Good morning birdwatchers, A sunny calm morning after a second consecutive night of North winds is displaying many of the same birds in the park. At the Tip, two RED-THROATED LOONS and an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER were note worthy. A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was seen in Post Woods with a SUMMER TANAGER being reported North of there on the Woodland Trail. On Chinquapin Oak Trail, a CANADA WARBLER continues and a HOODED WARBLER was also seen. A SUMMER TANAGER was reported at Sanctuary.
Overall things are fairly birdy with most things singing from the treetops. Roughly 22 species of Warblers have been reported this morning. Good birding, Pete, Julie, Max, Felix, Aaron, Mark 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.
