This morning was decidedly cool (frost in Leamington!), but the sun is warming things up.
At the Tip this morning the PIPING PLOVER reappeared. There may even have been two as the bird was noted flying and walking along the beach at various times. There were also 8 WILLET seen briefly on the beach at the Tip. A large concentration of COMMON TERN were noted feeding and resting at the Tip, perhaps over 500 and there were about 10 BLACK TERN also there. Very good views were had for warblers such as BLACKBURNIAN, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, PARULA, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, BLUE-WINGED and others. The RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continued to show well at the Tip. Both PINE SISKIN, and PURPLE FINCH were found near the Visitor Centre. And a late YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was found in the north section of the Woodland Nature Trail. A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was found in the West Beach Parking Lot. The only report of birds from Tilden Woods was that of a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER but as in the rest of the Park a little looking produces interesting birds on most trails. A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was seen moving northward along the paved road to the Tip, just north of the Sparrow Field Restoration area. A WORM-EATING WARBLER was seen about 100 metres south of the Visitor Centre, along the Woodland Nature Trail. The only report from the northern end of the Park so far, was of a GREAT-HORNED OWL -- Good Birding, Festival of Birds Hike Leaders: Pete R, Karl, Todd, Justin, John, Ellen, Sarah, Jean, Ross, Peter M, Mike and Alvan The Festival of Birds runs from May 3-20 - for a detailed schedule visit www.festivalofbirds.ca For highlights and other update follow us at www.twitter.com/PointPeleeNP The Festival is brought to you by Parks Canada - Point Pelee National Park and the Friends of Point Pelee. Hikes are generously supported by Quest Nature tours. _______________________________________________ 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/
