JFC's Birding: 29th April, 2011 to 20th May, 2011. Point Pelee, etc. Canada

29th April, 2011.

All the photographs were taken by myself, Doreen and David. Where I have used either Doreen's or David's pictures I have inserted their initials below the picture ie Doreen (DRC) or David (DC).

29th April, 2011.

Arrived from Gatwick to Toronto Airport, hired a car and we then drove to Niagara Falls and stayed overnight here looking at the Falls in colour floodlights.

During our visit to Point Pelee, we recorded 202 species of birds, and between us we were able to photograph 149 of these.

Double Crested Cormorant 200

Turkey Vulture 2

Sharp Shinned Hawk 1

Ring Billed Gull c1,000

American Herring Gull 1

Mourning Dove common

American Robin 10+

Red Winged Blackbird common

Common Grackle common

Niagara Falls lit up at night.

30th April, 2011.

Visited the Falls during the early morning and then drove to the nearby Dufferin Island N.R where we birded for a couple of hours. Drove to Wheatley arriving late afternoon, and moved into our cottage situated on the edge of Lake Erie where we will be staying for the next 3 weeks.

Double Crested Cormorant 100

Great Blue Heron 5

Great Egret 3

Black Crowned Night Heron 1 seen by DC.

Wood Duck 1

Gadwall 7

Green Winged Teal 30

Red Breasted Merganser 2

Duck & Drake Red Breasted Mergansers.

Ruddy Duck 1

Turkey Vulture 30

Red Tailed Hawk 6

Bald Eagle 1

Merlin 1

Bonaparte's Gull 50

Ring Billed Gull c1,000

American Herring Gull 10

Mourning Dove common

Belted Kingfisher 1

Belted Kingfisher

Downy Woodpecker 3

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker 1

Blue Jay 5

Blue Jay

Purple Martin 10

Tree Swallow 15

Barn Swallow 4

Black Capped Chickadee 8

Black Capped Chickadee

White Breasted Nuthatch 3

(DRC)

White Breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper 1

American Robin 60

American Robin

Grey Catbird 2

Brown Thrasher 1

Cardinal 2

Female Cardinal

Yellow Warbler 3

Yellow Warbler

Black Throated Blue Warbler

Black Throated Blue Warbler (DC)

Myrtle Warbler 3

Myrtle Warbler

Rose Breasted Grosbeak 1

Eastern Towhee 1

Field Sparrow 1 seen by DC

Field Sparrow (DC)

Chipping Sparrow 2

Chipping Sparrow

White Throated Sparrow 5

White Throated Sparrow

White Crowned Sparrow 1

White Crowned Sparrow

Song Sparrow 4

Baltimore Oriole 1

Red Winged Blackbird common

Redwing Blackbirds

Common Grackle common

House Finch 5

(DC)

House Finch in our cottage garden. (DC)

American Goldfinch 4

Flowers

(DRC)

Views of the Niagara Falls.

POINT PELEE AREA:

The following species were common or very common and seen daily and will not be included in the daily log unless for some specific record.

Double Crested Cormorant many hundreds seen daily

Great Blue Heron Upto 8 seen daily

Great Egret seen daily in small numbers.

Canada Goose Up to 50 seen daily.

Mute Swan Odd birds seen virtually daily.

Mallard Odd birds seen virtually daily.

Red Breasted Merganser Very large numbers seen virtually daily with a maximum of c1,000.

Turkey Vultures seen almost daily but only in small numbers, daily maximum of 20.

Pheasant Only odd birds seen with a daily maximum of 8.

Killdeer Seen virtually daily but only in small numbers.

Ring Billed Gull Very common.

American Herring Gull Seen virtually daily with a maximum of 50.

Mourning Dove Common

Blue Jay Seen almost daily with movements seen on several days.

America Crow Surprisingly rather scarce with just odd birds being seen on a few days.

Purple Martin Small numbers recorded daily.

Barn Swallow Recorded daily

American Robin Good numbers recorded daily and a number of nests found.

Starling Small numbers seen daily.

Cardinal Recorded daily with up to 10 seen on a day.

Brown Headed Cowbird Common

Red Winged Blackbird Extremely common many parties appeared to be moving South.

Common Grackle Extremely common

House Sparrow. Common outside of the park.

1st May, 2011

Walked through Tilden's wood trail, then the Shuster's trail, with Pete Read. We then checked the western car parks north along the Point. Dawn and early morning heavy rain then clearing. Wind SW 3-4.

Wood Duck 3

Scaup 55

Lesser Scaup 2

White Winged Scoter 6

Ruddy Duck 10

Bald Eagle 2

Merlin 1

Wild Turkey 6

Spotted Sandpiper 1

Bonaparte's Gull 40

Caspian Tern 1

Forster's Tern 6

Forster's Tern (DC)

Great Horned Owl 3 (1 ad.+ 2 young in nest).

(DC)

Adult Great Horned Owl and Young in the nest.

Chimney Swift 5

Red Headed Woodpecker 1

Red Bellied Woodpecker 1

Yellow Bellied Sapsucker 1

Downy Woodpecker 1

Northern Flicker 3

Warbling Vireo 2

Warbling Vireo (DC)

Blue Headed Vireo 5

Rough Winged Swallow 20

Sand Martin 5

Tree Swallow 60

Black Capped Chickadee 5

Red Breasted Nuthatch 1

Brown Creeper 3

Brown Creeper

Ruby Crowned Kinglet 10

Blue Grey Knatcatcher 6

American Robin 200 (by far the largest number seen on a day).

Hermit Thrush 2

Grey Catbird 8

Brown Thrasher 2

Northern Parula 1

Nashville Warbler 5

Yellow Warbler 6

Chestnut Sided Warbler 1

Magnolia Warbler 1

Magnolia Warbler

Black Throated Blue Warbler 2

Blackburnian Warbler 1

Myrtle Warbler 5

Black Throated Green Warbler 1

Black Throated Green Warbler

Palm Warbler 1

Bay Breasted Warbler 1

Blackpoll Warbler 3

(DC)

Male Blackpoll Warbler

Black and White Warbler 4

Black & White Warblers

Louisiana Waterthrush 1

Louisiana Waterthrush (DC)

Yellow Breasted Chat 2

Scarlet Tanager 3

Rose Breasted Grosbeak 2

Eastern Towhee 1

Chipping Sparrow 20

Savannah Sparrow 1

White Throated Sparrow 12

Tan striped White Throated Sparrow (DC)

White Crowned Sparrow 7

Song Sparrow 4

Swamp Sparrow 1

Dark Eyed Junco 2

Rusty Blackbird 2

Baltimore Oriole 2

House Finch 3

American Goldfinch 1

Racoon on the Point

2nd May, 2011

Visited the Point until early afternoon, before visiting Tilden's woods, then North West beach in the late afternoon. Calm, overcast and dry.

Our view as we birded along the East beach on the Point. (DRC)

Great Northern Diver 1

Blue Winged Teal 2 drakes

Scaup 100

Lesser Scaup 1

Surf Scoter 8

White Winged Scoter 6

Bufflehead 4

(DC)

Duck Bufflehead

Northern Harrier 1

Cooper's Hawk 2

Red Tailed Hawk 1

Bald Eagle 2

Wild Turkey 3

Grey Plover 12

(DC)

Grey Plover joined the Willet on the Point.

Killdeer 1

Dunlin 30

Willet 40

(DRC)

(DC)

Willets at the Point.

