January 19 - On the Niagara River between the Peace Bridge and the Ice Boom (start of Lake Erie) there were 2,092 Greater Scaup, 1,824 Bufflehead, 1,166 Common Goldeneye, 8 Am. Black Duck, 3 Mallard, 10 Lesser Scaup, 4 White-winged Scoter, 20 Redhead, 3 Canvasback, 73 Long-tailed Duck, and 2 Common Merganser. North of the Peace Bridge from the three parking lots north of Nickel's Marina, there was greater variety with COMMON EIDER, 6 Ruddy Ducks, 3 White-winged Scoters, 2 Surf Scoters (one an adult male in breeding plumage!) and a REDHEAD X SCAUP HYBRID. January 18 - In Tonawanda, NY, 7 Red-winged Blackbirds, and a White-throated Sparrow. Mid-River Marina in Tonawanda 11 Gadwall, 71! Lesser Scaup, one Am. Widgeon. Strawberry Island (south of Grand Island in the Niagara River) 2 adult Bald Eagles + nest and 17 Great Blue Herons 11 Beautiful Double-crested Cormorants on Huntley Pond, see from River Road in Tonawnada... Best Wishes for Great Birding, Bill Watson _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
