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 Friends of Point Pelee Hike Leaders.
Point Pelee National Park Migration Update for MAY 7, 2011 Conditions at the Park this morning were just about perfect. After a brief sprinkle, temperatures warmed up quickly and the sun has been shining since. Although bird number may be in a bit of a trough, those that are around are singing well. And as always, interesting birds continue to be reported on a daily basis, regardless of the weather. For example, a very rare Henslow-s Sparrow was reported from the West Beach Trail north of the tip trail loop (near the -Serengeti Tree- aka Honey Locust). Another group was lucky enough to see 4 Red-headed Woodpeckers in the same tree at the tip! Also reported there was Orange-crowned Warbler and Wilson-s Warbler. Four White-winged Scoters were seen there offshore. Slightly further north, a Yellow-breasted Chat was present in the Tip train loop. The Prothonotary Warbler was reported again from the Woodland Nature Trail (WNT), at the same location east of Post 16. It continues to give close-up views as it feeds low over the water of the slough. Also reported from the WNT was American Redstart. A few raptors have been reported this morning. Notably, a young Bald Eagleand an Osprey were seen overhead of the Visitor Centre. Also seen flying north over the Visitor Centre was a very vocal Sandhill Crane. A short distance south of the Birder Breakfast table, an Orange-crowned Warbler hung out for more than two hours. Another Yellow-breasted Chat was seen at the Cactus display north of the Visitor Centre. Nearby a White-eyed Vireo flitted slowly through the undergrowth. There was also a rumor that the Kirtland-s Warbler was re-found this morning but few details have reached us at the Visitor Centre. It has not been written in the Sightings Book. After the observations noted in yesterday’s post, it was re-found along the Centennial Bike Trail, just north of the Visitor Centre parking lot around noon. It was photographed very well for hours, moving only a 100 m or so over the time it was visible. It was last seen after 6:00 p.m. along the trail that leads back into Tilden Woods. Look for it down low over the ground, occasionally hopping on the ground. Many singing Wood Thrush were heard and seen in Tilden Woods. Also present was Alder Flycatcher, Great-crested Flycatcher, Black-throated Blue and Black-throated Green Warbler, as well as several Nashville Warblers, working down low. Red-bellied Woodpeckers are regularly heard calling from the area. Northern Waterthrush also continues to frequent the edges of the wooded sloughs. A Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was a welcome surprise at the display by the old east road remnant. The Yellow-breasted Chat, reported from along Shuster Trail, has not been seen for at least two days now (at least to our knowledge) but White-eyed Vireo is being seen with some regularity. Cape May Warbler and Northern Waterthrush were there this morning. Good Birding, Hike Leaders: Pete, KARL, Todd, Justin, Marianne, John, Ellen, Alvan and Jeremy FESTIVAL OF BIRDS APRIL 30, 2011 THROUGH MAY 23, 2011 Point Pelee National Park of Canada and Friends of Point Pelee For more information on the festival and archived Point Pelee Migration Reports, please check our www.festivalofbirds.ca FOLLOW the park on Twitter.com/PointPeleeNP -- Janice Rogers, General Manager Friends of Point Pelee ~ Celebrating 30 years "Our Point is Pelee" www.friendsofpointpelee.com 519-326-6173 *Festival of Birds ~ April 30 though May 23, 2011 * *www.festivalofbirds.ca* <http://www.festivalofbirds.ca/>* * _______________________________________________ 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/
