{"id":18,"date":"2012-08-25T01:37:29","date_gmt":"2012-08-25T05:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2023-11-27T21:43:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T02:43:22","slug":"unusual-sightings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/research\/unusual-sightings\/","title":{"rendered":"Unusual Sightings"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Bird watchers live for unusual sightings\u2014defined as a bird species that is not often seen in that place at any time or year, or if it is seen at an unusual time of year, or if it is a species at risk.<\/p>

On Pelee Island, spring birders gather along the swamp edge north of Fish Point, hoping for a glimpse of a Protonotary warbler, and wander the woods at the northwest tip of the island, listening for the elusive and rare Yellow-breasted chat.<\/p>

Sometimes the sightings are so unusual they draw crowds of twitchers from the mainland. A female Blue grosbeak appeared on a side road one spring, hundreds of kilometres north of its usual northern limit near the border of Ohio and Kentucky. Another year, a Great tit, a resident of the British Isles and Europe, was seen at feeders on Pelee Island, possibly blown drastically off-course during a powerful easterly, or perhaps an escapee from a bird-fancier.<\/p>

Below is a list of unusual sightings on the Island. Report your own unusuals to Sumiko Onishi at the PIBO banding station, or to Suzanne Friemann at PIBO (see contact page<\/a>). If possible, take a photograph or record the birdsong to confirm the sighting. One person spotting an unusual bird might be questionable; five people reporting it is hard to deny.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Pelee Island Unusuals<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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In the list below, boldface type<\/strong> indicates a first sighting on Pelee Island.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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White-faced ibis
Rock ptarmigan
Fish crow
Swainson\u2019s warbler
Black vulture
Marbled godwit
Mississippi kite
White-winged dove
Western kingbird
Common raven
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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, October 18
American Redstart, November 3<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Kentucky Warbler, May 7, May 10
Brewster\u2019s Warbler, May 11
Lark Sparrow, June 3
Acadian Flycatcher, June 3
Yellow-breasted Chat, June 16
Prothonotary Warbler, June 24, June 16<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Worm-eating Warbler, May 18
Summer Tanager, May 31<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Hudsonian Godwit, September 2
Cattle Egret, November 13<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Prothonotary Warbler, May 17
Willet, May 8, May 27
Acadian Flycatcher, June 17<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Cattle Egret, April 18 (second one for PIBO)
Prothonotary Warbler, June 9, 10, 23-29
Yellow-breasted Chat, June 14, June 25<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Olive-sided Flycatcher, September 4
Magnolia Warbler, October 27
Nashville Warbler, November 5<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u2018Eastern\u2019 Palm Warbler, April 17
Willet, April 20
Prothonotary Warbler, April 25
Louisiana Waterthrush, April 27
Henslow\u2019s Sparrow, April 29
Brewster\u2019s Warbler, May 4 \u2013 6
Dickcissel, May 20
Acadian Flycatcher, May 23, June 4
Connecticut Warbler, May 23, June 4<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Worm-eating Warbler, Apr 22 \u2013 May 14
Willet, April 30
Cerulean Warbler, May 1
White-eyed Vireo, May 2
Prothonotary Warbler, May 4 \u2013 June 23
Acadian Flycatcher, May 19 \u2013 26
Hooded Warbler, May 20 & 21
Yellow-breasted Chat, June 22 & 23<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Golden-winged Warbler, Aug 12
Connecticut Warbler, Sept 6 & 7
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Sept 12
Hooded Warbler, Sept 19
Yellow-throated Vireo, Sept 19
Clay-colored Sparrow, Oct 28
Cave Swallow, <\/strong>Oct 29 (1st PIBO record)<\/em>
White-winged Crossbill, <\/strong>Nov 10 & 14\u00a0(1st PIBO record)<\/em>
Golden Eagle, Nov 14<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sedge Wren, Apr 24
Grasshopper Sparrow, Apr 10 & May 3
Worm-eating Warbler, May 2
Clay-colored Sparrow, May 3
Thayer\u2019s Gull, May 12
\u2018Nelson\u2019s\u2019 Gull (Herring\/Glaucous hybrid), May 12
Acadian Flycatcher, Numerous dates
Louisiana Waterthrush, May 17
Connecticut Warbler, May 18
Prothonotary Warbler, Numerous dates<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Least Bittern, Aug 7
Prothonotary Warbler, Aug 12 & 22
Hudsonian Godwit, Aug 18
Yellow-throated Vireo, Aug 23
Red Knot, Aug 24
Connecticut Warbler, Sept 20
Common Tern (1000), Sept 23
Double-crested Coromoront (11,500), Sept 26
Horned Grebe (91), Oct 30
