POINT PELEE BIRDING EXTRAVAGANZA
May 16 - 18, 2008
Point Pelee,
located on the north shore of Lake Erie in Ontario, Canada is one of
the
best birding spots on the continent in the spring. This 7-mile long
peninsula attracts astonishing numbers of migrating songbirds,
including
the colorful warblers.
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For the weekend trip, we'll spend most of our time on Saturday and
Sunday in Point Pelee National Park, a scenic park that attracts
birders almost as much as it attracts birds! The ambience of the park -
its woodlands and wetlands, beaches along Lake Erie, dunes, boardwalks,
and well maintained trails and tram system, make for a memorable
experience. In addition to birds you can expect excellent wildflowers,
as well as potentially a great variety of butterflies.
Expect early mornings, and
the opportunity to bird well into the evening on Saturday (breaking for
lunch and dinner, of course) as we seek woodcock in the dimming light
of
day.
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Birders at Pt. Pelee |
Your leaders are Steven Daniel and Douglas Bassett. Experienced
naturalists and birders, they have been leading groups to Pelee since
1982, and have spent countless hours enjoying and sharing the Pelee
experience.
Cost: $315 Price includes lodging (based on double occupancy)
Participants are responsible
for: transportation to Point Pelee (approximately a 6-hour drive from
Rochester), meals (rooms have kitchenettes - bring your own breakfast
and bag lunches), and park entrance fee.
A slide preview,
orientation, and more detailed information will be given participants
at
a pretrip meeting which will be held a few weeks before the trip.
Specific place and time will be mailed to registrants. Other trip
information will be mailed to anyone not able to attend the meeting.
Detach and mail
application and fee to:
Nature
Discoveries, Inc.
PO Box 30427
Rochester, NY 14603
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