The Hare Island Reserve was donated as a memorial to Gordon and Elizabeth McLaren
Hare Island acquired in February of 2008
Hare Island is a small island (4.5 acres) just west of Thunder Cape Bird Observatory in Lake Superior. The Thunder Bay Field Naturalists took possession of the island on February 20th, 2008. Most of the money to buy the island came from family and friends of Gordon and Elizabeth McLaren, after whom the reserve is named, and the rest came from TBFN Nature Reserves donations. Gordon McLaren was one of the original founding members of TBFN back in 1933. The couple were both active in the club for many years and were bird watchers, hikers and generally loved the outdoors.
Aerial photos of Hare Island (looking south) taken on January 20th, 2008.
Hare island is cleary visible from the Thunder Cape Bird Observatory. This island was up for sale as a potential cottage location and there was some concern that the increased boat traffic and disturbance might have a negative impact on the bird monitoring conditions at Thunder Cape. In addition, the island has cave nesting Barn Swallows which the Observatory staff monitor every year and some nesting Herring Gulls and Yellow Warblers. The Thunder Bay Field Naturalists are fortunate to have been able to turn it into a nature reserve.
Thunder Bay, Hare Island and the Sleeping Giant.
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