Niagara River above the Falls. 5
December 2009. Found by Betsy Potter. Scroll down for 2 photos.
Black-legged Kittiwake in juvenal
plumage with black neck collar. Most Black-legged Kittiwakes found
on Lake Ontario and the Niagara River are inexperienced young birds
that have funnelled up the St. Lawrence River.
Juvenile Black-legged
Kittiwake (second from left) with adult Bonaparte's Gulls in basic
(winter) plumage.