Saturday, May 11, 2013

Buffalo Ornithological Society Bird Checklist

Click below for a one page Buffalo Ornithological Society checklist of bird species found in the region.

Buffalo Ornithological Society Bird Checklist



Thursday, May 9, 2013

Bird Sightings 4-12-13 to 5-2-13

Species Location Date
Blue-winged Teal Lake Kirsty 4/12/2013
Caspian Tern Lake Kirsty 4/13/2013
A. Kestrel Heritage 4/13/2013
Hermit Thrush Rabbit Run 4/13/2013
Common Tern Lake Kirsty 4/13/2013
Common Loon Lake Kirsty 4/13/2013
E. Bluebird Mounds Bypass 4/13/2013
N. Rough-winged Swallow Berm Pond 4/14/2013
Brown Thrasher Snakeroot 4/14/2013
Winter Wren Snakeroot 4/14/2013
Rusty Blackbird Heritage 4/14/2013
Ovenbird ? 4/15/2013
Savannah Sparrow ? 4/15/2013
Northern Harrier ? 4/15/2013
Great Egret Lake Kirsty 4/17/2013
N. Flicker Service Road 4/17/2013
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Service Road 4/17/2013
Bonaparte Gull Lake Kirsty 4/18/2013
Green Heron Warbler Walk 4/18/2013
House Wren Service Road 4/18/2013
Pine Warbler Mosquito Jct 4/18/2013
Palm Warbler Mosquito Jct 4/18/2013
Field Sparrow Rabbit Run East 4/23/2013
Bald Eagle South Blind 4/23/2013
Yellow Warbler South Blind 4/25/2013
Merlin Nettle Trail 4/25/2013
Canvasback Lisa Pond 4/27/2013
Nashville Warbler Mosquito Jct 4/29/2013
Gray Catbird Rabbit Run 4/29/2013
Blue-headed Vireo Snakeroot 4/30/2013
Blk-throated Blue Warbler Mosquito Jct 5/1/2013
Marsh Wren Mosquito Jct 5/1/2013
Blackburnian Warbler Mosquito Jct 5/2/2013
N. Waterthrush Old Tifft 5/2/2013
Golden-winged Warbler Service Road 5/2/2013
Hooded Warbler Mosquito Jct 5/2/2013
Black-and-white Warbler Mosquito Jct 5/2/2013
Swainson's Thrush Mosquito Jct 5/2/2013
White-crowned Sparrow Service Road 5/2/2013

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Bird Sightings 4-4-13 to 4-8-13

Species Location Date
Pied-billed Grebe ? 4/4/2013
Sharp-shinned Hawk ? 4/4/2013
Golden-crowned Kinglet Service Road 4/5/2013
Osprey Over Marsh 4/5/2013
Yellow-rumped Warbler ? Boardwalk 4/6/2013
E. Phoebe N. Blind 4/6/2013
Tree Swallow N. Blind 4/6/2013
Fox Sparrow Service Road 4/7/2013
Barn Swallow Berm Pond 4/7/2013
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker All Over 4/7/2013
E. Towhee Service Road 4/7/2013
Chipping Sparrow Service Road 4/7/2013
D. C. Cormorant Lake Kirsty 4/8/2013
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Mosquito Jct 4/8/2013

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Bird Sightings 3-16-13 to 3-30-13

Species Location           Date
Blk Crowned Night Heron Cabin Area 16-Mar
Tundra Swan Lisa Pond 18-Mar
Great Blue Heron Lake Kirsty 21-Mar
A . Woodcock Heritage & Rabbit Run 22-Mar
Turkey Vulture Over Kirsty 23-Mar
Killdeer Lake Kirsty 23-Mar
C. Merganser Lisa Pond 23-Mar
A. Wigeon Lisa Pond 24-Mar
Gadwall Berm Pond 24-Mar
Bufflehead Berm Pond 24-Mar
Green-winged Teal Heritage  24-Mar
A. Coot Lisa Pond 23-Mar
Peregrine Falcon Over Berm Pond 28-Mar
Carolina Wren Warbler Walk 28-Mar
Brown-headed Cowbird Cabin Area 30-Mar
Wild Turkey Lisa Pond 30-Mar

