Point Pelee Report for May 21 (Saturday) For the first time this spring, the woods at Point Pelee are active with bird song -- Indigo Buntings, Scarlet Tanagers, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Eastern Wood=Pewees and Ovenbirds. Migrants are few, but there certainly are some new arrivals including some of the later species such as Yellow-bellied Flycatcher and Mourning Warbler. Reported today are the following: Hooded Warbler -- female near the Tip on the seasonal trail. Summer Tanager -- Adult male in the Tip area. Sandhill Crane -- East Beach at Shuster Trail (flyover) NW Hillman Marsh (shorebird cell) continues to have an excellent variety of shortebirds including (yesterday) Wilson's Phalarope, Baird's Sandpiper (third-ever spring record for Point Pelee) and Red-necked Phalarope. Good Birding, Friends of Point Pelee John Haselmayer, Karl Konze, Ross Mackintosh, Dave Martin, Pete Read and Alan Wormington **************************** Point Pelee National Park of Canada and the Friends of Point Pelee brings you the Festival of Birds 2005, from April 30 - May 31. The Friends of Point Pelee offers daily birding hikes, including evening hikes from Wednesday to Saturday to May 21. Quest Nature Tours and Bushnell Performance Optics sponsor County Bus Tours on May 7 & 14. First Annual Fundraising Dinner, Friday, May 13 with guest speaker, Chris Earley. Visit www.pc.gc.ca/pelee or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more information. *********************************************
