Re: [ONTBIRDS] Purple Gallinule at Blenheim Sewage Lagoons

[Mike V.A. Burrell via ONTBIRDS]

Steve Charbonneau reports that this bird continues at the same location
today (August 26).

Mike

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On Tue, Aug 25, 2020, 10:26 Mike V.A. Burrell, 
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
>>
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>>
>> *Mike Burrell*
>> mike.burrell...@gmail.com
>> Please support my birdathon for bird conservation
>> 
>> !
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>> 
>>
>
>
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> 
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Re: [ONTBIRDS] Purple Gallinule at Blenheim Sewage Lagoons

[Mike V.A. Burrell via ONTBIRDS]

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 
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
> 
> !
> Best Places to Bird in Ontario
> 
>


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