With strong SW winds forecast to blow today, several birders made their way to the beginning of the Niagara River in Buffalo-Fort Erie. Lots of nice birds today. Following are what I heard about in addition to what we saw in the area:
2+ Red Phalaropes, found by Rick Bacher(?), at the Black Rock Canal at the north end of Squaw Island 1 Sabine's Gull, found by Jim Pawlicki, which wound up at the Black Rock Canal at the north end of Squaw Island 2+ Little Gulls 4+ jaegers (the three we saw were all Parasitics, spotted by Jim) 2+ Common Terns A few thousand diving ducks of several common species Further downriver, below Niagara Falls, Betsy and I had a juvenile SABINE'S GULL. It was across from the American Falls. At the roosting rocks at Devil's Hole State Park, there were one or two LITTLE GULLS. At Artpark (between the Lewiston-Queenston bridge and the Queenston boat ramp), there were at least two LITTLE GULLS. Good birding! Willie ------------------ Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com http://www.betsypottersart.com <http://www.betsypottersart.com/> 2013 Big Year: http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/2013-big-year/ Odonates: https://www.flickr.com/photos/107683885@N07/sets/72157653377711578 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
