[Ontbirds] West Perth Wetlands Update (Mitchell)

2017-08-27 Thread Dave & Tracey Brown via ONTBIRDS
Hey Folks, Went for quick walk at the wetlands last evening and again this morning and had the following species: Water levels in the shorebird cell right behind the parking area are near perfect for all sizes of shorebirds and there are lots of shorebirds in this cell. The main fenced in

[Ontbirds] West Perth Wetlands update

2015-04-11 Thread Steve Thorpe
All the cells at West Perth Wetlands are now open and waterfowl are numerous. This afternoon there were Northern Shoveler, American Widgeon, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck, Mallard, black, Canada Goose, along with a single coot. Above the cells Tree

[Ontbirds] West Perth Wetlands - Update - May 1st

2012-05-02 Thread EZ Raptor
Hi All, First a quick note about the West Perth Wetlands (Mitchell) and the current state of the shorebird habitat. For those who expressed concern about how much the shorebird cell had dried out you'll be happy to know that over this past weekend we managed to pump water back into this