Duck Bay

History

Duck Bay was established at the turn of the century as a Hudson's Bay Company trading post, and is named after the bay on which it is situated. A gravel road to Camperville, Manitoba was completed in 1952 (now known as Provincial Road 272). A mystery surrounds the death of Father Darveau O.M.I. His body was found on the shore near the village of Duck Bay and a monument marks the site. He either drowned accidentally or was murdered. Another larger monument on the grounds of the Roman Catholic mission in Camperville reads "In memory of the Rev. J. E. Darveau, missionary. Born in Quebec, 17 March 1816. Massacred 22 miles north 4 June 1844".

Most-observed species

• Bald Eagle

  Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1
• Osprey

  Pandion haliaetus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1
• Greater Yellowlegs

  Tringa melanoleuca (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  1
• Double-crested Cormorant

  Phalacrocorax auritus (Lesson, 1831) · Aves
  1
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  1
• Alder Flycatcher

  Empidonax alnorum Brewster, 1895 · Aves
  1
• Red-eyed Vireo

  Vireo olivaceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1