These Sighting were compiled by Kayo Roy in 2006
OBRC ACCEPTED BIRD SIGHTINGS
REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA
Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna bicolor
1962 - two, 20 August, Fort Erie (Point Abino), Daniel R. Salisbury,
Robert F. Andrle.
Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons
1997-1998 - two, definitive basic, 29 November-22 February, Queenston,
Michael M. Morgante, Cathy A. Sanderson, Gordon Bellerby
1989 - 18 frontalis, (14 adults, 4 immatures), 22 March-01 April, St. Anns,
Robert Curry, Glenn Coady
Eurasian Wigeon, Anas Penelope
1993 - one, male, 27-28 March, Wainfleet, Richard W. Knapton,
found by Blayne E. Farnan
1983 - first winter male, 15 November-18 December, Niagara Falls,
Robert F. Andrle, Richard W. Knapton, Richard Byron
1987 - one, rufous phase, female, 28-30 March, Smithville Sewage Ponds,
Robert Curry, Kayo J. Roy
Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula
2004 - one, definitive alternate, male, 24 January-06 February,
Port Weller, Kayo J. Roy, Kenneth M. Newcombe, also found by
Brian R. Ahara.
1999 - one, definitive alternate, 17-27 January, Fort Erie, Michael M.
Morgante, Kayo J. Roy, also found by Donald N. Mills, Rick Young.
Common Eider, Somateria mollissima
1995 - one, adult male, 03-04 June, Grimsby (Fifty Point C. A), Kevin A.
McLaughlin.
1969-1971 - one, first winter male, 18 December 1969-10 January 1971,
Niagara Falls (Chippawa), Harold H. Axtell, Robert F. Andrle, Walter Klabunde, J. T. Foy, Harold D. Mitchell, Arthur E. Schaffner, Robert A. Sundell.
Smew, Mergellus albellus
1960 - one, female, 21 February-30 March, Niagara River (between Fort
Erie and Chippawa), Miller’s Creek (21-22 February, 13 March and
28-30 March), Frenchman’s Creek (23 and 28 February), Ussher’
Creek (27 February), Harold D. Mitchell, Mary Louise Emerson,
Donald R. Gunn, found by James L. Baillie.
Pacific Loon, Gavia pacifica
1995 - one, winter adult, 11 November, Niagara Falls, Steve Kelling, also
found by Tom Nix, Jeff Wells.
Yellow-billed Loon, Gavia adamsii
1997 - one, juvenal, 02-07 January, Fort Erie (Point Abino), Robert Curry,
Alan Wormington, Willie C. D’Anna, Gordon Bellerby, Kayo J. Roy,
Glenn Coady, Peter S. Burke, Dominic F. Sherony, found by
John Lamey.
1967 - 04 May, Grimsby
Western Grebe, Aechmophorus accidentalis
2004 - one, juvenal or first basic, 05-14 November, Fifty Point C. A,
Don Graham, Ady Gancz, William W. Watson, Brandon R. Holden,
found by Lois Evans.
1999 - one, basic, 27 November, Niagara-on-the Lake (McFarlane Point),
Donald Ford, also found by John Sparling, Eric Braaten.
Black-capped Petrel, Pterodroma hasitata
2003 - one, 23 September, Fort Erie (Waverley Beach), Winnie Poon,
David R. Don, Willie C. D’Anna, William W. Watson, found by
Alan Wormington, David D. Beadle.
- one, basic adult, male, (hasitata), 27 September, Fort Erie
(Waverley Beach), Brandon R. Holden, also found by Innis
Milne, Eric Holden. Specimen (skin) in ROM: # 91639.
1996 - one, 08 September, Port Colborne, Alan Wormington
- three, 08 September, Fort Erie Waverley Beach), Robert Curry,
John Lamey, also found by John L. Olmsted
- one, 12 September, Fort Erie, Willie C. D’Anna
- one, definitive basic, male, (found dead, partly decomposed),
12 September, Fort Erie (Windmill Point), John L. Olmsted,
Robert W. Stamp. Specimen (skeleton) in ROM: # 159637
- one, definitive basic, female, (found dead, partly decomposed),
14 September, Fort Erie (Crescent Beach), Robert Curry,
John L. Olmsted. Specimen (skeleton) in ROM: # 159639.
