____________________________________ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] CC: [email protected] Sent: 3/19/2014 8:41:59 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: Red-n. Grebes, Black-cr. Night-Herons-Niagara Falls
March 18 - On Goat Island in the Niagara River Tufted Titmouse and Glaucous Gull. Looking at Weseloh Rocks (the islands west of Three Sisters Islands, about 500 meters upstream of the brink of the Canadian Falls) there were four BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS at the colony. Also viewing the Niagara River from New York at the Waterfowl Viewing Area and Water Intakes there were totals of: 350 Common Goldeneye, 430 Greater Scaup, 190 Canvasback, 50 Bufflehead, 60 Common Mergansers, and a RED-NECKED GREBE at the Waterfowl Viewing Area, about 3 km upstream of the brink of the falls. For the second time this month no Bald Eagles were seen at the nest on Navy Island. Best Wishes for Great Birding, Bill Watson _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
