Birds on the Rapids

Spend some time birdwatching with an educator on the south end of Goat Island and on Three Sisters Islands to try to identify the many different species of gulls and waterfowl that congregate at the start of the Canadian rapids. Binoculars and spotting scopes are encouraged.

Birds We Might See: Bonaparte's Gull, Herring Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Glaucous Gull, Iceland Gull, Gadwall, American Black Duck, Canvasback, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Harlequin Duck, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Canada Goose

Route Distance: 1 mile on flat terrain

Level: Beginner friendly

Where to Meet: Parking Lot 3

Great Black-backed Gull breeding adult photo by Ryan Schain, Macaulay Library

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