                    




Friday, March 15, 2013

Bird Sighting 1-9-13 to 3-14-13

Species Location            Date
Red-bellied Woodpecker Cabin Area 9-Jan
European Starling Cabin Area 9-Jan
Ring-billed Gull Lake Kirsty 9-Jan
Great Blue Heron Lake Kirsty 10-Jan
Mallard Lake Kirsty 10-Jan
N. Mockingbird Service Rd 11-Jan
A. Goldfinch Warbler Walk 11-Jan
A. Robin Mosquito Jct 12-Jan
Belted Kingfisher Lake Kirsty 12-Jan
Hooded Merganser Lake Kirsty 17-Jan
Red tailed Hawk Mounds 24-Jan
Herring Gull Lake Kirsty 31-Jan
Swamp Sparrow Old Tifft 5-Feb
Brown Creeper Rabbit Run East 5-Feb
Cooper's Hawk Cabin Area 7-Feb
C. Redpoll Cabin Area 7-Feb
Canada Goose Fly Over 7-Feb
Blue Jay Rabbit Run West 10-Feb
Redhead Lake Kirsty 25-Feb
Ring necked Duck Lake Kirsty 10-Mar
L. Scaup Lake Kirsty 10-Mar
C. Grackle Cabin Area 12-Mar
Wood Duck Lisa Pond 14-Mar
N. Shoveler Lisa Pond 14-Mar
Ruddy Duck Lisa Pond 14-Mar





Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Bird Sightings 1-2-13 to 1-7-13

Species  Location              Date
House Finch Cabin Area 2-Jan
Red-winged Blackbird Cabin Area 2-Jan
Downy Woodpecker Cabin Area 2-Jan
N. Cardinal Cabin Area 2-Jan
Black-capped Chickadee Cabin Area 2-Jan
Hairy Woodpecker Cabin Area 2-Jan
A. Crow Cabin Area 2-Jan
Mourning Dove Cabin Area 2-Jan
A. Tree Sparrow Cabin Area 2-Jan
Red-breasted Nuthatch Cabin Area 3-Jan
Song Sparrow Cabin Area 3-Jan
White-throated Sparrow Cabin Area 3-Jan
White breasted Nuthatch Service Rd 3-Jan
Dark-eyed Junco Cabin Area 6-Jan



Monday, January 7, 2013

Bird Sightings 12/19/12

Species                                  Location                                    Date

Barrow's Goldeneye               Beth Pond                                 12/19/12
Winter Wren                             Old Tifft                                      12/19/12


Well, that is it for our 2012 Bird Checklist. Our total species count for 2012 was 170 bird species! The 2013 Bird Checklist is already up in the Visitor Center. Help us add to the list by recording your sightings in our log book inside the cabin. So far 13 species have been recorded for the new year, so keep 'em coming! Check the blog for an updated list for 2013. Happy Birding! 

Friday, November 2, 2012

Bird Sightings 6-15-2012 to 9-30-2012

Species Location Date
Cedar Waxwing Beth Pond 6/15/2012
Least Sandpiper Berm Pond 8/19/2012
Semipalmated Sandpiper Berm Pond 8/19/2012
Semipalmated Plover Berm Pond 8/19/2012
Lesser Yellowlegs Berm Pond 8/19/2012
Pectoral Sandpiper Berm Pond 8/23/2012
Western Sandpiper Berm Pond 8/23/2012
Whimbrel Berm Pond 8/28/2012
Red-breasted Nuthatch Service Rd 8/28/2012
S-Billed Dowitcher Berm Pond 8/30/2012
Baird's Sandpiper Berm @ Heritage 9/8/2012
White-rumped Sandpiper Lisa Pond 9/8/2012
Orange-crowned Warbler Service Rd 9/9/2012
Gray-cheeked Thrush Service Rd 9/9/2012
Yellowbellied Flycatcher S. Blind 9/9/2012
Blue Jay Rabbit Run 9/15/2012
Swainson's Trush Rabbit Run N. 9/30/2012

