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

May 31, 2008: Braddock Bay Bird Observatory

Today we spent some time at Braddock Bay Bird Observatory again, near Rochester, for some banding and also birding in the nearby Owl Woods.

Banded Birds

Common Yellowthroat
Blackpoll Warbler

American Robin

Solomon's Seal


Owl Woods birding:

American Redstart

Cedar Waxwing

American Redstart

Black-and-White Warbler

Check out the archived blog from 5-27-2007 for Braddock location info here

April 19, 2008: Braddock Bay and other birding

We started out at the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory for some songbird banding. It is early in the season, but we found a few things....

White-Throated Sparrow
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
A Merlin flew by while we were at the banding station

Next we headed to the nearby Braddock Bay Raptor Banding Station in the "Owl Woods". It was a busy day with lots of Sharp-Shinned Hawks banded, a few Northern Harriers, and one Red-Tailed Hawk! The first bird we saw banded was a Hermit Thrush!
Northern Harrier (above and below) Below: Banded Sharp-Shinned Hawks



Above and Below: Red-Tailed Hawk

There were Ruby-Crowned Kinglets outside the station - this was the best photo I could find
Above and Below: Northern Saw-Whet Owl in the "Owl Woods"

We stopped briefly at the Braddock Bay Hawk Watch Tower. Not much was going on, but we did have a brief kettle of Broad-Winged Hawks. This was the best picture I could get:

We got these nice shots of Wood Ducks (Melissa's photos) just outside Lakeside Beach State Park

Aerial shot of Banding Station via Microsoft Birds Eye View Image

The official Braddock Bay Hawkwatch Tower

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