Bonparte's Gull 50

Forster's Tern 2

Chimney Swift 4

Red Headed Woodpecker 5

Downy Woodpecker 2

Northern Flicker 2

Alder/Willow Flycatcher 1

Eastern Phoebe 2

Eastern Phoebe

Great Crested Flycatcher 3

White Eyed Vireo 1

Yellow Throated Vireo 1

(DC)

Yellow Throated Vireo

Blue Headed Vireo 2

Rough Winged Swallow 30

Tree Swallow 100

Swallow 40

Red Breasted Nuthatch 15

Red Breasted Nuthatches

Brown Creeper 3

House Wren 2

Wren 1

Ruby Crowned Kinglet 20

(DC)

Ruby Crowned Kinglet

Blue Grey Gnatcatcher 8

Veery 2

Veery

Swainson's Thrush 2

Swainson's Thrush

Hermit Thrush 2

Grey Catbird 4

Grey Catbird

Northern Mockingbird 1

Blue Winged Warbler 1

Nashville Warbler 3

Yellow Warbler 10

Yellow Warbler

JFC & DC photographing the Yellow Warbler on the East beach. (DRC)

Magnolia Warbler 1

Blackburnian Warbler 2

Male Blackburnian Warbler

Myrtle Warbler 12

Myrtle Warbler

Black Throated Green Warbler 5

Palm Warbler 7

(DC)

Palm Warblers

Pine Warbler 1

Blackpoll Warbler 1

Prothonotary Warbler 1

Black & White Warbler 8

Black & White Warblers

Northern Waterthrush 1

Common Yellowthroat 1

Scarlet Tanager 1 male

Indigo Bunting 1

Eastern Towhee 1

Field Sparrow 3

Field Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow 25

Le Conte's Sparrow 1

(DC)

La Conte's Sparrow

Lark Sparrow 1

(DC)

Lark Sparrow

White Throated Sparrow 25

White Crowned Sparrow 5

Lincoln's Sparrow 1

Lincoln's Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow 3

Swamp Sparow

Dark Eyed Junco 1

Dark Eyed Junco

Rusty Blackbird 2

Baltimore Oriole 4

Orchard Oriole 2

Purple Finch 4

JFC photographing the Willets (DRC)

Ring Billed Gulls

Red Breasted Mergansers

American Robin at nest.

Racoon at the Point (DRC)

3rd May, 2011

Heavy rain that persisted until early afternoon and then drizzle but virtually calm. We birdwatch from the shelter at the Point, and then we walked to the Point. During the afternoon we visited Tilden's wood where 3 Hooded Warblers and 2 Ovenbirds were showing.

Slavonian Grebe 1 in Summer plumage

Great Blue Heron a party 0f 13 headed over moving N at the Point.

Black Crowned Night Heron 1

Scaup 200

Bufflehead 5

Coopers Hawk 1

Wild Turkey 4

Bonaparte's Gull 15

Bonaparte's Gulls in flight

Common Tern 40

Forster's Tern 2

Great Horned Owl 2

Downy Woodpecker 1

Northern Flicker 1

Willow/Alder Flycatcher 2

White Eyed Vireo 2

Rough Winged Swallow 150

Tree Swallow 10

Swallow 40

Swallow on our patio

Black Capped Chickadee 3

Red Breasted Nuthatch 5

Red Breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper 2

House Wren 1

Ruby Crowned Kinglet 15

Blue Grey Gnatcatcher 5

Wood Thrush 2

Wood Thrush

Veery 2

Veery

Swainson's Thrush 2

Hermit Thrush 2

Grey Catbird 10

Northern Mockingbird 1

Northern Mockingbird

Nashville Warbler 7

Nashville Warbler feeding on grubs in the rain.

Yellow Warbler 8

Cape May Warbler 1

Blackburnian Warbler 2

Blackburnian Warbler

Myrtle Warbler 20

Palm Warbler 10

Palm Warbler

Black & White Warbler 3

Ovenbird 2

Northern Waterthrush 2

Louisiana Waterthrush 1

(DC)

DC)

Louisiana Waterthrush

Common Yellowthroat 1

Hooded Warbler 3

Hooded Warbler

Yellow Breasted Chat 1

(DC)

Yellow Breasted Chat

Chipping Sparrow 6

White Throated Sparrow 5

Dark Eyed Junco 3

Rusty Blackbird 1

Baltimore Oriole 8

Male Baltimore Oriole in the rain

Orchard Oriole 3

Red Breasted Mergansers

4th May, 2011:

A cold northerly wind persisted all day, but it remained dry. The Point was quiet so we visited the Sparrow field, Woodland Nature trail and Tilden's wood. Made an evening visit to Hillman's Marsh.

Black Necked Grebe 1

Pied Billed Grebe 2

Green Heron 1

Wood Duck 5

Pintail 3

Shoveler 30

Green Winged Teal 3

Scaup 75

Lesser Scaup 3

Bufflehead 12

Ruddy Duck 8

Red Tailed Hawk 1

Peregrine 1

Wild Turkey 2

Sandhill Crane 2

Grey Plover 1

Semipalmated Plover 2

Greater Yellowlegs 1

Lesser Yellowlegs 15

Dunlin 80

Wilson's Phalarope 5

Bonaparte's Gull 250

Caspian Tern 3

Red Bellied Woodpecker 1

Downy Woodpecker 3

Great Crested Flycatcher 1

Great Crested Flycatcher

Eastern Kingbird 1

Blue Jay 20

Rough Winged 25

Sand Martin 10

Tree Swallow 100

Cliff Swallow 1

Swallow 50

Black Capped Chickadee 2

Black Capped Chickadee

Red Breasted Nuthatch 2

Brown Creeper 4

Ruby Crowned Kinglet 4

Blue Grey Knatcatcher 12

Blue Grey Knatcatcher

Wood Thrush 2

Veery 3

Swainson's Thrush 1

Hermit Thrush 5

Grey Catbird 2

Northern Mockingbird 1

Blue Winged Warbler 1

Nashville Warbler 4

Yellow Warbler 15

Chestnut Sided Warbler 1

Chestnut Sided Warbler

Magnolia Warbler 1

Black Throated Blue Warbler 1

Male Black Throated Blue Warbler

Myrtle Warbler 6

Prothonotary Warbler 1

(DRC)

Male Prothonotary Warbler

Black & White Warbler 6

Black & White Warblers

Ovenbird 2

(DC)

Ovenbird

Northern Waterthrush 1

(DC)

Record shots of the Northern Waterthrush

Common Yellowthroat 2

Hooded Warbler 1

Hooded Warbler

Yellow Breasted Chat 1

Scarlet Tanager 1 variant adult male

(DRC)

Variant male Scarlet Tanager.

Rose Breasted Grosbeak 2

Eastern Towhee 2

Field Sparrow 1

Field Sparrow

White Throated Sparrow 4

White Crowned Sparrow 1

White Crowned Sparrow.

Song Sparrow 2

Swamp Sparrow 3

Baltimore Oriole 2

Male Baltimore Oriole

American Painted Lady

5th May, 2011:

A cool northerly breeze and very clear. We stopped at the Onion Fields where there had been a noticeable increase in shorebirds present. We then had a quiet walk around the Woodland trail. We visited Hillman's marsh during the late afternoon and then made our way back to DeLaurier Homestead during the evening to watch displaying American Woddcock.

Early morning at our cottage at Lake Erie

Great Northern Diver 1

Slavonian Grebe 15

Slavonian Grebe taken into the sun.

Pied Billed Grebe 1

Wood Duck 5

Pintail 3

American Wigeon 3

Shoveler 7

Blue Winged Teal 4

Pair of Blue Winged Teals.

Green Winged Teal 2

Scaup 50

Lesser Scaup 1

Surf Scoter 2

Ruddy Duck 6

Turkey Vulture 10

(DRC)

(DC)

Turkey Vultures roosting at the DeLaurier Homestead.

