[Ontbirds]Niagara River - Dec 14-15

[Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter]

Forwarding for Caleb Putnam.
Willie

Here are highlights from a 2 day tour of the Niagara gorge, 14-15 December
2007:

Black-headed Gull (1 on 14 Dec)- Fort Erie, Ont (just upstream of bridge)
with 4,000+ BOGUs
Little Gull (2 on 15 Dec)- Queenston dock, 1 2nd winter, 1 adult winter-
visible far to the north
Thayer's Gull- 1 adult at upper falls on 14th, 1 adult and 1 1st winter at
Queenston on 15th
Iceland Gull- 7 at Adam Beck on the 15th, fewer on the 14th
Mockingbird- 1 at Queenston
Tufted Titmouse- 1 at Queenston (not sure whether this is a notable bird
here...)
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 2 at Queenston
Golden-crowned Kinglet- Queenston
Common Redpoll- flybys at Adam Beck
Bonaparte's Gull- approx 4,500 between 4:40-5:10PM at Niagara-on-the-Lake,
14 Dec

Non-Niagara highlights:
Hawk Owl- Grimsby, 15 Dec
Short-eared Owl, 1 while watching Hawk Owl, 15 Dec
King Eider- 1st year male offshore of east end of Lakegate Dr, Stoney Creek,
14 Dec

Caleb G Putnam 
Grand Rapids, MI
larus10 at hotmail.com