Terrie Smith and I did the trek to Nonquon today and found a few shorebirds still lingering ...
Red-necked Phalarope - one breeding (alternate) plumaged female Black-bellied Plover - one moulting into breeding plumage Least Sandpiper - 25 - various plumages Dunlin - 3 - scruffiest individuals imaginable Greater Yellowlegs - one in breeding plumage Spotted Sandpiper - one Killdeer - one also six spp. of ducks and 18 Black Terns Directions: Permits must be purchased in advance of entering the lagoons. Each individual must have his/her own permit. 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.] 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
