Good morning birders!
The overnight rains and cool weather gave way to a beautiful morning at Point Pelee, and patient birders were rewarded with some hard-earned highlights. A BLUE-WINGED WARBLER put on a show at the entrance to Woodland Nature Trail, and farther along the continuing WORM-EATING WARBLER entertained birders. A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was very cooperative, and Woodland also produced a WHITE-EYED VIREO, HOODED WARBLER, and a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH on the short loop. The West Beach Footpath saw a SEDGE WREN, and while the tip was relatively quiet, it saw some notable passers-by in a PEREGRINE FALCON, a LONG-TAILED DUCK and two LITTLE GULLS. A RED-THROATED LOON flew by the West Beach parking area. Farther north, a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT gave excellent views at DeLaurier Homestead. RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were apparent at several locations today, as were numerous YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS. Good Birding Justin Peter, Jean Iron, Kyle Horner, Josh Vandermeulen, Mike Kent and Emma Burbidge -- The Festival of Birds is brought to you by Parks Canada and the Friends of Point Pelee. The Festival of Birds runs from April 30 to May 23. For more information please visit Festival of Birds.ca -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at [email protected]. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines During the COVID-19 pandemic, all Ontario birders should be taking extra precautions and following local, provincial, and federal regulations regarding physical distancing and non-essential travel. To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
