29th April to 20th May, 2011. Point Pelee etc. Canada
J.F., Mrs. D.R. and D. Cooper & Ms. B. Kay.
All the photographs were taken by ourselves.
Owing to the length of this blog item, and also for including the daily log, but not in any bird order, and also the large number of photographs which the three of us took in the Point Pelee area, the time taking to view this patricular blog is considerable. It will probably be advisable if you increase the magnifcation of your computer viewing to 125x. I have arranged that the blog is on a daily basis and therefore it repeats species especially migrtant warbler pictures throughout the blog. On some days there were good arrivals of migrants and many of these were seen feeding on the ground, and often were very approachable.
During our visit to Point Pelee, we recorded 202 species of birds, and between us we were able to photograph 149 of these.
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.
We only recorded just a total of ten species due to the shortage of daylight time on our arrival in Canada with the highlight being a Sharp Shinned Hawk, 1,000 Ring-billed Gulls and 2 Turkey Vultures.
Niagara Falls Illuminated at night.
30th April, 2011 Visited the Niagara 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.
Views of the Niagara Falls., the spray was agaist us for photographs.
Some local flowers.
Whilst travelling towards Point Pelee we saw a selection of North American birds when we made several stops, and we took the following photographs.
Duck & Drake Red Breasted Mergansers.
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Black Capped Chickadee.
White Breasted Nuthatch.
American Robin
Female Cardinal
Yellow Warbler
Black Throated Blue Warbler.
Myrtle Warbler.
Field Sparrow.
Chipping Sparrow.
White Throated Sparrow.
White Crowned Sparrow.
House Finch in our cottage garden.
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 Arrived at Point Pelee and walked through Tilden's wood trail, then the Shuster's trail, with Pete Read (a local warden) who kindly showed us around the area. We then checked the western car parks north along the Point. Dawn and early morning heavy rain then clearing. Wind SW 3-4.
Racoon on the Point.
Our daily bird log:
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
Great Horned Owl 3 (1 ad.+ 2 young in 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
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
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
Black Throated Blue Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Myrtle Warbler 5
Black Throated Green Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 1
Bay Breasted Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 3
Black and White Warbler 4
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Yellow Breasted Chat 2
Scarlet Tanager 3
Rose Breasted Grosbeak 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 20
Savannah Sparrow 1
White Throated Sparrow 12
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
Forster's Tern.
Adult Great Horned Owl and Young in the nest.
Warbling Vireo.
Brown Creeper.
Magnolia Warbler.
Black Throated Green Warbler.
Male Blackpoll Warbler.
Black & White Warblers.
Louisiana Waterthrush.
Tan striped White Throated Sparrow.
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.
Great Northern Diver 1
Blue Winged Teal 2 drakes
Scaup 100
Lesser Scaup 1
Surf Scoter 8
White Winged Scoter 6
Bufflehead 4
Northern Harrier 1
Cooper's Hawk 2
Red Tailed Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 2
Wild Turkey 3
Grey Plover 12
Killdeer 1
Dunlin 30
Willet 40
Bonparte's Gull 50
Ring-billed Gull 5
Forster's Tern 2
Chimney Swift 4
Red Headed Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Alder/Willow Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
White Eyed Vireo 1
Yellow Throated Vireo 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
White Eyed Vireo 1
Yellow Throated Vireo 1
Blue Headed Vireo 2
Rough Winged Swallow 30
Tree Swallow 100
Swallow 40
Red Breasted Nuthatch 15
Brown Creeper 3
House Wren 2
Wren 1
Ruby Crowned Kinglet 20
Blue Grey Gnatcatcher 8
Veery 2
Swainson's Thrush 2
Hermit Thrush 2
Grey Catbird 4
Northern Mockingbird 1
Blue Winged Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 3
Yellow Warbler 10
Magnolia Warbler 1
Blackburnian Warbler 2
Myrtle Warbler 12
Black Throated Green Warbler 5
Palm Warbler 7
Pine Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Black & White Warbler 8
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Scarlet Tanager 1 male
Indigo Bunting 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Field Sparrow 3
Chipping Sparrow 25
Le Conte's Sparrow 1
Lark Sparrow 1
White Throated Sparrow 25
White Crowned Sparrow 5
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 3
Dark Eyed Junco 1
Rusty Blackbird 2
Baltimore Oriole 4
Orchard Oriole 2
Purple Finch 4
Duck Bufflehead.
Red Breasted Mergansers.
Grey Plover joined the Willet on the Point.
Willets at the Point.
Willets at the Point.
JFC photographing the Willets.
Ring Billed Gulls flying over the Point.
American Robin on nest.
Racoon at the Point.
Eastern Phoebe.
Yellow Throated Vireo.
Red Breasted Nuthatches.
Ruby Crowned Kinglet.
Veery.
Swainson's Thrush.
Grey Catbird.
Yellow Warbler.
JFC & DC photographing the Yellow Warbler on the East beach.
Male Blackburnian Warbler.
Myrtle Warbler.
Palm Warblers.
Black & White Warblers.
Field Sparrow.
La Conte's Sparrow.
Lark Sparrow.
Lincoln's Sparrow.
Swamp Sparrow.
Dark Eyed Junco.
