Cranberry Marsh- July 22

[raypye]

July 22- 5:30 to 7:30 PM
Pied-billed Grebe: adults- 8, young- 21, Common Moorhen: adults- 2, young- 7
Wood Duck: female with 10 young, Gadwall: several families,
Mute Swan: female with 5 young, Trumpeter Swan: pair of adults with 2 young,
American Wigeon- 3, Ruddy Duck- 1, Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal,
Green Heron- 5, Black-crowned Night-Heron- 2
Greater Yellowlegs- 1, Lesser Yellowlegs-  2, Killdeer and Spotted Sandpipers
viewing was from the 2 platforms on the east side.
Rayfield Pye

[Hilander]

Guess it's time to head back there, as the previous 2 times I went there were really wasn't anything there!

Thanks for posting that!

Cheers, Rory

[BIGFRANK]

If I understand right,we look from the Lynde Shores side.

[raypye]

July is the best time to bird wetlands for nesting birds. This time of year the early nesting birds are almost as big at their parents and there are usually late nesting birds that have very young downy chicks. Cranberry Marsh and Oshawa Second Marsh usually have the largest numbers of nesting birds.
This weekend I visited 5 wetlands in central and eastern Durham Region.
Darlington Nuclear Wetland: Common Moorehen- 1 female with 5 young, Mute Swan- pair (nest failure)
Westside Marsh: Osprey- 1, Caspian Tern- 2, waterfowl- 0
Samuel Wilmot Nature Reserve: Mallard-1 female with 3 young
Licks Pond/ Whitby: Green-winged Teal- 1 female with 6 young, Mallard- 2 families
Conlin Road Wetland/ Whitby: Wood Duck- 1 female with 3 young
Rayfield Pye