Pelee Weekend & the First Day Back

For the most part Point Pelee was very good! I'll start with the first day.
Saturday, got to the tip around 6:50ish, and soon-after noticed my camera battery was dead... After talking to a few people, we left the tip for there wasn't anything around of interest or much of a reverse migration going on. We headed down West Beach Trail and got a couple birds. Best being Northern Mockingbird, but also got all 3 Scoters, and Grasshopper Sparrow. Since most of the day is now somewhat a blur of the past, I'll just go on to the kite story.... I MISSED IT!! When I had heard about it, we were in DeLauriere, so we decided we should book it to the viewing platform on the trail. Once we got there, we waited about 20min hoping it would fly-over. Unfortunately it didn't. It flew over the DeLauriere Parking Lot!!! But not visible from the platform. Probably should have headed to the VisitorCenter like everybody else did! Oh well..... Later we went to Hillman to see what shorebirds were around, a few Back-bellied Plovers were the most interesting. Later at night, walked to the tip hoping to get the Chuck-wills-widow to call, but again...No Success! But worst of all, ended up with a 99sp day! One away from the big 100!! Over-all, somewhat dissappointing day, but I've had worse! I mean 99sp in a day is fairly good!
Point Pelee May04 eBird Checklist

Saturday was much better! Not a ton more species, but I did break 100! ended with 105 if I have counted right. Many Very Nice Birds! Incl, 3 Little Gulls, Merlin, & Many Warblers, and my (long-over-due) LIFER Louisiana Waterthrush. But for the rest you should check out the checklist!:
Point Pelee May05 eBird Checklist

Last place we stopped before leaving the Point Pelee area was Hillman Marsh. Soon after I got there, I got a text from David B. saying there area Black-necked Stilts at Hillman! After a few minutes of searching the shorebird cell with many others, someone read a text say: "BNST's at the bridge.". Almost before they finished ready, everybody was packed up and head to the bridge! Once we got there it took a minute because they were 200m+ away, but we saw them! 2 of them! New ABA bird for me! (I had them in Costa Rica). And little did I know till later, the Stilts were my 100th species for the day!! Which makes them even better! None of the photos I took with my camera are really ID'able, but did get some digiscoped ones that were. But I will post them in another post.
Hillman Marsh May05 eBird Checklist

Here are some other pictures of the day(followed by today's yard birds):

Broad-winged Hawks

Wood Thrush

Photo-worthy Blue-winged Warbler

Again (not cropped), was very close!

"Strut'n ma stuff"

Took like 50 pics of this guy. (not cropped)

Beautiful bird!

Look'at that tail!

Whats that way out there!

Bald Eagle is what it is!

First ever Little Gull pics I think

Numbers around tip of this species

Scoters'n Scaup

I was very happy with how my Hoodi and Blue-winged Warbler photos turned out! They were amazing to see so close up! Especially the Hoodi.

Now for today's story. On the way to my bus stop added two more county big year birds as they were singing, Wood Thrush (#163), and Common Yellowhtroat (#164). Then when I got home, went for a nice walk. During the walk, I saw 5 species of birds. (terrible right?) But I did hear two more year birds, the "kreep" call of the Great-crested Flycatcher (#165), and a distant singing Ovenbird (#166). But one of the birds I saw, was also my lifer from yesterday!! Louisiana Waterthrush (#167) foraging along one of our small streams!! Lifer one day, new yard/county bird the next! Crazy!! With its pink little legs.. Anyways that my story!
Back Yard eBird Checklist

Also just realized, my back yard eBird checklist from today, was my 999th eBird checklist ever!! And what a good one it was!!

Good Birding!