Good morning birders, Our last day of bird reports for the Festival of Birds and the day began overcast and quite breezy from the east. At the Tip a RED-THROATED LOON was reported flying by. Also an AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN flew north up the west side and back south again. DUNLIN and SANDERLING were the only shorebirds reported. There are still a good number of warbler species being noted, many females but some males as well. Along the West Beach footpath from the tram loop, CONNECTICUT, CANADA, and WILSON'S WARBLER, among other warblers were noted. Another couple of CONNECTICUT WARBLERs were seen in the Park in Tilden Wood and farther north on West Beach trail. We have seen a number of YELLOW-BILLED and BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOs also. The PROTHONOTARY WARBLERs on Woodland Nature Trail are still showing well. One pair has also been noted on Shuster Trail and also on DeLaurier Trail. On Centennial Trail going north from North-west Beach Parking a SUMMER TANAGER was seen. Also a CANADA WARBLER was reported from the same area. There are still a good number of shorebirds being seen at Hillman Shorebird Habitat, including WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. Good birding, Friends of Point Pelee Hike leaders, Tim Arthur, Will Konze, and Pete Read -- The Festival of Birds is brought to you by Parks Canada and the Friends of Point Pelee. The Festival of Birds runs from April 30 to May 23. For more information please visit Festival of Birds.ca -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario.
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