May 5, 2013: Birding Tifft Farm, Buffalo

 Above and Below:  Shots of a nice Summer Tanager (unusual this far north)

 Blackburnian Warbler

 Ruby-Crowned Kinglet

 Brown Headed Cowbird

 Painted Turtle

 American Crow on nest

 White-Throated Sparrow

 Eastern Towhee

Carolina Wren

May 17, 2009: Birding the Lake Ontario Shore in Niagara County

Today we made two quick stops birding along the Lake Ontario shoreline in Niagara County. First, Wilson-Tuscarora State Park in Wilson, then Golden Hill State Park in Somerset.

Wilson-Tuscarora:

American Redstart
Black-Throated Green Warbler

Blue-Headed Vireo

Chestnut-Sided Warbler

Black-Throated Blue Warbler

Yellow Warbler

American Robin on nest

Hermit (?) Thrush

Veery

Yellow Warbler

Lepoard Frog

Northern Parula (above and below)

American Redstart

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird on nest

Bank Swallow (Olcott)

Golden Hill:

Long-Tailed Duck

Northern Parula

Veery

Brown Trout

Sharp-Shinned Hawk

Below: Pictures of a nice Summer Tanager