Looking from the Ontario side of the Niagara River mouth, Alessandra Wilcox reports seeing two RAZORBILLS this morning. This is the same location where up to four Razorbills were seen last fall and winter. There are two main vantage points on the NY side for viewing the Razorbills. One is from inside the grounds of the Old Fort Niagara - a fee is required, which I believe is currently $17 (not open every day - check the website: https://www.oldfortniagara.org/hours-of-operations). You can also try to view the lake from just east of the Old Fort for free - try looking from the northwest corner of the large parking lot on the lake. Scope in the vicinity of the buoy off toward the left. Last year the birds were often seen from this location but not always. If you go into the old fort, you may have better odds of spotting a bird. Note that the birds are often far out when looking from the parking lot. That can be the case from the Old Fort as well, though sometimes, they are quite close from there.
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