Editing Point Pelee National Park (section)

==Birdwatching==
The park forms the southernmost point in mainland Canada (its latitude is the same as that of Rome, Italy and Barcelona, Spain)<ref name="cbcmig">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/traveller-flock-point-pelee-1.6459438 |title=A birdwatchers delight at Point Pelee as European travellers flock for May migration |work=CBC News |last=Sinanan |first=Josiah |date=May 22, 2022 |access-date=August 14, 2022}}</ref> and is part of a bird and butterfly migration corridor over Lake Erie via Point Pelee and the Lake Erie islands.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/monarch-migration-canada-mexico-1.4819818 |title=Thousands of monarch butterflies flock to Point Pelee en-route to Mexico |work=CBC News |date=September 12, 2018 |access-date=August 14, 2022}}</ref> Over 360 bird species have been recorded in the park. The peak time for [[bird migration]] is spring, especially May, when tired migrants make first landfall after their journey north across the lake.<ref>{{cite book |title=A Nature Guide to Ontario |chapter=North Shore of Lake Erie |date=1997 |editor-first=Wake |editor-last=Winfred |publisher=University of Toronto Press |location=Toronto |isbn=0-8020-6802-2}}</ref>

Many [[birdwatching|birdwatchers]] from North America and abroad visit the park in May,<ref name="z">{{Cite book|title=National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of Canada, 2nd Edition|publisher=[[National Geographic Society]]|year=2016|isbn=978-1-4262-1756-2|pages=150–155}}</ref> often staying in the nearby town of [[Leamington, Ontario|Leamington]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/point-pelee-festival-of-birds-1.6439223 |title=Point Pelee's Festival of Birds takes flight after 2-year absence |work=CBC News |date=May 3, 2022 |access-date=August 14, 2022}}</ref> One attraction, apart from the sheer numbers and variety of birds passing through on migration, is the opportunity to see more northerly breeding species before they move on.<ref name="cbcmig"/> It is widely recognized as one of the most desirable destinations for avid birdwatchers, particularly for the migration of [[passerine]]s.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hvenegaard |first=Glen T. |last2=Butler |first2=James R. |last3=Krystofiak |first3=Doug K. |date=1989 |title=Economic Values of Bird Watching at Point Pelee National Park, Canada |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3782724 |journal=Wildlife Society Bulletin |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=526–531 |issn=0091-7648}}</ref>