Northern Harrier 1

Two record shots of the Northern Harrier.

Bald Eagle 1

Osprey 1

Osprey

Wild Turkey 1

American Coot 2

Sandhill Crane 1

Sandhill Crane

Grey Plover 20

Semipalmated Plover 4

Greater Yellowlegs 5

Lesser Yellowlegs 70

(DC)

Lesser Yellowlegs at Hillman's marsh

Spotted Sandpiper 2

(DC)

Spotted Sandpiper on the beach outside our cottage

Turnstone 1

Dunlin 80

Pectorial Sandpiper 8

Least Sandpiper 6

Long Billed Dowitcher 1

(DC)

Long Billed Dowitcher at the Onion Fields

American Woodcock 1

Wilson's Snipe 1

Wilson's Phalarope 4

Bonaparte's Gull 5

Caspian Tern 4

Forster's Tern 15

(DC)

Forster's Terns

Great Horned Owl 3

(DC)

Great Horned Owl

Downy Woodpecker 2

Northern Flicker 2

Eastern Phoebe 1

Eastern Kingbird 1

White Eyed Vireo 1

Blue Headed Vireo 1

Blue Jay 20 moved north on the point.

Horned Lark 3

Rough Winged Swallow 40

Sand Martin 10

Tree Swallow 80

(DC)

Tree Swallow

Cliff Swallow 1

Swallow 30

Black Capped Chickadee 1

Brown Creeper 2

Ruby Crowned Kinglet 2

Blue Grey Gnatcatcher 5

Hermit Thrush 1

Grey Catbird 2

Northern Mockingbird 1

American Buff Bellied Pipit 1

(DC)

American Buff Bellied Pipit at Hillman's marsh

Blue Winged Warbler 1

Yellow Warbler 4

Myrtle Warbler 1

Palm Warbler 2

Prothonotary Warbler 1

(DRC)

Prothonotary Warbler (DRC)

Prothotonary Warbler site (DRC)

Black & White Warbler 4

Ovenbird 1

Common Yellowthroat 3

(DC)

Common Yellowthroats taken from the marsh boardwalk

Field Sparrow 1

Chipping Sparrow 15

Chipping Sparrows

Savannah Sparrow 1

White Throated Sparrow 8

White Crowned Sparrow 2

White Crowned Sparrow

Song Sparrow 2

Swamp Sparrow 5

Swamp Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow site taken from the marsh boardwalk

Dark Eyed Junco 1

Baltimore Oriole 1

American Goldfinch 5

(DC)

Male American Goldfinch

Male & Female Purple Martins breeding at our cottage.

American Herring Gulls at the Point.

Greater Black Back Gull at the Point.

Ring Billed Gulls at the Point.

Sunrise (DRC)

Our early morning walk along west beach to the Point.

(DRC)

Our walk around the marsh boardwalk. (DRC)

6th May, 2011:

A dry start to the day but then cloudy to be followed by some light rain. A Kirtland's Warbler was found moving north through Post Woods mid-morning that we finally saw near the Visitor's Centre at mid-day. We again visited Hillman's marsh in the evening.

Slavonian Grebe 1

Wood Duck 2

Gadwall 7

Pintail 4

Shoveler 3

Blue Winged Teal 8

Green Winged Teal 1

Scaup 150

Bufflehead 1

Ruddy Duck 5

Northern Harrier 1

Cooper's Hawk 1

Bald Eagle 1

Juvenile Bald Eagle

Wild Turkey 2

Wild Turkey taken through the car windows.

American Coot 2

American Coots

Sandhill Crane 1

Semipalmated Plover 4

Greater Yellowlegs 1

Lesser Yellowlegs 15

Dunlin 300

Wilson's Phalarope 4

(DC)

Wilson's Phalaropes on Hillman's marsh

Willet 13

Bonaparte's Gull 5

Greater Black Back Gull 1

Common Tern 20

Forster's Tern 60

Great Horned Owl 3

Red Headed Woodpecker 1

Downy Woodpecker 3

Northern Flicker 2

Eastern Phoebe 1

Eastern Kingbird 2

Warbling Vireo 3

White Eyed Vireo 3

White Eyed Vireo

Blue Headed Vireo 2

Blue Headed Vireos

Blue Jay 2

Rough Winged Swallow 10

Sand Martin 5

Tree Swallow 300

Swallow 20

Black Capped Chickadee 1

Red Breasted Nuthatch 1

Brown Creeper 1

Ruby Crowned Kinglet 3

Ruby Crowned Kinglet

Blue Grey Gnatcatcher 8

Eastern Bluebird 2

Male Eastern Bluebird

Grey Catbird 6

Northern Mockingbird 1

Yellow Warbler 3

Magnolia Warbler 4

Magnolia Warbler

Black Throated Blue Warbler 1

Blackburnian Warbler 1

Myrtle Warbler 4

Black Throated Green Warbler 1

Kirtland's Warbler 1 male

Male Kirtland's Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler 1 male

Black & White Warbler 3

Common Yellowthroat 2

Scarlet Tanager 1

Rose Breasted Grosbeak 5

Field Sparrow 1

Chipping Sparrow 2

White Throated Sparrow 8

White Crowned Sparrow 35

White Crowned Sparrow

Two record shots of a White Crowned Sparrow with a large

white collar feeding with 30 other sparrows at DeLaurier

Lincoln's Sparrow 1

Baltimore Oriole 3

Orchard Oriole 1

American Goldfinch 2

Common Grackle around the picnic tables.

7th May, 2011:

Dry, sunny and almost calm. We spent the day walking Post Woods, the Point, Shuster's trail, and Tilden's wood. We made another evening visit to Hillman's marsh.

Great Northern Diver 1

Great Blue Heron 5

(DC)

GreatBlue Heron at Hillman's marsh

Wood Duck 2

Shoveler 3

Blue Winged Teal 4

Scaup 25

White Winged Scoter 6

(DC)

White Winged Scoter off West Beach

Bufflehead 1

Red Breasted Merganser c1,000

Red Breasted Mergansers

Ruddy Duck 1

Sharp Shinned Hawk 1

Red Tailed Hawk 2

Red Tailed Hawk

Osprey 1

Sandhill Crane 1

Flyover Sandhill Crane

Grey Plover 1

Semipalmated Plover 3

Greater Yellowlegs 2

(DC)

Greater Yellowlegs at Hillman's marsh

Lesser Yellowlegs 20

Dunlin 100

Least Sandpiper 1

Short Billed Dowitcher 9

Wilson's Phalarope 1

Bonaparte's Gull 350

Bonaparte's Gulls

Bonaparte's with American Herring & Ring Billed Gulls.

Bonaparte's Gulls

Common Tern 2

Forster's Tern 6

Little Gull 1 adult

Great Horned Owl 3

Chimney Swift 3

Red Bellied Woodpecker 1

Yellow Bellied Sapsucker 1

Female Yellow Bellied Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker 2

Northern Flicker 1

Least Flycatcher 1

Eastern Kingbird 2

Warbling Vireo 1

White Eyed Vireo 2

White Eyed Vireos.

Blue Headed Vireo 1

Blue Headed Vireo

Blue Jay 100 north at the Point.