- one, 14 September, Fort Erie, Willie C. D’Anna.
- one, 15 September, Fort Erie, Willie C. D’Anna.
- one, 15 September, Fort Erie (Thunder Bay), Robert Curry.
- one, definitive basic, female, (found dead, partly decomposed),
15 September, Fort Erie (Thunder Bay), Robert Curry, Barry D. Jones, John L. Olmsted. Specimen (skeleton) in ROM: # 159638.
- one, (found dead), 15 September, Fort Erie (Pleasant Beach),
Bruce M. Di Labio, found by Stephen T. Pike. Specimen in CMN.
- two, (found dead, badly decomposed), 21 September, Fort Erie
(Pleasant Beach), Robert Curry, John L. Olmsted, Wilfred Yusek.
Specimen (skeleton) in ROM: # 159644 and 159645.
- one, (found dead, badly decomposed), 21 September, Fort Erie,
(Empire Beach), Robert Curry, John L. Olmsted, Wilfred Yusek.
Specimen (skeleton) in ROM: # 159647.
- one, (found dead, badly decomposed), 21 September, Port
Colborne (Lorraine Beach), Robert Curry, John L. Olmsted,
Wilfred Yusek. Specimen (skeleton) in ROM: # 159643.
- one, (found dead), 28 September, Fort Erie (Waverley Beach),
Robert Curry, John L. Olmsted. Specimen (skeleton) in ROM:
#159641.
1955 - one, (found dead, emaciated), 21 August, Port Colborne (Morgan’s
Point), Alice Ulrich. Specimen (fluid preserved) in ROM: # 76892.
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel, Oceanites oceanicus
1966 - three, 10 September, Fort Erie (Waverley Beach), William G.
Lindley, also found by Glenn Coady, Alan W. McTavish.
1955 - one, 14 August, Port Colborne (Long Beach), Glenn A. Meyers,
George A. Meyers, Eric Bastin. Specimen (skin) in ROM: # 73077.
Storm-Petrel, sp. Oceanites or Oceanodroma, sp.
2003 - one, 27 September, Fort Erie (Crescent Beach), Alfred L. Adamo.
Northern Gannet, Morus bassanus
2003 - one, juvenal, 06-15 December, Niagara Falls (06-12 December),
Queenston (15 December), Willie C. D’Anna, Peter S. Burke.
1998 - one, juvenal, 27 December, Niagara-on-the Lake.
1995 - one, juvenal, 17 November, Fort Erie, Cathy Mueller, Betsy Potter,
Michael H. King.
1993 - one, juvenal, 25 October, Niagara-on-the Lake.
1991 - one, juvenal, 10 November, Niagara-on-the Lake.
1990 - one, first winter, 21 November-08 December, Niagara-on-the Lake
to Queenston, Rodney Planck, Marlene Planck, Gordon Bellerby,
Willie C. D’Anna.
American White Pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
1991-1992 - two (pair), 17 November-13 January, Jordan Harbour,
Mary Ellen Hebb, Robert Tymczyszyn.
Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
2002 - one, juvenal, 23 November, Niagara-on-the Lake and Port Weller,
Alan Wormington, also found by Brian R. Ahara.
Snowy Egret, Egretta thula
1994 - one, adult, 15-21 May, Grassie, Robert Curry.
1968 - one, juvenal, 16 July, Port Colborne, Richard Brownstein,
found by Daniel R. Salisbury.
Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea
1994 - one, juvenile, 24 July-01 August, Smithville Sewage Ponds,
Robert Curry, Alfred L. Adamo, Kayo J. Roy, also found by
James E. Heslop, John L. Olmsted.
Tricolored Heron, Egretta tricolor
2001 - one, first alternate, 27 May-02 June, Port Weller (Welland Canal),
Kayo J. Roy, Alan J. Smith, Peter S. Burke, Maggie Smiley,
J. Burke Korol.
1984 - adult, 29 April, Smithville Sewage Ponds, Roy E. C. Baker.
