Hello birders: Well, this is THE day. The warblers are "dripping from the trees", especially at the Tip. At least 28 warbler species have been reported so far, and we expect this number to climb. Cape May Warblers are stunningly abundant, and there are still lots of earlier migrants like Palm and Yellow-rumped Warblers and Ruby-crowned Kinglets. Scarlet Tanagers are also numerous.
The Tip is packed with birds and people from the tram stop to land's end, namely along the west side. Visibility is excellent as the birds are feeding low and at close range. You don't even need binoculars for many of them. Given the number of good sightings, we'll list them below per location: Tip: -Acadian Flycatcher -2 Cerulean Warblers -Canada Warbler -Pine Warbler -Marsh Wren Post Woods: -Golden-winged Warbler -Blue-winged Warbler -Mourning Warbler -Winter Wren (singing) Woodland Nature Trail (Botham loop) -Hooded Warbler Tilden Woods Trail: -Eastern Screech-Owl (red morph; same one as the past few days) Chinquapin Oak Trail: -Mourning Warbler -2 Hooded Warblers -Kentucky Warbler Seasonal trail between Tilden Woods and Chinquapin Oak Trails: -Blue-winged Warbler -Orange-crowned Warbler -Prothonotary Warbler Cactus Field: -Olive-sided Flycatcher Seasonal path between Dunes and Sleepy Hollow: -Orange-crowned Warbler Stay tuned for more... Good Birding, Festival of Birds Hike Leaders Pete R, Karl, Todd, Justin, Sarah, Jeremy, Jean, Geoff, Ian, Chris, Tony, John, Bruce and Paul. The Festival of Birds runs from April 29 - May 18. For a detailed schedule visit: www.festivalofbirds.ca For highlights and other updates 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. Shorebird Viewing Nights are brought to you in partnership with Ontario Field Ornithologists and Essex Region Conversation Authority and Pelee Wings Nature Store. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
