I spent the night in Niagara Falls.
Monday, May 30, 1983
Ontario and Michigan Trip ~ May 21, 1983
The goal of this trip was to bird Point Pelee National Park and then drive up to north-central Michigan to hopefully see Kirtland's Warbler. I drove up through New York and stopped at Niagara Falls to see the falls.
The Canadian Falls, also known as the Horseshoe Falls, from Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada.
The American Falls from Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada.
The Rainbow Bridge and the American Falls from Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada.
The Canadian Falls, also known as the Horseshoe Falls, from the Skylon Tower in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
The American Falls from the Skylon Tower in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
I spent the night in Niagara Falls.
I spent the night in Niagara Falls.
Ontario and Michigan Trip ~ May 22, 1983
I left Niagara Falls and drove to Point Pelee National Park near Leamington.
The entrance to Point Pelee National Park near Leamington, Ontario.
A stop at the West Point Beach parking lot produced my first Black Tern. A Chipping Sparrow was in the "Sparrow Field". A walk out on the Marsh Boardwalk yielded Swamp Sparrow and Marsh Wren.
The Marsh Boardwalk at Point Pelee National Park near Leamington, Ontario.
A Lincoln's Sparrow was found during a second stop back at West Point Beach.
I spent the next two nights in a Leamington area motel.
A stop at the West Point Beach parking lot produced my first Black Tern. A Chipping Sparrow was in the "Sparrow Field". A walk out on the Marsh Boardwalk yielded Swamp Sparrow and Marsh Wren.
A Lincoln's Sparrow was found during a second stop back at West Point Beach.
I spent the next two nights in a Leamington area motel.
Ontario and Michigan Trip ~ May 23, 1983
I went down to "The Point", the very tip of the peninsula. This is the first piece of land the birds see as they're flying north across Lake Erie. On the shoreline were my first Bonaparte's Gulls and Common Terns.
Looking south across Lake Erie towards Sandusky, Ohio from "The Point" at Point Pelee National Park near Leamington, Ontario.
Looking north from "The Point" at Point Pelee National Park near Leamington, Ontario.
A Yellow-billed Cuckoo was perched by the Visitors Center. A Mourning Warbler was found in "Tilden's Woods" along with a Canada Warbler.
A Mourning Warbler in "Tilden's Woods" at Point Pelee National Park near Leamington, Ontario.
A Canada Warbler in "Tilden's Woods" at Point Pelee National Park near Leamington, Ontario.
Later, back at the Visitors Center, an Orchard Oriole was present. A Semipalmated Plover was in a field at Hillman Marsh. In a snag behind the Pelee Motor Inn was a Black-crowned Night-Heron.
A Yellow-billed Cuckoo was perched by the Visitors Center. A Mourning Warbler was found in "Tilden's Woods" along with a Canada Warbler.
Later, back at the Visitors Center, an Orchard Oriole was present. A Semipalmated Plover was in a field at Hillman Marsh. In a snag behind the Pelee Motor Inn was a Black-crowned Night-Heron.
Ontario and Michigan Trip ~ May 24, 1983
I returned to "The Point" first thing in the morning, which produced Hooded Merganser, Whimbrel, and Forster's Tern. The "Woodland Trail" held Alder Flycatcher and Blackpoll Warbler.
I left Point Pelee and began the long drive west and north to north-central Michigan.
I stayed at a motel in Grayling, Michigan.
I left Point Pelee and began the long drive west and north to north-central Michigan.
I stayed at a motel in Grayling, Michigan.
Ontario and Michigan Trip ~ May 25, 1983
I spent the day along the roads adjoining the Jack Pine tracts, hoping to get a look at a Kirtland's, but was unsuccessful. New birds I did see in those areas included Wood Duck and Vesper Sparrow. Other birds seen there included Yellow Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
Yellow Warbler near Grayling, Michigan.
Common Yellowthroat near Grayling, Michigan.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker near Grayling, Michigan.
Ontario and Michigan Trip ~ May 26, 1983
I went to the Michigan D.N.R. Field Office in Grayling to join one of their tours into the warbler's habitat area. A small group of us followed the leader into an area of Jack Pines that ranged from 8-15 feet tall.
A sign designating the Kirtland's Warbler habitat area near Grayling, Michigan.
We heard one persistently singing, but it took a while before the bird actually came out into view. There, near the top of a 10-foot tall pine, sang a Kitrland's Warbler. Notable birds found in the habitat and the surrounding areas included Broad-winged Hawk, Ruffed Grouse, Eastern Kingbird, Black-capped Chickadee, Brown Creeper, Brown Thrasher, Eastern Bluebird, Solitary Vireo, Nashville, Magnolia, and Wilson's Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Rufous-sided Towhee, and Vesper Sparrow.
We heard one persistently singing, but it took a while before the bird actually came out into view. There, near the top of a 10-foot tall pine, sang a Kitrland's Warbler. Notable birds found in the habitat and the surrounding areas included Broad-winged Hawk, Ruffed Grouse, Eastern Kingbird, Black-capped Chickadee, Brown Creeper, Brown Thrasher, Eastern Bluebird, Solitary Vireo, Nashville, Magnolia, and Wilson's Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Rufous-sided Towhee, and Vesper Sparrow.
Ontario and Michigan Trip ~ May 27-28, 1983
May 27, 1983
I spent the better part of the day birding along the way back towards Point Pelee National Park in Ontario. At a pond beside I-75 north of Bay City, I saw my first Canvasback and Greater Scaup.
I eventually reached Point Pelee where I found a Sanderling running along the East Point Beach.
May 28, 1983
On the way back across New York, I stopped at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge where my only new species was a Philadelphia Vireo.
I returned home, seeing 24 life birds during the trip.
I spent the better part of the day birding along the way back towards Point Pelee National Park in Ontario. At a pond beside I-75 north of Bay City, I saw my first Canvasback and Greater Scaup.
I eventually reached Point Pelee where I found a Sanderling running along the East Point Beach.
May 28, 1983
On the way back across New York, I stopped at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge where my only new species was a Philadelphia Vireo.
I returned home, seeing 24 life birds during the trip.
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