I checked the lagoons this evening and there is still quite a bit of habitat and quite a few birds ..
highlights: Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) 4 Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) 18 Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 2 Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 9 Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 1 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1 Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 2 Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 9 Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) 1 Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 3 Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 29 Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 32 Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) 31 Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 1 Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) 7 How to Obtain a Nonquon Sewage Lagoon Permit Permits must be purchased in advance of entering the lagoons. Permits can be obtained from 605 Rossland Rd., Whitby, or at the Scugog Waste Transfer Station, 1623 Reach Street, Port Perry. An electronic version of the Nonquon Sewage Lagoon Birder Permit is available in PDF format at http://www.durham.ca/finance.asp?nr=/departments/finance/financeinside.htm. Nonquon Sewage Lagoon Birder Permits are available for $10 per permit. Cheques will only be accepted at Regional Headquarters. Payment by cash only at the Scugog Waste Transfer Station. Completed Applications should be forwarded to: Finance Department - Insurance & Risk Management, 605 Rossland Road E., Whitby, ON L1N 6A3 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. Geoff Carpentier AVOCET NATURE SERVICES Contact me at: 905-852-2011 or [email protected] Visit my website: www.avocetnatureservices.com Specializing in Environmental & Natural History Surveys and Expedition & Personalized Guiding Services _______________________________________________ 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
