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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: thouc on November 10, 2013, 11:42:10 AM

Title: Reesor Pond/Oshawa Harbour/Whitby Harbour/Cranberry Marsh
Post by: thouc on November 10, 2013, 11:42:10 AM

I toured eastern GTA this morning and found a few interesting birds. The best one's were blue phase Snow Goose at Reesor Pond, Common Loon at Oshawa Harbour, Dunlin at Whitby Harbour (Pringle Creek) and Wild Turkeys at Cranberry Marsh (2 females and 2 juv. on the path two the south platform and 2 males and 2 females along Hall's Road). Also a great variety of ducks seen, particularly at Cranberry Marsh (Pintail, Shoveler, Green-winged Teal, Am. Wigeon, Ring-necked Duck, all three Mergansers, White-winged Scoter, Redhead, Greater Scaup).

/Thomas

Title: Re: Reesor Pond/Oshawa Harbour/Whitby Harbour/Cranberry Mars
Post by: Craig McL on November 20, 2013, 10:04:21 AM

Thomas just so you know I saw the Mottled duck at Reesor Pond pond yesterday Nov 19 around 10 am to 1030 when the thousands of Canada geese came in and block the viewing its a nice bird to see ..

Craig

Title: Re: Reesor Pond/Oshawa Harbour/Whitby Harbour/Cranberry Mars
Post by: nana on November 20, 2013, 11:35:01 AM

I watched a male Wilson's Warbler in the cedars near the Hawk Watch on Hall's Road on Saturday 16th, in a small flock with Chickadees.
There is a lovely Red-bellied WP in the hardwoods at Lynde Shores - it may stay all winter with luck

Title: Re: Reesor Pond/Oshawa Harbour/Whitby Harbour/Cranberry Mars
Post by: thouc on November 20, 2013, 05:42:03 PM

Quote from: "Craig McL"

Thomas just so you know I saw the Mottled duck at Reesor Pond pond yesterday Nov 19 around 10 am to 1030 when the thousands of Canada geese came in and block the viewing its a nice bird to see ..

Craig

Thanks and congratulations, see if I get the chance to get out that way again. I saw the Mottled Duck at Hillman Marsh some years ago.

Title: Re: Reesor Pond/Oshawa Harbour/Whitby Harbour/Cranberry Mars
Post by: cloaca on November 20, 2013, 09:10:52 PM

Mottled Duck at Reesor?   Any photos?