[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope

[Richard Skevington via ONTBIRDS]

There currently is a Red-necked Phalarope at the Mitchel wetlands. 
There is a good variety of shorebirds and the water levels are excellent 

Good birding
Richard

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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope still at Ashbridges Bay Today. Here is video: https://youtu.be/fZQ7fp32wcA

[Fazio Luke via ONTBIRDS]

 https://youtu.be/fZQ7fp32wcAHi folks: FYI  the Juvenile Red-necked Phalarope 
was seen all day today at Ashbridges Bay Park in Toronto.  Here is the Video of 
it...      https://youtu.be/fZQ7fp32wcA
Enjoy. For Toronto this is a locally rare bird.DirectionsFound by Lynn Pady, 
seen all day yesterday(Thursday) and today (Friday). On the flooded beach. Park 
at the Woodbine lot at Lakeshore Blvd East and Northern Dancer.  Walk south 
toward the lake looking carefully in the water on the beach

Cheers 

Luc Fazio
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope at Toronto’s Ashbridges/Woodbine Beach

[THERESA DOBKO via ONTBIRDS]

Found by Lynn Pady. Seen by several others. On the flooded beach. Park at the 
Woodbine lot at Lakeshore Blvd East and Northern Dancer. Paid parking after 5. 
Walk south toward the lake looking carefully in the water on the beach
Theresa Dobko
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope Callendar Lagoons

[Stephen O'Donnell via ONTBIRDS]

Today there was a single Red-necked Phalarope in the east cell. Water levels 
have increased in the west cell and only 3 Lesser Yellowlegs were present. 
There was a good mixture of ducks  Mallards, Black Duck, one Am.Wegeon, and a 
good number of both teals.
The Callender Lagoons are just north of Callender . Callender bypass to turn of 
for Osprey Links Golf course take first left to lagoons on left.
Stephen O’Donnell

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[Ontbirds] red necked phalarope at West Perth Wetlands, Mitchell

[SIMPSON via ONTBIRDS]

Hi,Yesterday around midday there was a rednecked phalarope among a flock of 
sandpipers & a few plovers.It's characteristic spinning behaviour while 
foraging was obviously different than any of the other birds around it.It was 
in the pond farthest east from the parking area, easily visible from the path 
when facing the town, close to the shore.I posted a report to ebird but I don't 
think the pictures are visible yet although the rest of the report was posted.I 
also have a few videos.The metadata from the camera gps werelatitude 
43.4513888333 Nlongitude 81.195768 W
Later
trefford


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Re: [Ontbirds] Red-necked phalarope still present, Elliott lookout hespeler mill pond

[Rick Eckley via ONTBIRDS]

Phllarope showing now. Baird's also present. Lots of other shorebirds, too.

Happy Birding.

Rick

On Jul 23, 2017 10:20 AM, "Cheryl Edgecombe via ONTBIRDS" <
birdalert@ontbirds.ca> wrote:

> Still present this morning along with a variety of different species of
> shorebirds. Good habitat. Scope needed.
>
> > 401W to exit 286
> >
> > Turn right onto Townline Rd.
> >
> > Turn left onto Melran Dr.
> >
> > Turn left onto River Rd./Queen St.
> >
> > The lookout from Ellicott landing is approx. 500 m on your right.
>
> Cheryl
>
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked phalarope still present, Elliott lookout hespeler mill pond

[Cheryl Edgecombe via ONTBIRDS]

Still present this morning along with a variety of different species of 
shorebirds. Good habitat. Scope needed. 

> 401W to exit 286
> 
> Turn right onto Townline Rd.
> 
> Turn left onto Melran Dr.
> 
> Turn left onto River Rd./Queen St.
> 
> The lookout from Ellicott landing is approx. 500 m on your right.

Cheryl 

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Re: [Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope - Cambridge

[Ellen Horak via ONTBIRDS]

Was still being seen 3:30-4:15 right out from the lookout.  
Thanks to Fred and other posters for getting the word out... 
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  From: Joanne Redwood via ONTBIRDS <birdalert@ontbirds.ca>
 To: Bird Alert Ont Birds <birdalert@ontbirds.ca> 
 Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2017 12:06 PM
 Subject: [Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope - Cambridge
   
The Red-necked Phalarope originally found by Fred Urie and reported this 
morning by Owen Yates was still present at 11 a.m. this morning when we left 
there.

401W to exit 286

Turn right onto Townline Rd.

Turn left onto Melran Dr.

Turn left onto River Rd./Queen St.

The lookout from Ellicott landing is approx. 500 m on your right.

The phalarope was straight out (more or less) from the viewing area, around 200 
m. or so.


Joanne Redwood

Bonnie Kinder
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope - Cambridge

[Joanne Redwood via ONTBIRDS]

The Red-necked Phalarope originally found by Fred Urie and reported this 
morning by Owen Yates was still present at 11 a.m. this morning when we left 
there.

401W to exit 286

Turn right onto Townline Rd.

Turn left onto Melran Dr.

Turn left onto River Rd./Queen St.

The lookout from Ellicott landing is approx. 500 m on your right.

The phalarope was straight out (more or less) from the viewing area, around 200 
m. or so.


Joanne Redwood

Bonnie Kinder
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[Ontbirds] Red necked phalarope

[Owen Yates via ONTBIRDS]

Red necked phalarope being seen from ellacott landing as of 6.30am. Swimming in 
the water near lily pads on far bank

Ellacott landing looks onto hespeler mill pond in Cambridge.

Originally found by Fred urie.
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked phalarope in Belleville

[Kyle Blaney]

A juvenile red-necked phalarope flew in and landed on the Moira River in
Belleville this morning. It was briefly on the water just north of the foot
bridge at the end of Burrell Street before it flew to the north. I could
not relocate it. My eBird checklist has photos attached:

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31389911

Belleville is between Toronto and Kingston on Highway 401.

Kyle Blaney
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope Port Perry NO

[Charmaine Anderson]

No phalaropes were present today in the south cell of nonquon sewage lagoons in 
port Perry. I did not exam all cells in the lagoons. There were notably less 
shorebirds this morning although both short-billed dowitcher and pectoral 
sandpipers were amongst the more common birds. 

Please see other posts for instructions on passes required 

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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope

[Charmaine Anderson]

At least one bird continues this morning in south east corner of the lagoon. 
Please refer to earlier post for directions and pass required. 

