For a West coast birder Point Pelee is truly astonishing. For someone who had never seen a Cardinal

For a West coast birder Point Pelee is truly astonishing. north oregon coast vacation rentals For someone who had never seen a Cardinal north oregon coast vacation rentals or Bluejay except on a baseball cap I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Even though the general opinion of regulars was that the birding was 'slow' it wasn't long before a colourful Blackburnian Warbler popped into view. What a stunning north oregon coast vacation rentals bird.
For those who haven't visited Point Pelee National Park a good place to start is at the sandy tip of the that juts out into Lake Erie. For those of us lugging a heavy camera and scopes a regular shuttle service is provided. If you prefer, north oregon coast vacation rentals investigate the numeorous trail systems that snake through the woods around north oregon coast vacation rentals the car park. It was on one of these trails I spotted a Black-billed Cuckoo and an Eastern Screech Owl.
I was told that many of the birds arriving may have travelled as much seven thousand kms, some of the smaller warblers covering one thousand kms a day. Once they arrive, a plentiful source of insects, nectar and seeds help them replenish their tired bodies for the next push on their migration route. The Blackpoll Warbler is will eventually make their way up to the sub-artic and can be seen in places like Churchill, Manitoba. In a later blog I'll describe how I photograped one in sub zero temperatures.
On the first morning a flock of Orchard Orioles north oregon coast vacation rentals busily fed on insects, in a Popular the brighter coloured Baltimore Oriole scoured for green caterpillars and a shy Scarlet Tanager also newly arrived, picked off insects in the thick undergrowth. The Orioles were gathering nesting material.
One of the magical aspects of Point Pelee is the opportunity to see birds arrive on the spit after crossing Lake Erie. I witnesssed a pair of Cardinals, fresh from their journey land a few metres from the edge of the beach. The female playing a little coy as the brightly coloured male collected seeds and fed her in some elaborate courtship ritual perhaps!