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

April 15, 2012: BOS Bird Count in Alden, NY and At Home

A few photos today while participating in the Buffalo Ornithological Society April bird count, then some photos at home

 Turkey Vulture

 Bufflehead

At home:

 Pansies from last year survived the winter!

Our bonfire

April 11, 2010: BOS Bird Count in Alden, and Rochester area Birding

A few photos from birding around Alden for the Buffalo Ornithological Society's annual April Count, and then birding the Rochester area...

BOS Alden April Count (at Billo Road)

Common Merganser

Buffleheads

Pied Billed Grebe

Common Merganser

Braddock Bay Owl Woods Near Rochester:

Above Two: Yellow Bellied Sapsucker

Golden-Crowned Kinglet

Horned Grebe

October 11, 2009: Buffalo Ornithological Society Fall Bird Count - Alden, New York

Today I took some picture while counting birds around Alden, NY for the Buffalo Ornithological Society annual October count

Fall scenes around Joe Panza Nature Trail

Grey Catbird

White Throated Sparrow

Winter Wren

Billo Road in Alden:

Field Sparrow

Horned Grebes

Great Egret

Brown-Headed Cowbird