I went to the Embrun sewage lagoons this morning (8:45-9:45AM) and was
delighted to find a beautiful female WILSON'S PHALAROPE on one of the cells.
Other shorebirds included ~48 LEAST and 7 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, as well as both
LESSER and GREATER YELLOWLEGS. NORTHERN PINTAIL, NORTHERN SHOVELER,
RING-NECKED DUCK, BUFFLEHEAD, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, LESSER SCAUP, and WOOD DUCK
were represented in waterfowl. I'd recommend bringing a mosquito net to anyone
venturing out that way: there are A LOT of swarming insects around the lagoons,
and while they don't bite, they do tend to form clouds around you as you walk.
Good birding!
Pat
DIRECTIONS: Take exit 79 on Highway 417, turning right or south onto Limoges
Road. Follow for almost 4km, turning right onto Route 400. The lagoons are on
your right about 1.5km down.
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