. ▁ ▁Many ▁bird watch ers ▁from ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁abroad ▁visit ▁the ▁park ▁in ▁May , ▁often ▁stay ing ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁town ▁of ▁Le am ington . ▁One ▁att raction , ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁she er ▁numbers ▁and ▁variety ▁of ▁bird ▁passing ▁through ▁on ▁migration , ▁is ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁see ▁more ▁nor ther ly ▁bre eding ▁species ▁such ▁as ▁black p oll ▁war b ler ▁before ▁they ▁move ▁on . ▁ ▁Occ urr ences ▁ ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁mar sh ▁fire ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Point ▁Pe lee ' s ▁mar sh ▁land ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁fire ▁causing ▁over ▁ ▁of ▁mar sh ▁habitat ▁to ▁be ▁destroyed . ▁The ▁fire ▁last ed ▁ 1 5 ▁hours ▁and ▁was ▁naturally ▁ex ting u ished ▁due ▁to ▁ra inf all ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁ ▁Comm em oration ▁Point ▁Pe lee ▁National ▁Park ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁a ▁high - value ▁($ 5 ) ▁post age ▁stamp , ▁issued ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁hon oring ▁national ▁par ks . ▁The ▁park ▁appeared ▁on ▁a ▁stamp ▁that ▁was ▁issued ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁with ▁a ▁$ 1 . 2 0 ▁face ▁value . ▁The ▁issue ▁coinc ides ▁with ▁the ▁park ' s ▁cent enn ial ▁year , ▁and ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁nine - st amp ▁set ▁featuring ▁scen ic ▁views ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Im ages