1977 - one, definitive alternate, 11-18 May, Port Colborne (Cement Plant
Road Pond), Harold H. Axtell, Robert F. Andrle, Walter Klabunde,
Mary Louise Emerson, found by Blayne E. Farnan.
1971 - one, first alternate, 23-24 May, Port Colborne (Cement Plant Road
Pond), Richard Brownstein, Edward L. Seeber, found by Harold L.
Lancaster, Alan J. Smith, Randy Waters.
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Nyctanassa violacea
2002 - one, juvenal, 10-13 August, Port Colborne (Cement Plant Road
Pond), Willie C. D’Anna, also found by Betsy Potter.
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus
2002 - two, one definitive basic, one juvenal, 30 August-07 September,
Grimsby (Winona Sewage Ponds), Thomas A. Crooks, David R. Don, Cheryl E. Edgecombe, Gerard McNaughton, Kenneth M.
Newcombe.
1992 - one, adult, 07 May, Smithville Sewage Ponds, Robert Z. Dobos,
Wilfred Yusek, found by James A. N. Dowall.
Ibis, sp. Plegadis. Sp.
1996 - one, 17 October, Queenston, David J. Milsom.
Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus
2004 - one, 05 April, Grimsby (Beamer C. A,), Thomas Thomas,
also found by David Sked, Keith Sealy.
2000 - one,
1992 - 0ne, 04 April, Grimsby (Beamer C.A.), John J. Barker,
Kevin A. McLaughlin, George M. Naylor, Terry Osborne.
Swallow-tailed Kite, Elanoides forficatus
1994 - one, 15 April, Grimsby (Beamer C. A.), Paul Rose,
Gordon Bellerby.
Mississippi Kite, Ictinia mississippiensis
2003 - one, first basic, 14 May, Grimsby (Beamer C. A,),
George A. Meyers.
1997 - one, definitive basic, 11 May, Grimsby (Beamer C. A.),
Thomas F. Reavley, John Ryan, Paul W. Summerskill.
1975 - adult, 18 May, Grimsby (Beamer C. A.), George A. Meyers.
1977 - adult, 28 May, Long Beach, Thomas W. Weir.
Swainson’s Hawk, Buteo swainsoni
2005 - one, first basic, light morph, 10 April, Grassie, Barry S. Cherriere.
also found by Linda Cherriere.
1996 - one, definitive basic, light morph, 18 April, Grimsby (Beamer C. A.),
Michael H. King, H. Michael Street.
1993 - one, 20 April, Grimsby (Beamer C. A.), George A. Meyers.
1985 - one, first summer, 21 April, Grimsby, Eric Single.
1977 - light phase adult, 10 April, Grimsby (Beamer C. A.),
George A. Meyers.
Ferruginous Hawk, Buteo regalis
2002 - one, dark morph, 24 April, Grimsby (Beamer C. A.), Cheryl E.
Edgecombe, Robert W. Stamp, John L. Olmsted, L. Verne Evans,
also found by John Niewiadomski.
1992 - one, immature, Grimsby (Beamer C.A.), David Copeland,
Barry S. Cherriere.
Prairie Falcon, Falco mexicanus
1995 - one, 19 April, Grimsby (Beamer C. A.), Roy E. C. Baker,
Jerry H. Guild, Michael H. King, Terry Osborne, David
Worthington, also found by George A. Meyers, James
Fairchild, Jack Ryan.
Piping Plover, Charadrius melodus
2002 - one, first basic, 09-18 October, Port Colborne, John E.
Black, Kayo J. Roy, Willie C. D’Anna, found by Blayne E.
Farnan, Jean M. Farnan.
1990 - one, winter adult, 23 August, Fort Erie (Cresent Beach),
Alec Humann.
1988 - one, 23 July, Fort Erie (Crescent Beach), Alec Humann.
