Hey Birders, An awesome day here on the island! High temperatures last night and through today coupled with strong SW winds couldn't have been better for an excellent day of birding today! Close to a 145 species were seen on the island today, with 29 species of warblers (plus 1 hybrid) seen! A good reverse migration of close to 2,600 birds was also seen.
Highlights: Dickcissel - 1 male seen reversing at Fish Point @8:06am. Brandon (Holden) was able to photograph this bird in flight. Check his blog out - http://www.blog.peregrineprints.com/ Kentucky Warbler - 1 bird seen briefly at Sheridan's Point Worm-eating Warbler - 1 bird reported at Fish Point Prothonotary Warbler - 1 female seen reversing, 1 male seems to be back on territory at Fish Point in the large slough Golden-winged Warbler - 2 males seen at Fish Point, 1 male seen at Lighthouse Point. 1 of the birds at Fish Point was seen to reverse Cerulean Warbler - 1 male at Fish Point 'Brewster's' Warbler - 1 male backcross at Sheridan's Point Least Bittern - 1 bird heard at Fish Point - same bird as yesterday As I mentioned above warblers were in evidence throughout the island. Good numbers of warblers were seen for most species, with first of the year being Mourning, Wilson's, and Canada. With the strong SW winds, raptors were concentrating at the NE section of the island - both Pergegrine Falcon and Northern Goshawk were seen to be migrating. Also mentioned above, there was a good reverse migration from Fish Point lasting from sunrise to around 9am. Close to 2,600 birds were observed with some impressive numbers being seen. Most notable are listed below: Yellow Warbler - 107 Nashville Warbler - 105 Baltimore Oriole - 479 Orchard Oriole - 87 Butterflies (and dragonflies) continue to impress as well. 2 Dainty Sulphurs, and 20+ Little Yellow's were the main highlights from a vagrant perspective. Here's a link of my ebird checklist from today: http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S10624242 Good Birding, Ken Burrell ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 census operation. 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 Tenth Annual Pelee Island Bird Race will take place from noon Friday, May 11, to noon, Saturday, May 12. 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. People should note that currently the ferries (both) are inoperable until May 12th. Airfare is available from Windsor, out of Great Lakes Airline daily, several times a day. _______________________________________________ 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/
