January 15, 2012: Birding Southern Ontario

The first photos are from Oakville, Ontario.  We found a beautiful Dark-Morph Red-Tailed Hawk, photos below. Here is an interesting article about these hawks by Jean Iron:  

 A "regular" Red-Tail nearby along the 403

Snowy Owl

Also nearby is the Canadian Weather Network HQ

Photos from Port Weller, Ontario

 Greater Black Backed Gull

 Red Tailed Hawk

 Hybrid Goose

Above and Below:  Ice along the Port Weller Canal

Distant views of Toronto (including a mirage)

Burlington, Ontario:

Bald Eagle

American Kestrel

January 24, 2011: Colder Morning!

January 1, 2011: Alexandria Bay, New York

A few photos from a wintertime day-trip to Alex Bay.  A few neat shots of the ice at Wagoner's Marina

December 30, 2010: Birding Irondequoit Bay Outlet near Rochester

A few quick photos on our first trip to Irondequoit in awhile

 The ice is really building up there

 American Black Duck

 Common Merganser

 Common Goldeneyes

Herring Gull

December 27, 2009: Winter At Home

Ice and frost on our Holly Tree

December 19, 2009: Birding Eastern Lake Ontario

We spend some time birding the Eastern Lake Ontario shoreline today.

First some birds seen near Pulaski, New York

 Long Tailed Duck

 Flying Red-Breasted Merganser

 Bald Eagle

 Flying Long Tailed Duck

 Mirage over the lake

Ice at Fair Haven State Park

February 8, 2009: Birding the Niagara River (Tonawanda, NY)

Today we took some time out for some birding along the Niagara River. We heard about the boat launch at the foot of Sheridan Drive being interesting lately so gave it a try. We were rewarded with some nice shots...

Great Blue Heron
Above and Below: Glaucous Gull

Glaucous Gull

Iceland Gull (lifer!)

Canvasback

Above (and 3 below): Common Mergansers

The river ice was breaking up!

TODAY'S LOCATIONS

AQUA LANE PARK AND BOAT LAUNCH - TONAWANDA, NY (Google)

January 1, 2009: Birding the Lake Ontario Shore (Rochester)

We spent a little time today on the Lake Ontario Shore at Rochester, doing some birding. It was very cold! (mid-teens only). Not a whole lot of birds, but we did get our first Glaucous Gull shot, and also some interesting ice shots...

First, Charlotte / Ontario Beach

Ice formations (above and below)

Herring Gull with a Bull Head

Above and below: Flying Long-Tailed Ducks

More interesting ice

Nice drake Mallard

Above and Below: American Black Duck

Now, Irondequoit Bay Outlet photos

nice drake Long-Tailed Duck

Glaucous Gull

Female Long-Tailed Duck

More ice

Flying Mute Swan

Strange circular ice formations on the lake

The icy lighthouse (more shots below)

Above and below: More Long-Tailed Ducks

TODAY'S LOCATIONS (INTERACTIVE)