American Oystercatcher, Haematopus palliates
1996 - two, 09 September, Port Colborne (Gravelly Bay and
Sugar Loaf Point), Willie C. D’Anna, Alan Wormington,
found by Mary Hart, Douglas Hart.
1960 - 02-21 July, one adult, Fort Erie (Thunder Bay/Windmill Point),
Harold D. Mitchell, Robert F. Andrle, Specimen (skin) in ROM: #90937.
Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus
1979 - 14 October, Smithville Sewage Ponds, Gerald Chapple,
Gary A. Novosel.
Spotted Redshank, Tringa erythropus
1976 - one, alternate in prebasic molt, 25 July, St. David’s Sewage Ponds,
Harold H. Axtell, John E. Black, Paul M. Benham, Robert Curry.
Wandering Tattler, Heteroscelus incanus
1977 - one, definitive alternate, 08-13 June, Fort Erie (Windmill Point),
David B. Freeland, Robert F. Andrle, Alan Wormington.
1960 - one, definitive alternate, 11-15 July, Fort Erie (Windmill Point),
Robert Curry, Harold D. Mitchell.
1948 - one, definitive prebasic molt, 01 August, Port Colborne (Sugarloaf
Point), Harold D. Mitchell, also found by Harold H. Axtell, et al.
Slender-billed Curlew, Numenius tenuirostris
About 1925 - autumn, Fort Erie (Crescent Beach), specimen in BSNS:
#2092.
Curlew Sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea
2002 - one, definitive alternate, male, 16 May, Smithville Sewage Ponds,
David R. Don, Thomas A. Crooks, Cheryl E. Edgecombe.
1992 - one, molting adult, 30-31 August, Niagara-on-the Lake, (Avondale
Sewage Ponds), Kayo J. Roy, Alan J. Smith, Robert Wilson,
Willie C. D’Anna.
1971 - one, definitive alternate, 18-20 July, Fort Erie (Waverley Beach),
Robert F. Andrle, found by John E. Black, Paul M. Benham,
Daniel R. Salisbury.
1965 - one, definitive basic, 21 August, and 06 September, Burnaby,
(Morgan’s Point), Robert Curry, Adrian Dorst, also found by
Angela Thomas. Specimen (skin) in BSNS # 5072.
Pomarine Jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus
1992 - one, immature, 20 December, Port Weller, Robert Z. Dobos.
1986 - one, immature, 01-02 January, Fort Erie, Robert F. Andrle.
Long-tailed Jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus
2000 - two, juvenal, 27 August, Grimsby, Kevin A. McLaughlin.
1996 - three, one definitive alternate, two juvenal, 08 September,
Fort Erie, Alan Wormington, Robert Curry.
- five, two definitive alternate, three juvenal light morph,
14 September, Fort Erie (Waverley Beach), Richard W. Knapton,
Willie C. D’Anna, also found by Drew J. Campbell, Marcya Foster,
Bradley F. Clements, Marcie Jacklin
Mew Gull, Larus canus
2003 - one, brachyrhynchus definitive basic, 06-18 December, Niagara
Falls (06 December), Queenston (13, 16, 18 December), Colin D.
Jones, Peter S. Burke, Willie C. D’Anna, J. Burke Korol.
1996 - one, second basic, 17 November, Queenston, Richard W. Knapton,
Robert Curry.
1992 - one, brachyrhynchus winter adult, 25 November-04 December
Niagara Falls, Rodney Planck, Alan Wormington.
1967 - one, brachyrhynchus adult, 24 October, Port Weller,
Robert F. Andrle, specimen (skin) in BSNS: #5102.
- one, brachyrhynchus first winter, 28-30 November, Port Weller,
Daniel R. Salisbury, Robert F. Andrle, specimen (skin) in
BSNS: #5103.
California Gull, Larus californicus
2003-2004 - one, definitive basic, 09 November-18 January, Queenston,
Willie C. D’Anna, found by Jean Iron.
- one, definitive basic, 18 December-08 January, Niagara Falls,
Jean Iron, Willie C. D’Anna, also found by Kevin A. McLaughlin.
