A Birder's Guide to Point Pelee
and surrounding region

                    by Tom Hince

ISBN # 0-9685310-0-8

                "a must for all visiting birders"

This 189 page guide book is a MUST for all birders visiting this fantastic birding area. It is the first and only reference to provide comprehensive information on birding in and around Canada's best known migration hot spot - Point Pelee National Park. Both spring and fall, the region is internationally renowned as one of the world's premiere sites for observing songbird migration. The volume is specifically designed to prepare and guide visiting birders and naturalists.

This volume includes detailed information on all prime birding sites within the national park, and within an hours drive, as well as several farther sites commonly linked with a visit to the region. Detailed directions, birding information, and birding tips are included for each site. In addition to a detailed week by week status list for the birds of the region, there are also narratives of species of particular interest to visiting birders.

Whether you are a seasoned veteran of 'the point', or a newcomer, this guide is sure to be an essential companion for any birder visiting Canada's Deep South.

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Order directly and save $$$$!  Suggested retail price in Canada is $26.70 including GST. Average delivery time is about one week in Canada and 10 days in the US.

Questions About the Book?

Just email Tom at peleetom@netcore.ca

How to Order:

Canadian Orders: Please send a check for $25 Canadian made payable to 'Tom Hince' and mail with your name and address to Tom Hince, Wild Rose Guest House, RR#1, 21298 Harbour Rd., Wheatley, Ontario NOP 2P0

US Orders: Please send a check for $25 US made payable to 'Tom Hince' and mail with your name and address to Tom Hince, Wild Rose Guest House, RR#1, 21298 Harbour Rd., Wheatley, Ontario N0P 2P0

Summary of Table of Contents

PART 1: INTRODUCTION

• How to use this book
  A Regional Perspective

• Regions of Ontario
• When to come
• A word or two about Migration
• The influence of land and water on birds
• Habitats in the National Park
• Pelee Dos and Don'ts
• Photography
• The Pelee Visitor Centre
• The Festival of Birds
• Getting here
• Accommodations
• Weather
• Hazards
• Organizations & Contacts
• Pelee Pitfalls

PART 2 : BIRDING AREAS

Point Pelee National Park

• General Information
• The 'Tip'
• Tip Weather
• Tip Transit Service
• Birding
• The Tip
• Sparrow Field
• The Tip to the Visitor Center
• via West Beach footpath
• via Woodland Trail connector footpath
• Visitor Centre Parking Lot
• Woodland Nature Trail
• Tilden's Woods Trail and Shuster Trail
• White Pine Trail
• Picnic Areas
• Delaurier Parking Lot
• Delaurier Trail
• Marsh Boardwalk & Blue Heron Picnic Area
• Northwest Beach
• Park Entrance & Sanctuary Pond

Birding Sites within 15 Minutes (of the national park)

• The 'Pelee Birding Area'
• The 'North Dyke' and 'Onion Fields'
• Hillman Marsh Conservation Area
• Wheatley Harbour
• Wheatley Provincial Park
• Two Creeks Conservation Area
• Kopegaron Woods Conservation Area
• Sturgeon Creek

Birding Sites within 1 hour (of the national park)

• Holiday Beach Conservation Area
• Ojibway Park Complex by Paul Pratt
• Detroit River (& Little River) by Paul Pratt
• Ruscom Shores Conservation Area by Paul Pratt
• Tremblay Beach Conservation Area
• St. Clair National Wildlife Area
• Comber (Big "O" Woods Conservation Area)
• Jack Miner Sanctuary
• Kingsville Harbour & Shore
• Cedar Creek Conservation Area
• Sewage Lagoons
• Harrow
• Blenheim
• Kingsville
• Essex
• McGregor

Birding Sites farther afield (but often linked with a visit to this region)

• Pelee Island
• Rondeau Provincial Park
• Long Point
• Algonquin Provincial Park
• Kirtland's Warbler

PART 3: APPENDICES

• 1     Where Have All the Birds Gone?
• 2     Other Vertebrates of the region (Reptiles & Amphibians, Mammals)
• 3     Recommended Web sites
• 4     Birds of Particular Interest
• 5     Seasonal Status

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