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
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
Brown Creeper 2
House Wren 1
Ruby Crowned Kinglet 15
Brown Creeper 2
House Wren 1
Black Capped Chickadee 3
Red Breasted Nuthatch 5
Blue Grey Gnatcatcher 5
Wood Thrush 2
Veery 2
Swainson's Thrush 2
Hermit Thrush 2
Grey Catbird 10
Northern Mockingbird 1
Nashville Warbler 7
Yellow Warbler 8
Cape May Warbler 1
Blackburnian Warbler 2
Myrtle Warbler 20
Palm Warbler 10
Black & White Warbler 3
Ovenbird 2
Northern Waterthrush 2
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Hooded Warbler 3
Yellow Breasted Chat 1
Chipping Sparrow 6
White Throated Sparrow 5
Dark Eyed Junco 3
Rusty Blackbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 8
Orchard Oriole 3
Swallow on our patio.
Bonaparte's Gulls in flight.
Pair of Red-breasted Mergansers.
Red Breasted Nuthatch.
Ruby Crowned Kinglets.
Wood Thrush.
Veery.
Northern Mockingbird.
Nashville Warbler feeding on grubs in the rain.
Blackburnian Warbler.
Myrtle Warbler.
Palm Warbler.
With patience, it slowly walked towards us.
It then came even closer.
We could only just about focus on it.
Louisiana Waterthrush.
Hooded Warbler.
Yellow Breasted Chat.
Male Baltimore Oriole in the rain.
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
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue Jay 20
Rough Winged 25
Sand Martin 10
Tree Swallow 100
Cliff Swallow 1
Swallow 50
Black Capped Chickadee 2
Red Breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 4
Ruby Crowned Kinglet 4
Blue Grey Knatcatcher 12
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
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black Throated Blue Warbler 1
Myrtle Warbler 6
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Black & White Warbler 6
Ovenbird 2
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Hooded Warbler 1
Yellow Breasted Chat 1
Scarlet Tanager 1 variant adult male
Rose Breasted Grosbeak 2
Eastern Towhee 2
Field Sparrow 1
White Throated Sparrow 4
White Crowned Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 3
Baltimore Oriole 2
Great Crested Flycatcher.
Black Capped Chickadee.
Blue Grey Knatcatcher.
Chestnut Sided Warbler.
Male Black Throated Blue Warbler.
Two birds for the price of one!!
Male Prothonotary Warbler - A real stunning bird.
Black & White Warblers.
Ovenbird.
Record shots of the Northern Waterthrush.
Hooded Warbler.
Variant male Scarlet Tanager.
Field Sparrow.
White Crowned Sparrow.
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 Woodcock.
Great North. Diver 1
Slavonian Grebe 15
Pied Billed Grebe 1
Wood Duck 5
Pintail 3
American Wigeon 3
Shoveler 7
Blue Winged Teal 4
Green Winged Teal 2
Scaup 50
Lesser Scaup 1
Surf Scoter 2
Ruddy Duck 6
Turkey Vulture 10
Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 1
Osprey 1
Wild Turkey 1
American Coot 2
Sandhill Crane 1
Grey Plover 20
Semipalmated Plover 4
Greater Yellowlegs 5
Lesser Yellowlegs 70
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Turnstone 1
Dunlin 80
Pectorial Sandpiper 8
Least Sandpiper 6
Long Billed Dowitcher 1
American Woodcock 1
Wilson's Snipe 1
Wilson's Phalarope 4
Bonaparte's Gull 5
Caspian Tern 4
Forster's Tern 15
Great Horned Owl 3
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
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
Blue Winged Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 4
Myrtle Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 2
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Black & White Warbler 4
Ovenbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Field Sparrow 1
Chipping Sparrow 15
Savannah Sparrow 1
White Throated Sparrow 8
White Crowned Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 5
Dark Eyed Junco 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 5
Willet 13
Early morning at our cottage at Lake Erie.
Summer plumage Slavonian Grebes.
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Pair of Blue Winged Teals.
Turkey Vultures roosting at the DeLaurier Homestead.
Two record shots of the Northern Harrier.
Osprey.
Sandhill Crane.
Lesser Yellowlegs taken in strong sunlight.
Lesser Yellowlegs at Hillman's marsh.
Spotted Sandpiper on the beach outside of our cottage.
Long Billed Dowitcher at the Onion Fields.
Forster's Terns.
Great Horned Owl.
Tree Swallows.
American Buff Bellied Pipit at Hillman's marsh.
Prothonotary Warbler site.
Prothonotary Warbler.
Common Yellowthroats taken from the marsh boardwalk.
Chipping Sparrows.
White Crowned Sparrow.
Swamp Sparrow.
Swamp Sparrow site taken from the marsh boardwalk.
American Goldfinch.
Male & Female Purple Martins breeding at our cottage.
American Herring Gulls at the Point.
Juvenile Greater Black Back Gull at the Point.
Ring Billed Gulls at the Point.
Sunrise at our cottage.
Our early morning walk along west beach to the Point.
Part of the boardwalk.
Our walk around the marsh boardwalk.
