Hi Everyone As I'm sitting at my desk, there are more than six species of warblers flitting around outside my window, which I hope is a good sign for this weekend and the OFO Convention!
Last weekend was very active, with the numbers dropping dramatically on Monday and Tuesday with the hot humid weather. The winds and weather look good for the weekend, but unfortunately the winds that bring in songbirds, also bring in stable flies. If you've never encountered them, they resemble a house fly, but they BITE! Repellants don't work well for these guys, so I just wanted to remind everyone to have long pants and closed toed should with them, so you will have a positive experience in the park this weekend. The marsh continues to be productive for shorebirds. Canoe rentals are still available at this time of year, or bring your own canoe or kayak. The shorebirds have been using the mudflats along the edges of the ponds. We've finally started to see some movement of Monarch butterflies as well - feel free to join our Monarch Count at the Tip parking lot at 7 pm on Friday. Safe travels and I look forward to seeing many of you this weekend. Good Birding Sarah Sarah Rupert Interpretation Coordinator | Coordinatrice d'interprétation Parks Canada Agency | Agence Parcs Canada Point Pelee National Park | Parc national de la Pointe-Pelée 407 Monarch Lane, Leamington ON N8H 3V4 | 407 rue Monarch, Leamington ON N8H 3V4 [email protected] Telephone | Téléphone 519.322.2365 ext | poste 323 Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada 100 years, Come Celebrate! | 100 ans, Soyez de la fête! www.pc.gc.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/
