Lighthouse Point was alive with a wide variety of warblers this morning including MOURNING, PARULA, and a reported male KIRTLAND'S. Several CUCKOOS of both species were easily spotted this morning.
A female KIRTLAND'S WARBLER was reported yesterday afternoon, seen by many people at the Lighthouse. A LEAST BITTERN was found yesterday at the Lighthouse. Fish Point also had several warblers today including HOODED and BLACKPOLL. Species observed in May: 190 Paul Carter, Rob Tymstra, 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 from May 5 until May 19. 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 8:00 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. 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.pibo.ca Pelee Island can be reached by ferry leaving Leamington several times daily. For times and reservations, call 1-800-661-2220. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue May 15 14:41:48 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from bay0-omc1-s13.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc1-s13.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.85]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEB74638B9 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 15 May 2007 14:41:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: from hotmail.com ([64.4.38.20]) by bay0-omc1-s13.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Tue, 15 May 2007 11:41:48 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 15 May 2007 11:41:48 -0700 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from 64.4.38.200 by by116fd.bay116.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 15 May 2007 18:41:42 GMT X-Originating-IP: [74.12.140.163] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "STAN LONG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 18:41:42 +0000 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 May 2007 18:41:48.0279 (UTC) FILETIME=[B1E6D070:01C79720] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format="flowed" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Markham shorebirds X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 18:41:48 -0000 2pm at Reesor Pond : of note - 4 Black-bellied Plovers, 5 Dunlin, 15 Short-billed Dowitchers [hard to ID all of them because of strong Westerlies - most with their backs to me & me not wanting to spook them] - Reesor Pond lies just N of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue May 15 14:42:33 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from tomts22-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts22.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.184]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF4AD638CA for <[email protected]>; Tue, 15 May 2007 14:42:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: from oemcomputer ([74.12.162.109]) by tomts22-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with SMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Tue, 15 May 2007 14:42:25 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Cellan Jay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 02:45:46 -0500 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 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Subject: [Ontbirds]Toronto - Leslie Spit Base X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 18:42:33 -0000 Among many other warbler species including Wilson's and Bay-breasted, I spotted one male and one female Golden-winged Warbler this morning at Leslie Spit (at the bottom of Leslie St. in Toronto) in the woods immediately west of the parking lot at the base. Also, a Black-billed Cuckoo. Cellan Jay
