Today at the house I had a late Purple Martin (first of the year - quite
uncommon in Durham now) and an Olive-sided Flycatcher - things are hopping
up here in the hinterland!
at Nonquon today ... 3rd lagoon from the east was best ...
Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) 4
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) 21
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 61 actual count of sitting birds
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 51
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) 1
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Sora (Porzana carolina) 1
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 3
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 4
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 10
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 7
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) 2
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 205 only three still
wearing immature plumage - actual count of sitting birds
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 2
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) 3
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
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