This evening, I observed an adult Black-headed Gull with a group of Bonaparte's Gulls during my daily watch of the gulls flying out of the Niagara River, as viewed from Queen's Royal Park in Niagara-on-the-Lake. The Black-headed Gull passed by with about 40 Bonaparte's Gulls at 5:07 PM.
Every evening thousands of Bonaparte's Gulls on the lower Niagara River gather in small flocks and fly out to Lake Ontario to spend the night. Currently, the flight gets going sometime after 4:00 PM and continues until well after dark. I have been stopping by to observe this flight most evenings. Other highlights tonight include a Bonaparte's Gull still sporting a full hood (present for at least two weeks) and 4 Little Gulls (3 adult, 1 first winter). Queens Royal Park is located at the east end of Regent Street in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Exit from the QEW at Glendale Avenue north, and turn right onto Glendale Avenue. Cross over the QEW and immediately turn left at York Road. At the first set of lights turn right onto Airport Road. Take this north for about 3 km until the first major road, which is Niagara Stone Road. Turn right and take Niagara Stone Road to the end in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Turn right on Queen Street and then your fourth left onto Regent Street. Parking is in the lot there, and the river can be viewed from the hill. Good birding, Josh Vandermeulen joshvandermeulen.blogspot.com Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
