Hi All and Happy Spring! It's been a beautiful few days here at Point Pelee and we've been seeing little waves of new migrants in the park each morning. The usual suspects (Golden-crowned Kinglet, Brown Creeper, Hermit Thrush and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker) are all present in good numbers. We had a report of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet at the Tip this morning..
In addition to the Song Sparrows, we're now starting to see lots of Chipping Sparrows and Field Sparrows. I stopped in at DeLaurier this evening to chat with local birder/photographer Brad Ouellette and he had some great shots of a "weird looking sparrow" - which turned out to be a beautiful shot of a Vesper Sparrow. I saw two different individuals while I was there and Brad had noted at least three. The sparrows were actively feeding on the ground in the parking lot, and were also active in the mowed area around the weather station. There are still a few Fox Sparrows lingering in the area. Brown Thrashers have arrived and Eastern Towhees has been easy to spot. No further reports of the Gyrfalcon, noted on Friday. Spring is here! Good birding everyone! Sarah Sarah Rupert Sr. Park Interpreter, Interpretive Program Coordinator Interprète de parc principale, Coordinatrice du programme d'interprétation Point Pelee National Park/Parc national de la Pointe-Pelée Parks Canada/Parcs Canada 519.322.5700 ext/poste 13 519.322.1678 (fax/téléc) [email protected] www.pc.gc.ca _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
