[nysbirds-l] California, Thayer's, "Nelson's" Gulls on Niagara River - 8 Feb

A return trip to Devil's Hole State Park on the lower Niagara River in Niagara Co. this morning turned up the continuing adult California and "Nelson's" (Herring x Glaucous) Gulls from last Sunday, along with a returning (after comparing photos) adult Thayer's Gull that was photographed at the same

[nysbirds-l] California Gull, 5,700 Snow Geese in Niagara/Orleans Co - 5 Feb

Late morning, an adult California Gull was present amongst a few hundred Herring and Ring-billed Gulls on the rocks below Devil's Hole State Park on the lower Niagara River. Sometime around noon it flew upstream presumably to forage amongst other gulls at the Robert Moses/Sir Adam Beck power plants

[nysbirds-l] Orange-crowned Warbler at Goat Island (Niagara Co) - 20 Jan

Joe Mitchell and I headed up to Goat Island in Niagara Falls late this morning and were later joined by Bill Watson. The three of us spent some time searching for the Orange-crowned Warbler, and after nearly an hour we found it foraging by itself in two small spruce trees that are located at the ed

[nysbirds-l] Niagara, Erie, Chautauqua Co. misc. sightings - 16-18 Jan

A trip to Erie shore in Chautauqua Co today (18 January) with Bill Watson was highlighted by 2 ad. Little Gulls amongst 450 Bonaparte's at Barcelona Harbor on Lake Erie. One bird spent a large amount of time foraging point blank off of the west side of the main parking lot/pier, while the second in

[nysbirds-l] NYSOA Region 1 Big Day highlights - 4 Jan

Yesterday Joe Mitchell and I traversed the northern counties (Niagara, Orleans, Erie, Genesee) in NYSOA Region 1 for a January Big Day, and came up with a total of 78 species. Highlights included: Cackling Goose - 7+ on ice amongst 1,200 Canadas at Gypsum Pond, town of Oakfield (Genesee) Snow Goos

[nysbirds-l] Niagara Slaty-backed Gull photos

Some photos of the adult Slaty-backed Gull seen today on the shelf above Goat Island in Niagara Falls, NY can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmpawli10 and here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23318380@N04/ Jim Pawlicki Amherst, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirdi

[nysbirds-l] Lower Niagara River inc. Slaty-backed Gull - 8 Dec

Joe Mitchell, Bill Watson, and I met on the lower Niagara River today checking out Goat Island downriver to Lewiston. In Niagara Falls from the shore of Goat Island in the morning (just upstream from the Three Sisters Islands) we watched the continuing adult Slaty-backed Gull standing out on the la

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: Razorbill and Franklin's Gull in Niagara County - 10 Nov

Since no mention of this (to my knowledge) has made it to the state list: A Razorbill was found on 8 November by Josh Stiller at the mouth of the Niagara River at Lake Ontario and observed from waters within Fort Niagara State Park. The bird was observed again today (10 Nov) in the late morning an

[nysbirds-l] Kittiwake, Jaegers at Fort Niagara SP (Lake Ontario) - 3 Nov

A juvenile Black-legged Kittiwake, adult Little Gull, and 3+ juvenile Parasitic Jaegers were present this afternoon from at least 2:30 to 5 out over Lake Ontario at Fort Niagara State Park. The Kittiwake and Little Gull were loosely foraging amongst hundreds of Bonaparte's Gulls with the Little Gul

[nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull at Barcelona Harbor (Lake Erie), Chautauqua Co. - 31 Oct

On light south winds, Bill Watson and I met along the south Erie shore in Chautauqua County today with the highlight being an adult Black-headed Gull at Barcelona Harbor in the late afternoon amongst 550+ Bonaparte's Gulls. Also present at Barcelona was an adult Little Gull, juvenile Long-tailed Du

[nysbirds-l] Gannet, Jaegers, Dunlin on Lake Ontario (Niagara Co.) - 26 Oct

Lake-watching highlights during the NE winds and misty conditions this morning (26 October) along the Lake Ontario shore at Olcott and Fort Niagara State Park in Niagara County: Olcott (8:30 to 9:00): Northern Gannet - 1 juv. (about 150 yards out heading west at 8:50; I later caught up with the bi

Re:[nysbirds-l] Great Black-backed x Glaucous Gull at Woodlawn Beach SP - 21 Oct

The date of when the bird was initially observed at Dunkirk Harbor was on 2 October. Jim Pawlicki On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 9:54 PM, James Pawlicki wrote: > The highlight of a trip this afternoon to Woodlawn Beach State Park on the > south Lake Erie shore in Erie County was a near adul

[nysbirds-l] Great Black-backed x Glaucous Gull at Woodlawn Beach SP - 21 Oct

The highlight of a trip this afternoon to Woodlawn Beach State Park on the south Lake Erie shore in Erie County was a near adult (4th-cycle) apparent Great Black-backed x Glaucous Gull hybrid present amongst other gulls at the north end of the beach. Interesting about this bird was that it was init

Re:[nysbirds-l] [GeneseeBirds-L] Pomarine Jaeger- Buffalo, LaSalle Park & Niagara River

A few details on the juvenile Pomarine Jaeger at Lasalle Park on the Buffalo waterfront this afternoon (17 Oct): The bird was initially observed flying in towards the small slip area just off the south end of the park and spent about 2 minutes heavily harassing a Ring-billed Gull before sitting on

[nysbirds-l] California Gull, RN Phalarope at Dunkirk Harbor - 1 Oct

Highlights from Dunkirk Harbor on Lake Erie in Chautauqua County today (1 October): California Gull - adult basic (winter) on Wright Park beach amongst Herring and Ring-bills in the evening from at least 5:30 pm to when I last left it on the beach with Jerry Lazarczyk, Bill Watson, and Joe Gula ar