Lots of birds at Port Perry lagoons today ... Wilson's phalarope ( 1 male), 20 Semi-palmated Plovers, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 50+ Least Sandpipers, 10 Greater Yellowlegs, 35 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Solitary Sandpiper, 5 Short-billed Dowirchers, 7 Spotted Sandpipers, 4 Killdeer, 15 Dunlin. Also seen at lagoons - Osprey on nest, Red-shouldered Hawk, 40+ Black Terns, 5 Caspian Terns, Redhead, 3 Ring-necked Ducks, 6 Lesser Scaup, 7 Bufflehead, and 2 Hooded Mergansers.
Also seen in Durham - 2 Common Ravens at Whites Road and Taunton Rd in Pickering and two pheasants near the Durham/York Line and Finch Ave in Pickering. Elsewhere - Terrie Smith had 40 Brant at Westney Rd and Ravenscroft Rd in Ajax yesterday May 14th. Directions to Port Perry lagoons: Permits must be purchased in advance of entering the lagoons. They 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.] Permits cannot be shared nor can they be loaned. There are no "group entry" privileges. Please adhere rigidly to these requirements as any non-compliance could jeopardize our ability to use these important lagoons. Thank-you for your cooperation. Geoff Carpentier Ajax, Ontario _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
