Other reports - At the Ontario Street launch in Buffalo's   Riverside, an estimated 15,000 BONAPARTE'S GULLS. In Wilson,   at Fitch and Youngstown Roads, 150 HORNED LARKS and 50   LAPLAND LONGSPURS. And, on Three Rod Road in Alden, 20 CEDAR   WAXWINGS were stymied by the ice encrusted fruit on a   crabapple tree.  

observation time: 11 hours Official Counter: Dave Brown Observers: Alf Rider, Brian Hawthorne, Ches Caister, Colin Horstead, Dave Verkley, Derek Lyon, Eric Single, Jennifer Lyon, Keith Sealy, Paul Brown, Rebecca Vile, Su Ross-Redmond, Tim Foran, Tom Bolohan, Tom Thomas, Wayne Parnall Visitors: Estimates

At this rate we'd estimate that at least 30,000 to 50,000 Blue Jays migrated through the Hawk Cliff area this morning alone.

An estimate of over 50,000 Snow Geese in the Fournier and Riceville areas east of Ottawa this past week was without doubt the most spectacular event. Canada Goose numbers continue to be inestimable, and several are now beginning to nest.

Ken Abraham (OMNR) estimated that 80% of the colony is blue morph birds. Many older birders remember when the Blue Goose was considered a distinct species. The Blue Goose was reclassified as a morph of the Snow Goose in 1973 by the American Ornithologists Union.

Plentiful waterfowl on the upper Niagara River, including an estimated 10,000 CANVASBACKS and over 150 TUNDRA SWANS around Grand Island. At the ice boom and Peace Bridge, RED- BR.

Estimates of the number of AMERICAN PIPITS at Owen Point and Gull Island have varied from 20 to 40. Warblers are still trickling through. When the masses of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS arrive (probably within days), there should be some ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS joining them. The influx of sparrows of several species is also imminent.

Also in December, massive flocks of waterfowl, estimated at over 50,000 birds, along the Robert Moses Parkway in Niagara Falls, New York. Most abundant were COMMON GOLDENEYE, REDHEAD, CANVASBACK and GREATER SCAUP. Other recent reports - At Dunkirk Harbor, 2 RUDDY DUCKS and abundant MERGANSERS.

An estimate of 20 RED-THROATED LOONS in Popham Bay on April 27 was the highest of this spring. Overhead migrating COMMON LOONS have been scarce, a situation that has led to speculation that recent botulism outbreaks on the Great Lakes may be responsible. A few HORNED GREBES and one RED-NECKED GREBE have been off the lighthouse.

A conservative estimate would be 50,000+...and they continued all day...even after the hawkwatch was shutdown for the day. Predictions: There are almost certainly more birds "in the pipeline" as temps continue to drop in the central and northern parts of Ontario and Quebec...and the winds continue to be predominantly northerly even into this evening.