Durham Rare Bird Hotline
Sunday, July 29
Sponsored by Durham Region Field Naturalist
late reports:
Ajax: ((Thur) Chimney Swift- 12
Church St. north of 401
report from J Skene
(Fri) Common Reven- 2
Townline Rd., east of Lakeridge
report from F Pinilla
Thickson's Woods: (Sat) Evening Grosbeak-1,
Black-and-White Warbler-1
report from D Barry
Scugog Township: (Sat) Canada Warbler-1
Reach and Lakeridge
report from G Carpentier
Heber Down Conservation Area: (Sat) Peregrine Falcon-1
report from R Pye
Cranberry Marsh: (Sat) shorebirds- 10 species
Short-billed Dowitcher-1, Stilt Sandpiper- 2, Pectoral Sandpiper- 2,
Greater Yellowlegs- 2, Lesser Yellowlegs- 19, Great Egret- 4,
Osprey-1, and Merlin-1
report from R Pye and E Cole
Nonquon Lagoons: (Sun) shorebirds- 6 species
Lesser Yellowlegs- 43, Greater Yellowlegs- 2, Wilson Snipe-3,
Stilt Sandpiper-1, Black Tern- 24, American Bittern-1, Green Heron-1,
Hooded Merganser- 4, Northern Goshawk- 1, and Bonaparte's Gull- 250,
report from R Pye
Nonquon Lagoons- 1,2, and 3 are full with no shorebird habitat
lagoon- 4, shorebirds habitat along the west side
south lagoon- best shorebird habitat, but they are in the process of filling
the
lagoon.
report from R Pye
Butterflies- Giant Swallowtail- 1
Heber Down Conservation Area on Saturday
report from R Pye
Rayfield Pye
Durham Region Field Naturalist