Tons of gulls on the river today - 12 species were reported. Also two HARLEQUIN DUCKS at the usual spot above the barge. A possible PACIFIC LOON was reported at the mouth of the river by experienced observers, viewed from Niagara-on-the-Lake but only seen relatively briefly.
SABINE'S GULL - viewed at the roosting rocks (upriver from the power plants) around noon by a few observers on the American side. BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE - Seen at the power plants in the afternoon. BLACK-HEADED GULL - Seen at the Whirlpool, where it has been found since last Sunday. LITTLE GULL - a first-winter bird at the Whirlpool. GLAUCOUS GULL - a juvenile on the breakwall on the upriver side of control gates. Others: Thayer's, Iceland, Lesser Black-backed, Great Black-backed, Herring, Ring-billed, Bonaparte's. Good birding! Willie ------------------ Willie D'Anna Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com Willie's photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/107683885@N07/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
