Oshawa Second Marsh 7am to noon
Highlights: 85 Species
1 Male
Yellow-headed Blackbird. This bird is wary (at least when I am
around) and the 3 times I saw it, it was foraging on the ground in short
grass between the marsh and Colonel Sam Drive behind the GM platform. It
flies ne towards the 401 but returns within 5 minutes
1
Brewer's Blackbird in the open area near the swallow house adjacent to the
lake in the south east corner of the marsh.
45
Little Gulls They came in late this morning from the Bonaparte's
flocks(1580 birds) that are foraging on ghost midge hatch in the Lake off
The Second Marsh
1 Iceland Gull
1 Red-throated Loon and 69 Common Loons in the lake
22 Species of Waterfowl including Northern Pintail, Common Goldeneyes,
American Wigeon, both teal, Northern Shovelers, Ruddy Ducks, and Wood Ducks
American Coots, Common Moorhens, Virginia Rails, a Sora and a American
Bittern
4 species of Shorebirds
Marsh, House and Winter Wrens
5 Species of Warblers (Yellow-rumped, Palm, Pine, Black and White and
Ovenbird)
7 species of Sparrows
and an escaped White Cockatiel flying eastwards towards Darlington
Provincial park.
SATURDAY, APRIL 26 & SUNDAY APRIL 27DAWN TO 10 AMBring your binoculars, spotting scopes to see Little Gull at Second Marsh.
Chip Weseloh from the Canadian Wildlife Service, Doug McCrae and Tyler Hoar will be there
to answer you questions about the Little Gull.
Direction:
Oshawa Second Marsh
Exit from the 401 at the Harmony Rd. Exit(419) in Oshawa. Go south on
Farewell St. Colonel Sam Drive. Turn East onto Colonel Sam Drive and follow
to the parking lot at the GM Headquarters. Park in the west parking lot
close to the marsh. The east (GM) platform is visible from the NW corner of
the lot.
For a trail map of the Oshawa Second marsh area visit
www.secondmarsh.com and check the link for a trail map of
the area.
