Point Pelee Bird Report for May 15 (Saturday) The passage of a cold front has changed the scenery here at Point Pelee, to cool north winds and overcast skies. Apparently not a lot of new birds arrived as far as numbers are concerned, but there is a distinct increase of some of the later-migrating species including Wilson's Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, both Cuckoo species, etc.
Rarities today include a White-winged Dove perched in trees in the Loop Woods at the Tip, last seen moving a bit north with two Mourning Doves at around 10:20 a.m. As of 11:30, the bird has not been reported again. This is a new species for the Point Pelee Birding Area. Around 11:00 a.m. a Mississippi Kite flew over the Woodland Nature Trail. Late yesterday an adult Yellow-crowned Night-Heron was seen in the North Dike ditch, which forms the north boundary of the Park. Other interesting birds today include Acadian Flycatcher (S end of Loop Woods), Hooded Warbler and Clay-colored Sparrow (Tip area), Prairie Warbler (S of Visitor Centre and DeLaurier Trail). 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
