Hi everyone: This morning I heard a welcome spring sound - Sandhill Cranes calling from the Point Pelee marsh. Another staff member reported seeing a few in the cornfields on Concession E (the east-west road immediately north of the park) this afternoon.
I also observed two Brown Creepers just a bit south of the white cottage in the park, small flocks of Common Grackles, and a few Turkey Vultures floating northwards. The Wild Turkeys are putting on great displays wherever you find them in the park. A visitor reported having to wait for a very large, displaying tom to move off the trail so he could finish his walk! Turkeys are frequently observed on the shoulder of the park road and ON the road. They are very slow to move away even when they are not displaying, so keep your eyes open for them as you drive through the park. 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. To get to Leamington, take Hwy 77 south from the 401 (between Chatham and Windsor) and follow the signs. Seacliff Drive is the last traffic light. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
