An excellent day of gulling along the Niagara River. 11 species were seen by
Andrew Keaveney and I, and I believe most of the other groups of birders on the
river had the same. Highlights:
1 adult Black-headed Gull - seen at the whirlpool. First spotted by some
birders from the Cayuga Bird Club (Cornell University)
1 3rd winter California Gull - about 300-400 meters upriver (south) of Adam
Beck, sitting on rocks in the middle of the river.
1 adult Little Gull - on the rocks just above the falls
2 adult Thayer's type gulls - Adam Beck
6+ Iceland Gulls - mostly at Adam Beck.
3 Glaucous Gulls - 1 adult seen from the car pull-off near the control dam, 2
juveniles at Adam Beck
7+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls - various locations
1 possible LBBGxHEGU on the breakwall seen from the car pull-off near the
control dam
1 2nd winter Nelson's Gull (HEGUxGLGU) on the breakwall seen from the car
pull-off near the control dam
Andrew and Keaveney and I had an excellent number of Bonaparte's Gulls at the
flypast at Niagara-on-the-lake. Highlights include:
6 Little Gulls
1 completely hooded Bonaparte's Gull
1 partially hooded Bonaparte's Gull
Also, Mike and Kenny Burrell and their group from the Kitchener-Waterloo field
naturalists had a Ross's Goose near Fort Erie at 11 Service Road.
Good birding,
Josh Vandermeulen
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