Yesterday, Feb. 3, 2003, Dave Wilton and I tried for the Northern Hawk
Owl on Reid Rd., but were not able to locate it, despite searching for
about 4 hrs.
Later in the day, we birded Niagara-on-the-Lake from the park at the
mouth of the river, and saw an apparent hybrid Hooded Merganser x Common
Goldeneye. Plumage and structure were intermediate between these
species. It was associating with Buffleheads, Common Goldeneyes, and
White-winged Scoters just offshore. There was also what appeared to be
a third-winter "Nelson's Gull" close to shore.
We were also not able to relocate the male Harlequin Duck at Ft. Erie
from the parking lots north of the Peace Bridge (there's a LOT of ducks
present on the river). However, we did find a nice adult Thayer's Gull
south of the Peace Bridge with several hundred Herring and Great
Black-backed Gulls loafing on the rocks.
Ben Coulter
Erie, PA
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