[Ontbirds] Swallows and Martin sp. past Holiday Beach CA, Essex

The swallow movement continued past Holiday Beach CA in Essex County today as well with the following birds noted from 9 am to 3 pm: Martin (Progne) sp. - 1 heading W at 9:54 am. Clearly a Martin by size, shape, and flight style, being Starling-sized but with slender profile, longer wings,

[Ontbirds] Cave Swallows past Holiday Beach CA, Essex

Two Cave Swallows went by heading E past?the tower?at Holiday Beach CA today (10/27) at 2:54 pm. Nither stayed long, although the one bird stalled a bit so that I could clearly see the rusty throat in addition to the orange rump.?By the time I got on the second bird (they came through together b

[Ontbirds] Cattle Egret at Wheatley Harbour

There was a Cattle Egret up on top of the blue topped?fisheries bldg. roof on the E side of Wheatley Harbour this evening (10/24)?from at least 4:30 to 6:30 pm just before the thunderstorms were rolling in.? The bird seemed rather content sitting amongst the?gulls on the roof and remained there

[Ontbirds] Rock Point and Mosaic Ponds, Dunnville

Dave Wheeler and I stopped at Rock Point and nearby Mosiac Ponds this evening (7/29) with the highlights from Rock Point being singles of Short-billed Dowitcher (juv.), Ruddy Turnstone, Black-bellied Plover, and White-rumped Sandpiper amongst roughly 40 shorebirds total--most of being Least

[Ontbirds] Laughing Gull at Hillman Marsh

Just a quick note that a/the adult Laughing Gull was present this afternoon from 4:30 p.m. to at least 6:30 amongst the crowd of "black and white" birds hunkering down at Hillman Marsh. It flushed a few times, but always came back and favored the far right of the main group, sitting with t

[Ontbirds] Purple Sandpiper - Niagara Falls

A distant PURPLE SANDPIPER was present this afternoon in the rapids about mid-river above the falls looking out from the third sister island at Goat Island (U.S.). It was foraging on a set of rocks just upstream from the little island with a small shrub-like tree growing on it, and should h

[Ontbirds] ad. Black-headed Gull @ Lewiston-Queenston (Niagara River)

Just passing the word along that Tom Johnson, Chris Wood et al report near alternate (half-hooded) ad. BLACK-HEADED GULL amongst Bonaparte's and 20+ LITTLE GULLS at the Lewiston Docks along the lower Niagara River today (Sun. 3/14) around 11 am. The bird should also be visible looking down

[Ontbirds] Niagara River Mew Gull details; poss. Barrow's Goldeneye

Just a few details on the adult "North American" MEW GULL (L.c. brachyrynchus) seen by Jay Powell, Mike Klimeczko, and myself at the whirlpool on the lower Niagara River from Whirlpool State Park (US) this afternoon. We saw the bird from roughly 12:55 to 1:20 pm feeding amongst a couple

[Ontbirds] Niagara River - Sat. 11/28

Several groups of birders were out on the Niagara River today (Saturday 11/28), and turned up 10 species (as of late afternoon) from the Falls area down towards the power plants. >From the Adam Beck overlook, ad. LESSER BLACK-BACKED, 4-5 ICELAND, 1-2 ad.THAYER'S, and the continuing ad. NEL

[Ontbirds] Around Niagara - week of 12/22 (long)

Just passing along some sightings from around the Niagara River (on both US and CA sides) on Tuesday, Thursday, and today (Fri.) of this past week. On Tues. 12/23, an adult hen HARLEQUIN DUCK was above Niagara Falls in the rocks just downstream from the island behind the barge which holds th

[Ontbirds]Origin of NYS Avocet

://picasaweb.google.com/jmpawli88) ) with Jean's photos of the bird in Ajax(_http://www.jeaniron.ca/Shorebirds/2008/americanavocet.htm_ (http://www.jeaniron.ca/Shorebirds/2008/americanavocet.htm) ), it appears that the bird in Ajax and the Grand Island bird are indeed the same individual. Beyond the

[Ontbirds]2nd-winter California Gull - Lower Niagara River

Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter just called (8:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 23) to report a 2nd-winter CALIFORNIA GULL at the Robert Moses Power Plant on the lower Niagara River being viewed from the Adam Beck overlook on the Canadian side. Jim Pawlicki Amherst, NY **One site has it al

[Ontbirds]2nd-winter Kittiwake - Buffalo, NY

e's Gulls and an ad. and juv. COMMON TERN. Photos are here: _http://picasaweb.google.com/jmpawli88_ (http://picasaweb.google.com/jmpawli88) Jim Pawlicki Amherst, NY **Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/1007

[Ontbirds]Gannet, Little Gull - Niagara River @ Lake Erie

Took a quick run down to the source of the Niagara River in Buffalo (US) this afternoon. The highlight was a juv. NORTHERN GANNET which I picked up about mid-river from Squaw Island just south of the Int. Railroad Bridge close to the seawall where the Sabine's Gull was frequenting a few we

[Ontbirds]Prob.ad.Great Cormorant-Niagara River mouth at L.Ontario

At around 2:10 p.m. this afternoon while watching Lake Ontario from the large parking lot within Fort Niagara State Park in the US, I had brief (about 20 sec), distant (>500 yards) in-flight views of a cormorant which appeared to be an adult non-breeding GREAT CORMORANT. I picked the bird u

[Ontbirds]Niagara River - 11/1

Bill Watson and I started the day watching the cooperative SABINE'S GULL from 8:30 to about 10 at Squaw Island, Buffalo just south of the railroad bridge amongst several others including interested locals. Also here were 5 WW Scoters, 3 Am. Tree Sparrows, 2 flyover AMERICAN PIPITS, Horned

