On my birdathon (team = Terrie Smith, Tony Bigg and Peter & Daniel Hogenbirk) we found 163 species in Durham and Carden Alvar. Thx for all who offered advice along the way and in particular to Rayfield Pye, Margaret Carney and Tyler Hoar for specific tips that helped us out greatly.
Highlights included: Hudsonian Godwit (thx for posting this for me Rayfield) on Hall's Road north of Hwy 2 Red Knot and 4 turnstones + 4 other spp at Darlington barrier beach Short-billed Dowitcher + a Pectoral Sandp. + 4 other spp of shorebirds at Port Perry 2 Red-thr Loons off Courtice Rd + WW Scoters and Long-tailed Ducks Red-necked grebe off the foot of Hall's Rd at the lake + Common Golden-eye Another golden-eye at Second Marsh + 2 at Port Perry sewage lagoons (don't forget your permit) Ruddy Ducks at Port Perry + one at McLaughlin Bay Red-headed Woodpecker on McNamee Rd (Carden) + 2 Merlins, many Sedge Wrens, Golden-winged Warblers, Cay-coloured & Grasshopper Sparrows, nighthawks, whip-poor-wills at Carden 10 cuckoos at Carden (eight Black-billed and two Yellow-billed) Purple Martins at Port Perry (the town) - are these the last surviving martins in Durham Region? 4 owl species (Great Horned, Screech, Long-eared & Barred) Black-poll warblers everywhere If you need any specific directions pls email. Geoffrey Carpentier www.avocetnatureservices.com _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
