- Transcript Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science Date: 01/17/2019 Number: 716-896-1271 To Report: Same Compiler: David F. Suggs Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario Website: www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org
Thursday, January 17, 2019
The Buffalo Bird Report is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science and the Buffalo Ornithological Society. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. Press the pound key to report sightings before the end of this message.
Highlights of reports late December through mid-January from the Niagara Frontier Region.
At least six SNOWY OWLS on the Buffalo waterfront, including one SNOWY OWL in downtown Buffalo, residing on the ECC Campus building on South Division Street.
On the upper Niagara River, a flock of 500 BONAPARTE'S GULLS off Unity Island, with numerous individuals with full black hoods, and two LITTLE GULLS among the BONAPARTE'S GULLS. On the river at Grand Island, 225 TUNDRA SWANS. At the Grand Island state parks, GRAY CATBIRD at Beaver Island, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD at Buckhorn Island.
EVENING GROSBEAKS still in the region. One report of three at a feeder in West Valley, and several EVENING GROSBEAKS in Orchard Park.
Late December in Wyoming County - 70 COMMON REDPOLLS on Vernal Road in Attica and 12 COMMON REDPOLLS on Peaviner Road in Alexander. Flocks of up to 110 SNOW BUNTINGS in Bethany. Recently, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS at two locations in Wyoming County, and a flock a eight WHITE- CR. SPARROWS on McLernon Road in Bethany.
In the Lake Ontario Plains, single NORTHERN SHRIKES in Porter and Yates. COMMON RAVEN on Hess Road in Newfane. And a CACKLING GOOSE on Lake Ontario at the short pier in Wilson.
Other reports - ICELAND GULL at Woodlawn Beach in Hamburg. Two PEREGRINE FALCONS at the Bird Island Pier and a single PEREGRINE FALCON at the Richardson Towers. Red-phase EASTERN SCREECH-OWL in Eden. And, WINTER WREN at Tifft Nature Preserve.
You may report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and reporting.
Date: 1/16/19 2:32 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Winter programs at the Montezuma Audubon Center
Good afternoon everyone-
I wanted to share with you, the Montezuma Audubon Center's 2019 Winter Wonderland Programs!
Date: 1/13/19 8:32 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Livonia Sandhill Cranes , Lima Rough-leg
For those that don’t get ebird updates. The 9 Sandhill Cranes (down from 11)were still in the corn field on the north side of Ashley Road in Livonia. Near house #9227 yesterday afternoon. We also had a Rough-legged Hawk in the field at Townline and Doran Road in Lima. Mike and Joann Tetlow
Date: 1/10/19 4:23 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Same stuff
Hi Peter .. regarding our question about the Snowies- we had 5 on the docks yesterday at outer harbor plus 3 in their usual positions on lighthouse/breakwalls . so we saw 8 at once . not sure how many but at least 8 ..
Shelley
From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...>
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Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2019 12:58 AM
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Same stuff
1-9-19, N. end Squaw Island -
Still the high proportion of partly hooded Bonies - 2+ w/full hood (including base of upper mandible) & many nearly so.
1-5-19, Rockhouse (Rock Point PP, Canada) -
4 RC Kinglet
2 Creeper
6+ Wh. Throats
See Adam's great ebird list for 12-30-18 as he had ~the same spcs. & #s near the platform as were there on 11-17-18 (Orange Crown...) + other goodies NW of platform. How many will still be there by early March?
1-4-19, B.I. Pier -
3 Snowy - out on walls.
1-2-19 -
S. Division St., Buffalo (ECC city campus) -1 Snowy - Leane's ad. m.
Woodlawn Beach SP -
1im. Iceland
1-1-19 -
N. end Squaw -1-2 Little Gull
12-30-18 -
Small Boat Harbor -1 Snowy - in spoils area.
Tifft -
1 Winter Wren
12-27-18 -Erie Basin Marina -4 Snowy - out on various walls.
Small Boat H. -
1 Snowy
Are there 6 (or more) Snowy total - on/near the waterfront including Leane's?
Date: 1/9/19 9:58 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Same stuff
1-9-19, N. end Squaw Island - Still the high proportion of partly hooded Bonies - 2+ w/full hood (including base of upper mandible) & many nearly so.
1-5-19, Rockhouse (Rock Point PP, Canada) - 4 RC Kinglet 2 Creeper 6+ Wh. Throats See Adam's great ebird list for 12-30-18 as he had ~the same spcs. & #s near the platform as were there on 11-17-18 (Orange Crown...) + other goodies NW of platform. How many will still be there by early March?
