Hello everyone On Saturday Peter BonEnfant and I birded the Niagara River. At Adam Beck we saw 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 1 juvenile IceLand Gull. At the Whirlpool we located a Common Loon.
Along the river above the falls we had several groups of Tundra Swans - about 74 birds in total. Earlier in the day we had a Cackling Goose in Fort Erie, but the most amazing part of the day was the 30,000+ Bonapartes Gulls in Fort Erie at Nichols Marina. Two of the gulls still retained most of their hoods. As of 5:00 pm the gulls were still there so we are assuming that a flyby did not occur. Also mixed in were at least 2 adult Little Gulls. Regards Marcie Jacklin Directions to Fort Erie birds: Take the QEW toward Fort Erie. Exit at Central Avenue (RR 124) exit toward Duty Free Way. Keep left at the fork to continue toward Central Ave (RR 124) Turn right at Central Ave. Slight left to stay on Central. Turn left at Lakeshore Road. Browse through the Canada Geese on the left side of the road between Mathers Arch and the Peace Bridge. Continue on past the Peace Bridge and all the Chinese restaurants, then look for Nichols Marina on the right side of the road to observe the Bonaparte's Gulls. Directions to the Sir Adam Beck Generating Station overlook on Niagara River Parkway south of Queenston-Lewiston Bridge to USA. From QEW take Highway 405 towards USA and exit at Stanley Avenue. Turn left, crossing over Highway 405, then immediately right onto Portage Road for 3 km. At Brock Monument traffic circle take first right exit, Niagara Parkway, signed "The Falls". Follow for 1.8 km to Sir Adam Beck overlook on left._______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
