Friday May 31, 2024 Point Pelee National Park Day 2

Morning:

Northwest Beach: Eastern Giant Swallowtail and Summer Azure. Barn Swallows perching on the roof of the pavilion and American White Pelicans wheeling high overhead, Wild Turkey climbing the bank on the north side of the access road.

Then off to the Visitor Centre where we followed the Shuster Trail to the eastern shore. High water levels prevented us from walking along the shore. Next we walked along the Woodland Nature Trail behind the Visitor Centre where we saw more “hoary puccoon” and eastern prickly pear cactus.

Afternoon:

We parked in the parking lot at the Marsh Boardwalk and walked south along the “seasonal footpath” that parallels the Centennial Trail south of Northwest Beach. The trail passes first through savanna and then woodland. The savanna portion featured lots of butterflies and dragonflies. The woodland portion was less interesting so we walked back along the Centennial Trail and saw a few butterflies.

Evening:

We walked along the Marsh Boardwalk at 8:00 pm. Two swans and a beaver swimming on the east side. A beaver under the boardwalk on the west side.

Posted on June 1, 2024 01:41 AM by drew_baxter