This morning I participated in the annual Buffalo Ornithological Society (BOS) April Bird Count. My assignement was to count birds in the Alden area. The weather was miserable with falling moderate slow and sleet, and a stiff wind, with temperatures in the mid 30's! Not very conducive for bird counters, or birds. I only managed two photos, shown below.
I snapped this Golden-Crowned Kinglet trying to hide on the side of Cary Rd. in Alden
Some waterfowl were on the Billo Road ponds, including Common Loons, Bufflehead, Mergansers, Ring-Necked Ducks, and this Common GoldeneyeMy results: (* - April BOS count first time for me)
COMMON GRACKLE 285
EUROPEAN STARLING 120
RED WINGED BLACKBIRD 82
AMERICAN ROBIN 75
MOURNING DOVE 48
AMERICAN CROW 25
CANADA GOOSE 18
DARK EYED JUNCO 16
RING-NECKED DUCK (*) 13
RING BILLED GULL 12
BLACK CAPPED CHICKADEE 9
DOWNY WOODPECKER 7
NORTHERN CARDINAL 7
SONG SPARROW 7
KILLDEER 7
BROWN CREEPER 6
BLUE JAY 6
AM. TREE SPARROW 6
MALLARD 5
TURKEY VULTURE 5
CHIPPING SPARROW 5
NORTHERN FLICKER 4
HOUSE FINCH 4
EASTERN BLUEBIRD 3
RED TAILED HAWK 3
COMMON LOON (*) 2
RED BELLIED WOODPECKER 2
GOLDEN CROWNED KINGLET 2
COOPERS HAWK 2
WHITE BREASTED NUTHATCH 2
HORNED LARK 1
EASTERN PHOEBE 1
BUFFLEHEAD 1
COMMON GOLDENEYE (*) 1
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