birds- April 15

[Rayfield Pye]

Durham Region Field Naturalist

Friday, April 15, 2016

 

Sponsored by Durham Region Field Naturalist

 

Oshawa Second Marsh: (Fri morning) Pine Warbler-1, Yellow-rumped Warbler-4, Purple Martin-1,

Fox Sparrow- 6, and unidentified Tern-2

report from T Logan

(Fri evening) Little Gull-3

report from B Smith

 

Thickson’s Woods: (Thur morning) Harlequin-2

report from W Brailsford

(Thur evening) Yellow-rumped Warbler-2

report from S LaForest

 

Cranberry Marsh: (Tue) Ruddy Duck- 9, Ring-necked Duck- 146, Green-winged Teal- 32,

report from S LaForest

(Fri) Sandhill Crane-1

report from B McWalters

 

Pumphouse Marsh: (Fri) Great Egret-1

report from R Pye

 

Beaver River Wetland: (Mon) Virginia rail-2, Wilson’s Snipe-2

Blue Mountain Road

report from T Hoar

 

Brooklin: (Wed) Wilson’s Snipe- 6

flooded field on Thornton’s Road, south of Howden

report from B Smith

 

Oshawa Second Marsh will be drawn down for plant regeneration. It will be very good

for shorebirds in May and early June.

 

Rayfield Pye

Durham Region Field Naturalist