*Friends of Point Pelee provide guided birding hikes throughout the Festival of Birds at Point Pelee National Park of Canada. Proceeds from hikes support the Friends of Point Pelee and Point Pelee National Park. This submitted report is a service of the Friends of Point Pelee Hike Leaders.*
** *Point Pelee National Park Migration Update for: Thursday, May 17, 2012.* ** The weather conditions overnight created a mini-fallout at Point Pelee National Park this morning. Twenty-four species of warblers were observed by 11:00 a.m. today, but unlike the last several days there was an overall greater number of each species. The Tip, Woodland Trail and Tilden Trail had many of the more common species of warbler including: Blackburnian; Black-throated Green; Magnolia; Nashville; AMERICAN REDSTART; Black-and-white; Tennessee and Bay-breasted. Blackpoll Warblers were seen in good numbers in the Tip area, with some exhibiting breeding behaviour. A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was seen near the south tram pick-up point at the Tip and Black-billed Cuckoos were also seen and heard from the three above mentioned trails. A number of the late migrant “speciality” warblers were reported from various locations in the Park today. Mourning Warblers were reported from the Sparrow Field and the Tilden Trail just north of the intersection with the Shuster Trail. Connecticut Warbler was reported at the north end of the Woodland Nature Trail, and Canada Warbler was on the Redbud Trail at the intersection with the Woodland Nature Trail. There was also one reported from the Tip. Wilson’s Warbler was along the road to the tip just north of the Sparrow Field. Just there also was a WHITE-EYED VIREO in the same area. An unsubstantiated report of a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER found at the north entrance to Delaurier Trail came in about 9 am. A female Golden-winged Warbler was reported from the Chinquapin Trail where it comes out at the White Pine Picnic Area. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was observed near the Sparrow Field, and the resident breeding species of Flycatchers, including: Eastern Phoebe; Eastern Wood-Pewee and Great-crested Flycatcher were all active. Birders and photographers are reminded that they are NOT to use electronic playback devices and ‘phishing’ is strongly discouraged to attract birds in the park. We appreciate your cooperation. If you encounter problems in this regard, please contact park staff, and wardens will be notified. Good Birding, Hike Leaders: Pete, Karl, Todd, Justin, John, Ellen, and Alvan FESTIVAL OF BIRDS May 3 through May 21, 2012 Point Pelee National Park of Canada and Friends of Point Pelee For more information on the festival and archived Point Pelee Migration Reports, please check our www.festivalofbirds.ca FOLLOW the park on Twitter.com/PointPeleeNP<file:///E:/Point%20Pelee%20Migration%20Update%20-%20Template.doc> - Janice Rogers, General Manager Friends of Point Pelee "Our Point is Pelee" www.friendsofpointpelee.com 519-326-6173 "Like" us on Facebook _______________________________________________ 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/