Tree Swallow 200

Swallow 20

Swallow

Black Capped Chickadee 1

Red Breasted Nuthatch 5

Brown Creeper 1

House Wren 1

Ruby Crowned Kinglet 4

Blue Grey Gnatcatcher 10

Veery 1

Veery

Hermit Thrush 1

Grey Catbird 2

Brown Thrasher 2

Cedar Waxwing 3

Tennessee Warbler 1

Blue Winged Warbler 1

Nashville Warbler 3

Yellow Warbler 10

Chestnut Sided Warbler 1

Magnolia Warbler 1

Cape May Warbler 1

Cape May Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler 1

Myrtle Warbler 6

Palm Warbler 2

Black & White Warbler 1

Louisiana Waterthrush 1

Common Yellowthroat 1

Rose Breasted Grosbeak 3

Male Rose Breasted Grosbeak

Indigo Bunting 1

Chipping Sparrow 2

Savannah Sparrow 2

White Throated Sparrow 6

White Crowned Sparrow 4

Song Sparrow 1

Swamp Sparrow 2

Baltimore Oriole 6

Male Baltimore Orioles

Orchard Oriole 2

Male Orchard Oriole

American Goldfinch 2

Angel Blue Butterfly

American Comma

8th May, 2011:

Dry with a light cold northeasterly wind. We walked the Point area twice, and then the Woodland trail, then on to West Beach and finally Northwest Beach and the Sanctuary.

Another sunrise over Lake Erie from our cottage (DRC)

Our early morning walk along West Beach to the Point.

Scaup 50

(DC)

Greater Scaups off the West Beach

Surf Scoter 11

Red Breasted Merganser 300+

Drake Red Breasted Merganser

Northern Harrier 1

Sharp Shinned Hawk 1

Red Tailed Hawk 1

Lesser Yellowlegs 1

Dunlin 5

Pectorial Sandpiper 1

Bonaparte's Gull 200

Bonaparte's Gulls

Ring Billed Gull common

Ring Billed Gulls

Common Tern 8

Forster's Tern 2

Chimney Swift 1

Ruby Throated Hummingbird 2

Red Headed Woodpecker 2

Red Bellied Woodpecker 3

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker 5

Adult male Downy Woodpecker

Adult female Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker 1

Alder/Willow Flycatcher 1

Least Flycatcher 1

Least Flycatcher

Eastern Kingbird 5

Eastern Kingbirds

Red Eyed Vireo 2

Warbling Vireo 1

Blue Headed Vireo 2

Blue Jay 10

Blue Jay

Horned Lark 1

Tree Swallow 20

Swallow 20

Swallow sunning itself

Swallow at nest (DRC)

Black Capped Chickadee 2

Red Breasted Nuthatch 5

House Wren 1

House Wren

Marsh Wren 1

Marsh Wren

Ruby Crowned Kinglet 10

Ruby Crowned Kinglet.

Blue Grey Gnatcatcher 8

Hermit Thrush 2

Grey Catbird 5

Cedar Waxwing 1

Northern Parula 2

Tennessee Warbler 1

Blue Winged Warbler 3

Blue Winged Warbler

Nashville Warbler 2

Yellow Warbler 20

Yellow Warbler

Chestnut Sided Warbler 3

Magnolia Warbler 4

Magnolia Warbler

Black Throated Blue Warbler 3

Male Black Throated Blue Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler 2

Myrtle Warbler 8

Male Myrtle Warbler

Black Throated Green Warbler 1

Black Throated Green Warbler

Palm Warbler 2

Prothonotary Warbler 1

Another showy male Prothonotary Warbler in a different pool.

Black & White Warbler 4

American Redstart 2

Male American Redstart in the rain

Kentucky Warbler 1 seen by DC.

Common Yellowthroat 2

Rose Breasted Grosbeak 8

Male Rose Breasted Grosbeak

Female Rose Breasted Grosbeak

Eastern Towhee 2

American Tree Sparrow 1

American Tree Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow 6

White Throated Sparrow 10

Summer plumaged White Throated Sparrow

White Crowned Sparrow 5

Swamp Sparrow 1

Baltimore Oriole 5

Male Baltimore Oriole

Orchard Oriole 5

Orchard Oriole

American Goldfinch 1

A different Racoon along the Tilden Woods trail.

9th May, 2011:

Dry with a northeasterly breeze. We walked West Beach to the Point and then north through Post Woods before again birding the Sanctuary late afternoon. We made another evening visit to Hillman's marsh.

Pacific Diver 1

Great Northern Diver 1

Gadwall 2

Shoveler 10

Blue Winged Teal 2

Green Winged Teal 5

Scaup 100

Long Tailed Duck 1

(DC)

Long Tailed Duck with Greater Scaup off the West Beach.

John after photographing the Long Tailed Duck off West Beach.(DRC)

David digi-scoping on the West Beach

Surf Scoter 6

(DC)

Drake Surf Scoter with a pair of Black Scoters

(DC)

Drake Surf Scoter with Greater Scaup

(DC)

Drake Surf Scoter

(DC)

Pair of Surf Scoters

Black Scoter 8

(DC)

Female Black Scoter

(DC)

Male & Female Black Scoters

(DC)

Drake Black Scoters

(DC)

Immature drake Black Scoters

White Winged Scoter 1

Goldeneye 1

Our only Goldeneye of the trip (DC)

Cooper's Hawk 1

Wild Turkey 1

Sandhill Crane 1

Grey Plover 6

Greater Yellowlegs 1

Lesser Yellowlegs 10

Turnstone 2

Dunlin 100

Least Sandpiper 4

Wilson's Phalarope 3

Bonaparte's Gull 200

Caspian Tern 2

Forster's Tern 60

American Black Tern 1

Ruby Throated Hummingbird 1

Eastern Wood-Pewee 1

Alder/Willow Flycatcher 1

Eastern Kingbird 10

(DRC)

Eastern Kingbird (DRC)

Warbling Vireo 2

Blue Headed Vireo 1

Blue Jay 12

Rough Winged Swallow 6

Sand Martin 20

Tree Swallow 250

Cliff Swallow 1

Swallow 20

Red Breasted Nuthatch 1

House Wren 2

Ruby Crowned Kinglet 10

Ruby Crowned Kinglet

Blue Grey Gnatcatcher 1

American Robin c50

American Robin

Veery 2

Hermit Thrush 3

Hermit Thrush

Grey Catbird 7

Grey Catbird photographed against the light.

Brown Thrasher 1

American Buff Bellied Pipit 2

(DC)

American Buff Bellied Pipit at Hillman'smarsh

Cedar Waxwing 7

Nashville Warbler 4

Nashville Warbler

Yellow Warbler 15

Magnolia Warbler 5

Male Magnolia Warbler

Black Throated Blue Warbler 2

Male Black Throated Blue Warbler.

Blackburnian Warbler 1

Myrtle Warbler 3

Palm Warbler 2

Black & White Warbler 3

American Redstart 2

Common Yellowthroat 1

Wilson's Warbler 1

Wilson's Warbler

Rose Breasted Grosbeak 2

Chipping Sparrow 2

White Throated Sparrow 4

White Crowned Sparrow 4

Baltimore Oriole 4

Orchard Oriole 4

American Goldfinch 2

(DRC)

Violets

Black Squirrel

10th May, 2011:

A stormy start to the day with rain at first. Walked West Beach to the Point and then Tilden's wood. Visited Hillman's marsh again in the evening.

Great Northern Diver 1

Wood Duck 1

Gadwall 2

Shoveler 10

Scaup 50

Surf Scoter 6

Black Scoter 25

Black Scoters with Mergansers.

White Winged Scoter 5

Sharp Shinned Hawk 1

Red Tailed Hawk 2

Bald Eagle 1

Wild Turkey 2

Sandhill Crane 1

Sandhill Crane

Grey Plover 2

Semipalmated Plover 10

Spotted Sandpiper 3

Dunlin 80

Least Sandpiper 10

Short Billed Dowitcher 10

(DC)

Short Billed Dowitcher at Hillman's marsh.

