Niagara River and surrounding area trip!

So, I went to Niagara-on-the-lake for non-birding purposes yesterday, but managed to fit some time in to do so. I got three lifers at the river!

Here's what I saw at the

Niagara River:

200 Ring-billed Gull
1 Glaucous Gull
15 Great Black-backed Gull
50 Herring Gull
1 Mute Swan
40 White-winged Scoter
30 Long-tailed Duck
2 Common Merganser
1 Red-brested Merganser
1 Hooded Merganser
1 Greater Scaup
10 Bufflehead
1 American Coot

In a wooded area with a creek and a large pond:

3 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
4 Blue Jay
20 American Robin
5 Northern Cardinal
15 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Northern Flicker
3 Downy Woodpecker
10 Dark-eyed Junco
5 American Goldfinch
30 House Finch
10 Mourning Dove
15 White-throated Sparrow
1 Great Blue Heron

Here are some shots:

Lifer #175 - White-winged Scoter!

Lifer #176 - Great Black-backed Gull!

 Second year Glaucous Gull - lifer #177!

Many White-winged Scoters were present

Lone female Hooded Merganser

Lone female Greater Scaup

The only American Coot seen

One of two Common Mergansers

Herring Gull with a Ring-billed Gull in the background 

There were also many Long-tailed Ducks

Wooded area with a creek - the large pond is behind me

There were many White-throated Sparrows on the banks of the creek

A nicely perched American Robin

An American Goldfinch near a feeder placed in the woods

American Robins ate the few berries/fruits that could be found

Female House Finch

Very cold Great Blue Heron

He's going to have a hard time getting a meal - he landed right in the middle of the frozen pond.

Comments appreciated!

Happy birding!

-Owen