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[Ontbirds] Red necked phalarope Toronto

[Chris Cheatle]

Pointed out to Owen by a non-birder who had "never seen that bird before" Owen 
Strickland and I observed and photographed at close range late Saturday 
afternoon a Red-necked Phalarope at Tommy Thompson park in Toronto. 

The bird was right off the tip at the lighthouse no more than 3 to 5 meters 
offshore. When I left at five to six the bird was still present (sorry Owen, it 
was still there). 

Tommy Thompson park juts into Lake Ontario at the foot of Leslie at just east 
of the downtown core. 

Please note it is roughly a five kilometre one way walk or bike to the 
lighthouse from the entry. 

Chris Cheatle
Hamilton

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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope Mersea 2 and 21

[Jean Iron]

Same spot as Sabine's Gull. 2 Little Gulls also in area.

Jean Iron

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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope - Nonquon Sewage Lagoons (Port Perry)

[Brian Bailey]

I opted to make a side trip on my way home from Peterborough this afternoon
and drop in at the Nonquon Sewage Lagoons. Water levels are high in all of
the lagoons and I had already resigned myself to the idea that it was a
wasted trip when I spotted a small whitish thing floating in the fourth
lagoon.  I could see with binoculars it was a bird and with a scope that it
was a phalarope, but I had to get closer to be sure which one (Red-necked).

It was almost dusk when I found it.  Hopefully it will still be there
tomorrow.  In this afternoon's windy, cloudy conditions, it was very
difficult to spot, even when you knew it was out there because it blended
in so well.  It was swimming and feeding the entire time I watched it.

If you don't already have a permit for the lagoons, you are probably out of
luck until Monday, but here are Geoff Carpentiers directions and
instructions:

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. 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.

Brian Bailey
Etobicoke
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope

[dave milsom]

August 20 : 1 pm :  One Juvenile Red-necked Phalarope , 9 Least, 2 Spotted 
sandpipers in Lakefield Sewage Lagoons in the south cell.Yesterday there were 6 
Red-necked Phalaropes there.
Directions : North on Water Street past  Trent University in Peterborough, 
continue north on # 28 to Lakefield.At River Road, turn right (south) to the 
3rd street on the left and turn east to the lagoons ( about 300 metres).
Dave milsommilsomd...@hotmail.com
  
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope - Winchester lagoons

[Josh Vandermeulen]

This morning I came across a male Red-necked Phalarope at the Winchester 
lagoons. It was in the closest cell to County Road 3 which has lower water 
levels creating excellent shorebird habitat. Several hundred individual 
shorebirds were present, the majority being Least Sandpipers. A White-rumped 
Sandpiper was also present and 3 Snow Geese were in the adjacent cell to the 
south. 

The lagoons are located off County Road 3, a few km northeast of Winchester in 
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry united counties. 

Good birding,
Josh Vandermeulen

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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope - Harrow Sewage Lagoons

[Jeremy Hatt]

Hi all, 

I currently have a Red-necked Phalarope swimming at the Harrow Sewage Lagoons 
in the middle cell of 3 east-west cells. 

To get to the lagoons: from the main set of lights in Harrow, drive north and 
turn left onto the 3rd Concession. Drive a short way and the lagoons will be on 
your left. 

Jeremy 

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[Ontbirds] red necked phalarope bronte bluffs park

[Leonard Manning]

Posting for Mark Jennings who has discovered a red necked phalarope not far
from shore at Bronte bluffs, swimming towards harbour.

Bronte road to lake from qew. Check the shore along here.
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope-Nonquon Lagoons

[dave milsom]

At Nonquon Lagoons near Port Perry this morning , Jerry Ball, Luke Berg and I 
observed a female Red-necked Phalarope in basic plumage in the furthest pond 
from the road.
In the adjacent pond were Greater, Lesser Yellowlegs, 2 Short-billed 
Dowitchers, Spotted, Solitary and Least sandpipers.
A  Black Tern was seen briefly.
Best sighting was a dark-morph Broad-winged Hawk migrating fairly low overhead 
after the rain had ceased, along with Coopers, Sharp-shinned, Red-tailed and 
other Broad-winged hawks, Osprey and Turkey Vultures.
 
Dave Milsom
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Directions : Permits must be purchased in advance of entering the lagoons. They 
cost
$10.00 annually.

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.

 

  
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope at Townsends Sewage Lagoon

[Brett Fried via ONTBIRDS]

A small group of us just saw a juvenile Red-necked Phalarope swimming around in 
the NE cell at Townsends. 

Quite a few shorebirds around, not much else of note though.

Cheers,

Brett Fried
Guelph, ON

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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope W.R. Sandpiper at Nonquon

[Steve LaForest via ONTBIRDS]

Hello Ontbirders,

On Wednesday May 21, I relocated the breeding adult female Red-necked
Phalarope at the Nonquon Sewage Lagoons.  It was in the first cell (the one
closest to the entrance), along the east edge.  I saw it anywhere from
about 1/4 to 4/5 of the way south from the entrance road.  Its location
varied from the actual shoreline to about 10 m out.  The bird was extremely
tame.  At times, it appeared to be associating with Blue-winged Teal, but
that may have been an incidental observation.  I saw it up to 7:15 pm.  The
bird is best seen by walking the berm / path between the easternmost cell
and the next one west (cell 2).
Other shorebirds present included:

1 White-rumped Sandpiper (seen on both the east and west edges of the first
cell)

~15 Least Sandpipers

1 Semipalmated Sandpiper


There were 80 Black Terns present, mostly over cell 2.


 Waterfowl in cell 1 included:

4 Blue-winged Teal

1 American Wigeon (male)

1 Northern Shoveler (male)

2 Lesser Scaup (male)

1 Redhead (male)

1 Ruddy Duck (female)


Other birds of interest included a pair of nesting Ospreys, a Common Raven
and a flock of 5 rather late Yellow-rumped Warblers.

Tetraploid Gray Treefrogs were in full chorus.

 Please note that a permit is required to enter the lagoons.  For your
information, note that the gate is locked, and it is not possible to enter
without the current (2014) access code (which you will be provided with
when you get your permit!)  Permits must be purchased in advance of
entering the lagoons. They cost $10.00 annually.

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

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.

Sorry for the late post.

