@Roberta,
later this month, the monarchs start gathering in a park near my house, for the trip across lake erie on their southern migration, the park, Point Pelee National Park is a thin spit of land that stretches out into the lake making it the southern most point in canada, and a convenient departure point
here's a pic i found of the monarchs in the trees
here's an aerial shot of the park
Point Pelee National Park, famous for its birding migration, is located near Leamington, Ontario and found on the southernmost tip of Canada's mainland.
Established as a National Park in 1918, the peninsula was named by French explorers. Their name of Pointe Pelee meant “bare point”, referring to the lack of vegetation.
Boasting the same latitude as Northern California, this small park provides a warm climate for the “Carolinian” woods and many bird species normally found further South.
This area is one of North America’s top ten “birding hotspots”, with an impressive checklist of 385 species. Each spring and fall thousands of birds are funneled through this area.
The park is well known for the large numbers of songbirds, especially wood warblers.
The fall migrations give nature lovers an added bonus. Before their journey South, the Monarch Butterflies regroup at the tip; waiting for just the right wind to carry them over the waters of Lake Erie.
