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Presque Isle’s Rise as Pennsylvania’s Premier Bird Sanctuary
Presque Isle State Park has grown into a bird haven like no other in America.
Once just a sandy spit on Lake Erie, it now hosts 339 bird species—more than any spot in Pennsylvania. The park got its first big break in 1957 when Gull Point became a nature preserve.
By 2000, officials had closed 67 acres to protect rare birds during migration season. Then came the real win: in 2017, endangered piping plovers returned to nest at Gull Point after a 60-year absence…