Hey Birders,
There was a nice selection of birds today. Highlights include a singing male
Prairie Warbler at the extreme tip of Fish Point from 7:20-7:40am. It was
present in one of the last trees for a few minutes before it flew north several
hundred metres. A second-year female Golden-winged Warbler was banded at Fish
Point as well. A Yellow-throated Vireo was also seen at Fish Point. At least 22
warbler species were seen on the island. A male Dark-eyed Junco was seen along
the West Shore Road. Four Blackpoll Warblers were seen.
Shorebird numbers are starting to build. While Black-bellied Plover numbers
were not as high as yesterday with only about 100 seen. Other interesting
shorebird numbers seen throughout included 37 Semipalmated Plovers, 281 Dunlin,
2 Short-billed Dowitchers, 13 Ruddy Turnstones, 2 Solitary, 2 Least and 5
Semipalmated Sandpipers.
Good Birding,
Ken Burrell
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Pelee Island Heritage Centre West Dock, Pelee Island, Ontario, N0R 1M0(519)
724-2291
"pimuseum" <pimuseum at hotmail.com>
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
censusoperation.
Visitors are welcome. For more information about PIBO please visit: www.pibo.ca
or call
519-724-2829.
Pelee Island can be reached by ferry leaving Leamington several times daily.
For times and
reservations, call 1-800-661-2220.
The Eighth Annual Pelee Island Bird Race will take place from noon Friday, May
7, to noon,
Saturday, May 8. The Springsong Celebration continues Saturday evening with a
'Talk and
Dinner'.
The Bird Race is 'All-Green,' i.e. bicycle or pedestrian travel. All teams
welcome! Contact
the Heritage Centre for details.
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