[NatureNS] Re: Seeking Advice for trip to Point Pelee National Park

Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:34:43 -0300
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At 10:24 PM 12/03/2007, you wrote:
>I am planning a trip to Point Pelee National Park for mid May.  I 
>was wondering if anyone had any suggestions or advice regarding any 
>of the following:

There exist numerous birding trip reports from Point Pelee National 
Park and surrounding areas.   They are available for viewing here:

http://tinyurl.com/223tb9

Here is the web site for Point Pelee National Park:

http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/on/pelee/index_e.asp

And here is the web site for the Essex County Field Naturalists' 
Club, the county in which Point Pelee lies:

http://www.ojibway.ca/activity.htm

Here is the web site for the Friends of Point Pelee:

http://friendsofpointpelee.com/ecom.asp?

There is a birding guide to Point Pelee National Park, by Tom Hince, 
and the Friends of Point Pelee used to sell it, though it may now be 
out of print.

The Bird-Finding Guide to Ontario is still available:

http://tinyurl.com/yt9vd5

When I last birded Pelee in May, I stayed at a motor hotel in 
Chatham, which was 45 minutes away from the park entrance.   There 
are lots of choices in this town, and it is an easy drive to the 
park.  But I was with a group, and you might find a B&B or other 
accommodation closer.

Re: the park.  The park gates open at 0500.   I suggest that you 
drive to the Visitor Centre, and walk the 1.5 km to the southern tip 
of the park.  You should arrive by 0545, and will have the tip almost 
to yourself, because most birders wait until 0600 when the first 
electric shuttle bus starts shuttling between the centre and the 
tip.   After the birders start arriving, at about 0615, you can start 
walking back to the visitor centre, or take the shuttle if you 
prefer.   There is a book of sightings in the visitor centre, and 
while not every sighting is trustworthy, it is important to check it 
regularly, as many rarities are reported, and many do not linger long.

The park is often crowded with birders, but there are areas with 
fewer birders, especially along the eastern beach.

And, of course, there are many interesting nearby areas to explore.

Rondeau Provincial Park:

http://www.rondeauprovincialpark.ca/

Wheatley Provincial Park

http://www.ontarioparks.com/english/parkzine/art3-06-10-2003.html

Hillman Marsh Conservation Area

http://www.erca.org/ca/hmca/hmca.htm

St. Clair National Wildlife Area

http://www.carolinian.org/CarolinianSites_StClairMarshes.htm

This should keep you busy for a while.

Cheers,


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Blake Maybank
Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds"

author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"
http://maybank.tripod.com/BSNS.htm

144 Bayview Drive
White's Lake, Nova Scotia,
B3T 1Z1, Canada

maybank@ns.sympatico.ca
(902) 852-2077  
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At 10:24 PM 12/03/2007, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>I am planning a trip to Point Pelee
National Park for mid May.&nbsp; I was wondering if anyone had any
suggestions or advice regarding any of the
following:</font></blockquote><br>
There exist numerous birding trip reports from Point Pelee National Park
and surrounding areas.&nbsp;&nbsp; They are available for viewing
here:<br><br>
<b><a href="http://tinyurl.com/223tb9" eudora="autourl">
http://tinyurl.com/223tb9</a></b> <br><br>
Here is the web site for Point Pelee National Park:<br><br>
<b>
<a href="http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/on/pelee/index_e.asp" eudora="autourl">
http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/on/pelee/index_e.asp<br><br>
</a></b>And here is the web site for the Essex County Field Naturalists'
Club, the county in which Point Pelee lies:<br><br>
<b><a href="http://www.ojibway.ca/activity.htm" eudora="autourl">
http://www.ojibway.ca/activity.htm<br><br>
</a></b>Here is the web site for the Friends of Point Pelee:<br><br>
<b><a href="http://friendsofpointpelee.com/ecom.asp" eudora="autourl">
http://friendsofpointpelee.com/ecom.asp</a>?<br><br>
</b>There is a birding guide to Point Pelee National Park, by Tom Hince,
and the Friends of Point Pelee used to sell it, though it may now be out
of print.<br><br>
The <i>Bird-Finding Guide to Ontario</i> is still available:<br><br>
<b><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yt9vd5" eudora="autourl">
http://tinyurl.com/yt9vd5</a></b> <br><br>
When I last birded Pelee in May, I stayed at a motor hotel in Chatham,
which was 45 minutes away from the park entrance.&nbsp;&nbsp; There are
lots of choices in this town, and it is an easy drive to the park.&nbsp;
But I was with a group, and you might find a B&amp;B or other
accommodation closer.<br><br>
Re: the park.&nbsp; The park gates open at 0500.&nbsp;&nbsp; I suggest
that you drive to the Visitor Centre, and walk the 1.5 km to the southern
tip of the park.&nbsp; You should arrive by 0545, and will have the tip
almost to yourself, because most birders wait until 0600 when the first
electric shuttle bus starts shuttling between the centre and the
tip.&nbsp;&nbsp; After the birders start arriving, at about 0615, you can
start walking back to the visitor centre, or take the shuttle if you
prefer.&nbsp;&nbsp; There is a book of sightings in the visitor centre,
and while not every sighting is trustworthy, it is important to check it
regularly, as many rarities are reported, and many do not linger
long.<br><br>
The park is often crowded with birders, but there are areas with fewer
birders, especially along the eastern beach.&nbsp; <br><br>
And, of course, there are many interesting nearby areas to
explore.<br><br>
Rondeau Provincial Park:<br><br>
<b><a href="http://www.rondeauprovincialpark.ca/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.rondeauprovincialpark.ca/<br><br>
</a></b>Wheatley Provincial Park<br><br>
<b>
<a href="http://www.ontarioparks.com/english/parkzine/art3-06-10-2003.html" eudora="autourl">
http://www.ontarioparks.com/english/parkzine/art3-06-10-2003.html<br><br>
</a></b>Hillman Marsh Conservation Area<br><br>
<b><a href="http://www.erca.org/ca/hmca/hmca.htm" eudora="autourl">
http://www.erca.org/ca/hmca/hmca.htm<br><br>
</a></b>St. Clair National Wildlife Area<br><br>
<b>
<a href="http://www.carolinian.org/CarolinianSites_StClairMarshes.htm" eudora="autourl">
http://www.carolinian.org/CarolinianSites_StClairMarshes.htm<br><br>
</a></b>This should keep you busy for a while.<br><br>
Cheers,<br><br>
<x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep>
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Blake Maybank<br>
Editor, &quot;Nova Scotia Birds&quot;<br><br>
author, &quot;Birding Sites of Nova Scotia&quot;<br>
<a href="http://maybank.tripod.com/BSNS.htm" eudora="autourl">
http://maybank.tripod.com/BSNS.htm</a><br><br>
144 Bayview Drive<br>
White's Lake, Nova Scotia, <br>
B3T 1Z1, Canada<br><br>
maybank@ns.sympatico.ca<br>
(902) 852-2077 </body>
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