[Ontbirds] American Avocet still at Second Marsh

The American avocet that was found yesterday by Justin White and reported by Mark Read was still present this morning at 9:30. When I first found it, it was in the NW corner of the marsh, only visible from the berm trail that parallels the western edge of Second Marsh. It was flushed by an

[Ontbirds] White eyed vireo at Darlington Nuclear Trail

This afternoon at approximately 2:05 I found a White-eyed vireo on the east side of the Darlington Nuclear Trail. The bird stayed low (10-15ft) for a full 3-4 minutes while it fed on midges, which allowed me to enjoy some crippling looks. I could clearly see its yellow spectacles and flanks and

[Ontbirds] Quick correction- Direction to Second Marsh

Sorry folks. Its a left turn from Farewell onto Colonel Same Drive. Good birdingTim Logan ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to

[Ontbirds] Cave swallow at Second Marsh in Oshawa

This afternoon at approximately 1:30 (from the Berm Trail), I observed a cave swallow flying out over Harmony Creek and the marsh for several minutes. The bird was in the SW corner of the marsh about 100m north of the lake. It was a small swallow with a square tail and a pale rump and

[Ontbirds] loggerhead shrike

This morning at 9:05 on a walk through Westside Marsh in Bowmanville I spotted a Loggerhead Shrike just to the west of the main parking lot. It flew right in front of my son and I and perched about 15m away on top of a low bush. We continued to observe it for about 5 mins while it moved on to

[Ontbirds] Male Yellow headed blackbird still at Cranberry Marsh

I relocated the bird from the east platform again this evening. It was again showing well while scrounging for food on the mudflats to the south west from 7:50 to 8:00 pm. The only way to access the east platform is from Lynde Shores on Victoria Rd. Once there follow the Levey trail down to