[Ontbirds]spring migrants at Point Pelee National Park

[Rhonda.Donley at pc.gc.ca]

Hi everyone:

As I drove through the park this morning, I saw a male Eastern 
(Rufous-sided) Towhee drinking from one of the puddles along the road near 
the Blue Heron/Marsh Boardwalk picnic area.  There are hundreds of other 
birds drinking from the puddles (robins, waxwings, cardinals, starlings, 
sparrows), and they are very reluctant to move, so please slow down and 
give them lots of room!  You can get very close with your car if you go 
slow. 

On Monday (the 3rd), I watched an American Woodcock foraging about 10m 
east of the road between the Visitor's Centre and the Tip.

While neither of these species is rare, it is really nice to see them come 
back after a long winter.

Rhonda Donley

Directions from the Friends of Point Pelee:
Visitors to Point Pelee National Park should note that the bridge over the
Sturgeon Creek from the Bevel Line Road to Point Pelee Drive is closed for
repair until April 18, 2008. To access the Park go east on Seacliff Drive
East from Erie Street South in Leamington. Continue east on Seacliff Drive
past the Bevel Line turn-off to Concession Road 12. Turn Right on
Concession 12 and join up with Point Pelee Drive at Paula's Restaurant.