It is a warm calm day and many birds have remained in the Park. Information received indicates several sparrow species have arrived or been re-found.
There was a report of a Lark Sparrow on the West Beach near the Locust tree. This section of the path has been a popular spot for sparrows this spring. Grasshopper Sparrow was near the solar panel on the West side. LeConte's Sparrow has been observed south of the tram Half Way Stop back and forth between the Main Road and the West Beach Trail. Also in the Tip area was a Yellow-throated Warbler. Acadian Flycatcher was south of the solar panel. Yellow-billed Cuckoo and Summer Tanager were also in the area. Warblers included Yellow-breasted Chat and Blue-winged and on the East side (42nd Parallel sign) was a Marsh Wren. Observed on the Woodland Nature Trail were Golden-winged (M & F) and Blue-winged Warblers between Post 2 and Post 4. A Louisiana Waterthrush was reported from the east side of the trail. Birding remains excellent in the North of the Park. There have been many species of Warblers and in addition an Acadian Flycatcher and a male Summer Tanager. Outside the Park on E Sideroad was a Cattle Egret. Hillman Marsh had a Willet in the Shorebird Cell and there was a report of a King Rail in the Marsh. Further afield word was received that several Yellow-headed Blackbirds were seen from Angler Road in the St Clair Marsh 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] Fri May 11 13:15:23 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from smtp-06.primus.ca (mail5.primus.ca [216.254.141.172]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA072634A6 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 11 May 2007 13:15:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ottawa-hs-209-217-124-244.d-ip.magma.ca ([209.217.124.244] helo=pcpringle.magma.ca) by smtp-06.primus.ca with esmtpa (Exim 4.43) id 1HmYi6-0005vc-Lu; Fri, 11 May 2007 13:15:18 -0400 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 13:15:07 -0400 To: [email protected] From: Gordon Pringle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Authenticated: parula - ottawa-hs-209-217-124-244.d-ip.magma.ca (pcpringle.magma.ca) [209.217.124.244] Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau 10May07... Alfred Ross's Goose, Ottawa migrants X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 17:15:23 -0000 - RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 10 May 2007 * ONOT0705.10 - Birds mentioned Snow Goose ROSS'S GOOSE Redhead Ruddy Duck Great Egret Virginia Rail Sora American Coot Semipalmated Plover Solitary Sandpiper Upland Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Black Tern Whip-poor-will Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Great Crested Flycatcher Blue-headed Vireo Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Veery Golden-winged Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Palm Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Rose-breasted Grosbeak Baltimore Oriole - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 10 May 2007 number: 613-860-9000 for the status line : press 2 for rare bird alerts: press 1 to report a sighting: press # coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Can. Nat. Capital Reg.), E.Ont., W.Que. compiler & transcriber: Chris Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] internet: Gordon Pringle [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE @ 5:15 pm, THURSDAY MAY 10, 2007 This is Chris Lewis reporting. The most interesting report this week came from east of the Ottawa-Gatineau area. At the Alfred sewage lagoons on May 7th, a very late flock of 2000 Greater Snow Geese contained 2 extremely late adult Ross's Geese. Another visit on the 9th revealed that the Snow Goose number had dwindled to about 200, but both of the Ross's Geese were still present. Among the many other water birds at this location on the 7th and 9th there were approx. a dozen Redhead, 50 Ruddy Ducks, and several American Coots. Virginia and Sora Rails, 4 Wilson's Phalaropes and the 1st local report of Black Tern were also observed here on the 9th. A permit is required to enter these lagoons and may be obtained from the town office in Alfred, or by contacting Richard Villeneuve at (613) 679-2292. Also of interest on the 7th was a Great Egret in the Ottawa River between the Britannia filtration plant and the Ottawa River Parkway. New shorebirds at the Winchester sewage lagoons were 6 Semipalmated Plovers and 1 Solitary Sandpiper. 4 Upland Sandpipers were reported from Findlay Rd. near Masson Quebec, and another pair was seen on the Ontario side in Barrhaven in a farm field along Greenbank Rd. on the 8th. The 1st report of Whip-poor-will was at the Britannia Conservation Area on the morning of the 9th. Songbirds continue to arrive, with Least and Great Crested Flycatchers, a somewhat early Alder Flycatcher, and Blue-headed, Warbling, and Red-eyed Vireos, as well as Veery now all being reported. New warblers included 2 or 3 transient Golden-wingeds at Britannia on the 9th, as well as Black-throated Blue, Blackburnian, Bay-breasted, Ovenbird and Northern Waterthrush from the 6th to the 10th, and a singing male Palm Warbler was at the Mer Bleue boardwalk on the 6th - this is an area where the Eastern or "Yellow" race of Palm Warbler has bred in recent years. Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and Baltimore Orioles are also back....and more of our expected migrants are certainly on their way, if they haven't already arrived during the recent spell of warm weather and southwest winds. Thank you - Good Birding! - End transcript
