December 3, 2011: Birding Rochester, New York

A great day birding on the Rochester Lakeshore today, finding a beautiful Snowy Owl, as well as the long sought after Purple Sandpiper!

 Snowy Owl

 White Winged Scoter

 Long-Tailed Duck

 Long-Tailed Ducks

Purple Sandpiper!

December 29, 2009: Birding Southern Ontario / Lake Ontario

We spent time today birding along the Lake Ontario shore from Grimsby to Mississauga in Southern Ontario, and got some nice photos!

 First some shots at JC Saddington Park in Mississauga, Ontario

Above and Below: Trumpeter Swans

Some awesome views of Harlequin Ducks

A black Grey Squirrel in the park

Now, some photos at Spencer Smith Park in Burlington, Ontario

Above and Below: Awesome photos of Long-Tailed Ducks very close!

There was also a Brant at the park

Common Goldeneye (above 2)

Below: Some nice Surf Scoters

A few photos from the mouth of Forty Mile river in Grimbsy, Ontario

A Hybrid Goose named "George"

Grimsby Harbour Lighthouse

Above and Below:  Some interesting mirages across Lake Ontario

Toronto, Ontario

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

November 27, 2009: Orleans County

We made a quick stop along the Lake Ontario Parkway where there's a nice view of the Lake in Orleans County

 

Red-Breasted Merganser female

Below: Ross' Goose:

December 30, 2007: Rochester Lake Ontario Shore Birding (New York) (9 BIRD PHOTOS)

More Lake Ontario birding in the Rochester area today, at Charlotte (Ontario Beach), and Irondequoit Bay Outlet. As usual for this time of year, the light was awful! We got a few decent shots anyway, and a nice new bird to photo! (See below)

CHARLOTTE:

Nice queue of Ring-Billed Gulls
Mallard

Bonaparte's Gull

IRONDEQUOIT BAY:

American Coot

One of the many domestic geese here

Above and Below: Long-Tailed Duck

Above and Below: Merlin!