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
American Coot 2
Sandhill Crane 1
Semipalmated Plover 4
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 15
Dunlin 300
Wilson's Phalarope 4
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
Blue Headed Vireo 2
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
Blue Grey Gnatcatcher 8
Eastern Bluebird 2
Grey Catbird 6
Northern Mockingbird 1
Yellow Warbler 3
Magnolia Warbler 4
Black Throated Blue Warbler 1
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Myrtle Warbler 4
Black Throated Green Warbler 1
Kirtland's Warbler 1 male
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
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Baltimore Oriole 3
Orchard Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 2
Juvenile Bald Eagle.
Wild Turkey taken through the car windows.
American Coots.
Summer plumage Wilson's Phalaropes on Hillman's marsh.
White Eyed Vireo.
Blue Headed Vireos
Ruby Crowned Kinglet.
Male Eastern Bluebird.
Magnolia Warbler.
Male Kirtland's Warbler - The star bird of our trip.
Two record shots of a White Crowned Sparrow with a large
white collar feeding with 30 other sparrows at DeLaurier.
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
Wood Duck 2
Shoveler 3
Blue Winged Teal 4
Scaup 25
White Winged Scoter 6
Bufflehead 1
Red Breasted Merganser c1,000
Ruddy Duck 1
Sharp Shinned Hawk 1
Red Tailed Hawk 2
Osprey 1
Sandhill Crane 1
Grey Plover 1
Semipalmated Plover 3
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 20
Dunlin 100
Least Sandpiper 1
Short Billed Dowitcher 9
Wilson's Phalarope 1
Bonaparte's Gull 350
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
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Least Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo 1
White Eyed Vireo 2
Blue Headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 100 north at the Point.
Tree Swallow 200
Swallow 20
Black Capped Chickadee 1
Red Breasted Nuthatch 5
Brown Creeper 1
House Wren 1
Ruby Crowned Kinglet 4
Blue Grey Gnatcatcher 10
Veery 1
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
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Myrtle Warbler 6
Palm Warbler 2
Black & White Warbler 1
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Rose Breasted Grosbeak 3
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
Orchard Oriole 2
American Goldfinch 2
GreatBlue Heron at Hillman's marsh.
Scaup with White-winged Scoter off West Beach.
White Winged Scoter off West Beach.
Red Breasted Mergansers.
Sharp Shinned Hawk at the Sparrow Field.
Red Tailed Hawk.
Flyover Sandhill Crane.
Greater Yellowlegs at Hillman's marsh.
Short Billed Dowitchers on Hillman's Marsh.
Bonaparte's Gulls.
Bonaparte's with American Herring & Ring Billed Gulls.
Bonaparte's Gulls.
Adult Little Gull on Hillman's marsh..
Female Yellow Bellied Sapsucker.
White Eyed Vireos.
Blue Headed Vireo.
Swallow
Veery.
Cape May Warbler.
Palm Warbler.
Male Rose Breasted Grosbeak.
Male Baltimore Orioles.
Male Orchard Oriole.
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 onto West Beach and finally Northwest Beach and the Sanctuary.
Scaup 50
Surf Scoter 11
Red Breasted Merganser 300+
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp Shinned Hawk 1
Red Tailed Hawk 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Dunlin 5
Pectorial Sandpiper 1
Bonaparte's Gull 200
Ring Billed Gull common
Common Tern 8
Forster's Tern 2
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby Throated Hummingbird 2
Red Headed Woodpecker 2
Red Bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 5
Northern Flicker 1
Alder/Willow Flycatcher 1
Least Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 5
Red Eyed Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Headed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 10
Horned Lark 1
Tree Swallow 20
Swallow 20
Black Capped Chickadee 2
Red Breasted Nuthatch 5
House Wren 1
Marsh Wren 1
Ruby Crowned Kinglet 10
Blue Grey Gnatcatcher 8
Hermit Thrush 2
Grey Catbird 5
Cedar Waxwing 1
Northern Parula 2
Tennessee Warbler 1
Blue Winged Warbler 3
Nashville Warbler 2
Yellow Warbler 20
Chestnut Sided Warbler 3
Magnolia Warbler 4
Black Throated Blue Warbler 3
Blackburnian Warbler 2
Myrtle Warbler 8
Black Throated Green Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 2
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Black & White Warbler 4
American Redstart 2
Kentucky Warbler 1 seen by DC.
Common Yellowthroat 2
Rose Breasted Grosbeak 8
Eastern Towhee 2
American Tree Sparrow 1
Chipping Sparrow 6
White Throated Sparrow 10
White Crowned Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 1
Baltimore Oriole 5
Orchard Oriole 5
American Goldfinch 1
Another sunrise over Lake Erie from our cottage.
Our early morning walk along West Beach to the Point.
Greater Scaups off the West Beach.
Drake Red Breasted Merganser.
Bonaparte's Gulls.
Red Bellied Woodpecker
Adult male Downy Woodpecker.
Adult female Downy Woodpecker.
Least Flycatcher.
Eastern Kingbirds.
Blue Jay.
Swallow at nest .
House Wren.
Marsh Wren.
Ruby Crowned Kinglet.
Tennessee Warbler.
Blue Winged Warbler.
Yellow Warbler.
Magnolia Warbler.
Male Black Throated Blue Warbler.
Male Myrtle Warbler.
Black Throated Green Warbler.
Another showy male Prothonotary Warbler in a different pool.
