Yesterday morning I birded the Nonquon Lagoons. Water levels are quite high on most lagoons, and there were only real edges on the westmost and southmost lagoons. That being said, there were still some shorebirds around, including a juvenile Red-necked Phalarope on the east end of the south lagoon. Also seen were:
Kildeer-11 Spotted Sandpiper-8 Greater Yellowlegs-1 Lesser Yellowlegs-15 Least Sandpiper-2 Pectoral Sandpiper-1 Bonaparte's Gull-270 (8 juvenles) Black Tern-21 Osprey-3 Merlin-2 Geoff Carpentier's directions: Permits must be purchased in advance of entering the lagoons. They cost $10.00. The permits may be purchased at the Durham Region Transfer Site located at 1623 Reach Rd, Port Perry during the following business hours .... Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. To get to the transfer station, travel north on Hwy 12 past Port Perry [Hwy 7A] to the next traffic lights [Regional Road 8 = Reach Rd.] and travel east to #1623 on the north side of the road. 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. Good Birding! Mark Dorriesfield _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
