This evening at Jim's pond there were 10 shorebird and 6 waterfowl species present.
Highlights 9 Short-billed Dowitchers 22 Dunlin 4 White-rumped Sandpipers 1 American Wigeon 10 Northern Shovelers Along the lakeshore there were small numbers of shorebirds including 1 Ruddy Turnstone and 4 Sanderling. Offshore there was 1 Long-tailed Duck and 2 Common Loons present. In Cool Hollow there were 2 Yellow-bellied Flycatchers, and 3 species of warblers. In the Oshawa Second Marsh there were 54 Mute Swans, 15 Great Blue Herons, 9 Black Terns and a Pied-billed Grebe visible. Directions: For a trail map of Second Marsh visit com (http://www.secondmarsh.com). There is a link on that site that will take you to a trail map for McLaughlin Bay Wildlife Reserve. Directions: Exit from the 401 at the Harmony Rd. Exit (419) in Oshawa. Go south on Farewell St. to Colonel Sam Drive. Go east on Colonel Sam Drive to the parking lot at the GM Headquarters. Park in the west parking lot close to the marsh. The east platform is located here. For Jim's Pond park on the east side of the GM Headquarters and walk south along the gravel trail. Jim's pond is approx. 400m south of the Building. Continuing south along gravel path to the lakeshore you will pass through Cool Hollow. Tyler Hoar Oshawa
