Good morning birders, It is a fine day here in the Park. Birding is somewhat slow but there are some highlights.
At the Tip, there was a light Reverse, with a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, and EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE being the two most exciting finds. Also noted at the Tip a number of AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were seen. A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was found on Post Wood Trail. About 20 species of Warbler including a late ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER are still being reported. But numbers are down at the moment. PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS are still being found on Woodland Trail, and along Shuster Trail at the first wet spot. Also in TIlden Woods a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was noted along the south Seasonal Trail. We should mention that the Tram System is currently out of order as of the writing of this report. Outside of the Park, a WHITE-FACED IBIS was located at Hillman Marsh Shorebird Cell. Also noted there was at least one WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. -- Good Birding, Alan Watson, Aaron Brisebois, Chris Earley, Dale Wenger, Dana Latour, Emma Burbidge, Eric Baldo, Gabriel Foley, Jean Iron, Justin Peter, Kyle Horner, Mike Kent, Pete Read, Quinten Wiegersma, Stewart MacDonald, Tim Arthur, William Konze The 2024 Festival of Birds runs May 1 - 22. For a detailed Schedule visit festivalofbirds.ca The Festival is brought to you by Parks Canada - Point Pelee National Park and the Friends of Point Pelee. Hikes are generously supported by Quest Nature Tours. Shorebird Viewing Nights are brought to you in partnership with Ontario Field Ornithologists and Essex Region Conversation Authority and Pelee Wings Nature Store. -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at [email protected]. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
