Some good birds at Nonquon Lagoons today :
1 Red-Necked Phalarope feeding with Bonaparte's Gulls.
1 Long-billed Dowitcher
1 Pectoral Sandpiper (possibly 2 )1 Spotted Sandpiper
3 Ravens
5 Marsh Wrens
3 Snow Geese just west of Manchester on Highway 7A.
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. Thanks to Geoff
> Carpentier for convincing Port Perry authorities to draw down one lagoon
> during the migration period. Dave milsommilsomd...@hotmail.com
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