An admittedly short scan from the Quebec side of the Ottawa River did not produce the Sabine's Gull at 8:45AM this morning. However, light was terrible, and there were Bonaparte's Gulls flying about closer to the Ontario side (as ALWAYS happens). So the Sabine's could well be there. There are hundreds of gulls roosting on the rocks in the rapids, so patience will be required. There was a somewhat late Common Tern on the Quebec side, which occasionally strayed over to the Ontario side while being chased by Ring-billed Gulls.
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