Sorry about the late post October 14, 2017 OFO Kempenfelt Bay Walk Leader Jim Coey
Location – Barrie, On. From the end of Dock Rd on westside of Kempenfelt Bay, Lake Simcoe, we worked our way around to the east side of theBay by the end of the trip. Weather – At 9:00 am 12C, heavy overcast, threatening rain, light wind,by 11:00 am clearing andsun breaking through. Around 32 people joined the walk, about evenly splitbetween OFO and the Brereton ( Barrie ) Field naturalists. Kempenfelt Bay onLake Simcoe is a major loon staging area and is worth a visit. With many Red-necked Grebes, Bonaparte’s and Little Gulls and later in the fall ducks and the larger gulls it is a localhotspot. Birds: White-throated Sparrows,Black-capped Chickadees, Ring-billed Gulls, Canada Geese, Mallards, 2 BlackDucks, and one Redhead, 300+ Double-crested Cormorants, European Starlings,American Robin, Mourning Doves, House Sparrow, 100+ Common Loons, 1 Cooper’s Hawk, 1 Downy Woodpecker, 20+Red-neckedGrebes, Common Merganser, 5+ LittleGull, 300+ Bonaparte’s Gull, 1 Common Raven and 5 American Crows. 1 PacificLoon. Jim Coey _______________________________________________ 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
