Hi all,
This morning I received a call from Josh Mandell saying he had observed 2 adult Little Gull's just offshore of Minet's Point Park in Barrie. When I arrived it was raining quite hard, however I was able to get a scope on at least one of the birds to the East of the park feeding among Bonaparte's Gulls along the shoreline. Over the last decade or more Little Gull have been found with regularity each fall on Kempenfelt Bay, primarily from about late September to mid to late November. Some individuals will stay on until early December and depending on ice conditions a few may linger even later. I observed two 1st cycle birds as late as January 12th in 2016. Spring however is a much different situation, with limited historical observations. This is the main reason for this post. For those interested, here are directions to Minet's Point Park: Minet's Point Park can be reached by traveling east on Lakeshore Dr from downtown Barrie and turning left on Minet's Point Rd. Turn right on White Oaks Rd until you reach the park on your left. Good birding, Dave Szmyr _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
