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Birding Reports => Southern Ontario Reports => Topic started by: noam markus on February 21, 2015, 05:38:40 PM

Title: Niagara Falls, Tufted Titmouse and more
Post by: noam markus on February 21, 2015, 05:38:40 PM
February 20, 2015 (11AM. -20c or so. 4 km. loop). First time winter birding in Niagara Falls.
Walked from the Falls to the Control Gates and back through Dufferin Island Park. As well as the frozen falls there is lots to see.
Along the river:
13 Common Goldeneye
10 Common Merganser
12 Red-breasted Merganser
5 Redhead
2 Bufflehead
20 Ring-billed Gull
20 Herring Gull
6 Great Black-backed Gull https://www.flickr.com/photos/130432564 ... otostream/ (https://www.flickr.com/photos/130432564@N03/16417211388/in/photostream/)

Dufferin Island park (There are feeders at the south end of the park):
2 Tufted Titmouse  https://www.flickr.com/photos/130432564 ... 407545728/ (https://www.flickr.com/photos/130432564@N03/16407545728/)
3 Mourning Dove
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker https://www.flickr.com/photos/130432564 ... 397578147/ (https://www.flickr.com/photos/130432564@N03/16397578147/)
2 Downy Woodpecker
6 Blue Jay
5 American Crow
30 Black-capped Chickadee
2 White-breasted Nuthatch
15 American Tree Sparrow
15 Dark-eyed Junco
12 Northern Cardinal
1 Cooper's Hawk
2 Red-tailed Hawk
200 + Mallard https://www.flickr.com/photos/130432564 ... otostream/ (https://www.flickr.com/photos/130432564@N03/16604050442/in/photostream/)