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 20, 2011 This morning a heavy fog set over the Point. It has now lifted to expose beautiful skies and sunny conditions. A light breeze is out of the South. It doesn’t seem that a new batch of migrants has come into the Park, but again birding is busy here. At the Tip this morning a Blue-winged Warbler was noted and about a dozen other species of warbler as well as a singing Tufted Titmouse. Due to the fog not many bird orientation flights were noted except for Indigo Buntingof which many were flying south off the tip. Also seen at the Tip was the gull with the yellow legs which is as yet unidentified. In amongst the gulls a Lesser black-backed Gull was loafing. Along West Beach Trail south of the West Beach Parking area there was a female Summer Tanager reported. Just near the smaller parking area at the Visitor Centre a Tufted Titmousewas located. Shuster Trail had two Mourning Warblers, and 2 CANADA Warblers. A Sora called from the marshy area towards the lake side. Tilden Woods was quite active this morning with about 15 species of warbler noted. Of note, a Prothonotary was high in the trees foraging, as were two male Cerulean Warblers. Also seen were Bay-breasted, Northern Parula and Blackpoll. Both Baltimore and Orchard Orioles are abundant in the Park and C. Nighthawk have been noted roosting in more than one spot. Outside the Park: The Glossy Ibis seen just outside the Park arrived at Hillman’s Marsh for a bit last evening but hasn’t been reported yet today. Black-bellied Plovernumbers are building outside the Park in the Onion Fields 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 _______________________________________________ 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/
