There are a group of approximately 40-50 Horned grebes along with 100 Red necked grebes and an equal number of Long-tailed ducks in Lake Ontario just south of Cranberry Marsh. This group of birds have been there both Wed. and Thurs. ; Yesterday a Common Loon was seen among these birds along with several Bonaparte Gulls.
In the Marsh, there is a nice variety of waterfowl, including Northern Shoveler, Blue-Winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck and a Pied-Billed Grebe. Belted Kingfishers can be seen along the lakefront. As well, a few little gulls have arrived at Second Marsh in Oshawa. Numbers of these gulls will probably increase over the next week. Directions: Cranberry Marsh ( From CLOCA website ) Exit Hwy. 401 at Brock St. in Whitby, travel south. to Victoria St. (1st lights), turn right and travel approx. 2.5km past the Lynde Shores Parking Lot on Victoria Street. Turn Left on to Hall's Road. Parking and trails are on the east side of the road. The South Parking Area is where you will find trails that lead down to Lake Ontario Second Marsh ( From Friends of Second marsh web-site ) To visit the Second Marsh Wildlife Area exit Highway # 401 at the Harmony Rd. cutoff (exit # 419). Go south on Farewell Street to Colonel Sam Drive. Turn left (east) and travel 0.5 km to the entrance sign of Second Marsh Wildlife Area. Limited on-street parking is allowed at this site. Farther east a walking trail exists at the pumphouse. However parking is not suggested at this site. Another access point is located on Farewell Avenue, opposite Harbour Road however there is no vehicle parking. To access the east side of Second Marsh, continue east to General Motors of Canada Limited (Corporate Headquarters). Turn into the west parking lot just past the Wildlife Reserve sign and enter a short trail leading to a raised viewing deck (sponsored by General Motors Canada Ltd.) that overlooks Second Marsh. To access the main trail of the Reserve, visitors can park in the east lot. Here off the southwest corner, you visit the unique Dogwood Trail that was designed for the visually impaired. There are eleven trails that total over 7 km in length in the Reserve. _________________________________________________________________ Internet Explorer 8 helps keep your personal info safe. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9655581_______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