2002 - one, third basic, 19 November-08 December, Queenston,
Willie C. D’Anna, found by Daniel R. Salisbury, John G.
Keenleyside.
- one, definitive basic, 23 November-29 December, Queenston,
Willie C. D’Anna, found by Jean Iron.
- one, second basic, 30 November, Niagara Falls, Brandon R.
Holden, Willie C. D’Anna, also found by Eric Holden.
2001 - one, definitive basic, 01-02 December, Niagara Falls,
Willie C. D’Anna, J. Burke Korol, found by Dean DiTommaso.
2000 - one, definitive basic, 12 November-10 December, Niagara Falls,
Jean Iron, Michael M. Morgante, Willie C. D’Anna, also found by
Kevin A. McLaughlin.
1999-2000 - one, definitive basic, 07 November-03 January, Queenston,
Drew J. Campbell, Gordon Bellerby, found by Willie C. D’Anna.
- one, definitive basic, 21 November-16 January, Niagara Falls,
Willie C. D’Anna, Kayo J. Roy, Christopher J. Escott, also found by
Betsy Potter, Dean DiTommaso, Sharon Skelly.
- one, third basic, 26 December-06 January, Queenston, Willie C.
D’Anna, Marcya Foster, also found by Donald Powers, Michael
Powers.
1999 - one, definitive basic, 19 December, St. Catharines (Municipal
Beach), Kevin A. McLaughlin, Robert Z. Dobos, also found by
George M. Naylor, Robert L. Waldhuber.
1998 - one, definitive basic, 06-19 December, Niagara Falls (Chippawa),
Willie C. D’Anna, Michael M. Morgante, Jean Iron, Winnie Yung,
also found by Betsy Potter, William Lee, Walton Sabin.
1997-1998 - one, definitive basic, 23 November-02 February, Queenston,
Willie C. D’Anna, Gordon Bellerby, also found by Betsy Potter.
1997 - one, definitive basic, 09 January, Niagara Falls, Dean DiTommaso.
- one, definitive basic, 30 November, Niagara Falls (Chippawa),
Kevin A. McLaughlin, also found by Barbara N. Charlton, Robert
Z. Dobos, William G. Lamond.
1996 - one, definitive basic, 06-30 November, Queenston, Willie C.
D’Anna, found by Glenn Coady.
- one, definitive basic, 16-24 November, Queenston and Niagara
Falls, Willie C. D’Anna, Jon L. Dunn, found by Sharon Skelly.
1995 - one, definitive basic, 12 November-01 December, Queenston and
Niagara Falls, Willie C. D’Anna.
1994 - one, second winter, 03 December, Queenston, Robert French,
Nancy French, Robert A. Sundell, Willie C. D’Anna, Anthony Lang.
1993 - one, adult winter, 05 December, Queenston, Richard W. Knapton.
1992-1993 - one, winter adult, 29 November-14 February, Niagara Falls,
Rodney Planck, Gordon Bellerby, Willie C. D’Anna,
Tony Leukering, Alan Wormington.
Slaty-backed Gull, Larus schistisagus
1992 - one, winter adult, 24 November-29 December, Niagara Falls,
Rodney Planck, Robert W. Brock, Robert French, Nancy French,
Tony Leukering.
Laughing Gull, Larus atricilla
1993 - one, first winter, 24 January, Queenston, John Carley,
Victoria Carley, R. Doug McRae.
1989 - one, summer adult, 03 May, Grimsby.
1985 - one, second winter, 11-18 October, Niagara-on-the Lake,
Gordon Bellerby.
1985 - adult summer, 1 August, Niagara-on-the Lake,
Margaret J. C. Bain.
1937 - one, juvenile, 18 September, Fort Erie, Roy W. Sheppard.
Ross’s Gull, Rhodostethia rosea
2002 - one, definitive basic, 01 December, Niagara Falls, James Watt,
Gavin R. Edmondstone, Chris Kimber, Willie C. D’Anna, also
found by T. Ronald Scovell, Maris Apse, Mark H. Cranford.