Golden Eagle, Nov 11<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Harlequin Duck \u2013 Apr 25
Willet, May 3
Worm-eating Warbler, May 3
Blue Grosbeak, May 6
Western Wood-Pewee, May 18
Lark Sparrow, May 19
Acadian Flycatcher, May 19
Summer Tanager, May 19
Townsend\u2019s Solitaire, May 21
Prothonotary Warbler, June 1
Yellow-breasted Chat, July 5<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Eastern Red Bat, Aug 6
Prothonotary Warbler, Aug 13
Golden-winged Warbler, Aug 23
Sora, Aug 25
Yellow-throated Vireo, Sept 14
Hooded Warbler, Sept 15
Red Phalarope, Oct 5
Le Conte\u2019s Sparrow, Oct 31
Long-eared Owl, Nov 3<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Eared Grebe<\/strong>, Apr 1st (1st\u00a0PIBO record)<\/em>
Worm-eating Warbler, Apr 26
Prothonotary Warbler, (several records staring Apr 26)<\/em>
Sedge Wren, Apr 28
Prairie Warbler, Apr 28
Louisiana Waterthrush, Apr 30
Lark Sparrow<\/strong>, Apr 30 (first record for Pelee Island)<\/em>
Clay-coloured Sparrow, May 9
King Rail, May 9
Acadian Flycatcher, May 27<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Willet, Aug 2
Whimbrel, Sept 1
Whip-poor-will, Sept 12
Connecticut Warbler, Sept 15
Yellow-throated Warbler, Oct 5
Red Bat<\/strong>, Oct 5 (1st PIBO record<\/em>)
Northern Goshawk, Oct 17
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Oct 18
Surf Scoter, Oct 20
Brant<\/strong>, Oct 26 (1st PIBO record)<\/em>
Greater White-fronted Goose, Oct 27<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Burrowing Owl<\/strong>, Apr 5 (first record for Pelee Island)<\/em>
Long-eared Owl<\/strong>, Apr 30 (1st PIBO record)<\/em>
Worm-eating Warbler, May 4
Sedge Wren, May 6
Red Knot, May 25
Acadian Flycatcher, May 28
Western Kingbird<\/strong>, May 28 (1st PIBO record)<\/em>
Laughing Gull, May 31<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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American Avocet<\/strong>, Aug 5 (1st PIBO record)<\/em>
Upland Sandpiper<\/strong>, Aug 18 (1st PIBO record)<\/em>
\u201cBrewster\u2019s Warbler\u201d, Aug 27
Hooded Warbler, Sep 6
Short-eared Owl, Oct 9<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Clay-colored Sparrow, April 25
Iceland Gull, April 28
Louisiana Waterthrush, April 29
Prothonotary Warbler, May 2
Yellow-breasted Chat, May 7
Grasshopper Sparrow, May 8
Willet, May 17
Laughing Gull, May 25
Snowy Plover, May 29
Black-headed Gull, June 8
Acadian Flycatcher, June 4, 10<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Whimbrel, Aug 2, 11
Willet, Aug 7
Olive-sided Flycatcher, Aug 21
Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Aug 31
Yellow-breasted Chat, Aug 31
Kentucky Warbler<\/strong>, Aug 31 (first Fall record for Pelee Island)<\/em>
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Sep 27
Connecticut Warbler, Sep 28
Nelson\u2019s Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Oct 12
Cackling Goose, Oct 22
Black Scoter, Nov 2
Cave Swallow<\/strong>, Nov 7 (first record for Pelee Island)
Cattle Egret, Nov 9<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sandhill Crane, one on April 15
Lesser-black Backed Gull, April 26
White-eyed Vireo, April 26 \u2013 May 21, eleven records from four birds banded
Northern Mockingbird, April 11, May 4, June 2
Golden-winged Warbler, April 30, two banded on May 21
Yellow-throated Warbler<\/strong>, April 21 (1st PIBO record)<\/em>
Prairie Warbler, April 27
Prothonotary Warbler, May 1
Worm-eating Warbler, May 10
Kentucky Warbler, one observed on May 4, two banded on May 10 & 14
Connecticut Warbler, two banded on May 24
Hooded Warbler, banded on May 14
\u201cNelson\u2019s\u201d Sharp-tailed Sparrow<\/strong>, May 3 (1st PIBO record)
<\/em>Acadian Flycatcher \u2013 June 4<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Glaucous Gull, April 16
White-eyed Vireo, April 18
Summer Tanager, May 3
Worm-eating Warbler, May 9
Prothonotary Warbler, May 11
Yellow-breasted Chat, May 15
Northern Mockingbird, May 26
Acadian Flycatcher, June 6
Harris\u2019s Sparrow, June 6<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Willet, Aug 14
Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Aug 21
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Sep 7
\u201cBrewster\u2019s\u201d Warbler, Sep 9
Townsend\u2019s Solitaire, Sep 14
Black Scoter, Oct 21
Northern Shrike, Oct 22<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Prothonotary Warbler, April 19
Yellow-breasted Chat, April 23
Piping Plover, April 24
Summer Tanager, May 2
White-eyed Vireo, May 3
Kentucky Warbler, May 5
Sandhill Crane, May 6
Worm-eating Warbler, May 6
Connecticut Warbler, May 7
Prairie Warbler, May 7
Louisiana Waterthrush, May 11
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Yellow-breasted Chat, May 13
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Cerulean Warbler, May 25
Connecticut Warbler, May 27
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Prairie Warbler, Aug 14
Connecticut Warbler, Sept 20, 26
Clay-colored Sparrow, Oct 26
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