This is the first of my reports leading up to, and during the Huron Fringe Birding Festival at the end of May. Warblers and sparrows have returned to MacGregor Point Provincial Park this past week. John Pedlar and Mike Pickup report seeing the following in the Park, Palm Warblers, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black and White Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler and Northern Waterthrush. Dave Schaus reports seeing Pied-billed Grebe,Yellow Rumped Warbler and Palm Warbler all at the DU Pond on the Tower Trail. Other birds of note are Northern Flickers and Pileated Woodpeckers busy excavating nesting sites. White Crowned and White Throated Sparrows have returned as well. Dave Schaus also reports that the Old Rail Line at the Kincardine Lagoons had Yellow-rumped Warbler and Northern Waterthrush. Purple Martins are busy claiming renting space at the Highrise Condos at the Port Harbour. Northern Rough-wing Swallows are flying over the harbour in Port Elgin. Caspian Terns were seen along the beach at Baie Du Dore. Mike Pickup Chair, Huron Fringe Birding Festival The 9th Annual HFBF runs from 26th - 29th May and 1st - 4th June 2006 Please check Friends website in January 2006 for more info. www.friendsofmacgregor.org Directions To reach MacGregor Point Provincial Park. From Hwy #21 south of Port Elgin, turn west on 4th Conc. Saugeen and follow the signs to the Park. To reach Bai Du Dore. From Hwy #21 in the village of Underwood south of Port Elgin turn west on the 6th Conc. Bruce and go down to the lake. To reach the Kincardine Lagoons. From Hwy #21 south of Kincardine, turn west on Saratoga Rd. and follow the dirt road to a parking area at the Rail Trail. The lagoons and trail are on the your right. To reach the harbour in Port Elgin. Turn west on Green St. in the centre of town and then turn right before you drive onto the beach, the harbour is just north of the beach area. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The HURON FRINGE BIRDING FESTIVAL takes place every year at MacGregor Point Provincial Park. This year the 9th Annual Festival takes place MAY 26 TO JUNE 4. There are over 80 events and over 40 top notch leaders. The migration corridor along the shore of Lake Huron known as "The Huron Fringe", extending from Kincardine to Tobermory on the Bruce Penninusula is the area we cover. Our birding hikes, presentations and workshops are lead by very competent birders and naturalists from all Ontario and Michigan. All birders and naturalists from the beginner to the more advanced will find something to pique their interests. To find out more about our program and down load a registration form, visit the Friends of MacGregor Point web site http://www.friendsofmacgregor.org (Click on "Birding Festival" and then on "Events") for accommodation in Saugeenshores visit http://www.sunsets.com