Excellent morning so far with many of yesterday's birds still here and with recent arrivals. Winds continued out of the southwest. Some birds at the Tip were involved in a reverse movement but mostly blackbirds. But also INDIGO BUNTING and a Few BOBOLINK.
Highlights included a very cooperative KENTUCKY WARBLER along Tilden Woods in the north east corner and a WORM-EATING and CANADA WARBLER were also reported at the same site as the aforementioned KENTUCKY. Also a HOODED WARBLER was seen in the woods. A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was found just south of the Cactus Field. Also several HOODED WARBLERS and two WORM-EATING WARBLERS were seen along the seasonal trail north of Pioneer. And there was a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT at the north end of Sparrow Field. Also a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was heard singing north of the Sparrow Field in the Post Woods. On the Woodland Nature Trail there was a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER along Woodland Nature Trail at post #12, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER at post #13, and two SUMMER TANAGERS, one at tram loop north end and one along W.N.T north of Redbud Footpath. A WHITE-EYED VIREO was noted between bridge C and D. The Tip area had YELLOW-THROATED and WHITE-EYED VIREO and GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER. A predawn walk to the Tip produced a calling GREAT HORNED OWL, WHIP-POOR-WILL and 8 AMERICAN WOODCOCK. A total of 24 species of warbler have been reported this morning including more BLACKBURNIAN, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS and AMERICAN REDSTART and OVENBIRD. Good Birding, Festival of Birds Hike Leaders Pete Read, Karl Konze, Justin Peter, Jean Iron, Geof Burbidge, Emma Burbidge, Chris Earley, Chris Cloutier, Dave Milsom, Bruce Di Labio, Jessica Linton, Jeremy Bensette, Amanda Guercio, Alan Watson, Mike Kent and Paul Pratt. The Festival of Birds runs from May 1 - 21. 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 (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
