Good morning and happy Mother’s Day, This morning was an awesome birding day in the park. Over twenty species of warbler including BLACKPOLL, BLUE-WINGED, BAY-BREASTED, BLACKBURNIAN and many NORTHERN PARULAS. Several PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS have been reported in Tilden’s and on the Woodland Trail. An adult LITTLE GULL was flying around the tip. Woodland Trail has CLAY-COLORED SPARROW and ACADIAN FLYCATCHER plus a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER which was also noted at DeLaurier along with an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER. Tilden’s was very active with 20 warbler species as well as YELLOW-THROATED, BLUE-HEADED and PHILADELPHIA VIREOS plus many SCARLET TANAGERS, a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH and another OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER. West Beach parking lot continued to have a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW and further north at White Pine was a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD. Continuing north on the west beach trail between Dunes and Northwest Beach there was a PRAIRIE WARBLER. Watch for hawks today and daytime migrants. A PEREGRINE FALCON and many BALD EAGLE sightings have been made. Good birding! Emma and Quest Nature Tours leaders Pete, Chris, Jean and Justin. The 2025 Festival of Birds runs May 1 - 19. For a detailed Schedule visit festivalofbirds.ca The Festival is brought to you by Parks Canada - Point Pelee National Park and the Friends of Point Pelee. Hikes are generously supported by Quest Nature Tours. Shorebird Viewing Nights are brought to you in partnership with Ontario Field Ornithologists and Essex Region Conversation Authority and Pelee Wings Nature Store. For highlights and other updates follow us at www.twitter.com/PointPeleeNP