Hey Birders,
Another pretty good day, considering its the last day of April! Close to 120
species were seen on the island.
Some of the highlights...
Summer Tanager - 1 adult male, giving 'cracking' looks! ~200m. south of the
East-West Road on Stone Road, picking up worms from the road!
White-eyed Vireo - 1 bird at the Winery
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 different birds; 2 first-year birds at Fish Point
and 1 second year bird near Dick's Marina
Northern Mockingbird - 2 different birds
Black Scoter - 1 female at Fish Point - same bird as yesterday
Other interesting birds around, included; Red-headed Woodpecker, Orchard
Oriole, Ruby-throated Hummingbird and Blue-winged Warbler.
Good Birding!
Ken Burrell (and Brandon Holden & Mike 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 Kingsville several times daily.
For times and reservations, call 1-800-661-2220.
The Ninth Annual Pelee Island Bird Race will take place from noon Friday, May
6, to noon, Saturday, May 7. 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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ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial
birding organization.
Send bird reports to [email protected]
For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
