January 9 - A female Tufted Duck was found about 150 yards before the end of Bird Island Pier (where it is elevated and the cable railings end. Initially it was seen at about 11:15 to 11:45 AM at the edge of the ice about 40 yards from the pier. It was close to the New York side and a little more than a mile south of the Peace Bridge. The immature male King Eider was about 100 yards down stream (north) of Nichols Marine. Nichols Marine is about a half mile North of the Peace Bridge in Fort Erie, Ontario. Also seen were: 5,900 Greater Scaup .......that can make it difficult to find the Tufted Duck 430 Canvasbacks 110 Redheads 1,100 Common Mergansers about 80% off Squaw Island 700 Red-breasted Mergansers Hooded Merganser 1,500 Bufflehead 5 Tundra Swans 4 Long-tailed Ducks Double-crested Cormorant 3,200 Common Goldeneye 2 Ring-necked Ducks Best Wishes for Great Birding, Bill Watson --
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