[Ontbirds]Lesser Black-backed Gull at Merritt Island, Welland

[Jean and Bob]

Hi All,

My wife, her father & partner and I went to Merritt Island in Welland to 
find the blue morph Snow Goose.  We were unsuccessful but observed many 
species while we walked the lower trail to Woodlawn Road.  We returned to 
the parking area along the paved path.

Red-breasted Nuthatch were found on the lower path (also observed from the 
paved path) and a single Lesser Black-backed Gull was observed, from the 
paved path, on the canal ice amongst some Herring and Ring-billed Gulls.

Bob Highcock and Jean Hampson
St. Catharines, ON

Directions:

Travel south on the 406 to the end, turning right onto East Main.  Travel 
west until Cross St.  Turn right onto Cross St (N), there will be the County 
Court House on the right. To reach the parking area for Merritt Island, go 
over the small bridge, crossing the Welland River.