[nysbirds-l] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 28 Feb 2013

[David Suggs]

- RBA
* New York
* Buffalo
* 02/28/2013
* NYBU1302.28
- Birds mentioned

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  SANDHILL CRANE
  COMMON RAVEN
  BALD EAGLES
  Tundra Swan
  Northern Pintail
  Gadwall
  Redhead
  Ring-necked Duck
  Greater Scaup
  Lesser Scaup
  Long-tailed Duck
  Surf Scoter
  White-winged Scoter
  Hooded Merganser
  Red-br. Merganser
  Ruddy Duck
  Turkey Vulture
  Merlin
  Peregrine Falcon
  Wild Turkey
  Iceland Gull
  L. Black-b. Gull
  Glaucous Gull
  Red-w. Blackbird
  Common Redpoll

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  Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science
  Date: 02/28/2013
  Number:   716-896-1271
  To Report:Same
  Compiler: David F. Suggs
  Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario
  Website:  www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org

  Thursday, February 28, 2013

  The Buffalo Bird Report is a service provided by your
  Buffalo Museum of Science and the Buffalo Ornithological
  Society. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. Press
  the pound key to report sightings before the end of this
  report.

  Highlights of reports received February 21 through February
  28 from the Niagara Frontier Region include SANDHILL CRANE,
  COMMON RAVEN and BALD EAGLES.

  February 27, 3 SANDHILL CRANES in the Erie County Town of
  Elma, on Bowen Road, north of Rice Road. SANDHILL CRANES are
  increasing in the region, but this is the first February
  record.

  Two COMMON RAVENS were observed February 23 and 24 carrying
  nesting material onto the power plant property on River Road
  in Tonawanda. This Niagara River location is far from the
  southern tier breeding range of this species.

  Next to the power plant, at the Mid-River Marina, waterfowl
  highlights were RING-NECKED DUCK and RUDDY DUCK, plus over
  40 GADWALLS, 800 REDHEADS, a high winter count of over 500
  LESSER SCAUP, and RED-W. BLACKBIRD calling nearby. Across
  the river at Beaver Island State Park, 3 NORTHERN PINTAILS.

  Two pairs of BALD EAGLES are attending two nests on the
  upper Niagara River - the previously successful Navy Island
  nest, viewed from the Moses Parkway water intakes in Niagara
  Falls, and a new attempt at Strawberry Island, viewed from
  Aqua Lane in Tonawanda. On the Niagara Peninsula, BALD
  EAGLES are again nesting in Port Colbourne, Ontario. A sub-
  adult BALD EAGLE also on Navy Island, and an adult EAGLE in
  the old growth woods at DeVeaux State Park on the Moses
  Parkway north of Niagara Falls, New York.

  Waterfowl still concentrated between the Peace Bridge and
  ice boom. Viewed from Fort Erie, Ontario, 460 TUNDRA SWANS,
  97 LONG-TAILED DUCKS, 123 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, a single SURF
  SCOTER and abundant SCAUP and RED-BR. MERGANSERS, plus 4
  ICELAND GULLS.

  Other reports this week - at Niagara Falls, 7 ICELAND GULLS,
  3 L. BLACK-B. GULLS and 2 GLAUCOUS GULLS. Upriver at
  Chippawa, Ontario, 21 HOODED MERGANSERS. PEREGRINE FALCONS
  on River Road at the power plant stack and the south Grand
  Island bridge. MERLIN on Shirley Avenue in Buffalo. Two
  leading migrant TURKEY VULTURES roosted in a Medina yard.
  COMMON REDPOLLS still at feeders, with two reports from East
  Aurora. And, 40 WILD TURKEYS also at an East Aurora feeder.

  The Bird Report will be updated Thursday evening, March 7.
  Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may
  report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and
  reporting.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Gyr-YES

[Andrew Baksh]

Gary Strauss just called to report that the Gyrfalcon continues at
Cedar Beach.  Please note the parking situation as mentioned by Mr.
Harris is his e-mail (see below).

Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!