Good luck.  We would most appreciate hearing of any other interesting
sightings for our local Durham birding hotline, run by Rayfield Pye –
thanks.

Steve
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope Port Perry Lagoons

[Otto Peter via ONTBIRDS]

The Red-necked Phalarope was still present in the eastern most lagoon of the
Port Perry Sewage Lagoons at 4 pm today.  

 

Access to the lagoons is from the east end of Conc. 8 off of Simcoe street
north in Port Perry.  

 

Otto Peter

 

 

 

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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope at Nonquon Sewage Lagoons, 14-May-2014

[Geoff Carpentier via ONTBIRDS]

Lagoons were very productive today:

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)  1
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)  1
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)  5
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)  1
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)  4
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)  3
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)  41
Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)  1 adult male
9 species of waterfowl
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)  43
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)  1

53 species in total - View complete checklist online at 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18388221


Permits must be purchased in advance of entering the lagoons. They cost
$10.00 annually.

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.




Geoffrey Carpentier
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope etc. - West Perth Wetlands

[Steve Thorpe]

Birding in the dense fog was rewarding this morning at West Perth Wetlands in 
Mitchell.  There were 2 juvenile Red-necked Phalaropes swimming together in the 
largest cell.  Feeding on the muck in the first cell were 3 Rusty Blackbirds.  
Other noteworthy birds were 2 American Golden Plover, 7 Wilson's Snipe, 
Pied-billed Grebe, Blackpoll Warbler, and a large falcon that passed over, 
likely a Peregrine.  In the largest cell were large numbers of dabbling ducks - 
widgeon, blacks, Mallard, shoveler, both teal, and Wood Duck.  Lots of 
shorebirds of many species continue to inhabit the fenced cell and big flocks 
of blackbirds move around.  Lots to see indeed. 
 
Steve Thorpe  
 
West Perth Wetlands are in Mitchell.  From Hwy 8 travel south on Wellington 
street to Frank St.  Cross over and follow the gravel to the parking lot. 
TRAVEL ADVISORY: The International Plowing Match is taking place on the east 
side of Mitchell.  Your best bet is to approach the wetlands from the south or 
the west.  From Hwy 23 turn east on Frank Street and follow it to Wellington St.
  
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope at Shirleys Bay - Ottawa

[Brian Mortimer]

There was a Red-necked Phalarope at Shirleys Bay this morning at 9:30. It
was out on the mudflat with the peeps then moved into the water. Also all
the shorebirds reported by Jeff Skevington for Sep 8 are still present
with perhaps one more Pectoral to make six.

Directions to Shirley¹s Bay

 
The Shirley¹s Bay parking lot and boat launch is at the north end of Rifle
Road, which is on the north side of Carling Avenue west of Moodie Drive.
Shirley's Bay causeway is on Department of National Defence property, and
there is often shooting going on at the Connaught Firing Range. Permission
to walk on the causeway must be obtained for each visit  by contactingthe
Range Control Office at (613) 991-5740.


Brian Mortimer
964 Normandy Cresc.
Ottawa ON K2C 0K9
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope and Stilt Sandpiper at Almonte Sewage Ponds

[Michael Runtz]

Last evening a brief stop at the southwest pond at the Almonte Sewage Ponds
produced 84 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Greater Yellowlegs, 1 Stilt Sandpiper, and
1 Red-necked Phalarope.  Additionally, a Peregrine Falcon made a brief
appearance.

Directions:  The lagoons can only be accessed from the Mississippi Valley
Field Naturalists¹ Trail.  From Highway 417, drive south on March Road and
continue through Almonte (Mississippi Mills) to Highway 29. Continue through
the lights south on Wolf Grove Road.  If coming from other locations, take
Highway 29 to Mississippi Mills (Almonte) and turn south on Wolf Grove Road.
From Wolf Grove Road turn right (west) at the Auld Kirk Church on Ramsay
Concession 8.  About half a km from the intersection you will find the small
sign for the trail on  your right.  A lookout tower provides a terrific view
of the pond and afternoon provides the best lighting for viewing.

Good birding!
Michael Runtz
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope Ridgetown Lagoons

[Blake A. Mann]

A  Red-necked Phalarope was at Ridgetown this afternoon and evening in the 
south pond.  Other shorebirds included Solitary Sandpiper (2), Semipalmated 
Plover, several Lesser Yellowlegs, Semipalmated Sandpipers, and Least 
Sandpipers.
The south pond is fairly good for shorebirds this season and should be 
checked regularly!


Lagoon Directions:  Ridgetown is about 30 minutes east of Chatham.  Exit 401
at Rd. 21 (#109) and head south.  From the main corner in Ridgetown at Erie
St. and Main St., follow Erie St. north about 1.5 km to Mitton Line/Palmer
St.  Turn left onto Mitton Line and go past fertilizer plant.  Lagoons are
on the south (left) side and you will see a viewing stand.  Do not enter
beyond fence.

Cheers,

Blake A. Mann
Wallaceburg, Chatham-Kent
Ontario
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Blog: www.burgbirder.blogspot.ca 



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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope still present at West Perth Wetlands

[Jarmo Jalava]

One juvenile Red-necked Phalarope (likely one of the two originally reported a 
week ago by Eric Jeffrey, and subsequently by Steve Thorpe), was still present 
in the large southeast cell of the West Perth Wetlands this morning.  The ten 
other shorebird species present included a Stilt Sandpiper.  
Four species of swallow included a couple of Bank Swallows, which I haven't 
seen in this area in several weeks.  Also a bit of a surprise were a male and 
two female Ring-necked Ducks, among the moderate numbers and diversity of other 
waterfowl.
Jarmo

Directions, from Steve Thorpe's post: West Perth Wetlands are in Mitchell.  
From Hwy 8 (Ontario Street) travel south on Wellington St to Frank Street.  
Cross over and follow the gravel road to the parking lot.
jjalava at yahoo.com
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope - West Perth Wetlands

[Steve Thorpe]

