Good morning birders, The day started with hundreds of swallows streaming over the tip. Throughout the park it has been a buzzy morning with 25 warbler species . A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER off of woodland nature trail. At White Pine, a HOODED WARBLER and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER were reported. At Sanctuary, a WORM-EATING WARBLER was seen singing. YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT continues to be showing well in the cactus field. A SUMMER TANAGER was reported on the Woodland Nature Trail about 100 m south of the Nature Centre.
After a colder night of North winds, many of the warblers in Tilden were down low, gracing birders with wonderful eye-level views. WILSON’S PHALAROPE continues at Hillman Marsh Shorebird Cell along with a WILLET. Good Birding, Julie, Max, Felix, Pete, Mark, Aaron The 2026 Festival of Birds runs May 1 - 18. 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. For highlights and other updates follow us at www.twitter.com/PointPeleeNP -- 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.
