Hi Ontario birders, I've received a reply to my Cave Swallow email suggesting that my mention of "The Tip parking lot" is confusing and asking me to clarify. There is a parking lot about 400m north of The Tip at the extreme southern end of the road that goes into Point Pelee, located about 3 km south of the Visitor Centre. For anyone who has never visited the park in the late fall, winter, or early spring, this length of road is open all day every day because the tram does not operate at this time of the year.
All-in-all, The Tip parking lot is the closest parking lot to The Tip. It is not the Visitor Centre parking lot or any other parking lot in the park. I hope this is clear enough. Thanks, and good birding in great weather! Jeremy Jeremy Bensette - Leamington, ON Birding/wildlife tours, Photography, Naturalist Services Begin forwarded message: From: Jeremy Bensette <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: November 18, 2016 at 2:13:17 PM EST To: Bird Alert Ontbirds <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: [Ontbirds] Cave Swallow - Point Pelee We just found a Cave Swallow flying south over Sparrow Field (at around 1330) at Point Pelee! With the moderate south wind it's likely just flying over the land somewhere between here and The Tip. Also seen of interest today were two to three Cloudless Sulphur butterflies (at 11:30) in Sparrow Field, two Monarchs, and a large raft of various diving ducks seen from The Tip parking lot. In the fields northeast of the park I noted a number of Lapland Longspurs and American Pipits flying over with many Horned Larks. Point Pelee National Park's gate is approximately a ten minute drive southeast from Leamington in Essex County, at the end of Point Pelee Dr. Sparrow Field is about 1km north of The Tip, which is the southernmost point within the park. Good birding! Jeremy Bensette - Leamington, ON Birding/wildlife tours, Photography, Naturalist Services _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
