It figures. Get as many birders out there as possible, set up a good communication network, and the bird doesn't show! Lots of people on Goat Island and across the river in Ontario looking for the Ross's Gull today (Saturday), all to no avail. Although there was a rumor floating around Goat Island that there was a post to Ontbirds today saying that the bird had been seen Friday afternoon at the upstream parking lot (for the third time), I see now that there was no such post. The bird has not been seen since Friday morning at 10:00 - it was reported on the ice off the upstream end of the island. Perhaps the rumor was caused by a misreading of what the post actually said.
There were a decent number of uncommon gulls in the area including several Iceland and Lesser BB Gulls, 2-3 Glaucous Gulls, Thayer's Gull, and Little Gull, as well as the four expected species. The Harlequin Duck was also seen above the falls. Good birding! Willie ---------- Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com http://www.betsypottersart.com _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
