[Ontbirds] Friends of Point Pelee Bird Report May 17- Supplemental Report - Summer Tanager

[Todd Pepper]

Friends of Point Pelee provides daily updates of sightings within Point Pelee National Park during the Festival of Birds May 3 through May 19, 2008

In addition to the species previously reported, a female Summer Tanager was seen on the Tilden Trail at the intersection with the Centennial Trail during the afternoon guided hikes of the Friends of Point Pelee. The Mississippi Kite was seen flying overhead on two occasions during the hikes.

Marsh Boardwalk
Eight Black Tern were seen from the Marsh Boardwalk and a Common Nighthawk was flying over the marsh just before 4 p.m.

Hillman Marsh
No Mottled Duck (at least up until 5:30 p.m.) but hundreds of Black-bellied Plover, a dozen of so American Golden Plover, one Pectoral Sandpiper, three Ruddy Turnstone, and the usual Semi-palmated Plover, Least Sandpiper and Dunlin.

Todd and John

Submitted by Todd Pepper of behalf of the Friends of Point Pelee.