Wilson's Phalarope 2

Bonaparte's Gull 40

Ring Billed Gull common

Ring Billed Gulls

Greater Black Back Gull 2

Caspian Tern 1

Common Tern 20

Forster's Tern 80

American Black Tern 2

Downy Woodpecker 2

Alder/Willow Flycatcher 2

Least Flycatcher 3

Least Flycatcher

Eastern Kingbird 5

Warbling Vireo 1

Yellow Throated Vireo 1

Yellow Throated Vireo

Blue Jay 12

Sand Martin 12

Tree Swallow 100

Swallow 20

Black Capped Chickadee 1

Red Breasted Nuthatch 4

Brown Creeper 1

Ruby Crowned Kinglet 10

Blue Grey Gnatcatcher 4

Veery 2

Swainson's Thrush 1

Hermit Thrush 2

Grey Catbird 3

Brown Thrasher 1

American Buff Bellied Pipit 1

Blue Winged Warbler 1

Golden Winged Warbler 1 male

Golden Winged Warbler at the Point

Nashville Warbler 4

Yellow Warbler 80

Male Yellow Warbler

Magnolia Warbler 2

Cape May Warbler 1

Black Throated Blue Warbler 2

Myrtle Warbler 4

Palm Warbler 3

Prothonotary Warbler 2

A new Prothotonary Warbler

Black & White Warbler 5

American Redstart 2

Male American Redstart.

Northern Waterthrush 3

Common Yellowthroat 4

Rose Breasted Grosbeak 2

Chipping Sparrow 5

Savannah Sparrow 1

Savannah Sparrow feeding on the beach

White Throated Sparrow 2

White Crowned Sparrow 80

Lincoln's Sparrow 1

Swamp Sparrow 3

Cardinal 6

Male Cardinal

Baltimore Oriole 4

Male Baltimore Oriole

Orchard Oriole 4

American Goldfinch 4

(DRC)

Deer

11 May, 2011:

Clear with a cold north east wind force 4. Walked West Beach to the Point, Tilden's wood, and thenback to the Point and Post Woods. Made an evening visit to Pelee Wings to twitch a Dickcissel before a brief look at Hillman's marsh. John & Doreen were both feeling tired today and decided to have a rest during the morning and birded along Lake Erie during the afternoon but went out with David in the evening.

Doreen and myself were both feeling very tired and felt it would be best if we had a restful day in and around the cottage. David and Brenda went to Point Pelee as planned. Doreen and myself were able to visit Hillman's marsh and to twitch the Dickcissel with David during the evening.

Our cottage and decking backing onto Lake Erie (DRC)

Great Northern Diver 3

Slavonian Grebe 1

Wood Duck 1

Gadwall 4

Pintail 2

Shoveler 4

Scaup 50

Lesser Scaup 2

Surf Scoter 10

(DC)

Female Surf Scoters

(DC)

Pair of Surf Scoters

(DC)

Adult and Sub-adult drake Surf Scoters

Black Scoter 5

White Winged Scoter 2

(DC)

Immature drake White Winged Scoters

Sandhill Crane 1

Semipalmated Plover 1

Lesser Yellowlegs 1

Spotted Sandpiper 2

Dunlin 80

Least Sandpiper 4

Long Billed Dowitcher 1

Poor record shot taken in the evening light

of a Long Billed Dowitcher at Hillmans marsh.

Short Billed Dowitcher 6

Bonaparte's Gull 2000

Greater Black Back Gull 6

Forster's Tern 15

American Black Tern 1

Mourning Dove common

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift 3

Ruby Throated Hummingbird 4

Red Headed Woodpecker 4

(DC)

Red Headed Woodpecker coming into a feeding station.

Downy Woodpecker 1

Least Flycatcher 2

Eastern Kingbird 10

Warbling Vireo 4

Blue Headed Vireo 1

Blue Jay 12

Horned Lark 2

Purple Martin 10

Male & Female Purple Martins in our garden.

Purple Martin House on our decking (DRC)

Rough Winged Swallow 2

Sand Martin 5

Tree Swallow 60

Swallow 20

Black Capped Chickadee 1

Red Breasted Nuthatch 1

House Wren 1

Ruby Crowned Kinglet 6

Blue Grey Gnatcatcher 4

Veery 3

Swainson's Thrush 1

Grey Catbird 6

American Buff Bellied Pipit 3

Orange Crowned Warbler 1 seen by DC.

Nashville Warbler 3

Yellow Warbler 20

Chestnut Sided Warbler 2

Magnolia Warbler 2

Black Throated Blue Warbler 1

Palm Warbler 3

Bay Breasted Warbler 2

Black & White Warbler 3

American Redstart 1

Common Yellowthroat 1

Rose Breasted Grosbeak 4

Indigo Bunting 1

Dickcissel 1 male

Male Dickcissel with White Crowned Sparrow.

(DC)

Male Dickcissel coming to a feeding station

Chipping Sparrow 6

White Throated Sparrow 8

White Crowned Sparrow 50

Song Sparrow 1

Lincoln's Sparrow 2

Common Grackle very common

Common Grackles with Redwing, House Sparrow & Dickcissel.

Baltimore Oriole 15

Male Baltimore Oriole

Orchard Oriole 6

American Goldfinch 12

12th May, 2011:

A thunderstorm before dawn, but by mid-day was calm and cloudy but becoming bright sunny and humid. We walked West Beach to the Point, then White Pine, Sleepy Hollow, Dunes and Northwest Beach with a good fall of migrants evident everywhere we visited. We again visited Hillman's marsh in the evening.

Great Northern Diver 2

Red Throated Diver 1

Wood Duck 2

Gadwall 40

Shoveler 4

Scaup 50

Lesser Scaup 2

Pair of Lesser Scaup on Hillman's Marsh

Long Tailed Duck 1

Surf Scoter 8

Black Scoter 20

White Winged Scoter 7

White Winged Scoters off West Beach

Red Breasted Merganser 400

Drake Red Breasted Mergansers

Sandhill Crane 1

Sandhill Crane

GreyPlover 100

Semipalmated Plover 2

Turnstone 2

Dunlin 80

Least Sandpiper 8

Short Billed Dowitcher 45

Wilson's Phalarope 4

Bonaparte's Gull 300

Bonaparte's Gulls at the Point.

Greater Black Back Gull 5

Forster's Tern 6

American Black Tern 1

Chimney Swift 10

Pair of Chimney Swifts in display

Chimney Swifts over Wheatley

Ruby Throated Hummingbird 10

Male Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Red Headed Woodpecker 3

(DRC)

Red Headed Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker 3

Alder/Willow Flycatcher 5

Least Flycatcher 5

Least Flycatchers

Great Crested Flycatcher 1

Great Crested Flycatcher

Eastern Kingbird 6

Eastern Kingbird

Red Eyed Vireo 1

Blue Headed Vireo 2

Blue Headed Vireo

Blue Jay 8

Rough Winged Swallow 2

Sand Martin 6

Tree Swallow 300

Swallow 20

Red Breasted Nuthatch 2

Wren 1

Ruby Crowned Kinglet 6

Blue Grey Gnatcatcher 2

Veery 2

Swainson's Thrush 4

Swainson's Thrushes

Grey Catbird 20

Grey Catbird

American Buff Bellied Pipit 1

Northern Parula 6

Two Northern Parula Warblers

Orange Crowned Warbler 2

Orange Crowned Warbler

Tennessee Warbler 3

Blue Winged Warbler 1

Nashville Warbler 25

Nashville Warbler

Yellow Warbler 40

Chestnut Sided Warbler 13

Male Chestnut Sided Warblers

Magnolia Warbler 18

Male Magnolia Warbler

Cape May Warbler 2

Male Cape May Warbler

Black Throated Blue Warbler 7

Female Black Throated Blue Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler 2

