[Ontbirds]Oshawa Second Marsh Saturday morning

[Tyler Hoar]

This morning we had 13 Little Gulls displaying in the marsh early then they 
went out to the lake to feed with the 500+ Bonaparte's Gulls offshore mostly 
obscured by the choppy waves on the lake.
No signs of either the Brewers(both birds) or the Yellow-headed blackbird.

Highlights were
Osprey, Northern Harrier and kestrels
Warblers: Yellow, Yellow-rumped, and Palm
Shorebirds Dunlin, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Wilson's Snipe and 
Killdeer
Virginia Rails, Moorhens, Coots, Green Herons
Waterfowl numbers were low and offshore birds were obsured by the choppy 
lake. However Trumpeter Swans, White-winged Scoters, Common Goldeneyes, 
Northern Shovelers, American Wigeon, Ruddy Ducks, Lesser Scaup and both Teal 
were seen.

Several Common Loons observed flying overhead.

Also we had a Mink eating a fish just below the GM platform for many people 
to see.

LITTLE GULL VIEWING AT SECOND MARSH
SUNDAY APRIL 27
DAWN TO 10 AM
Bring your binoculars, spotting scopes to see Little Gull at Second Marsh.
Doug McCrae and Tyler Hoar will be there
to answer you questions about the Little Gulls.

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.