[Ontbirds] Nonquon lagoons - Aug 13th

2013-08-13 Thread Geoff Carpentier
The lagoons remain high-ish but there is habitat in the second most westerly one and a bit of habitat in the most northeasterly one. highlights today: 2 Merlins (male and female cavorting) Osprey - 3 (adult + 2 yg) Killdeer - 1 Spotted Sandpaper - 3 Lesser Yellowlegs - 28 Greater Yellowlegs - 4

[Ontbirds] Re. Eared Grebe - Port Stanley Lagoons

2013-08-13 Thread Liz Jeffery
Tues 13/8 2.45pm-4.00pm. Many thanks for the original post on this bird and to Mike, who had already located it when Liz and I arrived. Initially, it was in the north-east corner of Cell 3 and quite distant, diving constantly. Unbelievably, it eventually swam to within 40 feet of the blind,