A few people were out looking today, including Betsy and me. We had four Rough-winged Swallows off of the east end (upstream end) of Goat Island, NY around 9:30 a.m. Later in the early afternoon, we saw probably the same four in the same location, while looking from just below the control gates on the Ontario side. There was another Rough-winged Swallow out from the Engineerium, which is about 1/4 mile above the falls on the Ontario side. Nobody we talked to had seen any Cave Swallows (before around noon). There are large numbers of Bonaparte's Gulls on the river now. I estimated 5-10,000 around the falls, another 5000 around the power plants, and 5000 more further downriver in Lewiston-Queenston. The only thing we could find with them were LITTLE GULLS. We had three adults above the falls and three adults plus one second-basic from the boat ramp in Queenston (looking downriver). Large gulls are still relatively few in number. However, we had four LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS early in the morning next to Goat Island, NY plus three more out in the mid-river area above the falls. The only other gull of note was an adult ICELAND GULL seen from the Adam Beck overlook at the power plants on the Ontario side. There were VERY few large gulls at the power plants though that can change quickly. Good birding! Willie ---------- Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com http://www.betsypottersart.com