Gull & Gilead Islands
Public access is NOT allowed on this property because of its fragile ecosystems and is better left alone.
Property Details
Size: 6 acres
Location: Go Home Bay & Wah Wah Taysee
Year Acquired: 2007
Donated by: Joan Grierson
Stewards:
Charlie Ballantyne
Shirley Ballantyne
Property Info
These two islands are found within the Pine Island group, and are known to support populations of nesting Herring Gulls, Ring-billed Gulls and Black-crowned Night Herons, a provincially rare species. They are largely open with only small pockets of vegetation growing in the many crevices and cracks found within the bedrock.
These islands are also likely to support some of the rare reptile species known from eastern Georgian Bay. They are frequently observed from the adjacent islands and both Gull and Gilead, in the context of the larger group of islands, provide ideal habitat for foraging and breeding. The islands also are likely used as a source of food for any mammals isolated on North Wooded Pine Island such as fox, which have been observed swimming from North Wooded to Gilead on occasion.
Because of their small size and importance as nesting sites, these islands are not open for public visits.