[Ontbirds]Black-headed Gull at Fort Erie

[Jean Iron]

Today I saw the adult Black-headed Gull in a large flock of 
Bonaparte's Gulls on the Niagara River at Fort Erie between 11 a.m. 
and 1 p.m. Several thousand Bonaparte's Gulls stretch from the 
Anglican Church at Gilmore Road on the Niagara Parkway north to the 
railway bridge. The best way to find the Black-headed is hope that it 
flies past, which it did three times in two hours. The flock of 
Bonaparte's Gulls is about 1 km long and floats north, then when they 
reach the railway bridge they fly south to opposite the church, rest 
on the water and float down river again. I also saw an adult Little 
Gull and a Bonaparte's still with a full black hood. We will look for 
the Black-headed on the OFO gull trip on Sunday. Meet at 9:00 a.m. at 
the Sir Adam Beck overlook on the Niagara Parkway south of 
Queenston-Lewiston Bridge.

Directions: QEW to Fort Erie, exit at Central Avenue, left to Bertie, 
then right to the Niagara Parkway and turn left.

Jean Iron
Toronto ON
jeaniron at sympatico.ca