Today's highlights from the Nonquon lagoons, Port Perry
south lagoon and 2nd lagoon from the west are best right now ... lots of
habitat and it appears to be increasing
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 4 (female with three tiny young) - very
rare
nesting species here
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 2
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 27
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) 1
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 18
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) 8
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 1
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 96
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 169 actual count of
sitting birds
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) 17
How to Obtain a Nonquon Sewage Lagoon Permit
Permits must be purchased in advance of entering the lagoons. Permits can be
obtained from 605 Rossland Rd., Whitby, or at the Scugog Waste Transfer
Station, 1623 Reach Street, Port Perry.
The Durham Region Transfer Site is open 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.
An electronic version of the Nonquon Sewage Lagoon Birder Permit is
available in PDF format at
http://www.durham.ca/finance.asp?nr=/departments/finance/financeinside.htm.
Nonquon Sewage Lagoon Birder Permits are available for $10 per permit.
Cheques will only be accepted at Regional Headquarters. Payment by cash only
at the Scugog Waste Transfer Station.
Completed Applications should be forwarded to: Finance Department -
Insurance & Risk Management, 605 Rossland Road E., Whitby, ON L1N 6A3
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.
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