Bob Cummings and myself saw the Hudsonian Godwit take off from the east side of cell one and fly toward the north west.
Geoff Carpenter and I walked. the rest of the lagoons trying to relocate it with no luck. We did see a single Snow Bunting at the furthest west cell and a Wilson's Snipe on the west side of cell 1 as we were leaving. Directions and details below: Robert Baumander Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: David Pryor <[email protected]> > Date: October 31, 2013 at 10:45:22 AM EDT > To: Steve LaForest <[email protected]> > Cc: birdalert <[email protected]> > Subject: [Ontbirds] Hudsonian Godwit - Nonquon Lagoons, Port Perry > > Ontbirders, Stu Williams and I just saw (10:35am) the Hudsonian Godwit at > Nonquon sewage lagoons in Port Perry. It was on the west side of cell #1 when > we left and was associating with a couple of greater yellowlegs and pectoral > sandpipers. > > Directions as per Steve: > >> To reach the lagoons, from Highway 401, take Simcoe St. (Oshawa) north to >> Port Perry. At the north end of town, turn left (west) at the stoplights >> onto Concession Road 8, cross Old Simcoe St. and proceed a short distance >> to the lagoons, on the south side of the road. Note – do NOT follow >> Regional Road 8 (the next road south of Concession 8). Note also that you >> cannot access the lagoons from the west, because the bridge is permanently >> out. > > David Pryor > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 31, 2013, at 12:58 AM, Steve LaForest <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello Ontbirders, >> >> Wednesday afternoon, I found a juvenile Hudsonian Godwit at the Nonquon >> Sewage Lagoons. It was in the first cell (the one closest to the >> entrance), along the east edge, near the southeast corner of the cell. The >> best viewing is obtained by walking up the path between cell 1 and 2 and >> looking east across the lagoon. You typically can’t see shorebirds along >> the edge close to you until they flush up. The godwit was still present >> when I left at 5:40 pm. Sorry for the late posting. >> >> >> >> Other shorebirds included: >> >> 5 Lesser Yellowlegs >> >> 1 Greater Yellowlegs >> >> 1 Dunlin >> >> 7 Pectoral Sandpipers >> >> >> >> A juvenile Peregrine falcon (Anatum) has apparently been present here for >> quite some time, as I believe I saw the same bird here Sept. 16. One of >> its favoured perches is to the east of cell 1. Judging by the eviscerated >> Lesser Scaup carcass on the path, and a high-speed pintail pursuit, this >> falcon may prefer ducks to godwits – at least I hope so! >> >> >> >> Waterfowl in cells 1 and 2 included: >> >> 550 Canada Goose >> >> 1 Cackling Goose (departed when all the geese flew off) >> >> 12 adult Trumpeter Swans >> >> 15 Mallard >> >> 5 Green-winged Teal >> >> 16 American Wigeon >> >> 6 Northern Pintail >> >> 4 Northern Shoveler >> >> 29 Lesser Scaup >> >> 83 Bufflehead >> >> >> >> There were also 40 American Robins present. >> >> Please note that a permit is required to enter the lagoons. >> >> To reach the lagoons, from Highway 401, take Simcoe St. (Oshawa) north to >> Port Perry. At the north end of town, turn left (west) at the stoplights >> onto Concession Road 8, cross Old Simcoe St. and proceed a short distance >> to the lagoons, on the south side of the road. Note – do NOT follow >> Regional Road 8 (the next road south of Concession 8). Note also that you >> cannot access the lagoons from the west, because the bridge is permanently >> out. >> >> Good luck. We would most appreciate hearing of any other interesting >> sightings for our local Durham Region birding hotline, run by Rayfield Pye >> – thanks. >> >> Steve >> _______________________________________________ >> ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial >> birding organization. >> Send bird reports to [email protected] >> For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit >> http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup > > _______________________________________________ > ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial > birding organization. > Send bird reports to [email protected] > For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup > _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