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Bird Sightings 5-3-2012 to 6-3-2012

Species Location Date
Philadelphia Vireo Berm Pond 5/3/2012
Magnolia Warbler Snakeroot 5/3/2012
Blackburnian Warbler Snakeroot 5/3/2012
N. Parula Heritage 5/3/2012
Red-eyed Vireo Old Tifft 5/3/2012
Ruby-thrd Hummingbird Deck Feeder 5/4/2012
E. Screech Owl Mosquito 4/5/2012
Wilson's Warbler Rabbit Run East 5/9/2012
Hooded Warbler Mosquito 5/7/2012
Solitary Sandpiper Bridge 5/9/2012
Tundra Swan Beth Pond 4/21/2012
American Redstart Mosquito 5/12/2012
Indigo Bunting Rabbit Run 5/12/2012
Prothonotary Warbler Heritage 5/12/2012
Scarlet Tanager Warbler Walk 5/12/2012
C. Moorhen S. Blind 5/12/2012
Olive-sided Flycatcher Mosquito 5/15/2012
Bobolink Mounds 5/14/2012
Willow Flycatcher Service Road 5/14/2012
Kentucky Warbler Mosquito 5/14/2012
Blackpoll Warbler Mosquito 5/16/2012
Tennessee Warbler Rabbit Run 5/16/2012
Canada Warbler Mosquito 5/17/2012
E. Wood Pewee ? 5/19/2012
A. White Pelican Lisa Pond 6/3/2012

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Bird Sightings 4-26-2012 to 5-2-2012

 
Species Location Date
Virginia Rail Mosquito Junction 4/26/2012
Blue-winged Teal Mosquito Junction 4/26/2012
Barn Swallow Cabin Deck 4/26/2012
Little Gull Over Rabbit Run 4/15/2012
Baltimore Oriole Bridge 5/1/2012
Nashville Warbler Bridge 5/1/2012
Yellow Warbler Old Tifft 5/1/2012
Gray Catbird Mosquito Junction 5/1/2012
N. Waterthrush Mosquito Junction 5/1/2012
Veery Warbler Walk 5/1/2012
Blk-thrtd Grn Warbler Warbler Walk 5/1/2012
Wood Thrush Service Rd 5/1/2012
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Service Rd 5/1/2012
Blue-winged Warbler Snakeroot 5/1/2012
White-Crowned Sparrow Heritage 5/1/2012
Cape May Warbler Heritage 5/2/2012
Ovenbird Svc Rd-Mosq. 5/2/2012
Chestnut-sided Warbler Svc Rd-Mosq. 5/2/2012
C. Yellowthroat Heritage 5/2/2012
Blk-thrtd Blue Warbler Svc Rd-Mosq. 5/2/2012
Warbling Vireo Svc Rd-Mosq. 5/2/2012
Greater Yellowlegs Heritage 5/2/2012
Merlin Heritage 5/2/2012
Marsh Wren Heritage 5/2/2012
A. Pipit Mounds 5/2/2012
Lincoln Sparrow Service Rd 5/2/2012
E. Kingbird Cabin 5/2/2012
Great-crested Flycatcher Ash Trail    5/2/2012
Spotted Sandpiper Berm Pond 5/2/2012



