North America's most renowned inland songbird migration
Location
Ontario
Cost
5 days from $2,495
Dates
May 5–9, 2025
May 4–8, 2026
May 11–15, 2026
Activity Level
Easy – The fitness level required for this workshop is easy, but you should be able to stand for long periods. We will walk slowly along pathways with our cameras for up to 7.5 km (5 miles) during the day.
Your Guides
Group Size
Open for Registration
Limited to 6 Participants
Limited to 6 Participants
Point Pelee and Rondeau Provincial Park, located at the western end of Lake Erie, sits at the confluence of two major bird migration flyways and is ideally situated for receiving many birds in transit during their spring migrations. Of the 501 species known in Ontario, 314 have been recorded in this area during the migration. We have scouted this area for many years and identified the best places to spot and photograph migratory species.
Read more about experiencing the spring bird migration at Point Pelee.
Akari Photo Tours is a licensed tour operator in Point Pelee National Park.
Highlights
- Group size is limited to only six photographers.
- Kevin has been photographing this area for decades and has extensively scouted our locations.
- One of the top-rated migratory songbird locations in North America.
- The first three weeks of May are historically the best time of year to be in the area.
- Birders regularly see, on average, 50+ bird species in the Pelee area daily, including 10-20 species of warblers!
- We will teach you how to spot and identify the species of birds we see.
- Photography instruction from your guide on techniques for photographing birds by day and processing your images at night.
- Species checklist to track the birds that you identify and photograph daily.