This should have been sent to the Ontbirds list. Kayo Roy 13 Kinsman Court Fonthill, ON. L0S 1E3 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane and Kayo Roy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mark Cranford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "David F. Suggs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Drew Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "John Black" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 8:20 PM Subject: Pine Warbler at Niagara Falls
Today, late in the afternoon after the Port Colborne CBC, Alan Smith, Brian Ahara and I birded the Niagara River from Fort Erie to Niagara Falls. In the River at Fort Erie off Jaeger Rocks were 5 White-winged Scoter, and 1 male Surf Scoter. Off the second parking lot north of Nicholls Marina was a female Black Scoter, and at the foot of Gilmore Avenue was another male Surf Scoter with three Horned Grebe. There was no sign this afternoon of the male Harlequin Duck seen earlier this month. Approximately 2 km north of Fort Erie along the Niagara Parkway were approximately 100 Tundra Swans with 2 Mute Swans nearby close to shore. Waterfowl was abundant in this area with a large raft of 1500-1800 Greater Scaup, 400 Canvasback, 100 Redhead, along with smaller numbers of seven other duck species. As we were studying two Lesser Black-backed Gulls on the breakwall north of the control structure above the Falls in Niagara Falls, two lady birders from Rochester came over and excitedly told us about a Pine Warbler they had just observed in the pine trees immediately south of the control structure. We quickly made our way there and relocated the bird in the first group of three close together pine trees just north of the staff building in front of the control structure. The bird was in company of 8-9 Golden-crowned Kinglet and numerous Black-capped Chickadee. As we were leaving this area a Peregrine Falcon flew over our heads and over the control structure. Kayo Kayo Roy 13 Kinsman Court Fonthill, ON. L0S 1E3 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Diane and Kayo Roy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
