After spending a couple of hours looking along the lake and at Second Marsh for the Garganey reported earlier this morning I thought I'd look at Pumphouse Marsh which I didn't check on my first time by. At 11:45 I refound the male Garganey there. It was associating with 2 pair of Gadwall. After viewing the bird for about 5 minutes I ran back to my car to get my scope. On my return before I could get the scope set up a number of high school students from the adjoining school managed to put all the duck in flight as they walked along the shoreline of the marsh. The duck were seen flying out over the trees to the lake. I walked along the beach checking the lake but could not refind the bird. I went back to Bonniebrae Pt. and Second Marsh but again could not refind the bird. Pumphouse Marsh may be worth checking again when school isn't on it's lunch time. Dave Worthington [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Direction to Pumphouse Marsh: >From Hwy 401 exit at interchange 417 and go south on Park Rd to the lake, then east on Stone St.Cedar. Parking is in the school parklot and the marsh can be seen across the field to the east.
