The Second Marsh/McLaughlin Bay area is very active right now. Besides a large selection of waterfowl, we found 5 Purple Martins among the Tree and Barn Swallows. It is unknown at this time if any juv Martins were within the swirling hoard.
Directions: At Oshawa, Bloor Street crosses the 401 at the Harmony Rd exit. To the north is Harmony Rd, but to the south is Farewell Street. Take Farewell south to Colonel Sam Drive and turn left (east). There are several parking areas and trail heads along the road that eventually goes past the GM headquarters building. If you continue past to the end of the road there is a turn off to a parking area for McLaughlin Bay and Darlington Park. This entire area is good birding. Good luck! Keith and Bethany Linton Orono, ON Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
