Today is the first day of the Point Pelee National Park Festival of Birds and the start of the guided bird hikes offered by the Friends of Point Pelee. Cool temperatures and strong westerly winds continue to affect migration.
An EARED GREBE was close to shore along the east side of the Tip near the 42nd parallel sign. An uncommon HAIRY WOODPECKER was heard and seen on the east side of the Woodland Trail. EASTERN PHOEBE AND EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE were in the area of the Sparrow Field. WARBLING and BLUE-HEADED VIREOS were in the Tip Area and a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO was reported from the north end of the Woodland Trail. On the warbler front there was BLACK-AND-WHITE, NASHVILLE, MAGNOLIA, YELLOW, PALM, PINE, and YELLOW-RUMPED in the Tip area and the YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER is still being seen along the east side of the Woodland Trail. A beautiful plumaged CLAY-COLORED SPARROW is showing well along the east side of the Tip between the 42nd parallel sign and the first trail down to the beach. Good Birding, Todd, Pete, Ken, Jeremy B, Jeremy H., Claire, Karl, John, Sarah Hike Leaders - Friends of Point Pelee Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
