At noon today while on a family outing In picnic area 2 at the children's playground, there was a Male Western Tanager foraging in the adjacent silver maples. I followed it along rows of Siberian Elms towards the Park Store. It was last seen on the south row of European Larch just southwest of the park store A different Summer Tanager(this one an adult male) than the one reported yesterday was located in the Robinson Creek valley foraging in willows just north of the lake at 11:20. In the canopy trees throughout picnic area 2 were alot of Scarlet Tanagers, Orchard and Baltimore Orioles, Warblers ( 7 species 50+ individuals) in Picnic area 2 were mostly yellow-rumps, nashvilles and yellows. Offshore 1 Little gull among 23 bonaparte's gulls Did not look for plovers on the beach due to having the family dog with me. Directions: Darlington Provincial Park borders the east side Oshawa Second Marsh/McLaughlin Bay Nature Reserve.
To access the campground and park store area from the east.Take the Courtice road exit from the 401 and follow the park signs. In the Park follow signs for Picnic Area 2. This is the area where you park to access the barrier beach. If you are walking to this area from the west gate it is a 1.3 km walk Tyler Hoar _______________________________________________ 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/
