Hey Birders,
Well another awesome day! At least 140 species were seen on the island today,
including at least 22 species of warblers.
Here are some of the highlights....
Henslow's Sparrow - 1 bird found at Sheridan's Point at 1:20pm by Nathan
Miller, Brett Woodman and Ken Burrell
- we flushed the bird from the long grass along the road and had it sitting in
a small bush for close to 30 minutes, getting some amazing pictures
- the bird was observed directly across from the driveway to the Pelee Club
Dickcissel - 3 birds flew off Fish Point at 7:08 this morning at close range,
calling as they went
Summer Tanager - 1 first-alternate male flew off Fish Point this morning at
7:22am
Yellow-breasted Chat - at least 2 throughout the island
Golden-winged Warbler - 1 male at Sheridan's Point
Louisiana Waterthrush - 1 at Lighthouse Point
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 4(!) at Fish Point (3 first-years and 1 2nd-year)
White-eyed Vireo - 2 at Middle Point
Yellow-throated Vireo - 1 at Sheridan's Point
Bird diversity and numbers were much higher in comparison to previous days;
Gray-cheeked Thrush and Traill's Flycatcher were new species seen today on the
island. There was a moderate reverse migration at Fish Point today, likely
close to 1,000 birds were noted flying south, as noted through the Dickcissel's
and Summer Tanager seen flying off.
Good Birding!
Ken Burrell
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Pelee Island Heritage Centre West Dock, Pelee Island, Ontario, N0R 1M0 (519)
724-2291 "pimuseum" <pimuseum at hotmail.com> 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.
Pelee Island Bird Observatory (PIBO) continues its daily banding and
censusoperation. Visitors are welcome. For more information about PIBO please
visit: www.pibo.ca or call 519-724-2829.
Pelee Island can be reached by ferry leaving Leamington several times daily.
For times and reservations, call 1-800-661-2220.
The Ninth Annual Pelee Island Bird Race will take place from noon Friday, May
6, to noon, Saturday, May 7. The Springsong Celebration continues Saturday
evening with a 'Talk and Dinner'.
The Bird Race is 'All-Green,' i.e. bicycle or pedestrian travel. All teams
welcome! Contact the Heritage Centre for details.
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ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial
birding organization.
Send bird reports to [email protected]
For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
