May 18, 2008: Buffalo Ornithological Society May Bird Count (Alden-Marilla, New York)

Today was the annual May Buffalo Ornithological Society Bird Count. As usual, I covered the Alden-Marilla area. Decent migration, and I did manage a few photos...

Common Loon
Horned Lark

Bobolink

April 13, 2008: Buffalo Ornithological Society Bird Count

Today I assisted with the Region 12 area of the Buffalo Ornithological Society April Bird Count. Below are my totals. (Birds in caps are unusual for this count). I have a few photos taken during the count, also.

Canada Goose 61
Mallard 6
RING-NECKED DUCK 1
BUFFLEHEAD 10
COMMON MERGANSER 1
COMMON LOON 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-Tailed Hawk 3
American Kestrel 2
Killdeer 2
Ring-Billed Gull 106
Rock Pigeon 17
Mourning Dove 8
BELTED KINGFISHER 1
Downy Woodpecker 7
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 6
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 52
COMMON RAVEN 1
Horned Lark 4
Tree Swallow 16
Black-Capped Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 4
Red-Breasted Nuthatch 2
White-Breasted Nuthatch 1
Eastern Bluebird 5
Cedar Waxwing 6
American Robin 97
European Starling 150
Chipping Sparrow 8
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 26
White-Throated Sparrow 1
Dark-Eyed Junco 9
Northern Cardinal 9
Eastern Meadowlark 4
Common Grackle 69
Brown-Headed Cowbird 1
Red-Winged Blackbird 91
COMMON REDPOLL 1
American Goldfinch 9
House Sparrow 4

October 14, 2007: Buffalo Ornithological Society Fall Bird Count (Alden, NY area) (3 BIRD PHOTOS)

This year, I participated in the http://www.bosbirding.org/annual October Fall Bird Count. We take a designated area (for me: Alden NY) and count as many birds as we can find. I did not have a whole lot of time, but spent a few hours searching, and snapping a few photos.

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Chipping Sparrow
Hermit Thrush



Alden, NY Location:

MY COUNT RESULTS:

Double-Crested Cormorant (2)

Canada Goose (79)

Cooper's Hawk (2)

Killdeer (1)

Ring-Billed Gull (5)

Rock Pigeon (3)

Mourning Dove (11)

Red-Bellied Woodpecker (5)

Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker (1)

Downy Woodpecker (7)

Hairy Woodpecker (3)

Northern Flicker (3)

Blue Jay (11)

American Crow (26)

Horned Lark (3)

Black-Capped Chickadee (31)

Tufted Titmouse (2)

Red-Breasted Nuthatch (3)

White-Breasted Nuthatch (3)

Brown Creeper (2)

Winter Wren (1)

Golden-Crowned Kinglet (16)

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet (5)

Eastern Bluebird (4)

Hermit Thrush (2)

American Robin (75)

European Starling (201)

American Pipit (3)

Cedar Waxwing (10)

Black-Throated Blue Warbler (1)

Yellow-Rumped Warbler (19)

Chipping Sparrow (5)

Field Sparrow (3)

Fox Sparrow (2)

Song Sparrow (4)

White-Throated Sparrow (3)

White-Crowned Sparrow (1)

Dark-Eyed Junco (39)

Northern Cardinal (6)

Red-Winged Blackbird (37)

Purple Finch (6)

House Finch (6)

American Goldfinch (27)

House Sparrow (7)