I checked the lagoons today and was not disappointed. The middle and the southernmost cells are the most productive.
White-rumped Sandpiper - 12 Semi-palmated Sandpiper - 3 Least Sandpiper - 3 Dunlin - 3 Semi-palmated Plover - 8 Killdeer - 7 Spotted Sandpiper 5 Ring-necked Duck 1 - very late many Mallard broods and one Wood Duck brood Black Tern - 14 Osprey - 1 it's tough being a Snapping Turtle - I saw two females laying eggs today and found 3 nests destroyed by predators Permits must be purchased in advance of entering the lagoons. They cost $10.00. 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 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.]. Access to the lagoons is from the east end of Conc. 8 only as the bridge is out west of the lagoons. Geoff Carpentier www.avocetnatureservices.com _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
