Lasalle Park

Buffalo Harbor

Rating

Fall	Winter
Spring	Summer

Site history/background

Lasalle Park is located in Buffalo at Lake Erie and the mouth of the Niagara River. Lasalle Park parallels the waterfront, the breakwall and the Buffalo Harbor. As such, water birds are its specialty. A variety of ducks are present within and outside the breakwalls when boaters are not present on the summertime waters. Summer and Fall may produce terns on the breakwalls. In winter, check the gulls for Iceland and Glaucous Gulls. Occasionally, a Snowy Owl might make a winter stay residing on one of the breakwalls. In season, check for shorebirds on the close breakwall, especially Ruddy Turnstones.

Noteworthy Records

In 1950, a female Smew was recorded in the Buffalo Harbor. On Jul 10, 1992, the third upstate NY record of Brown Pelican was recorded here.

Directions

A map that accompanies the following directions is located here (39KB).

Driving north on the I-190, take the Peace bridge exit. At the first traffic light, turn right alongside Front Park. At the next traffic light (Porter Ave), turn right. Continue on Porter Ave for about 1/4 mile until you reach the water's edge. The park is a 15 mph loop the returns back to Porter Ave. Park and scan from the parks drive at your leisure. Return to Porter Ave, turn right onto Porter Ave, and turn left again after Front Park to return towards the Peace Bridge.

Nearby Birding

Tifft Nature Preserve is just to the south. Lasalle Park is at the source of the Niagara River .

This page was last updated on 18 April 2001.