1-4-19, B.I. Pier - 3 Snowy - out on walls.
1-2-19 - S. Division St., Buffalo (ECC city campus) -1 Snowy - Leane's ad. m. Woodlawn Beach SP - 1im. Iceland
1-1-19 - N. end Squaw -1-2 Little Gull
12-30-18 - Small Boat Harbor -1 Snowy - in spoils area. Tifft - 1 Winter Wren
12-27-18 -Erie Basin Marina -4 Snowy - out on various walls. Small Boat H. - 1 Snowy Are there 6 (or more) Snowy total - on/near the waterfront including Leane's?
Date: 1/6/19 9:41 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Parasitic Jaeger off Webster Park - 9:45 AM 1/6/19
After church, Sue and I stopped by the lower lakeshore area at Webster Park briefly. Very wavy and little there except a number of Common Goldeneye and a few Long-tailed Ducks and Red-breasted Mergansers and gulls passing. Then a Parasitic Jaeger passed into my binocular view only a couple of hundred yards out and doing "scaling" flight east to west; a continuous series of roller coaster moves up and down while rapidly moving west.
Bob Spahn, <rspahn...>
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Date: 1/5/19 8:39 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Eared Grebe -Evangola SP
This morning there was an Eared Grebe off the north end of Evangola SP. There weren’t many Horned Grebes to pick through so the Eared stood out a little better. Everything seemed to be slowly pushing to the north so it might bear looking from other points it can’t be seen from the park.
Date: 1/3/19 6:23 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Female snowy owl is halfway out Summerville pier. Best seen from.Charlotte side if you want to avoid black ice
Lynn Bergmeyer, Greece NY 585-576-0422
On Sat, Dec 29, 2018, 10:21 PM Bird observations from western New York <
<geneseebirds-l...> wrote:
> Terry Bohling, Kim Norquist, Rick Stevens and I worked the Conesus Lake
> sector of the Little Lakes Christmas Bird Count today. It was certainly a
> chilly, windy and damp morning and the lake area was alive with duck
> hunters - making accurate counting challenging as flocks of waterfowl were
> moved around the lake. Others, including the swans have all left the lake
> since the beginning of the second duck season this last week. I’ll try to
> post our complete list (we had 54 species), but here are a couple
> highlights:
> Rick Stevens and I had some of our best birds toward the end of the
> afternoon - after both the lake and most of the hunters had quieted down.
> A large of gulls came swirling about and settled down near the south end
> of the lake. Most were Ring-bills and Herring Gulls, but some careful
> scoping turned up an Iceland Gull, 2 Lesser-Black-backed and 4 Great
> Black-backed Gulls in with the mix.
>
> A short time later and a short ways further up West Lake Rd. we stopped to
> scope out one of the many rafts of Redheads and Canvasbacks, most of which
> had probably been driven down from the north end. Right in front of the
> flock was a male Tufted Duck. Most of the ducks were sleeping with heads
> tucked in, but the Tufted stuck its head up long enough for both Rick and I
> to see the distinctive tuft, and for me to get a passable photo
> We estimated 4000 Redheads in all, a typical number for the Conesus
> Christmas count, but the 160 Canvasbacks, first counted by Kim closer to
> the north end, seemed to account for most off those we were seeing further
> south. Rick and hadn’t watched flock with the Tufted Duck more than about
> 10 minutes when a boat with hunters moved in, fired a couple shots and put
> the whole flock up in the air.
>
> With the continued hunting, especially over the weekend, there’s no way of
> knowing where any of these birds may show up.
>
> Jim Kimball
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Date: 12/29/18 7:21 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Conesus Lake CBC: Tufted Duck, Gulls et al
Terry Bohling, Kim Norquist, Rick Stevens and I worked the Conesus Lake sector of the Little Lakes Christmas Bird Count today. It was certainly a chilly, windy and damp morning and the lake area was alive with duck hunters - making accurate counting challenging as flocks of waterfowl were moved around the lake. Others, including the swans have all left the lake since the beginning of the second duck season this last week. I’ll try to post our complete list (we had 54 species), but here are a couple highlights: Rick Stevens and I had some of our best birds toward the end of the afternoon - after both the lake and most of the hunters had quieted down. A large of gulls came swirling about and settled down near the south end of the lake. Most were Ring-bills and Herring Gulls, but some careful scoping turned up an Iceland Gull, 2 Lesser-Black-backed and 4 Great Black-backed Gulls in with the mix.
