Today we birded the Port Perry Sewage Lagoons with Kevin McLaughlin of Hamilton. Shorebirding was excellent. The two westernmost lagoons have lots of mudflats and shallow pools. We saw 13 species of shorebirds. SHOREBIRDS Red-necked Phalarope: one bright juvenile (our first of the year) swimming in second lagoon, often close to Bonaparte's Gulls and ducks. Baird's Sandpiper: one juvenile. This individual was a grey extreme with very little buff colour. Our first juvenile was at Rock Point Provincial Park on 11 August. White-rumped Sandpiper: one molting adult. First juveniles expected in mid-September. Pectoral Sandpiper: six adults and two juveniles (our first juveniles of the year). Short-billed Dowitcher: one juvenile. Juvenile Long-billed not expected until after mid-September. Least Sandpiper: common, all juveniles except for two adults. Semipalmated Sandpiper: one adult and five juveniles. Solitary Sandpiper: five including one fresh spangled juvenile. Our first juvenile of the year was on the OFO trip on 11 August. Lesser Yellowlegs: common, all juveniles except for a few molting adults. Greater Yellowlegs: two adults and two juveniles (our first juveniles the year). Spotted Sandpiper: several juveniles. Semipalmated Plover: several adult and two juveniles (our first juvenile of the year). Killdeer: common, both adults and juveniles. SOME OTHER BIRDS Bonaparte's Gull: +/- 700 mostly molting adults. We estimated about 10% were juveniles (this plumage is not illustrated in most field guides) suggesting a good breeding season. Black Tern: one molting adult (still quite black overall) feeding two begging juveniles. Bufflehead: two female-like individuals that appeared to be juveniles. Hooded Mergansers: two female-like individuals that may have been juveniles (not seen close enough to be certain). Northern Shoveler: one female with two small young. Ruddy Duck: one female. Directions adapted from Geoff Carpentier's posts: Permit needed to enter lagoons. Cost $5.00 at Durham Region Transfer Site located at 1623 Reach Street, Port Perry, open 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. Directions to transfer station: travel north on Hwy 12 past Port Perry (Hwy 7A) to next traffic lights (Durham Road 8 = Reach Street) and travel east to #1623 on north side of road. Directions to lagoons: located one road north of the transfer site east off Hwy 12 on dirt road Scugog Line 8. Both roads are numbered "8", but they are two different roads. The lagoon road isn't paved. Jean Iron and Ron Pittaway Toronto ON jeaniron@sympatico.ca