Point Pelee 8/05/26

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Up at the ghastly hour of 4:30 today in order to secure a parking spot at the visitor centre and be at the tip as early as possible. It paid off though with a succession of good birds if not a classic fall of migrants.

It had been cloudy overnight but the sun soon broke through in the morning. By 7 am there were at least several hundred birders at the tip.

For the second day running I was very pleased to find a new bird for me, a Blue-winged Warbler, though it didn't hang around and only a few saw it.

Other birds seen there included the following: Indigo Bunting, Baltimore Oriole, Warbling Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue-grey Gnatcatcher, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Least Flycatcher, Savannah Sparrow, Field Sparrow, plus Black-throated Green, Yellow-rumped, and Magnolia Warblers.

By 11am I was feeling rather shattered so had a break before continuing in the afternoon, another visit to the Delaurier Homestead just up the road. This has rapidly become a favourite location, being a pleasant walk and having a variety of habitats including two freshwater lakes.

Early on I heard an unusual song in some brushwood alongside the path, which turned out to be a White-eyed Vireo.

Other birds seen at the site included Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, Brown Thrasher, Green Heron, plus the following warblers: Prothonotary, Cape May, Nashville, Black-throated Blue, Palm, American Redstart, Black and White.

A Sarus Crane flew over at one point.

Birders at the tip at 7 am

Blue-winged Warbler 

Blue-winged Warbler 

Indigo Bunting 


Baltimore Oriole 


Red-breasted Nuthatch 


Blue-grey Gnatcatcher 


Warbling Vireo 

Least Flycatcher 


Savannah Sparrow 


Field Sparrow 

Black-throated Green Warbler 


Yellow-rumped Warbler 

Magnolia Warbler 


White-eyed Vireo 

Black-capped Chickadee 

Blue Jay

Green Heron

Black-throated Blue Warbler 

Prothonotary Warbler 


Black and White Warbler 

American Redstart 

Palm Warbler 

Sarus Crane 


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