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A group among thousands of bird watching enthusiasts at Point Pelee National Park set the sights of their binoculars and cameras on a group of feathered visitors Thursday, May 12. This year’s Festival of Birds was one of the park’s most successful and busiest, with May 11 being described as one of the best days of the three-week event’s history for bird watching. (SUN Photo)
Festival of Birds another success
By Bryan Jessop Birds of several different feathers have again flocked together for yet another eventful international gathering at Point Pelee National Park. The annual Festival of Birds once again drew bird watching enthusiasts from around Ontario, Canada, North America and the world, filling the park’s trails and parking lots with camera and binocular-carrying visitors. This year’s festival kicked off Friday, Apr. 29 and officially wrapped up Wednesday, May 18 — the ideal three-week time period to catch a glimpse of rare and uncommon species after their lengthy journeys from warmer winter climates and before they could be concealed by the growth of summer’s leaves. Situated at the crossroads of two major migration paths, the park is the first landing spot for many species crossing Lake Erie. Wednesday, May 11 was described by staff as what may have been the best day for birding in the past 30 years of the festival. Weather conditions were cooperative for the most part, again drawing bird watchers of various age groups. “It’s really a beautiful spot,” said Calgary’s Janet Frohlich, who attended the event for the first time along with her daughter Julia Frohlich and brother Tim Jantzie of Edmonton. “We’ve been really eager to get here and it’s been a lot of fun.”
The festival featured several guided hikes led by Parks Canada staff and representatives of Friends of Point Pelee. Lunch and Learn programs, Wildflower Walks, Twilight Hikes and a reoccurring, offsite feature dubbed Shorebird Nights at Hillman Marsh Conservation Area were among the scheduled attractions for this year’s 20-day festival. The park once again offered the 100 Species Challenge, giving out special pins to visitors who managed to spot 100 or more different species of birds during their stay. On average, recent editions of the Festival of Birds have introduced just shy of $15 million to the Leamington area’s economy. Guests are known to make use of the region’s restaurants, hotels and shops while seeking out keepsakes before lengthy return trips back home. This year’s tours were led by presenters and leaders Justin Peter, Jean Iron, Paul Pratt, Chris Earley, Dave Milson, Karl Konze, Todd Pepper, Jeremy Bensette, Pete Read, Bruce DiLabio, Tony Beck, Cameron Cox, Scott Watson, Keith Barnes, Ian Shanahan, Geoff Carpentier, and local birding expert Sarah Rupert. Guided hikes also included Bird Photography Walks led by Beck — Nikon Canada ambassador and Quest Nature Tours leader — May 7 and 8. The itinerary also included book signings by A Cast of Falcons author Steve Burrows and Being a Bird in North America writer Robert Alvo.
Tour For Humanity visits Cardinal Carter By Bryan Jessop The importance of an education is normally the responsibility of the country’s schools, but recently, a crucial history lesson was taught on a bus. The Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC)
brought its mobile classroom dubbed the Tour For Humanity to schools throughout Essex County, including Leamington’s Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary School. Schools within the Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board were among the most recent stops
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to various classes. The Tour For Humanity bus spent most of the recent tour in Windsor, but included the Leamington visit as well as another later on in Kingsville. Students attending the video presentation and verbal interaction with FSWC tour educational
associates learned of the meaning and world history of genocide, the Holocaust and other atrocities committed against populations of specific ethnicities, social classes, religions and nationalities across the globe. Topics covered in videos (Continued on Page 3)
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for the human rights advocacy initiative, which started as a cross-Ontario tour in 2013. A two-week campaign through Windsor and Essex County made its most easterly stop at Cardinal Carter Tuesday, May 17, where four presentations of about one hour each were offered
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