AMERICAN TRIP 2004 , SUNDAY 21ST MARCH .

Left Niagara Falls at 8am for a trip into Canada to visit the city of Toronto , the city tured out to be a mixture of old & modern buildings but very nice BUT the weather was 13 below freezing , we stopped on the harbour front where i got the following birds .

LONG TAILED DUCK = 50+ ( PHOTO )
MALLARD = 2
RING NECKED DUCK = 1 MALE & 1 FEMALE
HOUSE SPARROW = 6

In Toronto itself we had the following .

RING BILLED GULL = 24 ( PHOTO )

GREY SQUIRREL = 1
CANADIAN BLACK SQUIRREL = 2

We then went back to Niagara Falls to see them in daylight FANTASTIC .
Birds seen at the falls .

RING BILLED GULL = 1500+
GOLDENEYE = 35
LONG TAILED DUCK = 24
HOUSE SPARROW = 6
BUFFLEHEAD = 6 MALE & 3 FEMALE
COMMON STARLING = 1
AMERICAN CROW = 1

AMERICAN TRIP 2004 , SATURDAY 20TH MARCH .

Left New York at 7.30 am for the trip to Niagara Falls , went through the states of New York & New Jersey going through some deep snow before arriving at Niagara Falls .

Birds seen on route .

AMERICAN HERRING GULL = 1
RING BILLED GULL = 45 ( PHOTO )
RED TAILED HAWK = 10
AMERICAN ROBIN = 1
COMMON STARLING = 34
TURKEY VULTURE = 8
HOUSE FINCH = 2
AMERICAN CROW = 65
COMMON GRACKLE = 12
GOOSANDER = 8
MUTE SWAN = 1
MALLARD = 4
RING NECKED DUCK = 1 MALE
CANADA GOOSE = 6

Other species

GREY SQUIRREL = 1

In the evening we went into Canada for a meal up in the revolving dining room of the Skylon tower over looking the falls .

AMERICAN TRIP 2004 , FRIDAY 19TH MARCH

Landed at JFK Airport New York at 1.45 pm , the trip from the airport to my hotel took 1 hour & cost 65$ the following birds were seen on route .

COMMON STARLING
AMERICAN KESTREL
CANADA GOOSE

In the evening we took a trip up to the top of the Empire State Building & had fantastic views of New York at night .

U.S.A

Off to the east coast of America tomorrow , going to New York , Washington , Niagra Falls & Toronto in Canada , hope to see some good birds & will update when i get back .