May 8, 2011: Birding Tifft Farm Nature Preserve (Buffalo, NY)

We returned to Tifft Farm for the second straight day today...

Baltimore Oriole

Above and Below: Eastern Screech Owls!

Yellow Flower

Above and Below: Blackburnian Warbler

Above and Below: Black Throated Blue Warbler

Red Admiral

Palm Warbler

April 27, 2008: Birding Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge

Today we took a walk at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. We got a few nice photos of flora and fauna on this beautiful April Sunday! We walked at the Kanyoo Trail, and Swallow Hollow Trail. (Maps below)

Some Red Trillium coming out early this year
Trout Lily
A vernal pool at Kanyoo Trail

Below: Some shots of Blue-Grey Gnatcatchers, which were common on the trail:

There were also quite a few Rusty Blackbirds migrating through today:

Aerial shots courtesy Microsoft Virtual Earth

Swallow Hollow Trail

Kanyoo Trail

Locations of the trails mentioned (Click here for an interactive map)

May 28, 2007: Braddock Bay, New York (14 PHOTOS,13 BIRD)

Braddock Bay was so interesting yesterday, that we headed out there again!! We watched the banders, and did a little bit of birding at the Owl Woods.

Northern Waterthrush

American Redstart
A pair of Canada Warblers
Indigo Bunting
Magnolia Warbler
We found this Blackburnian Warbler just outside the banding station
Lots of birds banded today!
American GoldfinchMourning Warbler

Northern Cardinal

Eastern Wood Pewee

Cedar Waxwing

Brief birding in the Braddock Bay Owl woods:

Mystery bird!

I know this is a bad Purple Martin shot, but it is the only one I have!

Click on this previous blog entry for info on Braddock Bay's location

May 11, 2007: Home and Amherst State Park Birding (14 BIRD PHOTOS)

BIRDING AT HOME

This morning we had a new 'yard bird', an INDIGO BUNTING! This photo underscores the need for us to get a better glass window facing the feeders, or at least one we can open quickly! I also got a nice CHIPPING SPARROW shot today at home

AMHERST STATE PARK BIRDING (INTERACTIVE MAP LOCATION)

We had a nice, but short, outing at Amherst State Park (Williamsville Glen) in the evening. Light was poor because it was late, and partly cloudy, so a lot of shots were dissapointing! (And hence never made it here). Warbler activity was mostly YELLOW-RUMPED, but also YELLOW, NASHVILLE, and a few BLACK-THROATED GREEN. We also saw FIELD SPARROW, WARBLING VIREO, and abundant BALTIMORE ORIOLES, and a COOPER'S HAWK FEEDING on a small bird at dusk!

Above three: The abundant Yellow-Rumped Warbler Leapin' Yellow Warbler

This was a particularly photgenic Song Sparrow

Three nice shots of Baltimore Orioles (the bottom being an immature)
Field Sparrow

Red-Winged Blackbird female
Our first Warbling Vireo of the year

This young female Cooper's Hawk was enjoying a late evening snack