July 17, 2011: Gooseneck Farm - Wyoming County, New York

Today we had a great time visiting Gooseneck Farm in Wyoming County.  This is a cool place and well worth a visit!

Nene Goose

Bar Headed Goose

Emperor Goose

Ross' Goose

Bar-Headed Goose

Female Northern Pintail

A lot of Koi

Female Smew

Tundra Swans

Blue Ross' Goose

Ruddy Duck

Canvasback

Female King Eider

Red-Breasted Goose

Lesser Scaup

Female Unknown Duck

Female Unknown Duck

Ferruginous Duck

Female Red-Breasted Merganser

Greater White Fronted Goose

Emperor Goose

November 27, 2010: Sinking Ponds East Aurora & Snowstorm At Home

 Canada Geese and Mallards at Sinking Ponds - East Aurora

Heavy snow fell at home...

March 23, 2008: Birding Iroquois NWR, and the Lake Ontario Plain

On our way to Easter Dinner, we made a few very brief birding stops today. Not much time at all.... First, IROQUOIS NATIONAL WILDIFE REFUGE

Flyover Tundra Swan
Pintails flying over... We also had a few Widgeon and Gadwall

Rough-Legged Hawk

Flyover Canada Geese

Nice winter scene at INWR... Tundra Swans and a few Pintails

A quick stop at some open fields in Oakfield, NY

We got some nice shots of Snow Buntings in various plumages

Just before a delicious Easter Dinner, I got the chance to do some quick birding with my nephew. We had a nice walk through the woods...

Downy Woodpecker

Black-Capped Chickadee

February 17, 2007: Irondequoit Bay Outlet Birding (11 PHOTOS)

We got some birding photos today from the Irondequoit Bay outlet, east of Rochester along Lake Ontario. It was Cooooold!

A collection of birds present Lesser Scaup
Ring-Billed Gull

Ice fishing Mallards

Common Goldeneyes

American Coot

American Black Duck

Above and Below: Mute Swans

Lesser Scaup

A group of Canada Geese

Ring-Billed Gull