On behalf of the Pelee Island Heritage Centre and Museum(PIHC), the Pelee Island Bird Observatory (PIBO) will be posting daily migration updates from the island during the month of May.
It was a generally low key day for birds but a nice variety of migrants were noted in small numbers. Nine warbler species were reported this morning at Sheridan Point, including a BLUE-WINGED, and a similar mix was found at Fish Point during PIBO's morning coverage period. A singing BREWSTER'S WARBLER has lingered around the Fish Point parking lot for three days. Other encounters included ones-and-twos of BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, BOBLINK, and a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD, among others. A WHIP-POOR-WILL was actively singing this evening on Stone Road. A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was reported around Scudder Dock on the 5th. Cheers, Graeme Gibson Pelee Island, ON ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). Pelee Island Bird Observatory (PIBO) continues its daily banding and census operation. Visitors are welcome. For more information about PIBO please visit: www.pibo.ca. Pelee Island can be reached by ferry leaving Leamington several times daily. For times and reservations, call 1-800-661-2220. The 11th Annual Pelee Island Bird Race will take place from noon Friday, May 10th to noon, Saturday, May 11th. The Heritage Centre's Springsong Celebration will be held on the island from May 10th - 12th. The Bird Race is 'All-Green,' i.e. bicycle or pedestrian travel. All teams welcome! Contact the Heritage Centre for details. _______________________________________________ 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/
