Ontbirds subscribers,
Late this afternoon David Worthington and I birded at Oshawa Second Marsh. We
were unable to locate the Marbled Godwit reported earlier, which may have moved
on or might have been foraging in an area not view-able from the east platform.
We did, however, find a female Hudsonian Godwit, observed both on the mudflats
and in flight. We also observed two Whimbrel, four dowitchers too distant to
identify with certainty, two Black-bellied Plovers, and large flocks of Dunlin
and unidentified peeps.
The draw down at Second Marsh is creating lots of excellent habitat for
shorebirds and should be regularly checked this spring.
To reach Oshawa Second Marsh, take Hwy 401 to Exit 419 (Farewell St.) and then
take Farewell St. south the Colonel Sam Drive. Turn left (east) on Colonel Sam
Drive and follow it first east and then south to the parking lot immediately to
the west of the General Motors headquarters building. Park in the northwest
section of this lot and follow the trail west and then north to the viewing
platform on the east side of the marsh. Light and viewing conditions here are
best in the mornings.
Good birding,
Glenn Coady
Whitby, Ontario
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