As John Stirrat reported Dan Kazinski found two Red-necked Phalaropes in the 3rd lagoon at Nonquon today. One was a juvenile and the other an adult. They were actively feeding when I left at 11:30. Also at the lagoons were:
359 Bonaparte's Gulls 56 Lesser Yellowlegs 5 Greater Yellowlegs 4 Killdeer 1 Pectoral Sandpiper 15 Least Sandpipers 4 Spotted Sandpipers 1 Bufflehead 4 Hooded Mergansers 3 Osprey 1 Merlin 22 Black Terns 4 Marsh Wrens 4 Trumpeter Swans just north of the jct. of Scugog Conc. 3 and Shirley Rd., south of Port Perry, two Sandhill Cranes were feeding in a stubble field Directions: Permits must be purchased in advance of entering the lagoons. They cost $10.00. The permits may be purchased at the Durham Region Transfer Site located at 1623 Reach Rd, Port Perry during the following business hours .... Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. To get to the transfer station, travel north on Hwy 12 past Port Perry [Hwy 7A] to the next traffic lights [Regional Road 8 Reach Rd.] and travel east to #1623 on the north side of the road. The lagoons are located one road north of the transfer site on Concession Rd. 8 [don't get confused as, despite the fact that these roads are both numbered "8", hey are two different roads - one is a regional paved road, the other a dirt concession road.]. Access to the lagoons is from the east end of Conc. 8 only as the bridge is out west of the lagoons. Geoff Carpentier www.avocetnatureservices.com _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
