We had at least 37 Little Gulls at Oshawa Second Marsh today for the first day of the 2-day Little Gull Viewing Week-end. Several times from about 730-830 they put on beautiful aerial courstship displays with from 10-22 birds present in a flock above the marsh and immediately adjacent area. Other individuals were easily viewed as they skimmed over the water foraging on emerging insects just beyond the cattails. It was a great day at the marsh; other birds included Black-crowned Night-Heron, Common Gallinule, a Canvasback, 300 Bonaparte's Gulls, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Blue-winged and Green-winhed Teal, Common and Hooded Merganser, Trumpeter and Mute Swan, Caspian Tern, two calling Virginia Rails, Swamp Sparrow, etc.
The Viewing Week-end continues tomorrow from sunrise to about 1000 AM...but the weather forecast is not good. Cheers, Chip Weseloh Tyler Hoar 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. > > 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.
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