A short time later and a short ways further up West Lake Rd. we stopped to scope out one of the many rafts of Redheads and Canvasbacks, most of which had probably been driven down from the north end. Right in front of the flock was a male Tufted Duck. Most of the ducks were sleeping with heads tucked in, but the Tufted stuck its head up long enough for both Rick and I to see the distinctive tuft, and for me to get a passable photo We estimated 4000 Redheads in all, a typical number for the Conesus Christmas count, but the 160 Canvasbacks, first counted by Kim closer to the north end, seemed to account for most off those we were seeing further south. Rick and hadn’t watched flock with the Tufted Duck more than about 10 minutes when a boat with hunters moved in, fired a couple shots and put the whole flock up in the air.
With the continued hunting, especially over the weekend, there’s no way of knowing where any of these birds may show up.
Date: 12/29/18 12:52 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Snowy Owl at Batavia Airport
Happy Holidays, friends!
Started at Nations Road in Avon. A few Harrier Hawk sightings which was lovely. For us, the excitement of the afternoon was watching a large Snowy Owl resting on a mound of snow at Batavia Airport. Tucked away between two buildings, we only stopped there because we spotted another birder standing there, ha ha!
Wishing everyone a great day! Janet and James Sandefur <Jbovitzsandefur...> From Penfield, NY
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Date: 12/29/18 12:28 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Raven
Thursday, December 27, ~3:15 PM, Churchville County Park, Town of Riga, Monroe County. Sorry for the delayed notice.
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Date: 12/29/18 5:01 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] snowy-downtown Buffalo
7:45 a.m. snowy owl -east side (Oak St) of building - SUNY Erie college.
I do not know length of visit - only monitor when I am in the office.
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Leane Schultz
Social Science Department
City / 536
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Buffalo, NY 14203,
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Date: 12/28/18 7:19 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Snowy in the downtown area
Thanks for the information Leane! Is the Snowy still there? Have you taken notice as to how long it stays there on the Oak St side of the college? Thanks again! ~~~~ !@! ~~~~ "Our deeds travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us what we are" - George Eliot -------- https://www.facebook.com/sheilakathleenlee http://sheilak-lee.pixels.com https://fototakersf.blogspot.com my active blog www.fototaker.net my foto website
Date: 12/28/18 6:59 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] downtown Buffalo-snowy
that is great . i saw it on a chimney / rooftop on 12/26 . Seneca and Pearl i think . i was viewing from a distance!!
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Date: 12/28/18 6:47 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] downtown Buffalo-snowy
Third visit ( 12/18, 12/22, 12/28 ) 9:15a.m. from snowy, sitting on window ledge- east side of building - (Oak Street) SUNY Erie college.
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Date: 12/27/18 4:18 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Conesus Lake: Snow Geese
A friend of mine reported seeing a flock of Snow Geese flying over his home near the south end of Conesus Lake yesterday. This evening, about sunset, I saw a large flock (1000+) of Snow Geese in the air well south of where I was along Lakeville-Groveland Rd. near Stapley. We’ll see if they stay in the area for Saturday’s little lakes Christmas bird count.
Date: 12/26/18 7:55 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Snowies, Peregrines...
12-16-18, Beaver Island S.P. - 1 Swamp Sparrow ~15 W. Throat 1-2 GH Owl
12-18-18, Erie Basin Marina - 1 Snowy - on Short Wall.
12-19-18, Strickler Rd., Clarence - 1 TV
12-21-18, N end Squaw - 1 Little ~25 Bony (of ~750) w/varying degrees of leftover hood. Interesting in that they were not there in nearly this proportion earlier in yr.
12-22-18, B.I. Pier - 2 Peregrine - ad. pair sitting ~8 posts away near end of cabled portion. Nice eye level view. 4 Snowy - Donnelly's...
12-23-18, N. end Squaw - ~41 of ~500 Bonies w/varying degrees of partial hood. Odder still.