Andrew Baksh
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On Feb 28, 2013, at 2:38 PM, Bert Harris  wrote:

> Sorry I forgot to say that no cars are allowed in the cedar marina parking 
> lot. We asked permission from one of the construction workers before entering 
> the parking lot.
>
> Sent from my phone
>
> On Feb 28, 2013, at 2:38 PM, Bert Harris  wrote:
>
>> We had excellent looks at the bird from the Cedar Beach Marina parking lot 
>> at 2 pm. It was perched on the leftmost of three junipers pretty much 
>> straight out from the parking lot, perhaps a half mile away. It hung around 
>> for about 15 minutes, was harassed by a harrier, and then flew to the west. 
>> We could not relocate the bird.
>>
>> Good luck,
>> Bert
>>
>> Sent from my phone
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[nysbirds-l] Gyrfalcon yes

[Lee Stocker]

Gyrfalcon present at gilgo on  western most osprey platform   3:00 pm
Lee Jonathan stocker and a host of photogs
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Re:[nysbirds-l] Gyr-YES

[Bert Harris]

Sorry I forgot to say that no cars are allowed in the cedar marina parking lot. 
We asked permission from one of the construction workers before entering the 
parking lot.

Sent from my phone

On Feb 28, 2013, at 2:38 PM, Bert Harris  wrote:

> We had excellent looks at the bird from the Cedar Beach Marina parking lot at 
> 2 pm. It was perched on the leftmost of three junipers pretty much straight 
> out from the parking lot, perhaps a half mile away. It hung around for about 
> 15 minutes, was harassed by a harrier, and then flew to the west. We could 
> not relocate the bird.
> 
> Good luck,
> Bert
> 
> Sent from my phone

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 2/28

[Thomas Fiore]

Thursday, 28 February, 2013 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City

A first-winter Black-headed Gull was again seen at the reservoir in Central 
Park, around 12:30 p.m., near the north end of the divider-dike that runs 
roughly from the southeast corner to the north/northwest side of the reservoir. 
I saw it on the dike and then flying up, along with many (100's of) other gulls 
of the usual 3 wintering spp., and then did not re-find the Black-headed as of 
about 1 pm; I was unable to see if it possibly settled again at or nearer the 
s. end of the dike, and I did not go back around then to check. 

Duckage at the reservoir was a little more diverse than has been (although 
some, possibly all? of the ducks noted today may have been around the park in 
recent days/weeks [see below note]), but uncommon at any time in Central were 4 
Green-winged Teal (2 hens and 2 drakes), seen at noon near the center; also 
present nearer the southeast section at the same hour were a hen Red-breasted 
Merganser, and a drake Ring-necked Duck.  Additionally, in ducks were at least 
16 Wood Duck in the park, with 7 at the reservoir, 3 at the Meer, 5 on the Lake 
and 1 at the Pond, most of these drakes & several hens.  As have been present 
all winter, good numbers of N. Shovelers were distributed at the Lake & 
reservoir (mainly), Hooded Mergansers on at least 4 waterbodies as well as 
Buffleheads, Ruddy Duck on at least 3, Gadwalls at 4 locations, American Black 
Ducks and Mallards, along with a few hybrid combos of the latter 2 spp.  Of 
some other water birds continuing, Pied-billed Grebes (res.), American Coots 
(Meer & res. & Lake), & a few Double-crested Cormorants. I've not been able to 
spy the common loon that some others (aged "8 to 80") have reported recently at 
the reservoir; it having been noted as appearing with some or much breeding 
plumage coming along.

Elsewhere & earlier, a moderate flight of Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, 
and (very modest) movement of American Robins, some of these seen to head north 
onward out of Central, & some perhaps just wandering in the area. I thought I 
heard (only) an E. Bluebird, calls, and saw very briefly what may have been 
that bird, near the E. Drive & about 104 St., where there were a good 
concentration of fruit-eating (mainly robins) and seed-eating (juncos, 
sparrows) birds on the west side & grassy-rocky-mulchy-muddy spots at the south 
end of the extensive park composting / woodchip pile areas, nearby.  

I looked only briefly in a few places where woodcock or potentially other birds 
of similar habit & habitat could be, finding none - this is very much the 
season they will be moving on. No check of the feeders, which presumably are 
being observed daily, and reported on when some bird[s] of note are about.  The 
number of birds vocalizing has been on the increase in the past 2 weeks or so & 
with some warmer sun this a.m. in the park, all the more - also a very modest 
number of floral harbingers of coming spring have been in bloom, such as 
witch-hazel, crocus, & a few others in various areas in Central.

[note: any, all, or none of above birds may or may not have been 
previously-recently reported by various means to listing services, internet 
groups, blogs, &/or multitudinous other electronically stored or served means, 
some with publicly accessible archives, partial or not, some available only to 
members (private) and also via smoke signal, telepathy, cross-species 
communications, and of course by word of mouth.]

Good birding,

Tom Fiore,
Manhattan
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[nysbirds-l] Thick-billed Murre @ Lemon Creek Marina Staten Island NY...

[Andrew Baksh]

An alcid that was initially I'D as a *Razorbill* and later verified as
a *Thick-billed
Murre* is still being observed at the Lemon Creek Marina. Good luck if you
go.


