This afternoon there were a dozen species of waterfowl and 4 kinds of
waterbirds at the Alfred Sewage Lagoons including:
- 61 adult and 40 young RUDDY DUCK in 5 families,
- 1 male LESSER SCAUP,
- 2 families of REDHEAD
- and 64 AMERICAN COOT (adults and young).
No shorebird habitat meant no shorebirds at the lagoons but just down the
road in a wet field were:
- 20 Killdeer
- 7 Least Sandpiper
- 1 Solitary Sandpiper
- 5 Lesser Yellowlegs
- 1 Wilson's Snipe
DIRECTIONS: From the town of Alfred go east on Highway 17, then turn south
on Peat Moss Road and drive for 2 km. The lagoons are on your left (east
side of road). Contact (during weekdays) Richard Villeneuve, Township of
Alfred and Plantagenet at (613) 679-2292 for the required permit to enter
the lagoons.
Jacques Bouvier
CP/Box 184
St-Isidore, ON K0C 2B0
(613) 524-1154
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http://jacquesbouvier.blogspot.com
