Hey Birders,
It was another great day on the Island, with some nice activity between the
thunder showers. Here are today's highlights:
Prothonotary Warbler - 1 male at Fish Point
Hooded Warbler - 2 males at Fish Point, including 1 that flew south with a
moderate flight of birds this morning.
Thayer's Gull - 1 second year at Fish Point
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 birds at Fish Point
Herring x Great Black-backed Gull - 1 sub-adult at Fish Point
Cerulean Warbler - 1 male at Fish Point
White-eyed Vireo - singles along the south and east shore
Clay-colored Sparrow -1 bird flying south at Fish Point this morning
(photographed in flight by Brandon Holden)
First of year: 2 Yellow-bellied Flycatchers
Addendum to yesterday;
Kentucky Warbler - 1 bird at Fish Point
Hooded Warbler - 1 bird at Fish Point
Today's moderate southward flight off of Fish Point included:
1921 birds
-Hooded Warbler and Clay-colored Sparrow
Warbler spp - 748
Baltimore Oriole - 72
Indigo Bunting - 44
Scarlet Tanager - 12
Magnolia Warbler - 74
Nashville Warbler - 104
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 15
Species seen on the island since April 25th: 217
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/
