A quick trip to Thickson's Woods late in the day [5-5:30 p.m.] yielded - 11 Red-eyed Vireos, 2 Yellow-bellied Flycatchers, 2 Chestnut-sided Warblers, 3 Magnolia Warbler's, one Black-throated Blue Warbler, on American Redstart and two Grey-cheeked Thrushes, along with numerous Least Flycatchers.
Second Marsh had one Peregrine Falcon, one White-crowned Sparrow, numerous duck species including Green-winged Teal and Hooded Merganser + one Piping Plover, ~1000 Dunlin, ~250 Least Sandpiper, 6 Semi-palmated Sandpipers, 2 White-rumped Sandpipers, 3 Sanderlings, 8 Black-bellied Plovers, one Red Knot, ~75 Semi-palmated Plovers, one Killdeer, and one Short-billed Dowitcher! Directions: Exit from the 401 at the Harmony Rd. Exit (419) in Oshawa. Go south on Farewell St. to Colonel Sam Drive. Go east on Colonel Sam Drive to the parking lot at the GM Headquarters. Park in the west parking lot close to the marsh. The east platform is located here. To see the Lake Ontario waterbirds proceed along the path from the parking lot south to the lakeshore. Exit 401 at Thickson Road. Thickson's Woods is located at the south end of Thickson Road near the lake. Geoff Carpentier Ajax, Ontario
