Today at the Port Perry lagoons I had the following 125 Least Sandpiper 20 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Solitary sandpiper 4 Semi-palmated Plovers 30 Dunlin 3 Killdeer 6 Spotted Sandpiper 7 Black terns 11 species of Duck including redhead and Ruddy 1 Trumpeter Swan [couldn't read the number - sorry Harry] 1 Water Pipit
Access to the Port Perry lagoons will follow a procedure identical to that established last year. The Region advises that we can enter from May 1st until October 31st. Permits must be purchased in advance of entering the lagoons. They will cost $5.00 as they did last year. 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 east off Hwy 12 on Concession Rd. 8 [don't get confused as, despite the fact that these roads are both numbered "8", they are two different roads - one is a regional paved road, the other a dirt concession road. Good birding .... Please do not enter these lagoons without a valid permit. Last year's permit is not useable this year. Geoff Carpentier Ajax, Ontario "Geoff Carpentier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
