Good morning birders! The sun greeted enthusiastic crowds this morning at Point Pelee, as did a few new arrivals. A PRAIRIE WARBLER was seen at the tip, but just like yesterday, most of the action was at Woodland Nature Trail. Yesterday's LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH sneakily continued on the north loop, seen only by patient birders. The continuing WORM-EATING WARBLER was also elusive, providing only a few looks. On the Woodland Nature Trail, PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS showed in a few locations, and a HOODED WARBLER impressed viewers by bridge F. A KENTUCKY WARBLER was briefly seen at the intersection of Woodland Nature Trail and Redbud Footpath. A WHITE-EYED VIREO and BLUE-WINGED WARBLER also popped up sporadically on Woodland Nature Trail. Good Birding! Justin Peter, Jean Iron, Kyle Horner, Josh Vandermeulen, Mike Kent, Paul Pratt and Emma Burbidge -- 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

Good morning Birders, Another cool sunny morning greeted birders at the Park. The wind was light out of the SE which prompted many species to move off the Tip. Include were many BALTIMORE and ORCHARD ORIOLES, blackbirds, and others including BOBOLINK, SCARLET TANAGER, INDIGO BUNTING, KINGBIRD, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and a few Warblers. In the Woodland Nature Trail there were a number interesting species such as HOODED WARBLER, YELLOW-THROATED and WHITE-EYED VIREO, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, and BLUE-WINGED WARBLER. YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was noted just north of the parking area beside the Festival tent along the main road for a short period. At the north end of Tilden Woods someone saw a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO. The PILEATED WOODPECKER seen at the Tip yesterday was seen again at White Pine. We have not had any Update from Hillman. Good Birding, Aaron Brisebois, Stuart MacDonald, William Konze, Paul Pratt and Pete Read Friends of Point Pelee Hike Leaders of the morning. -- 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

Hello Everyone! I apologize for this late post . I could not access the internet while in Essex County. Grrrrh! For people interested in Chimney Swifts; or fanatics like me that don't give up after sundown this is a report of chimney swifts roosting in Leamington. Saturday, May 7, I witnessed 100-200 CHSW roost in Leamington. Their roost is the Leamington Post Office at Queens Ave . (sic) and John St.. This Building has the typical square brick chimney but it is the lowest I've ever seen that the CHSW roost in. 2048 hrs The cloud of swifts was assembling above the Post office. 2052 hrs They descended into the chimney en masse. . Spectacular! It is a sight to behold! Please email me privately as required 😀😀. <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Mon, May 9, 2022 at 12:04 PM Festival Birds < festivalofbirds2022@gmail.com> wrote: > Good morning Birders, > Another cool sunny morning greeted birders at the Park. The wind was light > out of the SE which prompted many species to move off the Tip. Include were > many BALTIMORE and ORCHARD ORIOLES, blackbirds, and others including > BOBOLINK, SCARLET TANAGER, INDIGO BUNTING, KINGBIRD, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER > and a few Warblers. In the Woodland Nature Trail there were a number > interesting species such as HOODED WARBLER, YELLOW-THROATED and WHITE-EYED > VIREO, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, and BLUE-WINGED WARBLER. > YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was noted just north of the parking area beside the > Festival tent along the main road for a short period. At the north end of > Tilden Woods someone saw a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO. The PILEATED WOODPECKER > seen at the Tip yesterday was seen again at White Pine. > We have not had any Update from Hillman. > Good Birding, > Aaron Brisebois, Stuart MacDonald, William Konze, Paul Pratt and Pete Read > Friends of Point Pelee Hike Leaders of the morning. > -- > 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. > > Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year > reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: > birdnews@ontbirds.ca. > > If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by > email at birdnews@ofo.ca. Please review posting rules and guidelines at > http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines > > During the COVID-19 pandemic, all Ontario birders should be taking extra > precautions and following local, provincial, and federal regulations > regarding physical distancing and non-essential travel. > > To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or > Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists. > -- Many thanks, Wayne R.W. Bullock, MD,CCFP(EM) This information is directed in confidence solely to the person named above and may not otherwise be distributed, copied or disclosed. This information should be considered strictly confidential. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately via return email. Thank you for your assistance.