December 31, 2011: Aquarium of Niagara and Port Weller, Ontario Birding

We started out today at the Aquarium of Niagara in Niagara Falls, New York, and then did some birding at Port Weller, Ontario, looking for the adult King Eider.  No luck on that but some nice shots otherwise!

Aquarium of Niagara:

Port Weller, Ontario (nature trail and Saint Catherines Marina)

 Bufflehead

 Snowy Owl

 Common Goldeneye

Horned Grebe

December 26, 2011: Snow Geese on the way to Ithaca, New York

December 25, 2011: Merry Christmas!

December 17, 2011: The Depew Target Snowy Owl

He was found right on top of the Target store on 

Transit Road in Depew!

December 11, 2011: Putting Up The Christmas Tree!

December 3, 2011: Birding Rochester, New York

A great day birding on the Rochester Lakeshore today, finding a beautiful Snowy Owl, as well as the long sought after Purple Sandpiper!

 Snowy Owl

 White Winged Scoter

 Long-Tailed Duck

 Long-Tailed Ducks

Purple Sandpiper!

November 25, 2011: Niagara River Birding

Today we searched Fort Niagara on the U.S. side, and Niagara-on-the-Lake on the Canadian side, for the Razorbill.  We did see him but he was too far to get a photo.  Some other shots though...

 Red Breasted Merganser

Below: Horned Grebes

 Snow Buntings

Below: Common Loon

 Double Crested Cormorant

Greater Scaup

November 24, 2011: Happy Thanksgiving!

November 1, 2011: Flights Buffalo to Baltimore

I flew today from Buffalo to BWI Airport on Southwest

 Olean, New York

 Williamsport, Pennsylvania

 Sunbury, Pennsylvania

 Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

 Early snow in southern Pennsylvania

 Lakeshore, Maryland

Pasadena, Maryland

October 29, 2011: Happy Halloween!!

October 25, 2011: Flights Buffalo, NY to Killeen, Texas

 Atlanta, Georgia

 A very dry Stillhouse Lake (Texas)

Fort Hood, Texas

October 23, 2011: Tifft Farm Nature Preserve (Buffalo, NY)

 Fall Leaves

 Hand Fed White Breasted Nuthatch

 Above and below: Feeding a Black Capped Chickadee

 Yellow Cabbage

 Ruby Crowned Kinglet

 Pied Billed Grebe

 Vesper Sparrow

 Chipping Sparrow

Golden Crowned Kinglet