>From Golden Hill State Park in Niagara County on Sunday, I counted 15 RED-NECKED GREBES, 30 HORNED GREBES, 11 RED-THROATED LOONS, and one COMMON LOON. Betsy and I took a drive through the eastern part of the swamps (Oak Orchard WMA) but did not see any geese. All ponds were frozen and there was no open water in fields. Ditches and streams were open. The only bird of note was our first-of-season TURKEY VULTURE.
Needing to see SOME birds, we headed to the Niagara River. The waterfowl was reduced substantially from a month ago (25 to 50% of what had been there) but of course, for that area, it is still a LOT of ducks. We saw ZERO swans along the Ontario side where there had been a few hundred last month. Although we had a good variety of ducks, there was nothing different from what has been there. We ended with a stop on Dietz Road in the Town of Porter, where I digiscoped an EASTERN SCREECH OWL sitting in a snag. You can see a photo on Betsy's web site (address below). Click on "Willie's Photos", then on "Recent Photos". Also, for anyone interested, Betsy and I posted photos from our February Arizona trip, where we had some great birds and great scenery. Again, click on "Willie's Photos", then on "Arizona Trip". Good birding! Willie ---------------- Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com http://www.betsypottersart.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
