Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory

Migration update May 9th-15th 2026

The fourth week of spring migration picked up a bit with more numbers and diversity of species than previous weeks. We had a lot more neotropical migrants, such as vireos, warblers, Indigo Buntings, Scarlet Tanagers and hummingbirds. Still some early season migrants were trickling through, such as kinglets and White-throated Sparrows, exemplifying what a late spring it has been with the cool weather.

A Hooded Warbler was sighted on the Wildlife Area, as well as many other species of warblers including Golden-winged, Cape May, Bay-breasted and more. Our winter ducks have been dwindling and we are noticing a notable lack of shorebirds because the water level of Lake Ontario is much higher than average.

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Birds pictured clockwise from top left: Tennessee Warbler, Wilson’s Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Bunting.

If you are curious, the flowers pictured on the second slide are forest phlox, a native spring ephemeral.