There were 2 Red-necked Phalarope in the largest cell at West Perth Wetlands 
this morning.  Eric Jeffrey found them last Sunday so they have been there at 
least 5 days.  A Sora strayed out of the weeds in the fenced cell.  Other 
shorebirds seen were Wilsons Snipe( at least 5) , Greater and Lesser 
Yellowlegs, Baird's, Least, Semipalmated, Solitary, and Pectoral Sandpiper, 
Killdeer and Semipalmated Plover. The numbers and diversity of waterfowl is 
increasing with both teal, shoveler, pintail, Wood Duck, black duck as well as 
Mallard and Canada Goose.  There was a large flock of Red-winged Blackbirds 
along with Barn, Cliff and Tree Swallows.Steve Thorpe.  
Stratford .West Perth Wetlands are in Mitchell.  From Hwy 8 (Ontario 
Street) travel south on Wellington St to Frank Street.  Cross over and follow 
the gravel road to the parking lot.   
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope - Wildwood Reservoir

[Steve Thorpe]

The mudflats near Harrington were very productive today with a Red-necked 
Phalarope and a White-rumped Sandpiper being the highlights.  Other shorebirds 
were Semi-palmated Plover,  Killdeer, both yellowlegs, Spotted, Solitary, 
Least, and Pectoral Sandpiper. Non-shorebirds of note included 2 Green Heron, 5 
Caspian tern, 4 Great Egrets and 2 Bonaparte's Gull. Yesterday Eric Jeffrey had 
3 American Golden Plover. Wildwood Reservoir is in northern Oxford County. The 
mudflats are both north and south of the DU berm which is on the east side of 
Line 31 just north of Road 28 near the village of Harrington. As the water 
level drops the best habitat is on the north side and some of the shorebirds 
are a good distance away.  A scope is necessary. Steve Thorpe  Stratford
  
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[Ontbirds] Red necked Phalarope/Port Colborne

[Astrid Akkerman]

 On Tuesday, August 14, we saw one juvenile Red-necked Phalarope at a small 
marsh on Cement Road in Port Colborne, near Lakeshore Road.  Take 406 south to 
East Main St. in Welland. Turn left and go through the tunnel under the canal. 
Turn right at next set of lights which is hwy. 140. Follow 140 south to the 
end, which is hwy.3. in Port Colbourne. Turn right onto hwy 3 and go west 
through Port Colborne past No Frills and Cement Road will be on your left. Turn 
left onto this road and follow road until you see a marsh and pond on your 
right. Pull off here. We also saw other more common birds, such as Wood Ducks, 
Egrets, and Semi-Palmated Sandpiper.
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope - Nonquon Lagoons

[Mark Dorriesfield]

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
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope - Nonquon Lagoons - YES

[John Stirrat]

Charlie Adey and I got a little wet in the rain but the bird was still there
as of 11:30am.

 

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.

 

John Stirrat

Toronto

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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope@Presqu'ile

[bill gilmour]

Greetings Ontbirders

Margaret Tourney and I birded Owen point and Gull Island today.The Red-necked 
Phalarope continues to be seen at the end of Owen Pt. Other shorebirds seen 
were 15-20 Black-bellied Plovers,10-15 Semipalmated Plovers,1 Spotted 
Sandpiper, 3 Lesser Yellowlegs,1 Ruddy Turnstone,1 Red Knot,40-50 
Sanderlings,20-25 Semipalmated Sandpipers,10-15 Least Sandpipers,3 White-rumped 
Sandpipers,1 Baird's sandpiper,3 Dunlin, and12 Pectoral Sandpipers.

We didn't check up the beach but more shorebirds were visible.

Bill Gilmour

To reach Presqu'ile Provincial Park, follow the signs from Brighton. 
Locations within the Park are shown on a map at the back of a tabloid 
that is available at the Park gate.
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope - GBSL + Little Gull - Kettle Point

[Maris Apse]

Hi all,
  I decided to check out the local lagoons again and saw just 2 juvenile 
and 1 adult red-necked Phalarope in 2nd/ lagoon. The 3rd lagoon is totally dry 
and had no shorebirds at all. A smattering of waterfowl, an American Kestrel 
and a few butterflies including a Great Spangled Fritillary.
  Thedford lagoons both had high water but the north(left) one held ~15/18 
Lesser and 2/3 Greater Yellowlegs. The other lagoon had a Pied-billed Grebe and 
both had many waterfowl.
   2 juvenile and an adult Little Gull were on the shale/cobble section 
between the 2 main 'islands' of the point along with several Bonaparte's Gull 
and Common, Forster's and a Black Tern flying about just as the rain 
storm/squalls approached. Also had 4/5 Ruddy Turnstone and a Black-bellied 
Plover out there but saw only 1 Sanderling to-day - the rest must have moved on.

   Cheers!  
 Maris
Directions - GBSL - Mollard Line ~2km south of CR#81 east of #21 Hwy.
   - Thedford SL -  ~1km north of town along Northville Rd
   - Kettle Point - Hwy #21 and Lakeshore Rd - turn onto West 
Ipperwash Rd and drive on to beach, then SW on the beach to the long rocky 
point.

Maris Apse 10094 Red Pine Road, Box 22, RR #2 Grand Bend ON N0M 1T0 (519) 238 - 
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope Embrum SL

[mark gawn]

Jen Spallin and I found 3 Red-necked Phalarope at the Embrum Sewage Lagoon this 
morning. There were no mudflats and thus no other waders, but a good selection 
of duck including Ruddy, Redhead, Lesser Scaup and Ring-necked. Casselman 
Sewage Lagoon had one cell of good habitat with about 40 Lesser Yellowlegs, 9 
Least Sandpiper, 2 Semipalmated Plover, 1 Solitary Sandpiper, 2 Spotted 
Sandpiper and a dozen Killdeer. Also present were a Merlin and an adult Bald 
Eagle. Directions below from Neilyworld. The lagoons at St. Albert had no 
mudflats and no waders.
Embrum SL: From Highway 417, 39 km east of Ottawa, take exit 79 (Regional 5), 
labelled Limoges / Embrun. Proceed 2.5 km SSE on Regional 5 to Regional 3 or 
Notre Dame Street. Turn right or WSW onto it and drive 2.8 km to St.-Joseph 
Road on the east edge of the town of Embrun. Turn left or SSE on it and go 1.5 
km to Route 400. Turn left or northeast onto Route 400 and after about a 
kilometre the Embrun Sewage Lagoons will be on your left.

Casselman SL: From Highway 417, 52 km east of Ottawa, take the Casselman exit 
(66) and go NNW toward the town of Casselman. Drive 1.1 km NNW into town on Rue 
Principale, crossing the railway tracks and the main cross-street (St. 
Isidore), to turn right or northeast just beyond onto Laurier. Follow Laurier 
northeast, then north, 1.8 km to Concession 5 Road (or Route 500). Turn right 
or northeast onto it and the road into the Casselman Sewage Lagoons is on your 
right almost immediately.