Myrtle Warbler 3

Black Throated Green Warbler 3

Black Throated Green Warbler

Palm Warbler 5

Bay Breasted Warbler 1 female

Blackpoll Warbler 1

Black & White Warbler 6

American Redstart 12

Male American Redstart

Ovenbird 4

Kentucky Warbler 1

Common Yellowthroat 5

Male Common Yellowthroats

Wilson's Warbler 4

Canada Warbler 2

Scarlet Tanager 1

Rose Breasted Grosbeak 10

Male Rose Breasted Grosbeak

Indigo Bunting 2

Eastern Towhee 3

Clay Coloured Sparrow 2

Clay Coloured Sparrows

Chipping Sparrow 6

Savannah Sparrow 1

White Throated Sparrow 12

White Crowned Sparrow 80

White Crowned Sparrow

Lincoln's Sparrow 3

Lincoln's Sparrow

Redwing Blackbird very common

Female Redwing Blackbird

Baltimore Oriole 30

Male Baltimore Oriole

Orchard Oriole 12

Male Orchard Oriole

13th May, 2011:

Awoke to foggy but calm conditions. We walked West Beach to the Point and then a stormy shower made us return to the Visitors Centre where we told about a Bell's Vireo near the shelter at the Point so we quickly made our way back to see it. We then tried Northwest Beach. We made an evening visit to Hillman's marsh where a considerable number and variety of warbler species were found in the evening sunlight including a splendid Cerulean Warbler.

Green Heron 2

Gadwall 10

Pintail 2

Shoveler 6

Blue Winged Teal 1

Scaup 50

Greater Scaups

Lesser Scaup 2

Surf Scoter 8

White Winged Scoter 8

Cooper's Hawk 1

Grey Plover 50

Semipalmated Plover 6

Killdeer 6

Killdeers

Turnstone 3

Dunlin 80

Short Billed Dowitcher 50

Wilson's Phalarope 5

Bonaparte's Gull 200

Greater Black Back Gull 1

Forster's Tern 18

Great Horned Owl 1

Ruby Throated Hummingbird 5

Female Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Red Headed Woodpecker 2

Northern Flicker 1

Eastern Wood-Pewee 4

Alder/Willow Flycatcher 6

Least Flycatcher 2

Eastern Kingbird 15

Red Eyed Vireo 2

Red Eyed Vireo

Warbling Vireo 4

Philadelphia Vireo 3

Philadelphia Vireo

Blue Headed Vireo 1

Bells Vireo 1

Bell's Verio

Blue Jay 10

Blue Jay with Common Grackle

Sand Martin 5

Tree Swallow 300

Swallow 20

Red Breasted Nuthatch 2

House Wren 3

Wren 1

Marsh Wren 1

Ruby Crowned Kinglet 6

Blue Grey Gnatcatcher 4

Veery 1

Swainson's Thrush 2

Swainson's Thrush

Grey Cheeked Thrush 3

Grey Cheeked Thrushes

American Robin common

American Robin

Grey Catbird 20

Grey Catbird

Northern Mockingbird 1

Brown Thrasher 1

Brown Thrasher

American Buff Bellied Pipit 3

Northern Parula 4

Orange Crowned Warbler 1

Tennessee Warbler 4

Nashville Warbler 8

Nashville Warblers

Yellow Warbler 50

Male Yellow Warbler

Chestnut Sided Warbler 6

Chestnut Sided Warbler found on Hillman's marsh.

Magnolia Warbler 6

Male Magnolia Warbler

Black Throated Blue Warbler 2

Cerulean Warbler 1

Male Cerulean Warbler found at Hillmans marsh

Blackburnian Warbler 5

Myrtle Warbler 4

Black Throated Green Warbler 3

Palm Warbler 4

Bay Breasted Warbler 2

Male Bay Breasted Warbler found as the light was fading

during the evening on Hillman's marsh

Blackpoll Warbler 1

Prothonotary Warbler 1

Male Prothotonary Warbler

Black & White Warbler 4

American Redstart 3

Ovenbird 2

Louisiana Waterthrush 1

Common Yellowthroat 10

Common Yellowthroat

Wilson's Warbler 3

Canada Warbler 5

Canada Warbler

Rose Breasted Grosbeak 6

Female Rose Breasted Grosbeak

Indigo Bunting 3

Indigo Buntings

Field Sparrow 1

Chipping Sparrow 6

Savannah Sparrow 1

White Throated Sparrow 4

White Crowned Sparrow 20

Lincoln's Sparrow 2

Brown Headed Cowbird common

Brown Headed Cowbird

Baltimore Oriole 12

Orchard Oriole 6

American Goldfinch 6

Birding along West Beach (DRC)

(DRC)

Deer along the Tilden Woods trail.

View taken at West Beach (DRC)

14th May, 2011:

Awoke to calm but foggy conditions. Walked West Beach to the Point and again returned to the Point during the afternoon. Made our usual evening visit to Hillman's marsh but the warblers had gone.

Great Northern Diver 1

Scaup 20

Lesser Scaup 1

Red Breasted Merganser 400

Two Red Breasted Mergansers, the female type with an

unusual looking face,

Black Scoter 10

White Winged Scoter 8

Wild Turkey 2

Grey Plover 10

Dunlin 80

Dunlin on Hillman's marsh

Semipalmated Sandpiper 1

(DC)

Semipalmated Sandpiper on Hillman's marsh

Least Sandpiper 5

(DC)

Least Sandpiper Hillman's marsh

Bonaparte's Gull 5

Forster's Tern 6

Black Billed Cuckoo 1

Ruby Throated Hummingbird 6

Red Headed Woodpecker 3

Downy Woodpecker 1

Northern Flicker 1

Eastern Wood-Pewee 2

Yellow Bellied Flycatcher 1

Alder/Willow Flycatcher 2

Least Flycatcher 1

Eastern Kingbird 10

Red Eyed Vireo 3

Red Eyed Vireo

Warbling Vireo 8

Warbling Vireo

Philadelphia Vireo 1

Blue Jay 10

Blue Jay

Rough Winged Swallow 2

Sand Martin 4

Tree Swallow 50

Cliff Swallow 1

Swallow 40

Red Breasted Nuthatch 2

Ruby Crowned Kinglet 4

Blue Grey Gnatcatcher 4

Swainson's Thrush 2

Grey Cheeked Thrush 2

Grey Cheeked Thrush

Grey Catbird 10

Cedar Waxwing 15

Cedar Waxwing

Northern Parula 2

Yellow Warbler 40

Chestnut Sided Warbler 6

Magnolia Warbler 8

Black Throated Blue Warbler 2

Blackburnian Warbler 4

Myrtle Warbler 10

Black Throated Green Warbler 4

Male Black Throated Green Warblers

Palm Warbler 2

Prothonotary Warbler 1 female

Prothonotary Warbler, a tired migrant at the Point.

Black & White Warbler 6

Black & White Warbler, a hungry migrant.

American Redstart 3

Mourning Warbler 1

Common Yellowthroat 8

Canada Warbler 1

Male Canada Warbler, a singing migrant.

Scarlet Tanager 2

Rose Breasted Grosbeak 2

Indigo Bunting 1

Field Sparrow 1

Chipping Sparrow 3

White Crowned Sparrow 6

Song Sparrow 1

Lincoln's Sparrow 1

Baltimore Oriole 10

Orchard Oriole 5

American Goldfinch 6

(DRC)

Two different types of fungi found on the Point

The first bushes etc on the Point.

