LAKE SIMCOE MIGRANTS
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8 9:00 am TO 2:00PM
This trip will explore the early November lakeshore along Kempenfelt Bay looking for lingering waterfowl, gulls, and late migrants. We will visit The Dock Road Jetty, Tyndale Park, Minet’s Point, Southshore Community Centre, Centennial Park, and Barrie Marina. Carpooling, easy walking. This can be a very cold outing so dress warmly from head to toe. Ends by 2:00 pm dependent on weather, birders, and birding conditions.
Meet at 9:00 AM at the City of Barrie Dock Road Municipal Parking lot at 204 Dock Road, south-east corner of Dock Road and Plunkett
2025 BARRIE CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT
Saturday December 20, 2025
Every year NB club members and other birders from beginners to experts join together to count the birds in a clearly defined area in and around Barrie. This is the 126th year for the count started by the Audubon Society in 1900.
The Barrie count circle is divided into 9 areas and each area is looked after by a leader who assigns the counters to teams and each team is given a specific area within the section. Then the fun begins. Starting around 8:00 a.m., the count generally lasts until about 2 to 3: p.m. with a break for lunch. Team leaders determine meeting places and start times and team composition placing beginners with experts.
Afterwards counters meet to tally results and compare notes at the pot luck supper. (Please see Meetings schedule for further information)
Participants must register no later than Dec. 8, with This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. who will distribute people (both beginners and experts) among 9 groups, each with a leader. Please provide your email address, a cell phone number in case your team leader needs to contact you and let me know if you have participated in our count before and in which area. Please indicate if you are a novice, intermediate or expert level of birder and if you would be willing to lead a team if necessary.
Upcoming Meetings Fall 2025/WINTER 2026
The following dates have been reserved for the Fall 2025/Winter2026 meetings
November 21
December 20 Barrie CBC and Potluck Dinner
January 16
February 20
March 20
April 17 AGM and Potluck Dinner
Northwest Barrie United Church, 464 Ferndale Drive North, Barrie and start at 7:30pm. Meetings are held in Westennial Hall at the back of the church. Park in the big lot off of Horsfield Drive
Remember to "LUG-A-MUG" for your beverages.
THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THE MEETINGS START AT 7:00 PM WITH THE SPEAKER TO FOLLOW. DOORS WILL BE OPEN AT 6:45 PM.
BLUE HERON SUMMER 2025
The Summer 2025 issue of The Blue Heron can be reached by clicking on the following image.
MEMBERSHIPS NOW PAYABLE BY e-TRANSFER
You can now use e-transer to pay your Nature Barre Membership fee.
if you would like to become a member of Nature Barrie or to renew an existing membership, please complete the fillable pdf and return by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Membership dues can be paid:by e-transfer, details here. , OR
by mailing a cheque to Nature Barrie, P.O. Box 1084, Barrie ON L4M 5E1, OR
by paying cash or cheque at the next monthly meeting.
Lyme Disease in Ontario
Brochure author John Scott and his wife Catherine (Kit), have been researching Lyme and ticks since 1990. For more information on Lyme Disease in Ontario, click this link.
Bird Friendly Barrie
A link to the City of Barrie's Bird Friendly City web site
Barrie was certified as a Bird Friendly City on June 16, 2022. A Bird Friendly City is a community where key threats to birds are effectively mitigated, nature is restored so native bird populations can thrive, residents are actively engaged in admiring and monitoring local bird populations, and organizations are creating events to protect birds..
