Today, early afternoon, constantly heard a Virginia Rail (male song (kic,kic), not the grunt call) at the east side of "Dogwood" Pond in Oshawa 2nd Marsh. first Rail of season for me. My guess is that it might hang around for a few days.
Also, at 2nd Marsh, Eastern Towhee's, Swamp Sparrows, Field Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows, Junco's..still !!, Tree Swallows, Caspian Terns, Common Terns, batches of Bonaparte's Gulls, Glaucous Gull, and lots of the usual species. Not too many warblers, as yet, but a few Pine, Yellow-rumped, and a probable Palm. 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 SW corner of the lot. To get to the "Dogwood" Pond for the Virginia Rail, from the west parking lot, go to its east side and then proceed down the hill and over to the east and the gravel path. This path, essentially, goes around 3 sides of the pond. Good birding... Bruce -- B.F. Aikins 118 Morris Lane Scugog Point Nestleton Stn. ON L0B 1L0 _______________________________________________ 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/
