Planetscott - Site Report: Niagara Falls

2024-05-27: We arrived at the falls and walked around a bit on an island on the USA side. Later, we went over to the Canada side to see the other view. It was a bit of a pain to cross over, and once we got there it was a tourist trap. After the fireworks, we went back over to the USA side to get some Nepalese food from a truck.

Kingdom: Animals (17 records)

Phylum: Arthropods (2 records)

Class: Insects (2 records)

Order: Beetles (1 record)
- Family: Weevils
- Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil (Polydrusus formosus)

Order: Flies (1 record)
- Family: Robber Flies
- Northeastern Hammertail (Efferia aestuans)

Phylum: Chordates (15 records)

Class: Birds (15 records)

Order: Anseriformes (2 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (1 record)
- Family: Swifts
- Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)

Order: Pelicans (2 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Family: Herons
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)

Order: Perching Birds (8 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Swallows
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Family: Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

Order: Vultures (1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

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