Mark GawnOttawa, Ontario, Canada

  
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope, LB Dowitchers and others - tilbury

[Josh Vandermeulen]

Conditions remain fantastic at the Tilbury lagoons. I checked them out today 
with Matt birarda. We ran into Ken and Mike Burrell and between the four of us 
had the following: 
3 ad. Long-billed Dowitcher
1 juv. Red-necked Phalarope
3 juv. Stilt sandpiper
2 juv. Baird's sandpiper

Altogether there were 14 species of shorebirds. Another highlight was an adult 
Horned Grebe. Photos of the above birds will be posted on my blog tonight 
(joshvandermeu...@blogspot.com).

Directions: exit 56 from the 401. Head west and turn right on Edgefield 
sideroad. At the end of the road turn right and the lagoons will be on the 
right after 1 km.

Good birding, 
Josh Vandermeulen 
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[Ontbirds] Red-Necked Phalarope

[Garry Linda]

At 9 am this morning Saturday Aug 20 2011 a Red-Necked Phalarope was 
present at the Tilbury Lagoons.It was in the smaller pond just to the 
west of the large main pond.Park the car at the end of the main entrance 
and walk straight back.There are several species of shorebirds there 
including a Stilt Sandpiper this morning


Directions

From  Chatham area take 401 east-- get off at exit 63 -- continue on 
Queens Line to Tilbury  at the traffic lights turn right (north) onto 
Queen St North for 2 or 3km then turn left onto Concession Rd 3 the 
lagoons will be on your left 4 or 5 km down the road



 Garry Sadler

  Chatham Ontario

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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope, Golden Plover, White-rumped Sandpiper, Alliston

[John Schmelefske]

Dave Milsom asked me to report a Red-necked Phalarope along with other
shorebirds south west of Alliston Ontario.  Also present this morning:

Am. Golden Plover
White Rumped Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Semipalmated Plover,
Dunlin

The birds are located on the 11th Concession just east of County Road 10,
also known as the Tottenham Rd.  From Tottenham head straight north to the
11th Concession and turn right.  There is standing water about 1/2 km down
the road on the south side.

From Hwy 400 take the Cookstown cutoff going west.  In Cookstown turn right
at the lights and go the the next lights at the Beeton Road.  Turn left
(west).  Go through the town of Beeton.  At the next lights turn right
(north) on county road 10 and drive to the 11th Concession.

Scooped again!
John Schmelefske


-- 
John Schmelefske
# 7360
RR # 4
Alliston,
Ontario,Canada,
L9R 1V4

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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope - Gone, Golden Plover and White-rumped Sandpiper still present.

[John Schmelefske]

The reported Red-necked Phalarope south of Alliston was no longer present at
4:00.  The other shorebirds listed below were still present, but have moved
to a weedy water-soaked field about a kilometre east of their previous
location closer to the 10th sideroad.

1 Am. Golden Plover
3 White Rumped Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Dunlin


The birds are on the south side of the 11th concession between County Road
10 and the 10th sideroad, but are now much closer to the 10th sideroad,
north of Beeton.

John Schmelefske

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Alliston,
Ontario,Canada,
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope Embrum

[mark gawn]

A tour of several lagoons east of Ottawa yielded an immature Red-necked 
Phalarope at Embrum, good habitat but few waders at Casselman, and good numbers 
of duck, as per previous posts, at Alfred, the latter including 2 broods of 
downy young Ruddy Duck and one brood of Redhead.
Directions to these lagoons can be found at: 
http://www.neilyworld.com/neilyworld/se.htm

Mark GawnOttawa, Ontario, Canada

  
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope - Alfred Sewage Lagoon and other Eastern Ontario Lagoons

[KILLEEN]

Hello Ontbirders

This afternoon at 3 pm at the Alfred Sewage Lagoons I found 1 female Red-necked 
Phalarope in summer plumage swimming in the eastern cell.  Also of interest at 
that location was 1 Snow Goose, 2 Wilson`s Phalaropes, 20 Redheads, 50+ Ruddy 
Ducks, 1 Lesser Yellowleg, approx. 10 Semiplamated Sandpipers, a Pied-billed 
Grebe, along with several Moorhen, Coot, Gadwall, Shoveler and Widgeon.  As 
opposed to previous years, the western cell does not have any cattails this 
summer and both cells have high water levels with little vegetation.

Of interest at other eastern lagoons I visited :

St-Isidore Lagoons -  6 Ruddy Ducks, 1 American Bittern, 3 Moorhens and 2 
Pied-billed Grebes.  Other birders indicated to me that they had heard and seen 
a Virginia Rail which I did not get.

Casselman Lagoons - approx. 35 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 5 Least Sandpipers, 5 
Dunlin, and few ducks, as water levels are very low in both cells. 

Embrun Lagoons - Approx 150 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 5 Least Sandpipers, 20 
Semipalmated Plovers, 2 White-rumped Sandpipers, 20 Dunlins, 2 Wilson`s 
Phalaropes.  Most shorebirds were in the NW cells offering great views.

Directions to the different sewage lagoons can be found on Neilyworld.com  
(http://www.neilyworld.com/)

Good Birding
Richard Killeen, Ottawa
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[Ontbirds] Red-Necked Phalarope, Swans - Exeter SL

[Rick Thornton]

Evening Folks:

 

A pre-supper review of the Exeter lagoons, resulted in a nice Red-Necked
Phalarope in the second cell in, far corner. As well, 4 Tundra swans were
present. Other species of interest were many Hooded Merg's, Canvasbacks,
Dunlin, Pipits and hunters.

 

Exeter SL is west of town on Airport Line south of 83 highway. 

 

A permit is required to be present within the lagoons.

 

Good Birding, and enjoy the lovely evening... good night for some owling...

 

Rick Thornton

Exeter

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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope -- Townsend SL

[Christian Friis]

Hi All,

The 2 Red-necked Phalaropes found by George and Mark Peck on Friday are
still at the Townsend Sewage Lagoons, as of this evening around 1800h.

