While taking a lunch break at Oshawa Second Marsh, I walked the berm along
the west side of the marsh down to the lake. The resident male Barrow's
Goldeneye was in a diverse flock of waterfowl 120m sw of the creek mouth.
While looking through the flock I found and digiscoped what appears to be a
Tufted Duck x Scaup hybrid. Also in the flock off the sw corner of the
Oshawa Second Marsh was a female Harlequin.
Also offshore were Common Loon,cormorants and a pair of Blue-winged Teal.
In the Marsh itself viewed primarily from the GM platform were 21 species
of waterfowl including 6 Tundra Swans, 2 Cackling Geese, 4 Ruddy Ducks, 193
Ring-necked Ducks and 36 Canvasbacks
Directions
Exit from 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.
The Berm looks like a gated gravel road which runs south from Colonel Sam
Drive immediately east of the bridge.
For a trail map of the Oshawa Second marsh area visit
www.secondmarsh.com and check the link for a trail map of
the area.
Tyler Hoar
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