The close views of rare gulls in Barrie is worth the trip. Many Ontario birders wonder how to identify a Thayer's Gull. Please see link to photos and written documentation of an adult Thayer's Gull at the foot of Bayfield Street on Lake Simcoe in Barrie.
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