Male American Redstart in the rain.
Male Rose Breasted Grosbeak.
Female Rose Breasted Grosbeak.
American Tree Sparrow.
Summer plumaged White Throated Sparrow.
Male Baltimore Oriole.
Orchard Oriole.
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
Surf Scoter 6
Black Scoter 8
White Winged Scoter 1
Goldeneye 1
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
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
Blue Grey Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin c50
Veery 2
Hermit Thrush 3
Grey Catbird 7
Brown Thrasher 1
American Buff Bellied Pipit 2
Cedar Waxwing 7
Nashville Warbler 4
Yellow Warbler 15
Magnolia Warbler 5
Black Throated Blue Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Myrtle Warbler 3
Palm Warbler 2
Black & White Warbler 3
American Redstart 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Wilson's Warbler 1
Rose Breasted Grosbeak 2
Chipping Sparrow 2
White Throated Sparrow 4
White Crowned Sparrow 4
Baltimore Oriole 4
Orchard Oriole 4
American Goldfinch 2
Blue Headed Vireo 1
Long Tailed Duck with Greater Scaup off the West Beach.
JFC after photographing the Long Tailed Duck off West Beach.
David digi-scoping on the West Beach.
Drake Surf Scoter with a pair of Black Scoters.
Drake Surf Scoter with Greater Scaup.
Drake Surf Scoter.
Pair of Surf Scoters.
Female Black Scoter
Male & Female Black Scoters.
He must have seen us photographing.
Drake Black Scoters.
Two Immature drake Black Scoter are showing the yellow patch on the bill.
Our only Goldeneye of the trip.
Eastern Kingbird.
Ruby Crowned Kinglet.
American Robin.
Hermit Thrush.
Grey Catbird photographed against the light.
American Buff Bellied Pipit at Hillman's marsh.
Nashville Warbler.
Male Magnolia Warbler.
Male Black Throated Blue Warbler.
Wilson's Warbler.
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
White Winged Scoter 5
Sharp Shinned Hawk 1
Red Tailed Hawk 2
Bald Eagle 1
Wild Turkey 2
Sandhill Crane 1
Grey Plover 2
Semipalmated Plover 10
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Dunlin 80
Least Sandpiper 10
Short Billed Dowitcher 10
Wilson's Phalarope 2
Bonaparte's Gull 40
Ring Billed Gull common
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
Eastern Kingbird 5
Warbling Vireo 1
Yellow Throated Vireo 1
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
Nashville Warbler 4
Yellow Warbler 80
Magnolia Warbler 2
Cape May Warbler 1
Black Throated Blue Warbler 2
Myrtle Warbler 4
Palm Warbler 3
Prothonotary Warbler 2
Black & White Warbler 5
American Redstart 2
Northern Waterthrush 3
Common Yellowthroat 4
Rose Breasted Grosbeak 2
Chipping Sparrow 5
Savannah Sparrow 1
White Throated Sparrow 2
White Crowned Sparrow 80
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 3
Cardinal 6
Baltimore Oriole 4
Orchard Oriole 4
American Goldfinch 4
Black Scoters with Mergansers.
Sandhill Crane.
Summer plumage Short Billed Dowitcher at Hillman's marsh.
Ring Billed Gulls.
Least Flycatcher.
Yellow Throated Vireo.
Golden Winged Warbler at the Point.
Male Yellow Warbler.
Myrtle Warbler.
A new Prothotonary Warbler.
Male American Redstart.
Savannah Sparrow feeding on the beach.
Male Cardinal.
Male Baltimore Oriole.
Deer.
11 May, 2011: Clear with a cold north east wind force 4. Walked West Beach to the Point, Tilden's wood, and then back 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.
Great Northern Diver 3
Slavonian Grebe 1
Wood Duck 1
Gadwall 4
Pintail 2
Shoveler 4
Scaup 50
Lesser Scaup 2
Surf Scoter 10
Black Scoter 5
White Winged Scoter 2
Sandhill Crane 1
Semipalmated Plover 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Dunlin 80
Least Sandpiper 4
Long Billed Dowitcher 1
Short Billed Dowitcher 6
Bonaparte's Gull 2000
Greater Black Back Gull 6
Forster's Tern 15
American Black Tern 1
Mourning Dove common
Chimney Swift 3
Ruby Throated Hummingbird 4
Red Headed Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Least Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 10
Warbling Vireo 4
Blue Jay 12
Horned Lark 2
Purple Martin 10
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
Chipping Sparrow 6
White Throated Sparrow 8
White Crowned Sparrow 50
Song Sparrow 1
Lincoln's Sparrow 2
Common Grackle very common
Baltimore Oriole 15
Orchard Oriole 6
American Goldfinch 12
Blue Jay 8
Rough Winged Swallow 2
Sand Martin 6
Tree Swallow 300
Swallow 20
Our cottage and decking backing onto Lake Erie.
Part of the Scaup flock of West Beach.
Drake Scaup.
Female Surf Scoters.
Pair of Surf Scoters.
Adult and Sub-adult drake Surf Scoters.
Female type White Winged Scoter.
Immature drake White Winged Scoters.
Long Billed Dowitcher.
Bonaparte's Gull at the Point.
Mourning Dove.
