It was a wonderful day on Saturday for a Day Tour (1/12) along the Niagara 
River. We covered Goat Island on the U.S. side, and from the Horseshoe Falls 
all the way to Fort Erie on the Canadian side. We ended with 46 species, with 
many highlights, of which the Spotted Sandpiper  on the south end of Three 
Sister Islands (thanks to David Suggs for posting it yesterday) was the most 
notable.

Common Loon - 2
Horned Grebe - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 1
Tundra Swan - 25+
16 species of duck
Gadwall - 10+
American Wigeon - 3
Canvasback - 1
Redhead - 25+
Ring-necked Duck - 1
Lesser Scaup - 700+
Greater Scaup - 300+
Long-tailed Duck - 3
BLACK SCOTER - 1 female between American and Horseshoe Falls
Common Goldeneye - 100+
Bufflehead - 500+
Hooded Merganser - 125+
Common Merganser - 25+
Red-breasted Merganser - 10+
SPOTTED SANDPIPER - 1 along south (upstream) end of Three Sister Islands 
(feeding in the shallow water near fallen logs as seen through the construction 
fencing).
PURPLE SANDPIPER - 2 on rocks above stranded barge by Horseshoe Falls
Bonaparte's Gull - 500+
Iceland Gull - 1 adult
Glaucous Gull - 1 1st winter
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 4 adult
Thayer's Gull - 1 2nd winter
Tufted Titmouse - 1 
Carolina Wren - 2 Goat Island

Brett
Lakeshore Nature Tours
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