A south to south-west breeze brought many migrants into the Park last night. A great day for birding in the Park.
Birding was rather busy at the tip with a small "reverse migration" persisting until about 9 am. Involved were many warblers, tanagers, orioles, and blackbirds among others. Species at the tip included common warblers and also Canada, Mourning, Kentucky, Yellow-breasted Chat, and Cerulean. Also Scarlet Tanagers, Baltimore and Orchard Orioles, and Bobolink. A few Red-headed and Red-bellied Woodpeckers were here and there at the tip. Sparrows included Savannah, Lincoln's as well as the more commonly seen White-crowned and White-throated. A couple of Little Gulls were reported with the many Bonaparte Gulls near the tip. In Tilden's Woods, the female Summer Tanager was again reported, and Hooded, Kentucky, and Worm-eating Warblers, amongst many other warbler species. Also noted were many thrushes, Veery, Swainson's and Wood Thrush, noted. Parula were noted, including one south of the Visitor Centre on the Woodland Nature Trail. Also on that trail, a Louisianna and several Northern Waterthrushes were reported. Along the road to the tip, from the Visitor Centre many sparrows and thrushes were found. Also a Tennessee Warbler was singing and Blue-winged Warbler was reported. Someone reported that there are Yellowlegs, Black-bellied Plover and Least Sandpiper at the shorebird cell at Hillman's Conservation Area. Good Birding John Haselmayer, Karl Konze, Ross Mackintosh, Dave Martin, Pete Read and Marianne Reid, Friends of Point Pelee Hike Leaders. ********************************************************************** Point Pelee National Park and the Friends of Point Pelee are pleased to bring you the 2007 Festival of Birds from May 1 - 21. For a complete schedule of events and secure on-line booking, please visit www.friendsofpointpelee.com Our 3rd Annual Fundraising Dinner will be held on Friday, May 11, 2007, with guest speaker Mark Peck. Dress is casual and tickets are $50 ea (with a $25 tax receipt). Contact the Friends of Point Pelee (see website above) for more information. You've asked for a BIRDING PASS and now we've got it! This pass is valid for 3 consecutive days at Point Pelee National Park and Hillman Marsh Conservation Area - with savings of more than 30% from regular gate fees. Passes are available for purchase at the park gate and Hillman Marsh's visitor centre. ************************************************************************* If you would like to respond to this email, please put the phrase hike leaders in the subject line. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue May 8 14:13:51 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from smtp100.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp100.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.36.78]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id EB323638A8 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 8 May 2007 14:13:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 35664 invoked from network); 8 May 2007 18:13:51 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:Message-ID:Date:From:User-Agent:MIME-Version:To:Subject:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=5OaUVg4IJsvudJNwsz4KR3fN2o/lY3KaKefzBHMoPhA+bPNPaEOEUMPxilWkbjOixPwDf6Tbiojq5To9aTxTSq4jHdMcbQcpGpISe31lyVP+leFBTW/S+2qqN99lwXuLRWbK9WrUoX1BcLizz6rpak3M2CfV/jx0ELplRWQQjsY= ; Received: from unknown (HELO ?74.102.184.114?) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]@74.102.184.114 with plain) by smtp100.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 8 May 2007 18:13:51 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: 5mChrlYVM1kJaNUE9fOo4iJamH7cYPIwaQ_r8qHbMQLhcTeZiJqZxzUTf05mHwhSPQ-- Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 08 May 2007 14:14:07 -0400 From: Carol Horner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (Windows/20070221) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ontbirds <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [Ontbirds] Willet at Cranberry Marsh Whitby and Thickson's Woods birds X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 May 2007 18:13:51 -0000 Hello Ontbirders I heard from Jim Fairchild about a WILLET at Cranberry Marsh this morning, so headed over to have a look. The bird was still there when I left at noon. It cannot be seen from Hall's Road in its current location. You have to view it from the southern platform on the east side of the marsh (the newer platform with the blue rails). You access this from the east side of Lynde Shores Conservation Area. From the platform look to the west side of the marsh and just a little bit south, for a small mud bar. Also present in the same area as the Willet were 1 DUNLIN, 2 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and a few peeps which were out of range for me to id. In other areas of the marsh, PIED-BILLED GREBE, lots of COOTS, SORAS calling. Thickson's Woods had an influx of thrushes this mornings, including HERMIT, VEERY, SWAINSON'S and WOOD THRUSH. There was a good variety but low numbers of warblers this morning, including a report of a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (I didn't see it). Also WARBLING VIREO, GRAY CATBIRD, BROWN THRASHER, EASTERN TOWHEE and a FIELD SPARROW in the meadow. Directions for the Willet: From the 401 in Whitby, exit at Salem Rd. Go south to Bayley and turn east (left). Continue past Lakeridge Road and Hall's Rd. The parking lot for Lynde Shores is on the south side of the road. (Paid parking, $2 for the day). Cross the bridge and then follow the trail that leads off on the east side of the road. It eventually comes out at the old wooden platform, keep going a little further south to the newer blue railed viewing platform. Bring your scope. (note that although walking straight down the private road would be much shorter, it is signed for authorized vehicles only and no pedestrians.) When you get to the platform look to the far west side, a little south of where you are standing for a strip of mud. The willet and a few other shorebirds were there. Directions for Thickson's Woods. Thickson's Woods is located at the south end of Thickson Road in Whitby. The entrance to the meadow and woodlot is from the waterfront trail, east of Thickson Road. Good birding Carol -- Carol Horner Toronto, Ontario icterus AT rogers DOT com Photo Galleries at www.pbase.com/carolmhorner From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue May 8 14:44:44 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from frodo.csolve.net (frodo.csolve.net [207.164.81.3]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C47CF638BB for <[email protected]>; Tue, 8 May 2007 14:44:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: from belbrrcnas05-3637613162.dial.bell.ca ([216.209.146.106] helo=ws13) by frodo.csolve.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.66 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) id 1HlUfy-000Gha-6m for [email protected]; Tue, 08 May 2007 14:44:43 -0400 From: "Adam Zita" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 14:44:37 -0400 Organization: Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thread-Index: AceP8BAyZj6cwPEWRD2CIQ9P633g+wAvHiSgADzw/mA= Subject: [Ontbirds]White-crowned Sparrows and goslings @ Wye Marsh X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 May 2007 18:44:44 -0000 Spotted 5-6 White-crowned sparrows this morning at around 9am. They are migrating through and I will try and track how long they stay for. And as a side note, I saw my first 5 goslings this morning. Adam >From Toronto/Barrie Follow Hwy 400 north of Barrie to exit 121 (Hwy 93) Go north on Hwy 93 through Hillsdale, Orr Lake, Waverley and Wyebridge to Hwy 12 Turn right on highway 12 and travel east through Midland on Hwy 12 past King and William Streets and watch for the entrance signs >From Sudbury/Parry Sound Travel south on Hwy 69 which becomes Hwy 400 Exit at Hwy 12 (Waubaushene) Go west on Hwy 12 to Midland, Ontario Watch for the entrance sign on your left opposite The Martyrs' Shrine >From Collingwood/Wasaga Beach Adam