Red Headed Woodpecker coming into a feeding station.
Warbling Vireo.
Blue Headed Vireo.
Male & Female Purple Martins in our garden.
Purple Martin House on our decking.
Blue Grey Gnatcatcher.
Orange Crowned Warbler.
Nashville Warbler.
Male Black Throated Blue Warbler.
Palm Warbler
Male Bay Breasted Warbler.
Male Common Yellowthroat.
Male Rose Breasted Grosbeak.
Male Dickcissel with White Crowned Sparrow.
Adult male Dickcissel coming to a feeding station.
Common Grackles with Redwing, House Sparrow & Dickcissel.
Adult male Baltimore Oriole.
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
Long Tailed Duck 1
Surf Scoter 8
Black Scoter 20
White Winged Scoter 7
Red Breasted Merganser 400
Sandhill Crane 1
GreyPlover 100
Semipalmated Plover 2
Turnstone 2
Dunlin 80
Least Sandpiper 8
Short Billed Dowitcher 45
Wilson's Phalarope 4
Bonaparte's Gull 300
Greater Black Back Gull 5
Forster's Tern 6
American Black Tern 1
Chimney Swift 10
Ruby Throated Hummingbird 10
Red Headed Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Alder/Willow Flycatcher 5
Least Flycatcher 5
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 6
Red Eyed Vireo 1
Blue Headed Vireo 2
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
Grey Catbird 20
American Buff Bellied Pipit 1
Northern Parula 6
Orange Crowned Warbler 2
Tennessee Warbler 3
Blue Winged Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 25
Yellow Warbler 40
Chestnut Sided Warbler 13
Magnolia Warbler 18
Cape May Warbler 2
Black Throated Blue Warbler 7
Blackburnian Warbler 2
Myrtle Warbler 3
Black Throated Green Warbler 3
Palm Warbler 5
Bay Breasted Warbler 1 female
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Black & White Warbler 6
American Redstart 12
Ovenbird 4
Kentucky Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 5
Wilson's Warbler 4
Canada Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Rose Breasted Grosbeak 10
Indigo Bunting 2
Eastern Towhee 3
Clay Coloured Sparrow 2
Chipping Sparrow 6
Savannah Sparrow 1
White Throated Sparrow 12
White Crowned Sparrow 80
Lincoln's Sparrow 3
Redwing Blackbird very common
Baltimore Oriole 30
Orchard Oriole 12
Pair of Lesser Scaup on Hillman's Marsh.
White Winged Scoters off West Beach.
Drake Red Breasted Mergansers.
Sandhill Crane.
Bonaparte's Gulls at the Point.
Pair of Chimney Swifts in display.
Chimney Swifts over Wheatley.
Male Ruby Throated Hummingbird.
Red Headed Woodpecker.
Least Flycatchers.
Great Crested Flycatcher.
Eastern Kingbird.
Blue Headed Vireo.
Swainson's Thrushes.
Grey Catbirds.
Two Northern Parula Warblers.feeding in this one area.
Orange Crowned Warbler.
Tennessee Warbler in Sleepy Hollow.
Nashville Warbler.
Male Chestnut Sided Warblers.
Male Magnolia Warbler.
Male Cape May Warbler
Male Cape May Warbler.
Female Black Throated Blue Warbler.
Black Throated Green Warbler.
Male American Redstart.
Ovenbird at Sleepy Hollow.
Male Common Yellowthroats.
Male Rose Breasted Grosbeak.
Clay Coloured Sparrows.
White Crowned Sparrow.
Lincoln's Sparrow.
Female Redwing Blackbird.
Male Baltimore Oriole.
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 were 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
Lesser Scaup 2
Surf Scoter 8
White Winged Scoter 8
Cooper's Hawk 1
Grey Plover 50
Semipalmated Plover 6
Killdeer 6
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
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
Warbling Vireo 4
Philadelphia Vireo 3
Blue Headed Vireo 1
Bells Vireo 1
Blue Jay 10
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
Grey Cheeked Thrush 3
American Robin common
Grey Catbird 20
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
American Buff Bellied Pipit 3
Northern Parula 4
Orange Crowned Warbler 1
Tennessee Warbler 4
Nashville Warbler 8
Yellow Warbler 50
Chestnut Sided Warbler 6
Magnolia Warbler 6
Chestnut Sided Warbler 6
Black Throated Blue Warbler 2
Cerulean Warbler 1Blackburnian Warbler 5
Myrtle Warbler 4
Black Throated Green Warbler 3
Palm Warbler 4
Bay Breasted Warbler 2
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Black & White Warbler 4
American Redstart 3
Ovenbird 2
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 10
Wilson's Warbler 3
Canada Warbler 5
Rose Breasted Grosbeak 6
Indigo Bunting 3
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
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
Baltimore Oriole 12
Orchard Oriole 6
American Goldfinch 6
Greater Scaup.
Killdeers.
.Female Ruby Throated Hummingbird.
Red Eyed Vireo.
Philadelphia Vireo.
Bell's Verio. One of the star birds of the trip.
Blue Jay with Common Grackle.
Swainson's Thrush.
Grey Cheeked Thrushes. - Good comparision with the previous species.
American Robin.
Grey Catbird.
Brown Thrasher.
Nashville Warbler.