[Ontbirds]Sabine's Gull - YES 12:25 p.m. 10/28

Peter Yoerg just called to report that he is watching the juv. SABINE'S GULL at Squaw Island. The bird is about a tenth of a mile south of the International Railroad Bridge right along the Squaw Island shoreline on the US side. The easiest way to reach the location is the cross the NORTH Sq

[Ontbirds] Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Sabine's Gull - Niagara River Buffalo NY

sy to miss at that time with the distance and lighting. Also around were at least 1 juv. Common Tern and 4-6 Great Egrets on the Fort Erie shore. Some photos of the Sabine's Gull can be found here: _http://picasaweb.google.com/jmpawli88_ (http://picasaweb.google.com/jmpawli88) To say

[Ontbirds]NO Curlew Sand and WW Dove in Niagara - 10/15

Bill Watson and I spent the afternoon in the Niagara region in search of the above species, unfortunately coming up empty, although it turned out to be a nice day otherwise. A fair number of Killdeer, plus 3 juv. Greater Yellowlegs were present at Jaeger rocks between about 2-3 p.m., while

[Ontbirds]Fort Erie Curlew Sandpiper still present Mon. 10/6

The juvenile CURLEW SANDPIPER was still present early this morning (Monday) between at least 8:30 - 10:30 am at Jaeger Rocks in Fort Erie, loosely assoicating with a juv. Dunlin. Also as Willie D. noted, the bird is very flighty with the Killdeer, thus it would be helpful to approach slowl

[Ontbirds]Jaeger Rocks, Mud Lake - Niagara region

Quite a few groups of people out today birding the Erie shore in Niagara. Just passing along a few separate sightings from spots that to my knowledge others may not have hit. The Port Colborne, Cement Plant Rd. Western Kingbird was not seen in the early morning or late afternoon to my know

[Ontbirds]Probable Sabine's Gull - Niagara Falls

Just got a call (3:20 p.m.) from Shane Blodgett of Brooklyn, NY who is up in Niagara. He and family were on the Maid-of-the-Mist boat about half an hour ago and he had a bird fly-by heading upstream towards the Horseshoe Falls which he was pretty certain was an ADULT SABINE'S GULL. For thos

[Ontbirds]Unknown Calidris Sandpiper - Rock Point PP 8/19

Sandpiper. Photos of the bird can be found at: _http://picasaweb.google.com/jmpawli88/UnknownCalidrisRockPointProvincialParkO ntario81908_ (http://picasaweb.google.com/jmpawli88/UnknownCalidrisRockPointProvincialParkOntario81908) Other shorebirds seen at Rock Point included 5+ ad. and juv

[Ontbirds]N. Erie Shore--Rock Point to Fort Erie

Bill Watson, Dave Gordon, and I hit the N. Lake Erie shore today, and had a decent day starting at Rock Point Provincial Park in Dunnville in the early AM and then finishing up at Fort Erie in the afternoon. Rock Point had a nice assortment of migrant shorebirds including 3 WHIMBRELS, 34 Dun

[Ontbirds]Ross's Gull update - 3:35 p.m. Wed. Jan. 20

Shawn Billerman just called again (3:35 p.m. EST) to report that the Ross's Gull just took off from the upstream parking lot at Goat Island and headed west (downstream) over the island back towards the actual falls. In case there is any confusion this is also the lot labeled as the "Three S

[Ontbirds]Fwd: ROSS'S GULL - Yes Wed., Jan. 30

From: Jmpawli88 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 1/30/2008 3:23:35 P.M. Eastern Standard Time Subj: ROSS'S GULL - Yes Wed., Jan. 30 Shawn Billerman just called (3:00 p.m.) to report that he an

[Ontbirds]Fwd: [GeneseeBirds-L] Ross's Gull YES today (Tues.)

>From Geneseebirds. Jim Pawlicki In a message dated 1/29/2008 10:55:28 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At 10:30 a.m. on January 29 (today), Roberta Vallone reported that the Ross's Gull was visible from the second Three Sisters Island bridge looking south about

[Ontbirds]Waterfowl on Upper Niagara River and Lake Erie

I started this afternoon (Sat. Jan. 26) at the parking lots just south of Fort Erie near the fort and worked my way up along the Niagara Parkway (CA) to about Miller's Creek. I expected to make it to Niagara Falls, but the shear magnitude of waterfowl all along that stretch amongst the ice

[Ontbirds]Fwd: [GeneseeBirds-L] Niagara River - Harlequin Duck

Forwarded from Geneseebirds: Jim Pawlicki Amherst, NY January 17 - The female HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen again today in Niagara Falls, Ontario. It was about 30 yards from shore of the Niagara River, and about 50 yards down stream from were the creek flows into the Niagara (from Dufferin Isl

[Ontbirds]Sabine's, Kittiwake, Phalarope - Buffalo/Fort Erie

Bill Watson and I (joined briefly by Willie D'Anna and Dave Gordon) went to the Buffalo/Fort Erie area today at the mouth of the Niagara River hoping to catch some of the birds blown into the area by the strong WSW winds out over Lake Erie. Things looked interesting, although disconsolate wh

[Ontbirds]Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow - Port Weller, Niagara

This afternoon I hit a couple spots on the Niagara Peninsula, with the highlight being a NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW out towards the end of the east pier at Port Weller. The bird was located in the grassy/shrubby area near some stone rubble, about 20 meters before you reach the east bend

[Ontbirds]Niagara Peninsula - 8/20

After hearing a report of four Brown Pelicans flying west along the south Lake Ontario shore just west of Rochester, NY yesterday (Sunday) afternoon, Bill Watson and I ventured to Port Weller as well as areas nearby on the Niagara Peninsula in case they decided to make a stop at the piers.