A juvenile Black-legged Kittiwake, adult Little Gull, and 3+ juvenile Parasitic Jaegers were present this afternoon from at least 2:30 to 5 out over Lake Ontario at Fort Niagara State Park. The Kittiwake and Little Gull were loosely foraging amongst hundreds of Bonaparte's Gulls with the Little Gull spending most of its time in the river estuary and the Kittiwake further out in the lake. The Jaegers were often harassing Bonaparte's and were occasionally observed sitting on the water. Also present on the water were about a dozen Common Loons and 3 Red-throated Loons.
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