birds

[Rayfield Pye]

Durham Rare Bird Hotline
Friday, July 27

Sponsored by Durham Region Field Naturalist

Frenchman's Bay- north end: (Tue) shorebirds- 7 species
Lesser Yellowlegs- 13, Pectoral Sandpiper-1
report from R Pye
(Wed) Lesser Yellowlegs- 10, Great Egret-1
report from D Worthington

Hydro Marsh: (Wed) Lesser Yellowlegs- 8, Solitary Sandpiper- 3,
report from D Worthington, and C Adey

Caurrithers Creek Marsh: (Wed) Stilt Sandpiper- 4, Lesser Yellowlegs- 15
report from D Worthington

Sobey's Pond: (Wed) Stilt Sandpiper-1, Lesser Yellowlegs- 8,
Greater Yellowlegs- 1, Solitary Sandpiper-1, and peeps
reports from D Worthington, J Stirrat, and R Pye

Whitby Harbour: (Wed) Lesser Yellowlegs- 10,
Semipalmated Plover-1, Semiplamated Sandpiper- 31, Least Sandpiper- 30,
reports from D Worthington, J Stirrat, and R Pye

Thickson's Woods: (Wed) Common Raven- 2
report from J Stirrat

Nonquon Lagoons: (Fri) shorebirds- 10 species,
Lesser Yellowlegs- 81, Greater Yellowlegs- 5, Pectoral Sandpiper-1,
Short-billed Dowitcher-1, Solitary Sandpiper- 13, Bald Eagle- 1 (adult),
Black Tern- 27, and Bonaparte's Gull- 200
report from G Carpentier


Rayfield Pye
Durham Region Field Naturalist

[Rayfield Pye]

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