Male Yellow Warbler.
Chestnut Sided Warbler found on Hillman's marsh.
Male Magnolia Warbler.
Male Cerulean Warbler found at Hillmans marsh. Another star bird of the trip.
Male Bay Breasted Warbler found as the light was fading
during the evening on Hillman's marsh.
Male Prothotonary Warbler.
Common Yellowthroat.
Canada Warbler.
Female Rose Breasted Grosbeak.
Male Indigo Buntings.
Brown Headed Cowbird.
Birding along West Beach.
View taken at West Beach.
Deer having a drink along the Tilden Woods trail.
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
Black Scoter 10
White Winged Scoter 8
Wild Turkey 2
Grey Plover 10
Dunlin 80
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 5
Bonaparte's Gull 5
Forster's Tern 6
Black Billed Cuckoo 1
Ruby Throated Hummingbird 6
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
Warbling Vireo 8
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Blue Jay 10
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 Catbird 10
Cedar Waxwing 15
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
Palm Warbler 2
Prothonotary Warbler 1 female
Black &White Warbler 6
American Redstart 3
Mourning Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 8
Canada Warbler 1
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
Two Red Breasted Mergansers, the female type with an unusual looking face,
Dunlin on Hillman's marsh.
Semipalmated Sandpiper on Hillman's marsh.
Least Sandpiper Hillman's marsh.
Female Ruby Throated Hummingbird at the Point.
Red Eyed Vireo.
Warbling Vireo.
Blue Jay.
Grey Cheeked Thrush.
Cedar Waxwing.
Male Black Throated Green Warblers.
Prothonotary Warbler, a tired migrant at the Point.
Black & White Warbler, a hungry migrant.
Record shot of a Mourning Warbler at the Point.
Male Canada Warbler, a singing migrant.
Female American Goldfinch.
Two different types of fungi found on the Point.
Looking for migrats at 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
Warbling Vireo 4
Philadelphia Vireo 7
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
American Pipistrelle Bat
Yellow Billed Cuckoo at the Point.
Record shot of Black Billed Cuckoo at the Point.
Common Nighthawk roosting along Shuster's Trail.
Very wet Red Eyed Vireo.
Philadelphia Vireos in the heavy rain.
The heavy rain prvented any more photography, although we still cover a lot of the area and reasonable numbers of night migrants were recorded as shown in our daily bird log, with the highlights being the Yellow-Billed and Black Billed Cuckoos and the Nighthawk.
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
Double Crested Cormorant common
Scaup 20
Black Scoter 12
Goosander 1 drake
Scaup 20
Black Scoter 12
Goosander 1 drake
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
Black-billed Cuckoo 10
Mourning Dove common
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby Throated Hummingbird 12
Red Headed Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 15
Acadian Flycatcher 1+
Yellow Bellied Flycatcher 5
Alder/Willow Flycatcher 5
Least Flycatcher 4
Eastern Kingbird 5
Red Eyed Vireo 25
Warbling Vireo 12
Philadelphia Vireo 4
Blue Jay 4
Fish Crow 2
Rough Winged Swallow 5
Sand Martin 20
Tree Swallow 20
Cliff Swallow 1
Swallow 50
Black Capped Chickadee 2
Red Breasted Nuthatch 3
House Wren 2
Ruby Crowned Kinglet 2
Veery 3
Swainson's Thrush 15
Grey Cheeked Thrush 2
Grey Catbird 6
Northern Mockingbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 20
Northern Parula 2
Orange Crowned Warbler 1
Tennessee Warbler 3
Nashville Warbler 12
Yellow Warbler 30
Chestnut Sided Warbler 4
Magnolia Warbler 8
Cape May Warbler 3
Black Throated Blue Warbler 1
Blackburnian Warbler 6
Black Throated Blue Warbler 1
Blackburnian Warbler 6
Myrtle Warbler 4
Black Throated Green Warbler 3
Bay Breasted Warbler 2
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Black & White Warbler 2
American Redstart 6
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Canada Warbler 2
Summer Tanager 1 male
Scarlet Tanager 6
Rose Breasted Grosbeak 4
Indigo Bunting 1
Chipping Sparrow 6
White Throated Sparrow 4
White Crowned Sparrow 6
Lincoln's Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 1
Dark Eyed Junco 1
Baltimore Oriole 20
Orchard Oriole 4
American Goldfinch 15
Double Crested Cormorant at the Point.
Drake Goosander at Wheatley
Yellow Billed Cuckoo - A total of 6 were seen today.
Black Billed Cuckoos - A total of 10 were seen today.
Mourning Dove.
Chimney Swift resting on a tree at the Point.
Female & Male Ruby Throated Hummingbirds - 12 were seen today.
Various Eastern Wood-Pewees.
Acadian Flycatcher.
Yellow Bellied Flycather.
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Red Eyed Vireos - We recorded 25 today.
Various Warbling Vireos.
JFC photographing Warbling Vireo along West Beach.
Philadelphia Vireos - 4 were seen today.
Swallow resting on the trail.
Swainson's Thrush.
Cedar Waxwings - 20 were seen today, they appeared well fed.
Female Orange Crowned along West Beach.
Tennessee Warbler at the Point. - 3 were seen today.
Sheltering from the rain.
