Birding by Jet
to Pt. Pelee National Park, Ontario Canada on
the Jet Express
Thursday, May 6
Thursday, May 13
7:45 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Departure and Arrival:
Jet Express Dock
3 N. Monroe Street
Port Clinton, OH 43452
You
must be a US Citizen and have a current US
passport.
For reservations
you must call the Jet Express directly at:
800-245-1538
HOURS:
7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST, Monday - Friday
Fee: $85
Experience
spring migration on the
northern shore
of Lake Erie!
Many migratory birds use Point Pelee to rest and
feed as they make their long migratory flight across
the lake in route to their northern nesting grounds.
The Jet
Express will take you and expert bird guides from Black Swamp Bird
Observatory to Point Pelee National Park to look for migrating
songbirds along the Pelee peninsula. Continental breakfast, shuttle
service on the peninsula, park entry fee, and a box
lunch are included in this guided excursion. …so grab your
binoculars and jet-away-with-us on this exciting birdwatching
excursion!
The Jet Express supports Black Swamp Bird Observatory by being a
Business Alliance Partner.
Birding by Ferry
to Kelleys Island
Monday, May 10
Friday, May 14
7:45 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Departure and Arrival: Kelleys Island Ferry
Dock
510 W Main St. (SR-163)
Lakeside-Marblehead, Ohio 43440
Trip includes ferry fee, expert bird guides,
island transportation and lunch.
Fee: $50
 Experience
spring migration on the largest US island in
Lake Erie which is used as a "stepping stone" by
migrating songbirds. You will bird while making
the 25 minute ferry passage and be taken to your
birding locations by an island tram. You will
make two birding stops before lunch, The Glacial
Grooves State Memorial area (the largest
accessible Devonian limestone glacial grooves in
the world), and the North Pond State Nature
Preserve boardwalk. We will have lunch at the
northwestern point of the island at Camp Patmos
and will bird the Camp Patmos' grounds and the
Cleveland Museum of Natural History's Jones
Preserve grounds on Long Point.
You will
board the ferry by foot and must be able to
carry all you will need during this excursion.
Parking at the ferry dock is $8 and is on your
own. The ferry dock is located 30 miles east of
the Magee Marsh boardwalk or 11 miles east of
Port Clinton. Take SR-2 east to SR-163
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