Allan Roitner and I rushed over to the John F. Smith Trail at lunchtime today in hopes of rediscovering the Golden-winged Warbler that occurred there this morning, but had no luck. Consolation came in the form of several other warbler species, however: Northern Parula, Blackburnian, Chestnut-sided, American Redstart, Black & White, plus several Nashvilles. At the pond near the baseball diamonds along this trail I observed 5 swallow species including the sometimes elusive Cliff Swallow. Keith Dunn reported several warbler species in Holland Landing today including Northern Waterthrush and Magnolia, plus Philadelphia Vireo. Ron Fleming, Newmarket DIRECTIONS: The John F. Smith Trail is by no means a birding mecca, but the past few days have been good for passerines there. The easiest way to access it is to take Coventry Hill Trail, which is a street that runs east from Bathurst Avenue just south of Mulock Drive in southwestern Newmarket. Drive to the end, park by the mailboxes and walk down to the little bridge. You can go in either direction, keeping your ears and eyes peeled. Newmarket is north of Toronto, about halfway to Barrie. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed May 11 15:18:21 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from e450.mnsi.net (e450.mnsi.net [216.8.137.207]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F43A63EF6 for <[email protected]>; Wed, 11 May 2005 15:18:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: from k (dyn216-8-166-110.win.mnsi.net [216.8.166.110]) by e450.mnsi.net (8.13.2/8.13.2) with SMTP id j4BJX0tG021002 for <[email protected]>; Wed, 11 May 2005 15:33:03 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "pimuseum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ontbirds" <[email protected]> Subject: Fw: [Ontbirds]Pelee Island Birds, May 11, 2005 Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 15:35:28 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 19:18:21 -0000
Pelee Island Heritage Centre West Dock Pelee Island, Ontario, N0R 1M0 (519) 724-2291 ----- > .Fish Point and Lighthouse Point produced at least 25 species of warbler late yesterday and early today with Blackpoll Warbler beginning to move through. A Worm-eating Warbler was seen again today near the banding station. Philadelphia Vireo put in an appearance as well as Black-billed Cuckoo. Some raptor migration was evident. After 2 days of reverse migration there was no evidence of the phenomena today. Without rain shorebirds continue to be hard to find unless you find farm fields being worked up. Total species for May is 165. > > Paul Carter > Ron Tiessen > Pelee Island Heritage Centre > West Dock, Pelee Island, Ontario, N0R 1M0 > (519) 724-2291 "pimuseum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ----------------------------------------- > > There will be daily bird hikes on Pelee Island until May 20. Cost is > $5.00 which includes admission to Heritage Centre. Meet in front of the Centre at the foot of > West Dock every day at 7:30 a.m. Check into the Centre for details on best birding areas and > current rarities. > > The Heritage Centre is open from 10 am - 5 pm daily. The foyer contains a 'sightings board' listing May bird sightings (open 24 hours). Lighthouse Point is on the NE corner of the island, Sheridan Point on the NW > corner, Mill Point on the SE corner, and Fish Point on the SW corner, due south of the West Dock. > > The Fourth Annual Pelee Island Bird Race / Baillie Birdathon will take place from noon Friday, May 13, to noon, Saturday, May 14. The Springsong Celebration continues Saturday evening with a 'Talk and Dinner' featuring Jane Urquhart with an introduction by Margaret Atwood. Sunday, May 15, features a talk by Bill Lishman, 'Father Goose.' The 'Green' category of the Bird Race continues this year, allowing only human-powered or non-fossil fuel modes of transportation. > > Pelee Island Bird Observatory (PIBO) continues its daily banding and census > operation. Visitors are welcome. For more information about PIBO please contact the Heritage Centre or check the website: www.peleeisland.org > > Pelee Island can be reached by ferry leaving Leamington several times daily. For times and reservations, call 1-800-661-2220. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. > Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] > For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm > ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm >
