I checked the lagoons this afternoon - all this rain has raised the levels
quite a bit but there's still good habitat in lagoon 2 ...
Highlight was an extremely early female Common Golden-eye. Also the first
young of the year Bonaparte's Gulls showed up with two at the lagoons with
adults. Waxwings were hunting spreadwings and midges ... wonderful sight.
Other stuff:
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 1
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 3 (2 adults and one young at nest)
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 1
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 4
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 2
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 1
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 13
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 2
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 44 2 in juvenal plumage
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) 16
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 1
Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) 33
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) 3
Elsewhere the Kingbirds have been moving through my yard in double digits
numbers that last two days. A Caspian Tern flew southbound over my house
today - only my second ever. My Pine Warblers have fledged (much to the
dismay of every hungry crows) and are feeding young.
How to Obtain a Nonquon Sewage Lagoon Permit
Permits must be purchased in advance of entering the lagoons. Permits can be
obtained from 605 Rossland Rd., Whitby, or at the Scugog Waste Transfer
Station, 1623 Reach Street, Port Perry. An electronic version of the Nonquon
Sewage Lagoon Birder Permit is available in PDF format at
http://www.durham.ca/finance.asp?nr=/departments/finance/financeinside.htm.
Nonquon Sewage Lagoon Birder Permits are available for $10 per permit.
Cheques will only be accepted at Regional Headquarters. Payment by cash only
at the Scugog Waste Transfer Station.
Completed Applications should be forwarded to: Finance Department -
Insurance & Risk Management, 605 Rossland Road E., Whitby, ON L1N 6A3
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
AVOCET NATURE SERVICES
Contact me at: 905-852-2011 or [email protected]
Visit my website: www.avocetnatureservices.com
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