[nysbirds-l] Franklin's Gull - Niagara River

[Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter]

The FRANKLIN'S GULL was back in the same area as yesterday, viewed from
Artpark State Park in Lewiston, NY.  The bird works back and forth and was
easy to see for much of the time we were there.  We saw it between 2:00 and
2:40 but Peter Yoerg had it around 10:30 this morning.

 

The location and other suggested places to look are given in yesterday's
post, copied below:

 

Thanks to Andy Guthrie for posting this to GeneseeBirds earlier.  The first
winter FRANKLIN'S GULL was seen from Artpark State Park in Lewiston, NY from
2:15 to 2:45 this afternoon.  Take the upper entrance (off of Portage
Street) into the park, stay to your left, and drive to a small parking lot
by the river.  Walk the trail that goes south toward the Lewiston Queenston
Bridge.  The Franklin's Gull was first seen about 150 yards from the parking
lot, mainly working along the NY shore but could have been easily seen from
the Ontario side (walk upriver from the Queenston boat ramp).  If searching
for this gull, other places to check include the power plants (Adam Beck
overlook or NY Power Vista), the Whirlpool (Spanish Aero Car or Whirlpool
State Park), or even below the falls.  Watching the Bonaparte's Gulls fly
out of the river onto Lake Ontario at dusk may also work.  There were not a
lot of Bonies here, perhaps less than a hundred in the narrowest stretch of
the river below the Lewiston Queenston Bridge.  There were also very few at
the Whirlpool and none below the falls.  There were many at the power
plants, however.

 

Good birding!

Willie

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Willie D'Anna

Betsy Potter

Wilson, NY

dannapotterATroadrunner.com

http://www.betsypottersart.com  

 


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[nysbirds-l] Franklin's Gull - Niagara River

[Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter]

Thanks to Andy Guthrie for posting this to GeneseeBirds earlier.  The first
winter FRANKLIN'S GULL was seen from Artpark State Park in Lewiston, NY from
2:15 to 2:45 this afternoon.  Take the upper entrance (off of Portage
Street) into the park, stay to your left, and drive to a small parking lot
by the river.  Walk the trail that goes south toward the Lewiston Queenston
Bridge.  The Franklin's Gull was first seen about 150 yards from the parking
lot, mainly working along the NY shore but could have been easily seen from
the Ontario side (walk upriver from the Queenston boat ramp).  If searching
for this gull, other places to check include the power plants (Adam Beck
overlook or NY Power Vista), the Whirlpool (Spanish Aero Car or Whirlpool
State Park), or even below the falls.  Watching the Bonaparte's Gulls fly
out of the river onto Lake Ontario at dusk may also work.  There were not a
lot of Bonies here, perhaps less than a hundred in the narrowest stretch of
the river below the Lewiston Queenston Bridge.  There were also very few at
the Whirlpool and none below the falls.  There were many at the power
plants, however.

 

We also made a quick check at Goat Island, which is between the American and
Canadian Falls on the NY side.  There were no Bonaparte's Gulls below the
falls and we did not have time to make a thorough check above the falls.
However, I was still able to count nine LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS roosting
in the shallows just off of Goat Island and above the Three Sisters Islands.
Of special interest were three juveniles all sitting together.  I don't
think I have ever seen three juvenile Lessers in one day before, much less
all together.  The others were five adults and one second winter.

 

Good birding!

Willie

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Willie D'Anna

Betsy Potter

Wilson, NY

dannapotterATroadrunner.com

http://www.betsypottersart.com  

 


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