Date: 12/26/18 1:17 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Conesus Lake: LBB Gull, LT Ducks, Wigeon et al
I stopped by Vitale park this morning, pretty much in time hear hunters opening up and seeing flocks of Canada Geese and others flying out of the area. I drove down to Blue Heron Drive (off the end of Reservoir Rd.) and had a good time, no hunters, and good numbers of ducks drifting by - including some of special interest that we hope will hang around for this Saturday’s Christmas Bird Count. Birds at Blue Heron Drive with approximate numbers: Canada Goose 4 Gadwall 4 Am. Wigeon 1 Am. Black Duck 15 Mallard 100 Redhead 1500 Greater Scaup 1 (female) Long-tailed Duck 3 Bufflehead 60 C. Goldeneye 40 C. Loon 1 Ring-billed Gull 20 Herring Gull 15 Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
I came back by way of Boor Hill, Lakeville-Groveland and Stapley Rds. Birds of interest included 5 or 6 Bluebirds along Boor Hill Rd. and two Ravens over snow covered fields off Stapley Rd. One of the Ravens was down on the field jumping up and down (rather like a fox), I assume trying to find some lunch.
Date: 12/20/18 3:57 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Out-of-date Tricolored Heron photo
I apologize for my post yesterday about the Tricolored Heron. Thanks to Greg for checking on the status of the photo and alerting all to its being out-of-date. My wife and I jumped to the wrong conclusion. Yep, a nice bird. But an old photo.
Date: 12/19/18 8:14 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Tricolored Heron along Lake Shore
Thanks to all for trying to get out an apparent interesting message and then chasing it down and avoiding unnecessary chasing!
Bob
On Wednesday, December 19, 2018 10:39:22 PM EST, Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> wrote:
Hi all,
I know the observer, and after contacting him, he mentioned that he took the photo a few years ago. Just a heads up for anyone looking to go chase the bird tomorrow.
Greg
On Dec 19, 2018, at 9:55 PM, Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> wrote:
I will be out along the lakeshore first thing in the morning looking.
Nick <Kachalanicholaskach...>
On Wed, Dec 19, 2018, 9:53 PM Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> wrote:
This is a second-hand report from a Twitter-based friend of my wife. Today, someone who lives on Edgemere Drive near Beattie Beach in Greece posted a picture of a Tricolored Heron seen on the beach today. I don’t know how to access the area, but if someone looks for it and finds it, please post a follow-up.
Date: 12/19/18 7:39 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Tricolored Heron along Lake Shore
Hi all,
I know the observer, and after contacting him, he mentioned that he took the photo a few years ago. Just a heads up for anyone looking to go chase the bird tomorrow.
Greg
> On Dec 19, 2018, at 9:55 PM, Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> wrote:
>
> I will be out along the lakeshore first thing in the morning looking.
>
> Nick Kachala
> <nicholaskach...>
>
>> On Wed, Dec 19, 2018, 9:53 PM Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> wrote:
>> This is a second-hand report from a Twitter-based friend of my wife. Today, someone who lives on Edgemere Drive near Beattie Beach in Greece posted a picture of a Tricolored Heron seen on the beach today. I don’t know how to access the area, but if someone looks for it and finds it, please post a follow-up.
>>
>> Bill Maier
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
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Date: 12/19/18 6:56 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Tricolored Heron along Lake Shore
I will be out along the lakeshore first thing in the morning looking.
Nick Kachala
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<geneseebirds-l...> wrote:
> This is a second-hand report from a Twitter-based friend of my wife.
> Today, someone who lives on Edgemere Drive near Beattie Beach in Greece
> posted a picture of a Tricolored Heron seen on the beach today. I don’t
> know how to access the area, but if someone looks for it and finds it,
> please post a follow-up.
>
> Bill Maier
>
> Sent from my iPad
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Date: 12/19/18 6:53 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Tricolored Heron along Lake Shore
This is a second-hand report from a Twitter-based friend of my wife. Today, someone who lives on Edgemere Drive near Beattie Beach in Greece posted a picture of a Tricolored Heron seen on the beach today. I don’t know how to access the area, but if someone looks for it and finds it, please post a follow-up.
Date: 12/19/18 11:50 am From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Red-headed Woodpeckers in Durand Park
Judy Slein and I went back to the Horseshoe Road area of Durand Park in search of the three Red-headed Woodpeckers we and Bill Howe encountered during Sunday’s Rochester-area Christmas Bird Count. Today, we found them mid-morning, foraging among the mature oak trees north of the road very close to where it’s blocked to traffic off Kings Highway. (You need to go past the barrier, to the east a bit, and then into the grove). With the birds spread apart and moving constantly, it was tricky to count them, but we are fairly sure there are FOUR of them there. (Definitely three). Perhaps they nested in this very grove this past summer.
