Point Pelee Park Bird Report May 14 Skies and winds were still from the south, and a sudden downpour at the tip this morning. Although it is clearing, more rain is predicted.
At the tip today, a male Dickcissel was on the east side of the loop woods, on the beach. A fairly large group of warblers including Blackburnian, Blackpoll, Canada, Magnolia, Mourning etc. and other migrants were found in the loop woods. In the tip woods south of the washrooms, a Hooded Warbler was found. A LeConte's Sparrow was found just south of the solar panel, on the west side of the tip. Also along that west side a Prairie Warbler was sighted. A Connecticut Warbler has been found just south of the Visitor's Centre along the road. No other reports at this time from other trails in the park. Good bird'n Friends of Point Pelee John Haselmayer, Dave Martin, Ross Mackintosh, Pete Read, Alan Wormington ************************************************ The Point Pelee National Park Festival of Birds, 2004, runs from May 1 to May 31.Friends of Point Pelee offers 4 to 7 bird hikes per day including evening hikes Wed to Sat. Quest Tours and Bushnell sponsor county bus tours on May 8 and May 15. Visit www.wincom.net/~fopp