Nashville Warblers - 12 were recorded today.
Male Yellow Warbler - small fall of 30 migrants present today.
Male Magnolia Warbler.
Female Cape May Warbler.
Playing hide and seek.
Male Blackburnian Warblers - 6 were seen today.
Female Myrtle Warbler.
Male Bay Breasted Warbler.
Female Bay Breasted Warbler at the Point.
Female American Redstart.
Male Canada Warbler.
Male Summer Tanager.
Variant Male Scarlet Tanager.
Female Scarlet Tanager.
Lincoln's Sparrow.
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.
Green Heron 1
Scaup 40
Long Tailed Duck 1
Black Scoter 6
King Eider 1 female
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
Eastern Kingbird 2
Red Eyed Vireo 10
Philadelphia Vireo 1
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
Grey Cheeked Thrush 1
Grey Catbird 10
Cedar Waxwing 17
Northern Parula 3
Tennessee Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 5
Yellow Warbler 30
Chestnut Sided Warbler 6
Magnolia Warbler 6
Cape May Warbler 1
Black Throated Blue Warbler 3
Blackburnian Warbler 4
Black Throated Green Warbler 2
Palm Warbler 1
Black & White Warbler 1
American Redstart 4
Ovenbird 2
Common Yellowthroat 10
Wilson's Warbler 1
Canada Warbler 3
Scarlet Tanager 1
Rose Breasted Grosbeak 4
Indigo Bunting 5
ChippingSparrow 4
Grasshopper Sparrow 1
White Throated Sparrow 3
White Crowned Sparrow 10
Lincoln's Sparrow 3
Baltimore Oriole 10
Orchard Oriole 8
American Goldfinch 40
Common Yellowthroat 6
Wilson's Warbler 1
Another morning arrival at the Point.
Our walk along the East shore.
Arriving at the Point.
JFC soon clicking with his camera.
Looking from the last bush out onto the sandy point.
Good numbers of Gulls on the Point, time for DC to check them out.
Whoops!! they have taken flight.
Gulls checked, DC on his way back
Female King Eider off West Beach.
Good find by ourselves, and the first female which we have seen.
Great Crested Flycatcher.
Philadelphia Vireo.
Swainson's Thrush. - 15 seen today.
Northern Parula.
Male Chestnut Sided Warbler.- 6 seen today.
Male Black Throated Blue Warbler.
Female Blackburnian Warbler.
Male Common Yellowthroat.
Male Canada Warblers
Female Canada Warbler.
Grasshopper Sparrow..
Marbled Godwit at the Onion Fields.
Ovenbird at the Point.
Lincoln's Sparrow at the Point.
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
Grey Plover 12
Lesser Yellowlegs 5
Turnstone 5
Dunlin 500
Least Sandpiper 9
Wilson's Phalarope 4
Red Necked Phalarope 1
Bonaparte's Gull 500
Ring Billed Gull common
American Herring Gull 30
Gull sp. with yellowish legs 1 adult
Greater Black Back Gull 8
Caspian Tern 2
Forster's Tern 6
Little Gull 1 juv.
Yellow Billed Cuckoo 1
Black Billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby Throated Hummingbird 10
Red Headed Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 6
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Least Flycatcher 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 5
Red Eyed Vireo 8
Warbling Vireo 2
Philadelphia Vireo 2
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
Ruby Crowned Kinglet 3
Veery 3
Swainson's Thrush 10
Grey Catbird 12
Brown Thrasher 2
Cedar Waxwing 3
Nashville Warbler 8
Yellow Warbler 40
Chestnut Sided Warbler 7
Magnolia Warbler 5
Cape May Warbler 1
Black Throated Blue Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 3
Black Throated Green Warbler 8
Palm Warbler 1
Black & White Warbler 1
American Redstart 5
Ovenbird 4
Canada Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 1 male
Rose Breasted Grosbeak 4
Field Sparrow 1
Chipping Sparrow 8
White Throated Sparrow 2
White Crowned Sparrow 12
Song Sparrow 2
Lincoln's Sparrow 3
Common Grackle common
Baltimore Oriole 5
Orchard Oriole 2
American Goldfinch 6
Drake Goosander off West Beach.
Wild Turkeys.
Dunlin at Hillmans Marsh.
Bonaparte's Gull.
Adult Ring Billed Gull.
Adult American Herring Gull at the Point.
Gull sp. width yellowish legs.
Legs not looking quite so yellow now.
Gull sp. with yellowish legs.
Caspian Terns with Ring-Billed Gulls at the Point.
Black Billed Cuckoo near the Point.
Male Ruby Throated Hummingbird - 10 were seen today.
Red Headed Woodpecker.
Least Flycatcher.
Red Eyed Vireo.
Philadelphia Vireos - Just 2 were seen today, and both were photographed.
Red Breasted Nuthatch.
Veery. 3 were seen today.
Swainson's Thrush - 10 were seen today.
Grey Catbird.
Brown Thrasher taken in the late evening light at Hillmans Marsh.
Nashville Warbler-8 of these quite skulking warblers were seen today.
Adult male Yellow Warbler-40 of these were seen today.
Don't think we could get any closer.
Still not taking any notice of us.
Male Chestnut Sided Warbler - 7 were seen today.