Other birds Yousif Attia and I found at the lagoons from 1700h-1800h:
Bobolink (lone, late bird)
Short-billed Dowitcher
Lesser Yellowlegs
Northern Shoveler
about 200 Tree Swallows,
Barn Swallow
Myrtle Warbler
Palm Warbler
Ruddy Duck
Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk
Merlin
Red-tailed Hawk
American Pipit
Horned Lark
Mallard
Lesser Scaup
American Coot
Great Blue Heron
Ring-billed Gull
Red-winged Blackbird
E. Starlings


Good birding,
Christian

Directions to Townsend (as per the Burrell's):
From Simcoe, travel east on Hwy 3 for about 14km, then turn north on #74 (
Townsend Parkway) toward the town of Townsend. Take the first left, 14th
Concession, and the lagoons are on your right, less than 1km down the road.

From the 403:
Take 403 Hamilton exiting at 6 south. Follow 6 around Caledonia, through
Hagersville turning right at Nanticoke Creek Parkway. Follow the Parkway
into Townsend and turn left onto Keith Richardson's Parkway. Turn right at
Concession 14 Townsend
Rd and the lagoons are on the right between the first and second farms on
the right hand side.
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope - Ridgetown S.L.

[Maris Apse]

Hi all,

On our way home from Blenheim S.L. we found a Red-necked Phalarope 
associating with 2 Bonaparte's gulls along the east edge of the lagoon directly 
in front of the viewing stand. A nice surprise after seeing the Red Phalarope 
at Tilbury S.L. earlier in the day and great finish to a super OFO Convention 
weekend(despite the weather).   Cheers!   Maris

 

Directions to lagoons - from centre of Ridgetown go north on Erie St to Mitton, 
turn left and the viewing stand is on the left/south side.  

Maris Apse 10094 Red Pine Road, Box 22, RR #2 Grand Bend ON N0M 1T0 (519) 238 - 
8415 


  
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope, Sarnia

[Karl Overman]

On Monday, August 31st, Robert Epstein and I were returning from  
seeing the Black-throated Sparrow at Port Burwell when we stopped at  
the Hiawatha Race Track in Sarnia.  In other years I have seen Golden  
Plover there but i was dismayed to see that the southern two-thirds  
of the grass area to the west of the race track parking lot has been  
converted to a golf driving range.  We stopped anyway to check it  
out.  At the northern end of the grassy area, there were small pools  
of water in the grass that attracted a few shorebirds-- a couple  
Lesser Yellowlegs, 8 Least Sandpipers, a Semipalmated Sandpiper, and   
a Red-necked Phalarope.  This was at 7:15 p.m.  The shorebirds were  
still present when we left the area.


The race track is visible from 402 but to get there, exit at  Airport  
Road and go south to London Road, then go west about a half mile to  
the entrance to the race track on the north side of the road. Once on  
the race track property go to the NW edge of the parking lot.


Cheers,

Karl Overman
Farmington Hills, Michigan
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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope -Brighton

[Maureen Lee]

It appears that the twp Red-necked Phalarope have left the Constructed Wetland.

Maureen

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[Ontbirds] red-necked phalarope at Tavistock sewage lagoons

[Sharron Skevington]

While out birding at Tavistock this PM, I managed to locate a Red- 
necked phalarope at the local sewage lagoons.  The bird was feeding at  
a bubbler on the south west lagoon.  Also present were 4 Greater  
yellowlegs, 7 Lesser yellowlegs, 5 Spotted sandpipers, 6 Killdeer, 31  
Mallards and 5 Green-winged Teal.







To find the lagoons, head to the main intersection in
Tavistock (intersection of highway 59 and county roads
26 and 22). At this main intersection, turn east. Then
take the 3rd right (south). After about 200 meters the

road turns left (east) and runs along the north
boundary of a cemetary. Park here and walk along the
southwest edge of the cemetary to the lagoons.
Crossing a fence is necessary. I do not know the
current status of the lagoons with respect to

trespassing.
Richard Skevington
sskeving...@xplornet.com




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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope (Embrun)

[Brian Young]

Hello,

 

Lise and I visited the Embrun Lagoon this afternoon, there was one
Red-necked Phalarope still in the south-west cell, along with three Wilson's
Phalaropes. Shorebirds included Dunlins, Sanderling, Least Sandpipers,
Semipalated Sandpipers, Spotted Sandpipers, Baird's Sandpiper and Killdeers.
There was one lone Brant, a female Wood Duck with a very recent young brood,
a drake and hen Northern Pintail, a pair of Blue-winged Teal, a pair of
Northern Shovelers, Mallards with their young and an almost fledge Wilson's
Snipe in the tall grass next to the cells and of course the regular Canada
Geese.

 

Cheers,

Brian Young

 

Directions: Embrun is off the 417, approx 20 minutes east of Ottawa, Embrun
Lagoon is approx 1 km south of the town of Embrun.

 

 

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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope (Embrun Lagoon)

[Brian Young]

Hello,

 

Lise and I visited the Embrun Lagoon this afternoon, there was one
Red-necked Phalarope still in the south-west cell, along with three Wilson's
Phalaropes. Shorebirds included Dunlins, Sanderling, Least Sandpipers,
Semipalated Sandpipers, Spotted Sandpipers, Baird's Sandpiper and Killdeers.
There was one lone Brant, a female Wood Duck with a very recent young brood,
a drake and hen Northern Pintail, a pair of Blue-winged Teal, a pair of
Northern Shovelers, Mallards with their young and an almost fledge Wilson's
Snipe in the tall grass next to the cells and of course the regular Canada
Geese.

 

Cheers,

Brian Young

 

Directions: Embrun is off the 417, approx 20 minutes east of Ottawa, Embrun
Lagoon is approx 1 km south of the town of Embrun.

 

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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope (Embrun Lagoon)

[Brian Young]

Hello,

 

Lise and I visited the Embrun Lagoon this afternoon, there was one
Red-necked Phalarope still in the south-west cell, along with three Wilson's
Phalaropes. Shorebirds included Dunlins, Sanderling, Least Sandpipers,
Semipalated Sandpipers, Spotted Sandpipers, Baird's Sandpiper and Killdeers.
There was one lone Brant, a female Wood Duck with a very recent young brood,
a drake and hen Northern Pintail, a pair of Blue-winged Teal, a pair of
Northern Shovelers, Mallards with their young and an almost fledge Wilson's
Snipe in the tall grass next to the cells and of course the regular Canada
Geese.

