Ontbirders, Stu Williams and I just saw (10:35am) the Hudsonian Godwit at Nonquon sewage lagoons in Port Perry. It was on the west side of cell #1 when we left and was associating with a couple of greater yellowlegs and pectoral sandpipers.
Directions as per Steve: > To reach the lagoons, from Highway 401, take Simcoe St. (Oshawa) north to > Port Perry. At the north end of town, turn left (west) at the stoplights > onto Concession Road 8, cross Old Simcoe St. and proceed a short distance > to the lagoons, on the south side of the road. Note – do NOT follow > Regional Road 8 (the next road south of Concession 8). Note also that you > cannot access the lagoons from the west, because the bridge is permanently > out. David Pryor Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 31, 2013, at 12:58 AM, Steve LaForest <s.m.lafor...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello Ontbirders, > > Wednesday afternoon, I found a juvenile Hudsonian Godwit at the Nonquon > Sewage Lagoons. It was in the first cell (the one closest to the > entrance), along the east edge, near the southeast corner of the cell. The > best viewing is obtained by walking up the path between cell 1 and 2 and > looking east across the lagoon. You typically can’t see shorebirds along > the edge close to you until they flush up. The godwit was still present > when I left at 5:40 pm. Sorry for the late posting. > > > > Other shorebirds included: > > 5 Lesser Yellowlegs > > 1 Greater Yellowlegs > > 1 Dunlin > > 7 Pectoral Sandpipers > > > > A juvenile Peregrine falcon (Anatum) has apparently been present here for > quite some time, as I believe I saw the same bird here Sept. 16. One of > its favoured perches is to the east of cell 1. Judging by the eviscerated > Lesser Scaup carcass on the path, and a high-speed pintail pursuit, this > falcon may prefer ducks to godwits – at least I hope so! > > > > Waterfowl in cells 1 and 2 included: > > 550 Canada Goose > > 1 Cackling Goose (departed when all the geese flew off) > > 12 adult Trumpeter Swans > > 15 Mallard > > 5 Green-winged Teal > > 16 American Wigeon > > 6 Northern Pintail > > 4 Northern Shoveler > > 29 Lesser Scaup > > 83 Bufflehead > > > > There were also 40 American Robins present. > > Please note that a permit is required to enter the lagoons. > > To reach the lagoons, from Highway 401, take Simcoe St. (Oshawa) north to > Port Perry. At the north end of town, turn left (west) at the stoplights > onto Concession Road 8, cross Old Simcoe St. and proceed a short distance > to the lagoons, on the south side of the road. Note – do NOT follow > Regional Road 8 (the next road south of Concession 8). Note also that you > cannot access the lagoons from the west, because the bridge is permanently > out. > > Good luck. We would most appreciate hearing of any other interesting > sightings for our local Durham Region birding hotline, run by Rayfield Pye > – thanks. > > Steve > _______________________________________________ > ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial > birding organization. > Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca > For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup > > _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
