April 14, 2013: Birding Rochester Area

First, owl watching at Braddock Bay Owl Woods was very successful!

 Saw-Whet Owl

 Above and Below:  Long-Eared Owl

 Red-Tailed Hawk banded

Docksiders nearby:

 Blue-Winged Teal

 a group of Ring Billed and Bonaparte's Gulls

 Greater Yellowlegs

Tinker Nature Park - Henrietta, NY

 Yellow-Rumped Warbler

 Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker

Below: Great Horned Owl adult and babies

Rusty Blackbird (back home)

November 29, 2008: Grand Island and Niagara Falls Birding

Today we had a very brief outing to get out and enjoy the sunshine! We took a quick ride up to Beaver Island State Park on Grand Island, and Goat Island on Niagara Falls, before it got dark..

Some flocks of flying Bonaparte's Gulls at Beaver Island

A group of birds get ready to roost at dusk - Goat Island, Niagara Falls

Some wintertime berries on Goat Island

Common Goldeneye (Goat Island)

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