Our First Trip to Point Pelee

[angieinto]

We went down to Point Pelee National Park for the first time with another couple from May 9th-11th.

What an amazing place during migration! I now know why birders from all over the world come to this park during migration.  I was overwhelmed to have seen 90 species, 18 of them lifers!

Stand outs for me included the Rusty Blackbird (lifer) who we got to watch for a long time, and the Orchard Oriole (lifer) of which we saw many, including the female, who we thought at first was a Blue-winged Warbler.  

We saw 21 species of Warblers, including the Cerulean Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler and Blackburnian Warbler, all lifers. I also knew we had become official "bird nerds" when just outside the Visitor Centre, where we were all enjoying lunch at the picnic tables when someone yelled "Tennessee Warbler" over here, and the tables emptied in a cloud of dust to have a look.  :lol:  Another lifer.  

Though not a lifer for me, the Black-throated Blue Warbler was a joy to watch for a long time as he enjoyed a bath.

I highly recommend a trip to this amazing National Park and look forward to making this an annual part of our vacation.

[cocosally]

sure it is! we went to Point Peele last year as new birders and really regret not been able to go back this year!!! and I know why this is called an "addiction to Point Peele"
once you went, you have to go back each year ^_^

Did you see the Owlets? we bumps into people in Thickson Wood and they said the owlets were there again this year, there are 3 of them.....

[Rob'in'To]

From what we gather, and were told, we had just missed the Owlets by a day or so.  Maybe next year?

[Len Manning]

From what we gather, and were told, we had just missed the Owlets by a day or so.  Maybe next year?

Fortunately, I was there and viewed them on the last evening before they fledged, as we were leaving the park.

They ended up being my 100th species for the day too.

[cocosally]

From what we gather, and were told, we had just missed the Owlets by a day or so.  Maybe next year?

Fortunately, I was there and viewed them on the last evening before they fledged, as we were leaving the park.

They ended up being my 100th species for the day too.

Good for you Len! I was so excited when I saw them last year....it's like once in a life time event!

[Len Manning]

From what we gather, and were told, we had just missed the Owlets by a day or so.  Maybe next year?

Fortunately, I was there and viewed them on the last evening before they fledged, as we were leaving the park.

They ended up being my 100th species for the day too.

Good for you Len! I was so excited when I saw them last year....it's like once in a life time event!

I was quite thrilled as it was really unexpected. I had never seen owlettes before so a new experience for sure.