Thursday, April 26, 2012

Bird Sightings 4-1-2012 to 4-25-2012

Species Location Date
Lesser Scaup L. Kirsty 4/1/2012
D. C. Cormorant L. Kirsty 4/6/2012
Sora Heritage 4/6/2012
Green Heron Lisa Pond 4/7/2012
Least Flycatcher Heritage 4/8/2012
Yellow-rumped Warbler Rabbit Run East 4/8/2012
Sharp-shinned Hawk Heritage 4/8/2012
Brown-headed Cowbird Mounds 4/12/2012
Tufted Titmouse Snakeroot 4/12/2012
Pine Warbler Service Rd. - Mosq 4/14/2012
E. Towhee Service Rd. - Mosq 4/14/2012
Brown Thrasher Service Rd. - Mosq 4/14/2012
Broadwinged Hawk Over Mosquito 4/14/2012
Savannah Sparrow Mounds 4/14/2012
Caspian Tern L. Kirsty 4/14/2012
Hermit Thrush Throughout 4/14/2012
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Throughout 4/14/2012
Swamp Sparrow Warbler Walk 4/16/2012
Field Sparrow Warbler Walk 4/16/2012
N. Roughwinged Swallow Beth Pond 4/16/2012
Bank Swallow Lisa Pond 4/16/2012
Least Bittern Mosquito Bdwk 4/17/2012
Black and White Warbler L. Kirsty Shore 4/18/2012
Rock Pigeon Deck 4/19/2012
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Heritage 4/19/2012
White-throated Sparrow Service Road 4/19/2012
C. Tern Over Rabbit Run 4/19/2012
House Wren Rabbit Rum 4/20/2012
Killdeer L. Kirsty 4/20/2012
Tundra Swan Beth Pond 4/21/2012
Blue-headed Vireo Service Road 4/22/2012
Palm Warbler Service Road 4/22/2012
A. Bittern Mosquito Junction 4/25/2012
Wilson Snipe Mosquito Junction 4/25/2012
Cliff Swallow Over Heritage 4/25/2012

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Bird Sightings 3-1-2012 to 3-31-2012

Species Location Date
Ring-necked Duck Berm Pond 3/1/2012
Great Blue Heron Berm Pond 3/2/2012
Wood Duck Lisa Pond 3/7/2012
Gadwall Berm Pond 3/7/2012
Song Sparrow Not Listed 3/7/2012
C. Gackle Not Listed 3/7/2012
D. E. Junco Cabin 3/9/2012
C. Merganser L. Kirsty 3/10/2012
Wild Turkey Not Listed 3/10/2012
Carolina Wren Not Listed 3/10/2012
Rusty Blackbird Not Listed 3/10/2012
Great Horned Owl Not Listed 3/10/2012
Red-breasted Merganser Lisa Pond 3/11/2012
Tree Swallow Mounds 3/14/2012
Turkey Vulture Mounds 3/15/2012
Golden-crowned Kinglet Rabbit Run East 3/15/2012
Ruddy Duck Beth Pond 3/15/2012
Brown Creeper Service Rd. 3/15/2012
Black-crowned Night Heron L. Kirsty 3/16/2012
A. Coot L. Kirsty 3/17/2012
Coopers Hawk Not Listed 3/18/2012
N. Flicker Not Listed 3/18/2012
Pied-billed Grebe Not Listed 3/18/2012
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Rabbit Run 3/18/2012
Osprey Lisa Pond 3/18/2012
Fox Sparrow Nettles Trail 3/20/2012
E. Phoebe Rabbit Run 3/21/2012
Great Egret Berm Pond 3/21/2012
Bonaparte's Gull L. Kirsty 3/22/2012
Sandhill Crane Over Mosquito 3/22/2012
Canvas Back L. Kirsty 3/25/2012
Horned Grebe Lisa Pond 3/28/2012

Bird Sightings 2-1-2012 to 2-29-2012

Species Location Date
Hooded Merganser L. Kirsty 2/3/2012
Herring Gull L. Kirsty 2/9/2012
Bufflehead L. Kirsty 2/18/2012
Green-winged Teal Lisa Pond 2/23/2012
N. Pintail Lisa Pond 2/23/2012
A.Wigeon Lisa Pond 2/23/2012
A. Black Duck Lisa Pond 2/23/2012
Purple Finch Snakeroot 2/26/2012
N. Shoyeler L. Kirsty 2/26/2012

