Direct any questions to Wille D'anna (email - [EMAIL PROTECTED]) or Mike
Morgante ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). This is a second hand report from New York
state for this evening Sept 25 just over the horizon from Waverly Beach.
Waverly Beach is in the west end of Fort Erie off Dominion Road (and Hwy 3).
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Forwarding for Mike Morgante. Athols Springs is perhaps 10 miles south =
of the Peace Bridge and, as Mike says, across Lake Erie from Waverly =
Beach where I and others saw at least one Black-capped Petrel on =
Tuesday.
Willie
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Willie D'Anna
Betsy Potter
Niagara Falls, N.Y.
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From: Mike Morgante=20
To: GeneseeBirds listserv=20
Cc: David Suggs=20
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 8:32 PM
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] probable petrels on Lake Erie
With moderate-to-strong winds from SW and West all day on Lake Erie, I =
thought it might be good day to look for remaining hurricane birds. I =
scoped from Hoak's Restaurant parking lot in Athol Springs (Hamburg) =
from 5-6:15 p.m. =20
At a very great distance, I kept seeing a pair of birds working back and =
forth, just over the water. Based on shape, size, flight style, and my =
previous experience (limited to Hurricane Fran in 1996), I strongly =
feel that they were petrels. I could not make out any color as i could =
barely even make out the birds. They were just too far away to say =
anything conclusively. I watched gulls at the same distance (on the =
horizon, likely several miles out) and I am confident that these two =
birds were not gulls. At one time, i thought there might be 3 =
individuals, but i routinely watched two birds working together for most =
of the hour.
Athols Springs is nearly opposite of Waverly Beach in Ontario where =
several Black-capped Petrels were seen from shore on Tuesday. =20
I walked a small stretch of Woodlawn Beach and did not find anything =
notable.
Mike Morgante
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