Every spring, birders from as far as Europe and Asia travel to Ontario’s southern tip to take in the spectacle of migration sightings. Point Pelee National Park’s unique geography – a lush Carolinian forest and extensive marsh – make it the ideal place to spot species ranging from tiny golden-crowned kinglets hovering in the treetops to majestic American white pelicans bobbing offshore. Writer Carolyn Ireland joined the crowd of eager bird-watchers to take it all in. Read more.

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