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)

February 21, 2008: Birding Amherst Island and Ottawa, Ontario

Today we got in some nice owling / birding at two locations, the Kingston Field Naturalists "Owl Woods" (link) on Amherst Island. Then, we headed up to the Ottawa area for a shot at the Great Grey and Northern Hawk Owl (got both, but not a good photo of the Hawk Owl!)

We had a great Thai dinner at a restaurant in suburban Kanata, called "Sukhothai". Great meal! (link)

On the ferry to Amherst Island - it was clear cold morning!
Flying Common Mergansers
The ice on the lake was starting to break up
Amherst Island! Snowy Owl on a house roof on Amherst Island


KFN Owl Woods Owl Photos: Above and Below: Barred Owl

Below: Saw-Whet Owls

Long-Eared OwlAbove and Below: The Black-Capped Chickadees here were hand tame

Field Mouse at the birdfeeders

Above and Below: Common Redpolls at the feeder

Horned Lark on Amherst Island

On the ferry on the way back to the mainland

On the way to Ottawa

Great Grey Owl photos at Dunrobin:

Above and Below: Bohemian Waxwings in Dunrobin, Ontario

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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