*PLEASE RESPECT THE PLANTS IN OUR PARK AND ABA BIRDING ETHICS WHILE YOU ARE ENJOYING THESE BEAUTIFUL MIGRANTS..THANKS*
Friends of Point Pelee provide guided birding hikes throughout the Festival of Birds at Point Pelee National Park of Canada. Proceeds from hikes support the Friends of Point Pelee and Point Pelee National Park. This submitted report is a service of the FoPP Hike Leaders. Thursday May 14, 2009 Thunderstorms arrived at 4:30 this morning after a cloudy night with southerly winds. The rain ended by 9 am and current conditions are sunny with strong west winds. A good variety of birds have been reported. A TOWNSEND’S WARBLER HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THE EAST SIDE OF TILDEN WOODS 50 METRES NORTH OF THE BENCH AT 10:30 AM. The male CERULEAN WARBLER is still present in Tilden Woods along with TENNESSEE WARBLER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER, BAY BREASTED WARBLER, PARULA, and PHILADELPHIA VIREO. A TUFTED TITMOUSE was heard but not seen. There was little bird activity at the tip at 6 am but the wave activity was pretty spectacular. As the morning progressed a YELLOW BELLIED FLYCATCHER and WILSON’S WARBLER were reported. On the Post Woods seasonal trail 3 RED HEADED WOODPECKERS and a female HOODED WARBLER were reported. A BROAD WINGED HAWK was seen flying north. A SUMMER TANAGER was seen at the Staff House just south of Blue Heron. An OLIVE SIDED FLYCATCHER was reported south of the Nature Centre. CANADA, PARULA, and BLUE WINGED WARBLER were seen on the Blue Heron seasonal trail. Good Birding, Hike Leaders Pete, Karl, Dave, Justin, Todd and Marianne FESTIVAL OF BIRDS MAY 2 THROUGH MAY 18, 2009 -- Janice Rogers, G.M. Friends of Point Pelee Our Point is Pelee 1118 Point Pelee Drive Leamington, ON N8H 3V4 519-326-6173 P 519-326-7925 F 888-707-3533 Toll Free [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 information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
