>> Hi all: >> After squandering a few hours on Squaw Island (USA), my son Xavier and I, >> Luc Fazio, re-found the Elegant Tern at 3:30 pm.( where Dave & Peter had >> seen earlier). >> The Elegant Tern flew in and sat closest to the Canadian shore on jetties of >> rocks at the intersection of Niagara parkway & Gilmore Rd., east of the >> Peace bridge in Fort Erie. >> The tern sat on the rocks with Ring-billed gulls and for a while it seemed >> that it wanted to "sleep/roost" there, but around 4 pm, it took off and flew >> toward the American side again. >> Other birds of note: >> 1- Lark Sparrow , missed by me, at house on East side of Borden park, in the >> vine tangles and evergreen tree by the single house closest to Niagara >> parkway. >> 2- Franklin's Gull, from Squaw Island, on the river. >> 3- Little gull, at squaw island >> 4- Peregrine Falcon, Squaw Island, terrorizing all the bonies & 6 common >> terns >> 5- Bald Eagle, adult, on river. >> 6- Red-throated & Common Loon >> 7-Horned grebes, a few >> It was nice seeing you David Fiddler....long time no see!, on Squaw island. >> >> Luc & Xavier Fazio >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Nov 24, 2013, at 1:42 PM, Barbara and Dave Fidler >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Just saw the bird at Gilmmore Rd and the Niagara Parkway, Fort Erie about >>> 1:15pm Sunday >>> >>> across the road from a restaurant named "He's Not Here". >>> >>> Dave Fidler/Peter Middleton >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial >>> birding organization. >>> Send bird reports to [email protected] >>> For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit >>> http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup >>> _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