 

Cheers,

Brian Young

 

Directions: Embrun is off the 417, approx 20 minutes east of Ottawa, Embrun
Lagoon is approx 1 km south of the town of Embrun.

 

 

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[Ontbirds]Red-necked Phalarope, Little Gull Cobourg harbour Oct.26

[M. Bain]

The Purple Sandpiper is still feeding on the algae at the SW corner of
Cobourg harbour, but just before 3pm a moulting juv. Red-necked Phalarope
flew in from the lake and is bobbing around at the edge of the algae near
the Purple. A winter adult Little Gull joined a group of about 35 Boneys
flying in and out of the harbour.
The phalarope is a difficult one and caused considerable discussion among
the fairly august group of birders assembled - the bill seems a bit too
thick for Red-necked, but no pale at the base, and there seems to be a lot
of unstreaked pale gray in the scapulars, but the general consensus remains
Red-necked rather than Red.
I hate to leave the harbour in case something else amazing flies in off the
storm-tossed lake.

Directions:
Exit Hwy.401 at Division Street, Exit 474, and drive south to the harbour.
Drive round the north edge of the harbour for free parking on the west side,
and walk out on the west headland.

Margaret Bain
Cobourg
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[Ontbirds]Red-necked Phalarope - Juvenile

[Michael Veltri]

Today at approximately 6pm, I viewed and photographed a juvenile Red-necked
Phalarope as it swam in Grindstone Creek.

 

From the QEW take Hwy 403 west towards Hamilton. Exit at Hwy 6 north (exit

93) towards Guelph. Turn right at the first lights (Plains Road) and follow

it to York Blvd. Follow York Blvd to Valley Inn Drive.

 

Photos Here

http://www.pbase.com/mikeveltri/image/103006310

 

Cheers

Mike Veltri

 

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[Ontbirds]Red-necked Phalarope - East of Ottawa

[ohmkid]

Hello Ontbirders

Today, at around noon, while birding with Tony Beck, there was a juvenile 
Red-necked Phalarope swimming around in one of the cells at Casselman Lagoons. 
Also seen at the lagoons (though not much shorebird habitat), there was a small 
flock (around 8) of Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers, 2 Lesser Yellowlegs, and 
a variety of ducks: Ruddy Duck, Ring-necked Duck, Northern Pintail, Northern 
Shoveler, Wood Duck, and Green-winged and Blue-winged Teal.

At the Dignard Constructed Wetland, there were 3+ Solitary Sandpipers and a few 
Spotted Sandpipers. 

Also, along Magladry Rd. (near Dunning Rd.), there was a male Indigo Bunting 
providing great looks and vocalizations. 

Alex Stone

Directions: (courtesy of Larry Neily's Ottawa Birding website) 

Cassleman Lagoons (http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/sewage7.htm)

From Highway 417 (The Queensway), 52 km east of Ottawa, take the Casselman 
exit (66) and go NNW toward the town of Casselman. Drive 1.1 km NNW into town 
on Rue Principale, crossing the railway tracks and the main cross-street (St. 
Isidore), to turn right or northeast just beyond onto Laurier. Follow Laurier 
northeast, then north, 1.8 km to Concession 5 Road (or Route 500). Turn right 
or northeast onto it and the road into the Casselman Sewage Lagoons is on your 
right almost immediately. 

Dignard Constructed Wetland (http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL 
PROTECTED]/sewage4.htm)

From Highway 417 (The Queensway) take exit 88 (County Road 28 or St-Guillaume 
Road) south. Proceed 4.0 km SSE on St-Guillaume Road (CR 28) to Route 200. 
Turn left or ENE onto it and park along the roadside opposite the ponds to the 
south (on your right). A pair of signs mark the Dignard Constructed Wetland 
ponds.

Magladry Rd. 

From Highway 17, take the Trim Rd. Exit and follow it south, turn left onto 
Colonial, turn right (south) onto Rockdale, then left (east) on Magladry. 
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[Ontbirds]Red-necked Phalarope At Holland Landing

[Eleanor Beagan]

The Red-necked Phalarope was in the last cell of the Holland Landing lagoons
this afternoon. There were many peeps - mostly Least Sandpipers, a few
Short-billed Dowitcher, many Lesser Yellowlegs, several Killdeer and one
Semipalmated Plover.  

 

DIRECTIONS: ( From Ron Fleming) The Holland Landing lagoons are just north
of Newmarket, which in turn is about 30 minutes directly north of Toronto.
From Davis Drive/Hwy.9 in mid-Newmarket, turn north at the lights on Yonge
Street (the Upper Canada Mall will be on the NW side of this busy
intersection).  Drive past all the big box stores in the north part of
Newmarket (past Tim Horton's, Canadian Tire, Home Depot, Future Shop,
Costco, Silvercity Cinemas,etc.) and past the Victory Church to the
stoplights beside Brooklin Concrete and the Newmarket Inn (this is about 2
km north of Green Lane).  

Turn right into Holland Landing and follow the curving descent to the lights
at the bridge (don't take the left near the bottom of the hill). The bridge
crosses the railway tracks, then the East Holland River.   Go north past
Mount Albert Rd.  You will be on Old Yonge Street. Keep going north through
town, past Beckett Ave.  You will go through a little curve in the road
where there are conifer stands on both sides, then you will pass Doane Rd.
on the right.  About a km after that you will see two white wagon wheels and
a Maximum 60 sign; this is Cedar St.  Turn right (east) and follow it to the
dead end.

 

 

Eleanor Beagan

OFO Membership Secretary

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www.ofo.ca

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[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope-Cedar Bay between Fort Erie and Port Colburne

[john black]

   Kayo Roy and I had a Red-necked Phalarope on the beach to the east 
of Pinecrest Road at 11:00 PM today..  Also present were  between 10 and 
12 Baird's Sandpipers, an assortment of other peep, and two 
Sanderlings.  At Jaeger Rocks, west of Fort Erie, there were 8 American 
Golden Plovers on the beach.


   Pinecrest Road can be reached by travelling west from Fort Erie 
along Highway 3. In Gasline the road curves to the north and a sharp 
turn left will put you on Kilaly Road. Pinecrest is the first road west 
on Kilaly. Turn south on Pinecrest and drive to the end. Then walk out 
to the east (left) on the rocky shore and search for shorebirds.  The 
best shorebird spot has been in the rocky area south of the large patch 
of grasses and plants about 100 meters down the rocky beach,  just 
before you reach the algae covered sand beach. Jaeger Rocks can be 
reached by travelling along the shoreline from Fort Erie,  following the 
shoreline by past  the Fort,  and stopping just before the houses on the 
left where you have an unobstructed view of the rocky shore.

