There were three Harlequin Ducks together this morning - 1 adult male and two first year males - about halfway between Thickson's Point and the gazebo. Other species of interest in the area (including Thickson's Woods) were 2 Ravens, an Orange-crowned Warbler, and 73 other species of birds.
Afterwards, I took a ride up to the Nonquon lagoons. There were 24 Lesser Scaup, a Redhead, 7 Bufflehead, 4 Shovellers and 3 Blue-winged Teal here, amongst other waterfowl, as well as about 60 Black Terns. Thickson's Woods is at the south end of Thickson Road in Whitby. Directions to Nonquon from Geoff Carpentier: Permits must be purchased in advance of entering the lagoons. They cost $10.00. The permits may be purchased at the Durham Region Transfer Site located at 1623 Reach Rd, Port Perry during the following business hours .... 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 located one road north of the transfer site 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.]. Access to the lagoons is from the east end of Conc. 8 only as the bridge is out west of the lagoons. Mark Kubisz, Scarborough, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
