[Ontbirds] Yellow-headed and Brewers blackbirds, Little Gulls )shawa Second Marsh

[Tyler Hoar]

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.

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.