13:40:08 -0400 (EDT) X-SBRS: 3.5 X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAA+kX-BrightmailFiltered: true X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.14,499,1170633600"; d="scan'208";a="1404267912" Received: from unknown (HELO MCDC-SMTP-RELAY.apca.gc.ca) ([205.193.82.253]) by scmze000.ssan.egs-seg.gc.ca with ESMTP; 06 May 2007 17:40:07 +0000 To: [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 5.0.8 June 18, 2001 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 13:40:50 -0400 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on MCDC-SMTP-RELAY/SVR/PC/CA(Release 6.5.4|March 27, 2005) at 06/05/2007 01:40:58 PM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Subject: [Ontbirds]Point Pelee Migration Update - May 6, 2007 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 May 2007 17:40:08 -0000 Janice Sarkis To: 06/05/2007 11:55 cc: AM Subject: Point Pelee Migration Update - May 6, 2007 With moderately strong east winds, the west side of the Park continues to be the place to bird. Most warbler species expected by this date have arrived but numbers remain thin and scattered throughout the Park. Yellow-rumped and Yellow Warblers dominate with lesser numbers of most other species, including Nashville, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Orange-crowned Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler etc.. Noteworthy species reported this morning included the same Henslow's Sparrow reported yesterday (north of Tip train loop), Red-necked Grebe (1) and Little Gull (1 adult) off the west side of the Tip. Also at the tip were single Surf and Black Scoters. A Worm-eating Warbler was reported from just north of where the Henslow's was seen. Elsewhere in the Park a few early spring migrants are still hanging around: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Golden-crowned Kinglet and Winter Wren. Also reported yesterday (May 5th) was a Summer Tanager from the Tilden Woods Trail. Presumably it is the same bird first reported there on May 4th. Outside the Park, the Marbled Godwit was reported again today, this time from along Concession D opposite #1736. Also along Concession D, both Black-bellied and Golden-Plovers were observed in the fields. Further north, at the south end of Hillman Marsh, 3 American Avocet were found swimming way out in the water. A Marsh Wren was also heard singing there, but at the extreme southeast corner. 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.friendsofpointpelee.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] Sun May 6 18:30:02 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from bay0-omc2-s40.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc2-s40.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.176]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F40C66347A for <[email protected]>; Sun, 6 May 2007 18:29:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: from hotmail.com ([65.55.136.88]) by bay0-omc2-s40.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Sun, 6 May 2007 15:30:00 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 6 May 2007 15:30:00 -0700 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from 65.55.136.123 by by131fd.bay131.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sun, 06 May 2007 22:29:57 GMT X-Originating-IP: [216.8.151.192] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Steve LaForest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Date: Sun, 06 May 2007 18:29:57 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 May 2007 22:30:00.0445 (UTC) FILETIME=[1559CAD0:01C7902E] Subject: [Ontbirds] =?iso-8859-1?q?Townsends_Warbler_at_Rond? =?iso-8859-1?q?eau___Saturday_May_5,_2007?X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 May 2007 22:30:02 -0000 Townsends Warbler at Rondeau Sunday May 6, 2007 A Townsends Warbler (male) was photographed at Rondeau Provincial Park at about 12:15 p.m. on Saturday May 5. Park staff received the photo on the afternoon of Sunday May 6. After checking extensive reference materials, park staff and I consulted with Tom Hince. He concurred that the photograph clearly shows all relevant field marks. We concluded that there is no doubt as to the identification of this individual. I will post the original photo as soon as possible. The photographer and discoverer of the bird was Gary Sadler. Full documentation of this record will be submitted to the Ontario Bird Records Committee. Park at the Spicebush Trail parking lot, and walk East a short distance to the first bench. The bird was photographed there on the south side of the road (the bench faces north). It was about 30 to 50 feet from the road, fairly low over the water. Many of the birds seen yesterday still seem to be present in the park, and there is a reasonable likelihood that the bird is still somewhere in the vicinity. We request that any birder observing the Townsends Warbler provide details at the Visitor Centre as soon as possible. I will provide frequent updates. Other birds of interest include 16 other species of warblers. Our cooperative Cerulean Warbler was seen again at the pond near the Pony Barn, and a Blue-winged Warbler was observed on Harrison Trail about 300 metres south of there. A White-eyed Vireo was at the maintenance yard, and 3 others were seen just outside the park at the Cherry Tree (the intersection where you turn north toward Hwy 401). This latter location was also very good for warblers. An immature Bald Eagle was reported several times near the South Point Trail. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I will lead a guided bird hike twice daily May 5 21 (fee $5), as follows: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday 7:30 am & 1 p.m.; Tuesday & Thursday 7:30 a.m. & 7 p.m. Friday 7:30 am All of the hikes listed above meet at the Visitor Centre, and we visit the best birding sites of the day. A second hike on Friday at 1 p.m. will meet at the Blenheim Sewage Lagoons. The Friends of Rondeau will provide a birders brunch for a small donation (coffee, tea, bagels, soups & treats) daily from 7 11 a.m. Saturday May 12 at 7 p.m. evening presentation of spring migration at Rondeau An evening in the Forest with LaForest (contact Visitor Centre for tickets) Steve LaForest Friends of Rondeau Bird Guide c/o Rondeau Visitor Centre (519) 674-1768 _________________________________________________________________ Check Out Our List Of Trendy Restaurants. You'll Eat It Up! http://local.live.com/?mkt=en-ca/?v=2&cid¦D6BDB4586E357F!378