Good Birding!

Andrew Baksh
Queens, NY
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

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From: Seth Wollney 
Date: Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 10:00 AM
Subject: [SINaturaList] Possible murre
To: sinatural...@yahoogroups.com


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Jeff stetson and i are looking closely. This bird might be a thick billed
murre. Still at lemon creek marina

Seth Wollney
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[nysbirds-l] Gyr-YES

[Bert Harris]

We had excellent looks at the bird from the Cedar Beach Marina parking lot at 2 
pm. It was perched on the leftmost of three junipers pretty much straight out 
from the parking lot, perhaps a half mile away. It hung around for about 15 
minutes, was harassed by a harrier, and then flew to the west. We could not 
relocate the bird.

Good luck,
Bert

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[nysbirds-l] Orange County Pink-footed Goose

[vanh...@citlink.net]

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[nysbirds-l] Gyr update

[Bert Harris]

Not seen in the last 2.5 hours

Bird on platform is a peregrine

Bert Harris, Princeton NJ

Sent from my phone

On Feb 28, 2013, at 11:19 AM, Larry Federman  wrote:

> Anybody see the gyr today? Might make a run out there. 
> Thx!
> Larry
> 
> Sent from my iPhone. 
> 
> On Feb 27, 2013, at 5:05 PM, Luke Ormand  wrote:
> 
>> The following is from Jerry Liguori (author of several books on raptors) 
>> which he made to me after seeing Doug Gochfelds photos:
>> 
>> "It is an adult. It has molted once, you can see some retained juv upperwing 
>> coverts. So, it is in its first year of adulthood. This plumage is identical 
>> to older adults in all regards except fleshy part coloration, which varies 
>> in the rate it changes from bluish to yellow between sexes (males a bit 
>> quicker -- in Prairie Falcon too, of which I show a spring in-hand juv male 
>> in HFEA [hawks from every angle]), and between the larger falcons. The legs, 
>> cere, and orbital ring are a typical color for this age. Of the falcons, it 
>> takes Gyr the longest for the fleshy parts to change color, and it is the 
>> feet that change quickerbut this also varies."
>> 
>> Jerry Liguori
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[nysbirds-l] Pink-footed Goose/ Orange County

[Curt McDermott]

Rob Stone reports that the Pink-footed Goose is currently being seen at the 
Camel Farm (On County Rd. 62 at County Rd. 12), New Hampton, Wawayanda, Orange 
County, NY.
 
Good Birding,
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[nysbirds-l] gyrfalcon on the platform

[Joseph Borker]

CC: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu
From: birderla...@verizon.net
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] gyrfalcon age info
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:19:14 -0500
To: leorm...@gmail.com

Anybody see the gyr today? Might make a run out there. Thx!Larry

Sent from my iPhone. 
On Feb 27, 2013, at 5:05 PM, Luke Ormand  wrote:

The following is from Jerry Liguori (author of several books on raptors) which 
he made to me after seeing Doug Gochfelds photos:

"It is an adult. It has molted once, you can see some retained juv upperwing 
coverts. So, it is in its first year of adulthood. This plumage is identical to 
older adults in all regards except fleshy part coloration, which varies in the 
rate it changes from bluish to yellow between sexes (males a bit quicker -- in 
Prairie Falcon too, of which I show a spring in-hand juv male in HFEA [hawks 
from every angle]), and between the larger falcons. The legs, cere, and orbital 
ring are a typical color for this age. Of the falcons, it takes Gyr the longest 
for the fleshy parts to change color, and it is the feet that change 
quickerbut this also varies."


Jerry Liguori
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Re: [nysbirds-l] gyrfalcon age info

[Larry Federman]

Anybody see the gyr today? Might make a run out there. 
Thx!
Larry

Sent from my iPhone. 

On Feb 27, 2013, at 5:05 PM, Luke Ormand  wrote:

> The following is from Jerry Liguori (author of several books on raptors) 
> which he made to me after seeing Doug Gochfelds photos:
> 
> "It is an adult. It has molted once, you can see some retained juv upperwing 
> coverts. So, it is in its first year of adulthood. This plumage is identical 
> to older adults in all regards except fleshy part coloration, which varies in 
> the rate it changes from bluish to yellow between sexes (males a bit quicker 
> -- in Prairie Falcon too, of which I show a spring in-hand juv male in HFEA 
> [hawks from every angle]), and between the larger falcons. The legs, cere, 
> and orbital ring are a typical color for this age. Of the falcons, it takes 
> Gyr the longest for the fleshy parts to change color, and it is the feet that 
> change quickerbut this also varies."
> 
> Jerry Liguori
> 
> -- 
> - Luke
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>  
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[nysbirds-l] Thick-billed Murre Staten Island

[Mike]

Lemon Creek Marina Staten Island. Being seen well in Marina at end of Seguine 
Ave. 

