May 28, 2012: Leaving the 1,000 Islands, and the Montezuma NWR Area

A few nice birds in the Montezuma NWR area on the way home from the islands today!

Above and Below: Lifer Hudsonian Godwit! (Benning Marsh)

Black Bellied Plovers (Puddlers Marsh)

Dunlins (Wildlife Drive)

Semipalmated Plover (Wildlife Drive)

Northern Shovelers (Puddlers Marsh)

Prothonotary Warbler (Armitage Road)

Song Sparrow (Carncross Road)

May 27, 2012: 1,000 Islands

It was another great day in the 1,000 Islands at our camp

The Common Loons came very close

Maersk Illinois

Pines at susnet

A clear sunset over the river

May 26, 2012: 1,000 Islands Visit

Another day on the island!

Above and Below: Cedar Waxwings

Mojo

Mystic

The Algoma Transport

The river was calm today

Ina has fallen much further in this year

Weather station!

May 25, 2012: At the 1,000 Islands

Our first day on the island in 2012!

A nearby Common Loon

Water snake was hanging around

Cedar Waxwing

McCleary's Spirit sailed by

Tired Mojo and Mystic

Sunset at the island

May 21, 2012: Flowers and Rainbow at Home

Some photos from our yard -- a nice rainbow tonight after the rain stopped, and a few flowers blooming for spring..

Buttercups

Flebaines

Double rainbow!

May 20, 2012: Rochester Area Birding

We spent today birding around the Lake Ontario shore just west of Rochester.  First, some banding photos from the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory...

Bay Breasted Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Philadelphia Vireo

Yellow Bellied Flycatcher

Now - from the West Spit birding area near Braddock Bay

Above and Below: Willow Flycatcher

Blackburnian Warbler

From the Braddock Hawk Watch Area:

Above and Below:  Yellow Bellied Flycatcher

Magnolia Warbler

Chestnut-Sided Warbler

Black-Throated Green Warbler

Bay Breasted Warbler

Now photos from Island Cottage Woods in Greece, NY

Purple Flowers

Eastern Pewee

Common Yellowthroat

Canada Warbler

Green Plant growing on a fallen tree

Red-Eyed Vireo

A few photos at the Alden Joe Panza Nature Trail doing the BOS Bird Count

Hooded Warbler

American Redstart

Comma

Magnolia Warbler

Veery