The adult BLACK-HEADED GULL that has been seen fairly regularly in the Queenston narrows was there this afternoon usually on the American side, feeding as Mark Kubisz noted, roughly between the 2-pillared metal structure and the waterfalls a little upriver (walk upriver from the boat ramp a few hundred yards for best viewing). I just wanted to mention, though, that a search from 8:00 to 10:45 a.m. did not turn the bird up nor were there many Bonaparte's Gulls there. However, there were about 1000 Bonys in the Whirlpool (where the Spanish Aero Car is) in the morning where a Black-headed would be much tougher to pick out. A return to the Whirlpool around 2:00 found less than 50 Bonys there. When we returned to lower Queenston around 2:30, however, the Bonys were there as well as the Black-headed Gull. I am not suggesting that the Black-headed Gull has an afternoon schedule at the Queenston narrows, only that these gulls can really move around a lot! It might take a couple of trys to find this bird.
One adult LITTLE GULL was downriver from the Black-headed, a little upriver from the "silo" on the American side, visible from the boat ramp. At least four GLAUCOUS GULLS were above the falls, mid-river. An adult PEREGRINE FALCON was reported in Fort Erie. No luck trying to find the California Gull at Adam Beck. Perhaps it moved to Toronto. ;-) Good birding! Willie -------------- Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Niagara Falls, N.Y. [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Willie D'Anna & Betsy Potter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
