The fourth lagoon at the Nonquon Sewage Lagoons in Port Perry remains drawn down and was still quite productive today, Sunday, June 1st. New arrivals were 2 Red-necked Phalaropes, probably both females as one was only slightly less bright than the other. Other species: Semipalmated Plover 28 Killdeer 2 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Spotted Sandpiper 10 Semipalmated Sandpiper 320 Least Sandpiper 11 White-rumped Sandpiper 4 Dunlin 94
Hundreds of swallows, many low in vegetation or sitting on the gravel paths because of cold NW winds. 15 Black Terns on south pond. 8 common waterfowl species. $5 permits for the Nonquon Sewage Lagoons must be purchased in advance from the Durham Region Transfer Site at 1623 Reach Rd, Port Perry on 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 one road north of the transfer site, east off Hwy 12 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.] Margaret Bain Cobourg [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
