Hello, I was at Cobourg Harbour today from 2 to 3:30 pm and there were 2500+ gulls on the ice. The usual suspects were Ring-billed, Herring and Great Black-backed Gull. The gulls of interest were several Glaucous, Iceland and one ad. Lesser Black-backed Gull and one 1st winter Black-legged Kittiwake. The Kittiwake was flying around and landing on the water. I studied the Kittiwake for 15 minutes then the gulls flushed and I lost site of the Kittiwake and it was not seen again. (local birders looked til dusk.)
Lucky birding, Sarah Petrasek Directions to Cobourg Harbour take 401 to Cobourg exit Division St./ Hwy 45. South on Division St. until you come to lake (that is the east side of Cobourg Harbour). For best viewing follow the shoreline road west to the west end of the Harbour. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