Doreen & Brenda resting at the Point.

DC just about to check out the gulls at the Point.

15th May, 2011:

A day of heavy rain that persisted all day. We concentrated at the Point in increasingly windy conditions as there was a decent fall of migrants in evidence although the conditions made photography almost impossible.

Wild Turkey 3

Least Sandpiper 2

Common Tern 10

Yellow Billed Cuckoo 1

Black Billed Cuckoo 1

Common Nighthawk 1

Ruby Throated Hummingbird 6

Eastern Wood-Pewee 1

Alder/Willow Flycatcher 2

Least Flycatcher 2

Red Eyed Vireo 6

Very wet Red Eyed Vireo

Warbling Vireo 4

Philadelphia Vireo 7

Philadelphia Vireos in the heavy rain

Blue Headed Vireo 1

Rough Winged Swallow 10

Tree Swallow 50

Swallow 30

Red Breasted Nuthatch 1

House Wren 1

Ruby Crowned Kinglet 2

Veery 1

Swainson's Thrush 1

Grey Catbird 2

Nashville Warbler 2

Yellow Warbler 15

Chestnut Sided Warbler 2

Magnolia Warbler 6

Black Throated Blue Warbler 2

Blackburnian Warbler 2

Myrtle Warbler 2

Black Throated Green Warbler 4

Palm Warbler 1

Black & White Warbler 5

American Redstart 6

Northern Waterthrush 1

Common Yellowthroat 1

Canada Warbler 1

Rose Breasted Grosbeak 1

Chipping Sparrow 2

White Throated Sparrow 2

White Crowned Sparrow 4

Lincoln's Sparrow 1

Baltimore Oriole 4

Orchard Oriole 2

American Goldfinch 1

(DRC)

American Pipistrelle Bat

16th May, 2011:

Awoke to a cold northwest force 5 wind although it remained dry although heavily overcast. We walked the Point area several times and then West Beach back to the Point as there had been again a good fall of migrants. We visited Wheatley Harbour in the evening.

Great Northern Diver 1

Scaup 20

Black Scoter 12

Goosander 1 drake

Drake Goosander at Wheatley

Northern Harrier 1

Spotted Sandpiper 2

Bonaparte's Gull 60

Greater Black Back Gull 6

Caspian Tern 4

Common Tern 2

American Black Tern 2

Yellow Billed Cuckoo 4

Yellow Billed Cuckoo

Black Billed Cuckoo 10

Black Billed Cuckoos

Mourning Dove common

Mourning Dove

Chimney Swift 1

Ruby Throated Hummingbird 12

Female & Male Ruby Throated Hummingbirds

Red Headed Woodpecker 1

Downy Woodpecker 1

Eastern Wood-Pewee 15

Various Eastern Wood-Pewees

Acadian Flycatcher 8

Acadian Flycatcher

Yellow Bellied Flycatcher 5

Yellow Bellied Flycather

Alder/Willow Flycatcher 5

Least Flycatcher 4

Eastern Kingbird 5

Red Eyed Vireo 25

Red Eyed Vireos

Warbling Vireo 12

A damp Warbling Vireo

Philadelphia Vireo 4

Philadelphia Vireos

Blue Jay 4

Fish Crow 2

Rough Winged Swallow 5

Sand Martin 20

Tree Swallow 20

Cliff Swallow 1

Swallow 50

Swallow resting on the trail.

Black Capped Chickadee 2

Red Breasted Nuthatch 3

House Wren 2

Ruby Crowned Kinglet 2

Veery 3

Swainson's Thrush 15

Swainson's Thrush

Grey Cheeked Thrush 2

Grey Catbird 6

Northern Mockingbird 1

Cedar Waxwing 20

Cedar Waxwings

Northern Parula 2

Orange Crowned Warbler 1

Tennessee Warbler 3

Nashville Warbler 12

Sheltering in the rain

Nashville Warblers

Yellow Warbler 30

Male Yellow Warbler

Chestnut Sided Warbler 4

Magnolia Warbler 8

Male Magnolia Warbler

Cape May Warbler 3

Female Cape May Warbler

Black Throated Blue Warbler 1

Blackburnian Warbler 6

Male Blackburnian Warbler

Myrtle Warbler 4

Female Myrtle Warbler

Black Throated Green Warbler 3

Bay Breasted Warbler 2

Male Bay Breasted Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler 1

Black & White Warbler 2

American Redstart 6

Female American Redstart

Northern Waterthrush 1

Common Yellowthroat 4

Canada Warbler 2

Male Canada Warbler

Summer Tanager 1 male

Male Summer Tanager

Scarlet Tanager 6

Variant Male Scarlet Tanager

Rose Breasted Grosbeak 4

Indigo Bunting 1

Chipping Sparrow 6

White Throated Sparrow 4

White Crowned Sparrow 6

Lincoln's Sparrow 3

Lincoln's Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow 1

Dark Eyed Junco 1

Baltimore Oriole 20

Orchard Oriole 4

American Goldfinch 15

17th May, 2011:

The day started cold but fairly calm with the wind increasing to north 3. We walked West Beach to the Point and then back to the Visitors Centre where we heard about an Evening Grosbeak which had been seen near the shelter at the Point, so we returned but without success. We then tried Sleepy Hollow and the Northwest Beach before the onset of heavy rain from 4 pm.

Another morning arrival at the Point. (DRC)

Our walk along the East shore. (DRC)

Arriving at the Point. (DRC)

JFC soon clicking with his camera. (DRC)

Looking from the last bush out onto the sandy point. (DRC)

Good numbers of Gulls on the Point, time for DC to check them out. (DRC)

Whoops!! they have taken flight. (DRC)

Gulls checked DC on his way back (DRC)

Green Heron 1

Scaup 40

Long Tailed Duck 1

Black Scoter 6

King Eider 1 female

Female King Eider off West Beach

Wild Turkey 2

Spotted Sandpiper 1

Least Sandpiper 18

Marbled Godwit 1

Greater Black Back Gull 1

Foster's Tern 2

Black Billed Cuckoo 1

Ruby Throated Hummingbird 18

Red Bellied Woodpecker 2

Downy Woodpecker 1

Eastern Wood-Pewee 1

Alder/Willow Flycatcher 5

Great Crested Flycatcher 2

Great Crested Flycatcher

Eastern Kingbird 2

Red Eyed Vireo 10

Philadelphia Vireo 1

Philadelphia Vireo

Blue Headed Vireo 1

Blue Jay 2

Horned Lark 1

Rough Winged Swallow 5

Sand Martin 10

Swallow 10

Black Capped Chickadee 2

House Wren 2

Ruby Crowned Kinglet 1

Blue Grey Gnatcatcher 1

Veery 1

Swainson's Thrush 15

Swainson's Thrush

Grey Cheeked Thrush 1

Grey Catbird 10

Cedar Waxwing 17

Northern Parula 3

Female Northern Parula.

Tennessee Warbler 1

Nashville Warbler 5

Yellow Warbler 30

Chestnut Sided Warbler 6

Male Chestnut Sided Warbler

Magnolia Warbler 6

Cape May Warbler 1

Black Throated Blue Warbler 3

Male Black Throated Blue Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler 4

Female Blackburnian Warbler

Black Throated Green Warbler 2

Palm Warbler 1

Black & White Warbler 1

American Redstart 4

Ovenbird 2

Common Yellowthroat 10

Male Common Yellowthroat

Wilson's Warbler 1

Canada Warbler 3

Male Canada Warbler

Female Canada Warbler

Scarlet Tanager 1

Rose Breasted Grosbeak 4

Indigo Bunting 5

ChippingSparrow 4

Grasshopper Sparrow 1

Grasshopper Sparrow.

