Ontbirds subscribers, The female Western Tanager first found on December 16 at
Durham Court Park in Oshawa by Otto Peter and Jim McKnight during the Oshawa
CBC, was seen by many additional observers this afternoon from 2:20 p.m.
onward. In addition to feeding on buckthorn berries in the woods, I saw the
bird foraging very often on the ground and in large discarded piles of leaves
and rotting wood - presumably seeking spiders and beetles. The only other bird
it seemed to be loosely associating with was a Brown Creeper. Most of the time
that I was there it was foraging quite low near the fence row separating the
park from the homes that border it to the north. Directions: From 401 take
exit # 415 to Stephenson Road North in Oshawa. Turn left (west) on Gibb Street
(first light after the railway overpass) then turn left (south) on Waverly
Street (at the pedestrian cross walk lights). It is a quiet residential street
with limited parking at the dead
end where the park is located. Glenn CoadyWhitby, Ontario
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