Hi All, The 2 Red-necked Phalaropes found by George and Mark Peck on Friday are still at the Townsend Sewage Lagoons, as of this evening around 1800h.
Other birds Yousif Attia and I found at the lagoons from 1700h-1800h: Bobolink (lone, late bird) Short-billed Dowitcher Lesser Yellowlegs Northern Shoveler about 200 Tree Swallows, Barn Swallow Myrtle Warbler Palm Warbler Ruddy Duck Northern Harrier Cooper's Hawk Merlin Red-tailed Hawk American Pipit Horned Lark Mallard Lesser Scaup American Coot Great Blue Heron Ring-billed Gull Red-winged Blackbird E. Starlings Good birding, Christian Directions to Townsend (as per the Burrell's): >From Simcoe, travel east on Hwy 3 for about 14km, then turn north on #74 ( Townsend Parkway) toward the town of Townsend. Take the first left, 14th Concession, and the lagoons are on your right, less than 1km down the road. >From the 403: Take 403 Hamilton exiting at 6 south. Follow 6 around Caledonia, through Hagersville turning right at Nanticoke Creek Parkway. Follow the Parkway into Townsend and turn left onto Keith Richardson's Parkway. Turn right at Concession 14 Townsend Rd and the lagoons are on the right between the first and second farms on the right hand side. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
