Festival of Flight May 6th Morning Report
Despite the low overall numbers today birding has still been a success with many good reports coming in. Following the similar pattern over the past five days the birds are staying primarily in the north end of the park. Maintenance Trail as well as the north end beach access have seen bird activity but the real hub is on the Marsh Trail. Large groups of Blackbirds as well as Vireos were seen moving along the shore on Marsh Trail as well as several good warbler flocks. A Prairie Warbler was spotted 1km up the Marsh Trail as well as a Orange-crowned Warbler and many other species. A White-eyed Vireo put on a good show this morning on our Festival of Flight guided hike. The Vireo as well as 6 other warbler species were also seen on our hike on the Maintenance Trail. Also a Northern Mockingbird was found along Lakeshore Rd at Beach Access 10 earlier this morning. The morning has been fairly quiet otherwise elsewhere in the park but most likely to pick up as the day moves on following the same pattern as days before. The power has been restored at the Visitor Centre. The Visitor Centre will remain open until 5 today and follow the same schedule from 7-5 from now on. Join us from May 1st until the 20th for the Festival of Flight! Hike Leader: Peter Simons _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
