lots of birds this evening at Nonquon ... highlights were one Long-billed Dowitcher and a Stilt Sandpiper ... plus a late-ish Osprey and Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) 575 conservative estimate Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 7 Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 6 Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) 13 Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 9 Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 16 American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) 2 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31997818 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. The Durham Region Transfer Site is open 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. 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 avocetnatureservices@gmail.com Visit my website: www.avocetnatureservices.com Specializing in Environmental & Natural History Surveys and Expedition & Personalized Guiding Services