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Although I continue to strike out locally in my search for good shorebirds (eg. finding nothing but three Killdeer after driving over to the Tottenham sod farms this morning), I'm finding some consolation in happening upon a few decent raptors.  


For the second day in a row I lucked into a Merlin, this time at the Schomberg lagoons 
west of Newmarket.  When I first arrived at 9:30 a.m. a small-ish raptor was silhouetted 
atop one of the hydro poles on the north side of the lagoons.  It flew south across the 
second pond as I approached, showing itself to be a dark falcon with a boldly banded 
tail.  Eventually it returned to the same perch, but with the sun now behind me I was 
able to get much better looks through my scope.  The bird - a female/juv. type - showed 
dark brown feathering simliar to yesterday's Merlin at Holland Landing (which I believe 
to be a taiga female due to its brawny size and chocolate colouration), but it was not as 
thickly barred in the chest.  For those interested in bird behaviour, it was 
shuffling its feet quite a bit and wiping its beak along the top and sides of 
the wooden pole on which it was perched.

While I was walking along the southern end of the property (heading back to the 
west), my attention was drawn to a medium-sized raptor flying low over the 
grassy strip between the lagoons and the row of trees on the fenceline.  I 
assumed it would turn out to be a Harrier, but when I got my binoculars up and 
followed it across my line of vision eastward, I was surprised to see that it 
was a juvenile Goshawk, heavily streaked below, sporting a fairly distinct 
white supercilium and a zig-zag patterned tail with a white tip.  It flew out 
of sight behind the long hill in the SE corner of the property and did not 
reappear.

As for shorebirds, there were about 40 Lesser Yellowlegs scattered around the 
three lagoons, one juv. Greater Yellowlegs, two Solitary Sandpipers, four Least 
Sandpipers, several Killdeer and Spotted Sandpipers, about 30 Blue-winged Teal, 
and a single Green Heron (first pond).

At the McKenzie Marsh in Aurora today there were six Great Blue Herons, two 
Black-crowned Night Herons (one ad., one juv.), one Common Moorhen in basic 
plumage, and a pair of noisy Belted Kingfishers.

Ron Fleming, Newmarket

Directions: 
The Schomberg lagoons are west of Hwy. 400.  Take Hwy. 9 west to Hwy. 
27 (which runs north out of Nobleton).  Turn south and take the next 

[Ontbirds]Red-necked Phalarope in Mitchell

[Karl Egressy]

Hi Fellow Birders,

As nobody has posted in the last few days yet, I thought that I would mention 
that the 
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was still around yesterday morning between 6-10:00 AM.
It was in the second cell on the left hand side as you are walking in.

Good Luck:

Karl  Marienna Egressy
www.kegressy.com



Direction as per Dave Brown:

Directions:
From the East (T.O., Guelph, KW) - take Hwy 8 thru Stratford heading west to 
first lights in Mitchell (Wellington St) and turn left (south) and continue 
till you hit the T intersection at the ball diamond.  Lagoon cells are 
straight back behind the ball diamond and soccer fields and the sewage 
treatment plant.

From the London areatake Hwy 23 into Mitchell from the south and just 
after you pass the Welcome to Mitchell sign...watch for Frank St...go right 
on Frank St and head down over the bridge till you get to the ball diamond 
(will be on your right).  Again...the cells are behind the ball diamond and 
soccer fields.

There's lots of parking at the fields.

Good Birding!!
Dave

[Ontbirds] RED-NECKED PHALAROPE and WILSON'S PHALAROPE at Mitchell Sewage Lagoons

[TraceyDave Brown]

Well folks...good newsthe RED-NECKED PHALAROPE is still present at the 
Mitchell Sewage Lagoons as of 8:45 pm today Aug 2nd.

The even better news is that there's now a 2nd phalarope that was feeding with 
it...and this one looked like a WILSON'S PHALAROPE...also in molt to Basic 
plummage.

I'm hoping to get back out there again tomorrow to see if I can get some pics..

Directions:
From the East (T.O., Guelph, KW) - take Hwy 8 thru Stratford heading west to 
first lights in Mitchell (Wellington St) and turn left (south) and continue 
till you hit the T intersection at the ball diamond.  Lagoon cells are 
straight back behind the ball diamond and soccer fields and the sewage 
treatment plant.

From the London areatake Hwy 23 into Mitchell from the south and just 
after you pass the Welcome to Mitchell sign...watch for Frank St...go right 
on Frank St and head down over the bridge till you get to the ball diamond 
(will be on your right).  Again...the cells are behind the ball diamond and 
soccer fields.

There's lots of parking at the fields.

Good Birding!!
Dave
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I just talked to Jean who's a member of a crew of eight surveying the birds
and vegetation along the south coast of James Bay. The project is headed up
by research scientist Ken Abraham of the Ministry of Natural Resources
(MNR). They're comparing vegetation changes with studies done 30 years ago.
Jean has the lucky job of surveying the shorebirds. The crew is staying at
the MNR staff house in Moosonee and flying by helicopter to different
points every day along the coast. As I get daily reports, I'll post to
Ontbirds.

Today along 1 km of coast 8 km west of Netitishi Point on James Bay:

Black-bellied Plover, 1 adult on tidal flats
Semipalmated Plover, 225 adults on tidal flats
Greater Yellowlegs, 30 adults and juveniles
Lesser Yellowlegs 15 adults and juveniles
Hudsonian Godwit, 50 molting adults on tidal flats, some in almost full
alternate plumage and others almost in basic plumage
Ruddy Turnstone, 1 adult
Semipalmated Sandpiper, 200 adults and 10 juveniles
Least Sandpiper, 5 adults and 30 juveniles at edge of vegetation in pools
and along muddy creeks
White-rumped Sandpiper, 300 molting adults on tidal flats - 800 yesterday
at another location. This is the commonest shorebird.
Pectoral Sandpiper, 50 adults in same habitat as the Leasts

They also had lots of Yellow Rails and Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrows.

Happy birding,

Ron Pittaway
Minden  Toronto ON
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