Male Magnolia Warbler - 5 were seen today.
Male Black Throated Blue Warbler.
Female Blackburnian Warbler.
Male Black Throated Green Warbler - 8 were seen today.
American Redstarts.
Ovenbird at the Point - 4 were seen today.
Wilson's Warblers.
Field Sparrow.
Chipping Sparrow.
Song Sparrow at Hillmans Marsh.
Common Grackle..
Male Orchard Oriole.
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.
Great Blue Heron upto 5 on a day.
Canada Goose Up to 30 on a day
Wood Duck 3
Gadwall 6
Scaup 40
Sandhill Crane 3
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
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
Brown Thrasher 2
Cedar Waxwing 1
Northern Parula 1
Tennessee Warbler 2
Nashville Warbler 6
Yellow Warbler 30
Chestnut Sided Warbler 5
Magnolia Warbler 8
Black Throated Blue Warbler 8
Blackburnian Warbler 4
Myrtle Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 3
Black & White Warbler 4
American Redstart 12
Ovenbird 1
Mourning Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat 12
Wilson's Warbler 2
Canada Warbler 4
Hooded Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Rose Breasted Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 3
Field Sparrow 1
Chipping Sparrow 4
White Throated Sparrow 2
White Crowned Sparrow 8
Lincoln's Sparrow 5
Baltimore Oriole 15
Orchard Oriole 2
American Goldfinch 6
Passenger Pigeon, wishful thinking.
Great Blue Heron at Erie Side Cottage.
Canada Geese with young at Hillman's marsh.
Canada Geese past Erie Side Cottage.
Sandhill Cranes flyover.
Male Downy Woodpecker.
Grey Catbird.
Female Northern Parula.
Record shots of a Tennessee Warbler.
Singing Male Black Throated Blue Warbler.
Female American Redstart.
The Variant male Scarlet Tanager was again seen.
White Crowned Sparrow.
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 then 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
Green Heron 1
Wood Duck 1
Turkey Vulture 15
Northern Harrier 1 male
Cooper's Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk 10 south
Red Tailed Hawk 2 south
Osprey 1
Wild Turkey 1
Grey Plover 40
Semipalmated Plover1
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Dunlin 300
Semipalmated Sandpiper 3
Least Sandpiper 10
Red Necked Phalarope 2
Bonaparte's Gull 60
Ring Billed Gull common
Greater Black Back Gull 2
Caspian Tern 2
Yellow Legged Gull type 1 adult
Common Nighthawk 1
Chimney Swift 8
Ruby Throated Hummingbird 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Alder/Willow Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 8
Red Eyed Vireo 3
Warbling Vireo 1
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Blue Jay 4
Sand Martin 6
Tree Swallow 80
Swallow 20
Black Capped Chickadee 1
House Wren 1
Wood Thrush 1
Swainson's Thrush 4
Grey Catbird 10
Brown Thrasher 1
Tennessee Warbler 3
Nashville Warbler 5
Yellow Warbler 30
Chestnut Sided Warbler 3
Magnolia Warbler 3
Black Throated Blue Warbler 2
Cerulean Warbler 1
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Black Throated Green Warbler 1
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Black & White Warbler 1
American Redstart 8
Mourning Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 6
Wilson's Warbler 1
Canada Warbler 3
Rose Breasted Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 2
Chipping Sparrow 8
Savannah Sparrow 1
White Crowned Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 1
Lincoln's Sparrow 2
Baltimore Oriole 15
Orchard Oriole 4
American Goldfinch 4
The Shuttle bus which takes us to the Point on most days.
Long Eared Bat type roosting under the shelter at the Point.
The wooded area behind the shelter at the Point.
Birding along East Beach on our walk to the Point.
Arriving at the Point.
DC & JFC birding around the Point.
Doreen at the Point, she has been busy photographing some
wild flowers and views for us.
Walking along the Woodland Nature trail from the half way stop.
Some of the wild flowers which Doreen photographed.
.Toadstools near the Point.
John & Doreen along the West Beach Trail.
Great White Egret at Hillman's Marsh.
Green Heron at the Point and taken in the mist.
Still new species arriving.
Turkey Vulture over the Centre- 15 flew over today.
Male Northern Harrier put on a great showing, stunning!!
Broad Winged Hawks moving south over the Centre - 10 moved south.
Red Tailed Hawk - 2 flew over us on the raptor watch, but
unfortunately we were unable to photograph the Coopers Hawk.
Dunlin at Wheatley Harbour -some look quite long-billed looking.
Semipalmated Sandpiper at Hillmans Marsh.
neck streatching.
Two female Red Necked Phalaropes on a small pool at Leamington.
Adult Ring Billed Gull at Leamington.
Common Nighthawk roosting high in a tree along the Tilden's wood trail.
Blue Jay in the early morning fog.
Tree Swallow.
House Wren.
Swainson's Thrush at Hillmans marsh.
Tennessee Warbler singing at the Point.
Female Chestnut Sided Warbler.
Prothonotoary Warbler.
Adult Male Rose Breasted Grosbeak.
Adult Male Baltimore Oriole - 15 were seen today.
Adult Male Orchard Oriole.
Snakes along the Tilden's Wood trail.
Seems the right time to catch the plane home.
