Spent the day at Niagara looking in vain for the Ross's Gull. About 50 or so birders on the Canadian side and an additional 50 or so on the American side as of about 2 pm were unsuccessful in locating this bird. (Cell phone contact was made with birders on the American side.). That's not to say it isn't there. Just that it wasn't there for me. Hopefully it will be re-found
On the positive sides, there was a female Harlequin Duck very close to shore on the east side of the old Hydro (?) building.above the falls associating with a half dozen Hooded Mergansers. Also an adult Little Gull and a few Lesser Black-backed Gulls were in evidence at the lip of the falls. Terry Osborne _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
