Sandhill Cranes appear to be reaching their peak, with an estimated 6000+ in the area between Echo Bay and Iron Bridge. The largest roost is about 5km east of Bruce Mines with 1200+ cranes.

The flock reshapes itself regularly so it is difficult to estimate how many are really here. The 8 were all visible at one time so there are likely many more. Please contact me privately if you wish to come to our place to watch.

Other birds include several hundred Red-necked Grebes (I estimated 400) mostly west of the park. An Eastern Phoebe and a Pied-billed Grebe inside the marina area. good birding, Alvan Buckley Toronto, ON www.alvanbuckley.blogspot.com Directions: Colonel Sam Smith is south of Kipling and Lakeshore Blvd. Exit off the Gardiner and go south.

I estimated ~ 800/1,000 birds - almost all resting among the corn stub on the south side of the road ~400 M east of Hwy #21 and directly behind Lambton County Museum off Goosemarsh Rd.

At noon, skien after skien came in, the several observers present lost track after hitting a staggering estimate of 100,000. While the vast majority were white phase there were multiple solid flocks of blue phase, suggesting that there was a mixture of Greater and Lessers involved. We were able to see two Ross, but more were probably present.

We estimated we had 100 Black Terns at many points over Tiny Marsh, a life bird for at least one trip participant.  We had 13 warbler species including Blackpoll and Wilson's.  

We started at Lake Dore, taking advantage of excellent early morning lighting, where there were large numbers of Bonaparte's Gull, estimated at 150: the headline bird was a crisp adult Little Gull which did several flybys.

On Friday 13 Nov 2015 I estimated the number of COMMON LOONS Loons in a loose, swimming raft at at least 2,300 birds. I was at Minet’s Point Park in Barrie at around 10 a.m. I could not find any Pacific Loons among them, but there was at least one adult RED-THROATED LOON.

Very conservative estimate would be 25+ recently fledged (still begging to be fed) and 10+ adults, and very possibly more. If you have a boat and are in the area, you won't be able to miss the begging calls with a slow drive/paddle past the island.

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