Friday, February 10, 2012

Bird Sightings 1-1-2012 to 1-31-2012

Species Location Date
House Finch Cabin Feeder 1/1/2012
Black-capped Chickadee Cabin Feeder 1/1/2012
Downy Woodpecker Cabin Feeder 1/1/2012
N. Cardinal Cabin Feeder 1/1/2012
Red-bellied Woodpecker Cabin Feeder 1/1/2012
A. Goldfinch Cabin Feeder 1/1/2012
Mallard Snakeroot 1/1/2012
Belted Kingfisher Snakeroot 1/1/2012
Canada Goose L. Kirsty 1/1/2012
A. Kestrel Mounds 1/1/2012
Red-winged Blackbird Cabin Feeder 1/5/2012
Mourning Dove Entry Road 1/5/2012
A. Tree Sparrow Cabin Feeder 1/5/2012
White-breasted Nuthatch Cabin Feeder 1/5/2012
G. Black-backed Gull Over Lisa Pond 1/5/2012
N. Mockingbird Ash Trail Service Rd 1/5/2012
Hairy Woodpecker Cabin Feeder 1/5/2012
E. Starling Mounds 1/6/2012
A. Robin Rabbit Run 1/7/2012
Ring-Billed Gull L. Kirsty 1/7/2012
A. Crow L. Kirsty 1/12/2012
Red-tailed Hawk Mounds Bypass 1/20/2012

Friday, June 3, 2011

Bird Sightings 4-28-2011 to 6-2-2011

Species Location Date
Palm Warbler Mosquito Junction Boardwalk 28-Apr
Marsh Wren Mosquito Junction Boardwalk 28-Apr
Common Moorhen Mosquito Junction Boardwalk 28-Apr
Common Yellowthroat Heritage Boardwalk Trail 29-Apr
Blue-headed Vireo Rabbit Run 29-Apr
Red-headed Woodpecker Mosquito Junction Boardwalk 30-Apr
Cliff Swallow Lake Kirsty 30-Apr
Sora Heritage Boardwalk Trail 1-May
American Redstart Rabbit Run East 1-May
Blackburnian Warbler Service Road 1-May
Chestnut-sided Warbler Not Listed 1-May
Spotted Sandpiper Beth Pond & Lake Kirsty 2-May
Long-Eared Owl Heritage Boardwalk Trail 1-May
Magnolia Warbler Old Tifft St 5-May
Lawrence's Warbler Rabbit Run 5-May
Blue-winged Warbler Rabbit Run 5-May
Hooded Warbler Rabbit Run 5-May
Nashville Warbler Rabbit Run 5-May
Red-eyed Vireo Rabbit Run 5-May
Horned Grebe Lisa Pond 6-May
Least Bittern BOS Blind 6-May
Merlin Old Tifft St 6-May
Cape May Warbler Mosquito Junction Boardwalk 6-May
Veery Service Rd 6-May
White-crowned Sparrow Cabin 16-Feb
Orange-crowned Warbler Service Rd & Old Tifft 6-May
Philadelphia Vireo Rabbit Run 6-May
Orchard Oriole Snakeroot & Mosquito Junction 7-May
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Cabin 11-May
Indigo Bunting Mosquito Junction Boardwalk 12-May
Northern Saw-whet Owl Rabbit Run #10 13-May
Tennessee Warbler Rabbit Run #10 13-May
Black Poll Warbler Mosquito Junction Boardwalk 14-May
Common Tern Lake Kirsty 16-May
Mourning Warbler South Blind 12-May
Broadwing Hawk Ash Trail 17-May
Wilson Warbler Rabbit Run East 17-May
Common Nighthawk Tree at Bridge 19-May
Summer Tanager Snakeroot 20-May
E. Bluebird Service Rd. 24-May

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Northern Saw-Whet Owl Spotting at Tifft!



An unusual wildlife sighting at Tifft today, a Northern Saw-whet Owl was seen on Rabbit Run East and fortunately hung out long enough for us to go out and get a good look. Such a cute little owl too! We all feel seriously lucky to have gotten a glimpse!





