Date: 04/26/2011

Number: 1

Submitted by Don Davis:

The strong southerly flow of warm air brought into southern Ontario by the jet stream is bringing huge numbers and flocks of migrant birds into the province. Today, 128 species on Pelee Island:

[Ontbirds] Pelee Island April 26th
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Hey Birders,

Well as everyone has already mentioned, today was superb! A total of 128 species were seen on the island today! Things started fairly slow, but picked up as soon as the fog lifted around 7:30am.

I've listed the highlights below:

Western Meadowlark - 1 bird on the lawn of 491 South Shore Road, I found it ~6:30pm and was still there at 8:15pm
Acadian Flycatcher - 1 bird seen and singing actively by the old quarry at Sheridan's Point, early this afternoon - really early!!
Cerulean Warbler - 1 male in an empty lot 400m. east of Scudder along the lake
E. Whip-poor Will - 1 male flushed in the same lot with Cerulean
Grasshopper Sparow - 1 bird at Fish Point first thing
American Golden-Plover - 2 with a flock of Black-bellied's on Henderson Road this evening
Northern Mockingbird - 1 at Lighthouse Point
Black Scoter and Long-tailed Duck - 1 of each at Fish Point

As well as the rarer species, many firsts of the year were seen including; Chimney Swift, Least and Great Crested Flycatchers, Eastern Kingbird, Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Bunting, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Baltimore and Orchard Orioles, Bobolink.

Warblers:
Yellow - 10
Black-throated Blue - 2
Yellow-rumped - 500
Black-throated Green - 5
Blackburnian - 1
Pine - 10
Palm - 50
Black-and-white - 4
Ovenbird - 1
N. Waterthrush - 2

Number of other birders - 0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good Birding,
Ken Burrell
kenard89@hotmail.com

Pelee Island, ON

Latitude: 41.8 Longitude: -82.7

Observed by: Donald A.
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