This is the weekly birding report for the Point Pelee National Park birding area for the week ending April 23, 2008.
The beginning of the week brought some excitement in the first male Prothonotory Warbler for the season that was seen and photographed from the south bridge of the Woodland Nature Trail. Then a flock of 37 American Avocet was reported from the shorebird impoundment at the Hillman Marsh Conservation Area. Warm weather, clear nights following the full moon, and south-west winds during most of the week may have seen species fly over Point Pelee to reach their breeding grounds, but a good number of new species for the year were reported during the last week as set out below: Wood Duck - various locations inside and outside the Park Broad-winged Hawk - one circling over the Visitor Centre Parking Lot Black-bellied Plover - a couple dozen at Hillman Marsh American Avocet - originally 37 at Hillman Marsh down to 12 at Wheatley Beach April 23rd Short-billed Dowitcher - one - Hillman Marsh Little Gull - one - mixed in with the Bonaparte's Gulls at Hillman Marsh Caspian Tern - Hillman Marsh Common Tern - Hillman Marsh Forster's Tern - Muddy Creek at Wheatley Harbour Red-Headed Woodpecker - Tip Purple Martin - Onion Fields White-eyed Vireo - Tilden Woods Black-throated Green Warbler - Tip Black-and-White Warbler - Tip Common Yellowthroat - Woodland Trail and Marsh Boardwalk Bobolink - Onion Fields The repairs to the bridge over the Sturgeon Creek have been completed and the regular route to Point Pelee down the Bevel Line to Point Pelee Drive is back open. Thanks to Ross Mackintosh for filling in last week, and for input from Mike Tate on this week's posting. Submitted by Todd Pepper on behalf of the Friends of Point Pelee 4th Annual Fundraising Dinner Friday May 9th, 2008 @5:30 PM Pelee Days Inn- $60 per person ($25 tax receipt) Reservations can be made at www.friendsofpointpelee.com To help our environmental impact...this is a ticketless event! Presentation: "Coming Home: Return of Western Lake Erie's & Detroit River's Charismatic Megafauna" by Dr. John Hartig - Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Janice Rogers, General Manager Friends of Point Pelee 519-326-6173 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.friendsofpointpelee.com _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