Monday, May 9, 2011

International Migratory Bird Day Celebration


Please join us this weekend, Saturday May 14th from 9-10:30 AM for a celebration of migratory birds. The morning hours are the perfect time to spot the many birds that call Tifft a home. Discover more about our feathered friends and their importance throughout the world by joining us for a hike and more as we celebrate 2011 International Migratory Bird Day. Non-BMS Members: $5


Friday, April 29, 2011

Photoblog!

I often upload lots of bird photos onto the Tifft Nature Preserve Photo Blog, so if youre curious, please head over to http://tifftnaturepreserve.blogspot.com/ to take a peek!

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Spring 2011 Bird Sightings March 10th - April 28th

Species Location Date
Gadwall Lake Kirsty 13-Mar
Common Grackle Feeder 16-Mar
Hooded Merganser Lake Kirsty 17-Mar
Ring-necked Duck Lake Kirsty 17-Mar
Bufflehead Lake Kirsty 18-Mar
Killdeer Lake Kirsty 18-Mar
Song Sparrow Various - Over TNP 18-Mar
Rough Legged Hawk Various - Over TNP 18-Mar
Peregrine Falcon Various - Over TNP 18-Mar
Golden Eagle Various - Over TNP 18-Mar
Tundra Swan Various - Over TNP 18-Mar
Short-Eared Owl Various - Over TNP 18-Mar
Northern Shoveler Lisa Pond 19-Mar
Great Blue Heron Lake Kirsty 19-Mar
Green-winged Teal Lake Kirsty 20-Mar
Golden-crowned Kinglet Unknown 22-Mar
Blue-winged Teal Unknown 22-Mar
Pied-billed Grebe Lake Kirsty 24-Mar
American Wigeon Lake Kirsty 24-Mar
Osprey Beth Pond 28-Mar
American Coot Beth Pond 29-Mar
Ruddy Duck Lisa Pond 30-Mar
Double-crested Cormorant Marsh 30-Mar
Tree Swallow Marsh 30-Mar
Eastern Phoebe Rabbit Run West 3-Apr
Swamp Sparrow Rabbit Run East 3-Apr
Great Egret Lake Kirsty 4-Apr
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Cabin 4-Apr
Black-crowned Night Heron Lisa Pond 7-Apr
Brown Creeper Cabin 7-Apr
Lesser Scaup Lake Kirsty 8-Apr
Purple Finch Heritage/Rabbit Run 8-Apr
Belted Kingfisher Service Road/Nettle Trail 7-Apr
Winter Wren Heritage Boardwalk 7-Apr
Northern Flicker Rabbit Run 10-Apr
Fox Sparrow Rabbit Run 11-Apr
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Rabbit Run 11-Apr
Wood Thrush Rabbit Run 11-Apr
Snowy Egret Mosquito Junction 11-Apr
Northern Rough-wing Swallow Berm Pond 11-Apr
Barn Swallow Berm Pond 11-Apr
American Bittern Lisa Pond 11-Apr
Brown Trasher Heritage Boardwalk 11-Apr
American Woodcock Heritage Boardwalk 11-Apr
Eastern Towhee Rabbit Run 11-Apr
Louisiana Water Thrush Service Road 11-Apr
Hermit Thrush Service Road 11-Apr
Common Snipe Heritage Boardwalk 11-Apr
Caspian Tern Lake Kirsty 15-Apr
Green Heron Over Lake Kirsty 13-Apr
Yellow-rumped Warbler Rabbit Run 17-Apr
Common Loon Lake Kirsty (Wild & Released) 18-Apr
Pine Warbler Mosquito Junction 21-Apr
Black-throated Green Warbler Beth Pond 21-Apr
Field Sparrow Beth Pond 14-Apr
Worm-eating Warbler Snakeroot at Warbler Walk 26-Apr
Yellow-crowned Night Heron South Blind 26-Apr
Ovenbird N/A 26-Apr
Black and White Warbler N/A 26-Apr
Yellow Warbler N/A 26-Apr
Northern Water Thrush N/A 26-Apr
Eastern Kingbird N/A 26-Apr
Least Flycatcher N/A 26-Apr
Great Crested Flycatcher N/A 26-Apr
House Wren N/A 26-Apr
Rose-breasted Grosbeak N/A 26-Apr
Chimney Swift N/A 26-Apr
Lincoln Sparrow N/A 26-Apr
Black and Gray Gnatcatcher N/A 26-Apr
Virginia Rail N/A 26-Apr
Scarlet Tanager Snakeroot 27-Apr
Northern Parula Mosquito Junction and Snakeroot 27-Apr
Warbling Vireo Mosquito Junction 27-Apr
Baltimore Oriole Service Road and Nettle Trail 27-Apr
Black-throated Blue Warbler Mosquito Junction Boardwalk 27-Apr

