The Prince Edward County Birding Festival is running this week, until Sunday, May 16th. Guided bird walks along trails in the Point Traverse Woods (Prince Edward Point) every morning at 8:00 a.m., Art of Flight show, banding demonstrations and workshops. Details at www.peptbo.ca
Windy conditions, heavy cloud cover, three degrees and a few flakes of snow greeted birders this morning at Prince Edward Point. Not surprisingly, only a handful of warblers showed themselves for this morning's 8:00 a.m. guided walk, including BLACK-AND WHITE, CHESTNUT-SIDED, YELLOW, NASHVILLE, BLACKBURNIAN, YELLOW-RUMPED, and BLACK-THROATED BLUE being the only warbler species tallied, along with WOOD THRUSH, GRAY CATBIRD, EASTERN TOWHEE and BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, to name just a handful of other species that showed themselves in the brisk temperatures. Other observers at the Point found BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and SOLITARY SANDPIPER. The six HARLEQUIN DUCKS continue to hang out around the lighthouse. With each new day, there's fresh hope, as temperatures begin to climb. To reach Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area, take Main Street from the east end of downtown Picton, down the "Town Hill", and turn immediately right onto Union Street (directly across from Tip of the Bay Motel). Follow Union Street out of Picton (becomes County Road 8) for 2.5 km, and at the junction in the highway, follow County Road 17. Take County Road 17 for 6.5 km and look for the Black River Cheese sign, and turn left onto County Road 16 and follow for 1 km to the Stop sign at County Road 13. Follow County Road 13 past Black River Cheese for 23.6 km to the Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area (County Road 13 eventually becomes Long Point Road). Follow Long Point Road until you begin passing the Point Traverse Woods and trails on the left and the Observatory a half kilometre farther along. Terry Sprague [email protected] www.naturestuff.net _______________________________________________ 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/
