Steve Charbonneau reports that this bird continues at the same location today (August 26).
Mike Mike Burrell mike.burrell...@gmail.com Please support my birdathon for bird conservation https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/bird-studies-canada/p2p/birdathon20/team/whimburrells/captain/mike-burrell/ Best Places to Bird in Ontario - now in stores. Find out more at http://burrellbirding.ca On Tue, Aug 25, 2020, 10:26 Mike V.A. Burrell, <mike.burrell...@gmail.com> wrote: > Just a quick update on this bird. Steve Charbonneau reports that the bird > is continuing to be seen but disappears for stretches of time into the > patch of Phragmites. > > The exact location I provided in the first email was incorrect, here's a > better description: as you walk northeast (away from the gate) between the > first two ponds, walk past the first pond on your right. You'll have to > keep walking a bit so you can look back towards the "bottom" (southwest > side) of the second pond on the right. Along that edge of the pond a patch > of Phragmites starts about 10 metres from the corner and continues for > about 40 metres. The bird disappears in this patch and periodically comes > down to the water and into the open to feed. Here's the location: > https://goo.gl/maps/LL4AXZd2GWDDqS1y6 > > To access Blenheim Sewage Lagoons you must have a permit issued by the > municipality. It's free, very easy to obtain (and usually very quick). Once > you are issued your permit you will be given the combo code for the gate > lock. To get a permit, email cki...@chatham-kent.ca and ask for one, > they'll then send you a blank permit that you must sign and return (by > email is fine). PLEASE DO NOT ENTER THE LAGOONS WITHOUT A PERMIT, you may > be charged with trespassing and birders could lose access. > > To reach the lagoons, head south on Hwy 3 from the town of Blenheim and > turn northwest (right if coming from town) onto Lagoon Rd. The lagoons are > on the right (north) side of the road. Birder access is by foot via the > small locked gate opposite house #19712. The gate is locked by a > combination lock (be sure to get the combination when you receive your > approved permit). > > > On Tue, Aug 25, 2020 at 8:30 AM Mike V.A. Burrell < > mike.burrell...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Steve Charbonneau reports (August 25 at 8:15) that he has found an >> immature Purple Gallinule at Blenheim Sewage Lagoons in the northwest >> corner of the second pond on the right, about 10 m from the corner; it went >> into the Phragmites along the shore. >> >> To access Blenheim Sewage Lagoons you must have a permit issued by the >> municipality. It's free, very easy to obtain (and usually very quick). Once >> you are issued your permit you will be given the combo code for the gate >> lock. To get a permit, email cki...@chatham-kent.ca and ask for one, >> they'll then send you a blank permit that you must sign and return (by >> email is fine). PLEASE DO NOT ENTER THE LAGOONS WITHOUT A PERMIT, you may >> be charged with trespassing and birders could lose access. >> >> To reach the lagoons, head south on Hwy 3 from the town of Blenheim and >> turn northwest (right if coming from town) onto Lagoon Rd. The lagoons are >> on the right (north) side of the road. Birder access is by foot via the >> small locked gate opposite house #19712. The gate is locked by a >> combination lock (be sure to get the combination when you receive your >> approved permit). The approximate location of the bird, based on Steve's >> description is https://goo.gl/maps/yY2YibAREGd3W4AQ8 >> >> Good birding, >> Mike >> >> -- >> >> *Mike Burrell* >> mike.burrell...@gmail.com >> Please support my birdathon for bird conservation >> <https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/bird-studies-canada/p2p/birdathon20/team/whimburrells/captain/mike-burrell/> >> ! >> Best Places to Bird in Ontario >> <http://burrellbirding.ca/best-places-to-bird-in-ontario/> >> > > > -- > > *Mike Burrell* > mike.burrell...@gmail.com > Please support my birdathon for bird conservation > <https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/bird-studies-canada/p2p/birdathon20/team/whimburrells/captain/mike-burrell/> > ! > Best Places to Bird in Ontario > <http://burrellbirding.ca/best-places-to-bird-in-ontario/> > -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. 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