A quick visit to the Alfred Sewage Lagoons yielded the following 9 species
of shorebirds today :
Stilt Sandpiper (1) in breeding plumage
Semi-palmated Plover (1)
Short-billed Dowitcher (1)
Wilson's Phalarope (1)
Greater Yellowlegs (2)
Lesser Yellowlegs (90+)
Least Sandpiper (200+)
Killdeer (15+)
Spotted Sandpiper (10+)
DIRECTIONS: From the town of Alfred go east on Highway 17, then turn
south on Peat Moss Road and drive for 2 km. The lagoons are on your left
(east side of road). Contact Richard Villeneuve, Township of Alfred and
Plantagenet at (613) 679-2292 for the required permit to enter the lagoons.
Jacques Bouvier
Fonds pour les habitats humides
Wetland Habitat Fund
Ottawa, Prescott/Russell & Services en français
CP/Box 184
St-Isidore, ON K0C 2B0
(613) 524-1154
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.wetlandfund.com
