I did a run to Darlington Barrier Beach and Oshawa's Second Marsh this morning. No migrants to speak of (except some shorebirds) but an American Tree Sparrow was a huge surprise. A Long-tailed Duck, several Common Loons and many RB Mergansers were found as well. Shorebirds included 1 White-rumped Sandpiper, 1 Ruddy Turnstone, 7 Dunlin, 17 Semi-palmated Plovers and 68 Least/SP Sandpipers (the latter were every active and getting an accurate count was difficult - majority of these were SP Sandp.).
Directions: Second Marsh and Darlington Barrier Beach can be accessed off 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. Geoffrey Carpentier www.avocetnatureservices.com _______________________________________________ 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/