1995-1996 - one, definitive basic, 12 November-01 January,
Fort Erie, (12-13 November and 01 January),
Queenston, (19-20 November), Niagara Falls (Whirlpool
24-25 November), Port Weller, 27-28 November. John B.
Schmelefske, Betsy Potter, Willie C. D’Anna, Mary Ellen Hebb,
J. Bruce Falls, Kayo J. Roy, Marcya Foster, found by Glenn Coady.
1995 - one, winter adult, 26 February-01 March, Port Weller, David J.
Milsom, Kayo J. Roy, Craig S. A. McLauchlan, also found by
Roy E. C. Baker.
1994 - one, winter adult, 18 December, Port Weller, Robert Z. Dobos,
Barbara N. Charlton, Kevin A. McLaughlin. Specimen (feathers)
In ROM: # 159517.
Ivory Gull, Pagophila eburnean
1980-1981 - one, first winter, immature, 22 December-01 January,
Niagara Falls, Mary E. Gustafson, Robert F. Andrle,
Harold H. Axtell.
1973 - one, first winter, immature, 29-30 December, Niagara Falls,
William C. Vaughan, Alice E. Ulrich.
Arctic Tern, Sterna paradisaea
1990 - one, definitive alternate, 17 August, Fort Erie (Waverley Beach),
Alec Humann.
Least Tern, Sterna antillarum
1958 - one, adult, in breeding plumage, Erie Beach, Fort Erie,
Richard Brownstein.
Sooty Tern, Sterna fuscata
1996 - one, definitive alternate, 08 September, Fort Erie (Waverley
Beach), Robert Curry, John L. Olmsted, John Lamey, Robert
Z. Dobos, also found by T. Ronald Scovell.
- one, definitive alternate, (found dead, badly decomposed),
28 September, Port Colborne (Long Beach), Robert Curry,
John L. Olmsted. Specimen (skeleton) in ROM: # ?
Dovekie, Alle alle
1988 - one, adult female, 23 October, Port Weller, J. Butler.
Specimen (skin) in ROM: # 154509.
Razorbill, Alca torda
1982 - 27 November, Niagara-on-the Lake.
1985 - one adult, 02 January, Niagara-on-the Lake, Harold H. Axtell.
Ancient Murrelet, Synthliboramphus antiquu
1994 - one, first winter, 13 November, Port Weller, Willie C. D’Anna,
Kayo J. Roy, Nancy Barrett.
1908 - one, adult male, 15 November, Crystal Beach, found dead by
Everrett Wheeler. Specimen (wing, foot and head) at ROM: # 39908.
Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus
2004 - one, juvenal/first basic, female, 02 September-18 December,
Niagara Falls, Janice M. Haines, William W. Watson, Brandon
R. Holden, Willie C. D’Anna, Cindy E. Cartwright, Allen T.
Chartier, also found by Arthur L. Haines, John E. Black,
Kayo J. Roy.
Hummingbird, sp., Selasphorus sp.
1990 – one, immature male, 01 October-10 December, Grimsby Beach,
Robert Curry, George M. Naylor, James N. Flynn, found by
Patricia Gilbert.
1984 - adult female or immature, 01-04 October, Grimsby.
George A. Meyers.
Western Kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis
1985 - one, 24 August, Beamsville, David B. Freeland.
Bell’s Vireo, Vireo bellii
1994 - one, 18 October, Grimsby (Fifty Point C. A), Robert Z. Dobos.
Rock Wren, Salpinctes obsoletus
1964 - one, male, 06-07 December, Port Weller, Carl Mrozek,
Daniel R. Salisbury, also found by Richard Brownstein,
Joanna Burger, Robert F. Andrle, Arthur R. Clark.
Specimen (skin) in ROM: # 94722.
Northern Wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe
1949 - one, 24 September, Ridgeway, Albert J. Wright, also found by
Bernard Nathan.
Townsend’s Solitaire, Myadestes townsendi
1983 - 06 November, Fonthill, Richard W. Knapton.
Sage Thrasher, Oreoscoptes montanus
1966 - 20 October, Port Robinson, Daniel R. Salisbury.