Good morning Birders! In spite of a dreary start the birding was excellent this morning with large numbers of early migrants still passing through including HERMIT THRUSH, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW and early warblers like PALM and YELLOW-RUMPED.
Many other migrants are being reported in good numbers. About 20 species of warblers including HOODED, BLUE-WINGED, CERULEAN, PROTHONOTARY, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS. Highlights of the morning so far included LARK SPARROW at the Tip. A PRAIRIE WARBLER was found along West Beach and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was north of the Northwest Beach Parking Lot. A RED-THROATED LOON was noted off the Tip. Birding is good throughout the Park. Many birds first found at the Tip were moving northward into the Park through the morning. Good Birding, Festival of Birds Hike Leaders Pete Read, Karl Konze, Justin Peter, Jean Iron, Geof Burbidge, Emma Burbidge, Chris Earley, Dave Milsom, Bruce DiLabio, Jessica Linton, Jeremy Bensette, Tim Arthur, Gabriel Foley, Mike Kent, Alan Watson, Dylan White, Aaron Brisebois and Paul Pratt. The Festival of Birds runs from May 1 - 20. 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 birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
