On the Buffalo CBC today, Betsy Potter found a male PINE WARBLER in the trees on the south side of the greenhouse which is about ½ km above Niagara Falls. This is likely the same bird that she and Dean DiTommaso found at the beginning of the month. Interestingly, a female Pine Warbler has also been seen at nearby Dufferin Islands at least twice in the past few weeks. At Kings Bridge Park, located on the north side of the Welland River, where it empties into the Niagara River in Chippewa, I found an AMERICAN PIPIT. Photo here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33087828
Lots of gulls around the falls today. We had eight species (Iceland, Glaucous, Lesser Black-backed, and Thayers among the four common species) but could not find any uncommon small gulls, despite the large number of Bonapartes Gulls present. We could not find the Harlequin Ducks that have been seen above the barge today, though they have been reported recently and are almost certainly still around. Good birding! Willie ------------------ Willie D'Anna Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com Willie's photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/107683885@N07/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
