It’s a fine day at the point, birds are starting to dribble in. There have been less than 10 species of WARBLER over the past few days.

At the tip this morning we had wonderful displays of HORNED GREBE, as well as BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER on the tip. First sighting of BLACKBURINAN WARBLER of the year at the Tram loop early this morning.

The Woodland Nature Trail was fairly productive this morning. A SEDGE WREN was found near Bridge D. It sang and provided a brief glimpse for those who happened to be on the bridge at the time. The HOODED WARBLER was seen again between posts 17 to 19. The RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was still around in the same location as yesterday. The PILEATED WOODPECKER was seen again at the tip earlier in the morning and then flying over Woodland and Tilden.

In Tilden there were a few NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, heard at the north end.

There was an EVENING GROSBEAK at the visitor’s centre early in the morning

An EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL was found at Cactus Field at the north end.

Good Birding,

Alan Watson, Chris Earley, Dale Wenger, Dana Latour, Emma Burbidge, Eric Baldo, Gabriel Foley, Jean Iron, Justin Peter, Kyle Horner, Mike Burrell, Mike Kent, Pete Read, Steward Macdonald, Tim Arthur, William Konze

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