Hey, There was a definitive alternate Eared Grebe in the large [north-east] cell of the Tavistock Lagoons this evening.
Latish waterfowl included a pair of Greater Scaup, plus single Bufflehead and Ring-necked Duck, with a mixture of other dabblers. Shorebird numbers / diversity were decent - 2 White-rumped Sandpiper, 5 Pectoral,1 Dunlin, 75 Least, 5 Solitary, 55 Lesser Yellowlegs, 4 Greater Yellowlegs and one Semipalmated Plover. A couple of American Pipits were also present along the muddy edges of the lagoons, with several Lapland Longspur heard / seen in the adjacent bare fields - several males in full alternate. To reach the lagoons, take Hwy 59 north of Woodstock to Maplewood Sideroad. Continue east to the 14th Line, go north [about 2 km] to the old RR tracks and walk in to the north-west -- the lagoons are visible from the RR line. Cheers, James Holdsworth, Biological Consulting Services 14 Marian St, RR#1 Woodstock, On, N4S-7V6 [519]537-2027 226-228-0093 [cell] [email protected] _______________________________________________ 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/