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Fly-Over at Tifft Tuesday

The BOS spotted a pretty fantastic Fly-Over on tuesday afternoon. Heres the details

Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science
  Date:             03/17/2011
  Number:           716-896-1271
  To Report:        Same
  Compiler:         David F. Suggs (dfsuggs localnet com)
  Coverage:         Western New York and adjacent Ontario
  Website:          www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org
 
Early hawk flights are into full motion. March 15, a flight
high over the mounds at Tifft Nature Preserve,on the
Buffalo
waterfront, was highlighted by an adult GOLDEN
EAGLE, plus 2 BALD EAGLES,over 70 RED-TAILED
HAWKS, 4 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 3 PEREGRINE
FALCONS, COOPER'S HAWK and over 400 TURKEY
VULTURES. At 1 PM, an unexpected SHORT-EARED
OWL flew over the mounds and out over Lake Erie.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

End of Winter 2011 - January 4th - March 10th 2011

Species Location Date
Mallard Duck Lake Kirsty 4-Jan
Northern Cardinal Cabin 4-Jan
American Crow Mounds 4-Jan
Downy Woodpecker Mounds 4-Jan
Black-capped Chickadee Feeder 4-Jan
House Finch Feeder 4-Jan
Chipping Sparrow Feeder 4-Jan
Mourning Dove Feeder 4-Jan
White-breasted Nuthatch Heritage Boardwalk 4-Jan
Hairy Woodpecker Snakeroot 4-Jan
European Starling Cabin 5-Jan
American Tree Sparrow Mounds 5-Jan
White-throated Sparrow Heritage Boardwalk 5-Jan
Red-Tailed Hawk Mosquito Junction 6-Jan
American Kestrel Entrance 6-Jan
American Goldfinch Feeder 6-Jan
Ring-billed Gull Lake Kirsty 6-Jan
American Robin Service Road 7-Jan
Common Redpoll Cabin 8-Jan
Red-breasted Nuthatch Feeder 11-Jan
Cedar Waxwing Feeder 11-Jan
Dark-eyed Junco Heritage Boardwalk 13-Jan
Northern Harrier Lake Kirsty 13-Jan
Red-winged Blackbird Feeder 19-Jan
Cooper's Hawk Mounds 20-Jan
Grey Catbird Heritage-Rabbit Run 27-Jan
Wild Turkey N. Beth Pond 27-Jan
Rock Pigeon N. Beth Pond 27-Jan
Northern Shrike Old Tifft St 16-Feb
Horned Lark Over Mounds 16-Feb
Brownheaded Cowbird Feeder 26-Feb
Eastern Screech Owl Bridge 26-Feb
Northern Mockingbird South Blind 2-Mar
Herring Gull Lake Kirsty 3-Mar
Turkey Vulture Beth Pond 3-Mar
Sharp-Shinned Hawk Service Road 10-Mar
Wood Duck Old Tifft St at Snakeroot 10-Mar

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Summer and Fall 2010

Species
Location


Date







Purple Martin
Lisa Pond


24-Jun
Cedar Waxwing
Rabbit Run


24-Jun
Yellow-breasted Chat
Rabbit Run


30-Jun
Philadelphia Vireo
Rabbit Run


27-Aug
Red-headed Woodpecker
North Blind


9-Sep
Chipping Sparrow
Service Road


19-Sep
Greater Yellowlegs
Lake Kirsty


24-Oct