Several of us were scoping out birds at the Lake Erie mouth in Fort Erie today.
Highlights amongst the group were:
1 juv. Sabine's Gull3 Parasitic Jaeger (2 subadult, 1 juv.)8+ Little Gulls
(mostly adults)4 grebes sp. (1 Eared Grebe, 1 Pied-billed, 2 Red-necked, many
Horned)2+ Red Phalaropes (there may have been several more birds but hard to be
absolutely certain it wasn't same birds)3 Red-throated Loons3 Scoter sp.
LOTS of waterfowl, especially first thing in the morning.
About 45 species of birds were seen from the watch point.
I also had at least 4 adult Little Gulls looking towards Strawberry Island on
the American side of the river amongst a couple thousand Bonaparte's Gulls in a
tight feeding frenzy (about 3:30pm). Scope is necessary at this extreme
distance though! I will leave it to you to Google that location.
Directions to Mather's Park, Fort Erie: Take the last exit on QEW (east to
Peace Bridge) into Fort Erie. Take a right and continue onto Lakeshore Rd. View
the river/lake mouth from anywhere along this ~2 mile section.
Cheers,
Andrew Keaveney
Cell: 647-383-8894
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