Good morning birders, Another lovely morning in the park with blue skies and sunshine! Some new migrants arrived overnight, with many of the same species from the previous day. The Tip had a few notable sightings including AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, a LEAST BITTERN sitting in a tree, and the first YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER sighted during the 2026 Festival of Birds. A SCARLET TANAGER pleased many observers.
The woods were similarly alive with birds, with at least three YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS sighted on Redbud Trail, the Visitor Centre parking lot, and Cactus Field. A few HOODED WARBLERS and BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS have been spotted. A FISH CROW was seen observed flying over the Woodland Nature Trail, likely the same individual that was first seen flying around the Park yesterday afternoon. At least 20 species of warblers have been observed today including NORTHERN PARULA, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, and BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER. Good birding, Dale, Mark, Quinten, Asher, Max, and Aaron The 2026 Festival of Birds runs May 1 - 18. For a detailed Schedule visit festivalofbirds.ca 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. For highlights and other updates follow us at www.twitter.com/PointPeleeNP -- 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 To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