White Throated Sparrow 3

White Crowned Sparrow 10

Lincoln's Sparrow 3

Baltimore Oriole 10

Orchard Oriole 8

American Goldfinch 40

18th May, 2011:

Cloudy but calm. We walked West Beach to the Point. We then returned to the Point via Post Woods and East Beach. We visited Hillman's marsh in the evening.

An exceptional day for photography with many warblers performing well on the rocks or beach.

Gadwall 10

Blue Winged Teal 1 drake

Scaup 40

Long Tailed Duck 1

Black Scoter 2

White Winged Scoter 4

Goosander 1

Northern Harrier 1 male

Bald Eagle 1

Osprey 1

Wild Turkey 3

Wild Turkeys

Grey Plover 12

Lesser Yellowlegs 5

Turnstone 5

Dunlin 500

Dunlin at Hillmans Marsh.

Least Sandpiper 9

Wilson's Phalarope 4

Red Necked Phalarope 1

Bonaparte's Gull 500

Bonaparte's Gull

Ring Billed Gull common

Adult Ring Billed Gull

American Herring Gull 30

Adult American Herring Gull

Yellow Legged type Gull 1 adult

Yellow Legged Gull type

Greater Black Back Gull 8

Caspian Tern 2

Caspian Terns

Forster's Tern 6

Little Gull 1 juv.

Yellow Billed Cuckoo 1

Black Billed Cuckoo 1

Black Billed Cuckoo

Chimney Swift 1

Ruby Throated Hummingbird 10

Male Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Red Headed Woodpecker 1

Red Headed Woodpecker

Northern Flicker 1

Eastern Wood-Pewee 6

Acadian Flycatcher 1

Least Flycatcher 2

Least Flycatcher

Great Crested Flycatcher 1

Eastern Kingbird 5

Red Eyed Vireo 8

Red Eyed Vireo

Warbling Vireo 2

Philadelphia Vireo 2

Philadelphia Vireos

Blue Jay 1

Rough Winged Swallow 12

Sand Martin 10

Tree Swallow 50

Cliff Swallow 2

Swallow 20

Black Capped Chickadee 1

Red Breasted Nuthatch 2

Red Breasted Nuthatch

Ruby Crowned Kinglet 3

Veery 3

Veery

Swainson's Thrush 10

Swainson's Thrush

Grey Catbird 12

Grey Catbird

Brown Thrasher 2

Brown Thrasher taken in the late evening light at Hillmans Marsh

Cedar Waxwing 3

Nashville Warbler 8

Nashville Warbler

Yellow Warbler 40

Male Yellow Warbler

Chestnut Sided Warbler 7

Male Chestnut Sided Warbler

Magnolia Warbler 5

Male Magnolia Warbler

Cape May Warbler 1

Black Throated Blue Warbler 2

Male Black Throated Blue Warbler.

Blackburnian Warbler 3

Female Blackburnian Warbler

Black Throated Green Warbler 8

Male Black Throated Green Warbler

Palm Warbler 1

Black & White Warbler 1

American Redstart 5

American Redstarts

Ovenbird 4

Ovenbird

Common Yellowthroat 6

Wilson's Warbler 1

Wilson's Warbler

Canada Warbler 2

Scarlet Tanager 1 male

Rose Breasted Grosbeak 4

Field Sparrow 1

Field Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow 8

Chipping Sparrow

White Throated Sparrow 2

White Crowned Sparrow 12

Song Sparrow 2

Song Sparrow at Hillmans Marsh

Lincoln's Sparrow 3

Common Grackle common

Common Grackle.

Baltimore Oriole 5

Orchard Oriole 2

Male Orchard Oriole

American Goldfinch 6

(DRC)

American Vole

Cottontail

Fish feeding in a flooded area on Hillmans Marsh.

19th May, 2011:

It was calm, overcast and misty at dawn that cleared to be warm and sunny by mid-day. We walked West Beach to halfway and then post Woods and East Beach to the Point. We then walked Tilden's wood and the Shuster's trail. We visited Hillman's marsh in the evening.

Passenger Pigeon, wishful thinking

Canada Goose Up to 30 on a day.

Canada Geese with young at Hillman's marsh (DRC).

Wood Duck 3

Gadwall 6

Scaup 40

Sandhill Crane 3

Sandhill Cranes

Grey Plover 100

American Golden Plover 7

Spotted Sandpiper 2

Turnstone 1

Dunlin 300

Semipalmated Sandpiper 1

Least Sandpiper 4

Short Billed Dowitcher 25

Red Necked Phalarope 1

Bonaparte's Gull 50

Greater Black Back Gull 2

Caspian Tern 3

Ruby Throated Hummingbird 6

Red Headed Woodpecker 1

Downy Woodpecker 1

Male Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker 1

Eastern Wood-Pewee 3

Alder/Willow Flycatcher 2

Eastern Kingbird 8

Red EyedVireo 2

Philadelphia Vireo 1

Blue Headed Vireo 1

Blue Jay 6

Rough Winged Swallow 2

Sand Martin 2

Tree Swallow 50

Swallow 20

Red Breasted Nuthatch 1

Ruby Crowned Kinglet 2

Blue Grey Gnatcatcher 1

Eastern Bluebird 2

Wood Thrush 3

Veery 3

Swainson's Thrush 12

Grey Catbird 12

Grey Catbird

Brown Thrasher 2

Cedar Waxwing 1

Northern Parula 1

Female Northern Parula

Tennessee Warbler 2

Record shots of a Tennessee Warbler

Nashville Warbler 6

Yellow Warbler 30

Chestnut Sided Warbler 5

Magnolia Warbler 8

Black Throated Blue Warbler 8

Male Black Throated Blue Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler 4

Myrtle Warbler 1

Palm Warbler 3

Black & White Warbler 4

American Redstart 12

Female American Redstart

Ovenbird 1

Mourning Warbler 3

Common Yellowthroat 12

Wilson's Warbler 2

Canada Warbler 4

Hooded Warbler 1

Scarlet Tanager 1

(DRC)

The Variant male Scarlet Tanager was again seen.

Rose Breasted Grosbeak 3

Indigo Bunting 3

Field Sparrow 1

Chipping Sparrow 4

White Throated Sparrow 2

White Crowned Sparrow 8

White Crowned Sparrow (DRC)

Lincoln's Sparrow 5

Baltimore Oriole 15

Orchard Oriole 2

American Goldfinch 6

The Shuttle bus to take us to the Point (DRC)

(DRC)

Long Eared Bat type roosting under the shelter at the Point. (DRC)

(DRC)

The area behind the shelter at the Point (DRC)

(DRC)

Birding along East Beach on our walk to the Point. (DRC)

(DRC)

Arriving at the Point

(DRC)

DC & JFC birding around the Point (DRC)

Doreen at the Point.

(DRC)

Walking along the Woodland Nature trail from the half way stop.

(DRC)

Some of the wild flowers found around Point Pelee (DRC).

Toadstools

20th May, 2011:

Our final full day. Awoke to a foggy morning but became sunny and hot by mid-day, when a small passage of raptors occured over the Visitors Centre. We first visited the Point and after a short raptor watch from the Visitors Centre we walked Tilden's Wood and Shusters trial. We the visited Hillman's marsh where we were told about 2 Red Necked Phalaropes which were on a small pool at Leamington which we quickly visited. Our final birding was to Wheatley Harbour in the evening.

Great White Egret 3