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[nysbirds-l] Thick-billed Murre Staten Island

[Mike]

Lemon Creek Marina Staten Island. Being seen well in Marina at end of Seguine 
Ave. 

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Re: [nysbirds-l] gyrfalcon age info

[Larry Federman]

Anybody see the gyr today? Might make a run out there. 
Thx!
Larry

Sent from my iPhone. 

On Feb 27, 2013, at 5:05 PM, Luke Ormand leorm...@gmail.com wrote:

 The following is from Jerry Liguori (author of several books on raptors) 
 which he made to me after seeing Doug Gochfelds photos:
 
 It is an adult. It has molted once, you can see some retained juv upperwing 
 coverts. So, it is in its first year of adulthood. This plumage is identical 
 to older adults in all regards except fleshy part coloration, which varies in 
 the rate it changes from bluish to yellow between sexes (males a bit quicker 
 -- in Prairie Falcon too, of which I show a spring in-hand juv male in HFEA 
 [hawks from every angle]), and between the larger falcons. The legs, cere, 
 and orbital ring are a typical color for this age. Of the falcons, it takes 
 Gyr the longest for the fleshy parts to change color, and it is the feet that 
 change quickerbut this also varies.
 
 Jerry Liguori
 
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[nysbirds-l] gyrfalcon on the platform

[Joseph Borker]

CC: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu
From: birderla...@verizon.net
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] gyrfalcon age info
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:19:14 -0500
To: leorm...@gmail.com

Anybody see the gyr today? Might make a run out there. Thx!Larry

Sent from my iPhone. 
On Feb 27, 2013, at 5:05 PM, Luke Ormand leorm...@gmail.com wrote:

The following is from Jerry Liguori (author of several books on raptors) which 
he made to me after seeing Doug Gochfelds photos:

It is an adult. It has molted once, you can see some retained juv upperwing 
coverts. So, it is in its first year of adulthood. This plumage is identical to 
older adults in all regards except fleshy part coloration, which varies in the 
rate it changes from bluish to yellow between sexes (males a bit quicker -- in 
Prairie Falcon too, of which I show a spring in-hand juv male in HFEA [hawks 
from every angle]), and between the larger falcons. The legs, cere, and orbital 
ring are a typical color for this age. Of the falcons, it takes Gyr the longest 
for the fleshy parts to change color, and it is the feet that change 
quickerbut this also varies.


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[nysbirds-l] Pink-footed Goose/ Orange County

[Curt McDermott]

Rob Stone reports that the Pink-footed Goose is currently being seen at the 
Camel Farm (On County Rd. 62 at County Rd. 12), New Hampton, Wawayanda, Orange 
County, NY.
 
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[nysbirds-l] Gyr update

[Bert Harris]

Not seen in the last 2.5 hours

Bird on platform is a peregrine

Bert Harris, Princeton NJ

Sent from my phone

On Feb 28, 2013, at 11:19 AM, Larry Federman birderla...@verizon.net wrote:

 Anybody see the gyr today? Might make a run out there. 
 Thx!
 Larry
 
 Sent from my iPhone. 
 
 On Feb 27, 2013, at 5:05 PM, Luke Ormand leorm...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 The following is from Jerry Liguori (author of several books on raptors) 
 which he made to me after seeing Doug Gochfelds photos:
 
 It is an adult. It has molted once, you can see some retained juv upperwing 
 coverts. So, it is in its first year of adulthood. This plumage is identical 
 to older adults in all regards except fleshy part coloration, which varies 
 in the rate it changes from bluish to yellow between sexes (males a bit 
 quicker -- in Prairie Falcon too, of which I show a spring in-hand juv male 
 in HFEA [hawks from every angle]), and between the larger falcons. The legs, 
 cere, and orbital ring are a typical color for this age. Of the falcons, it 
 takes Gyr the longest for the fleshy parts to change color, and it is the 
 feet that change quickerbut this also varies.
 
 Jerry Liguori
 
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[nysbirds-l] Orange County Pink-footed Goose

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[nysbirds-l] Gyr-YES

[Bert Harris]

We had excellent looks at the bird from the Cedar Beach Marina parking lot at 2 
pm. It was perched on the leftmost of three junipers pretty much straight out 
from the parking lot, perhaps a half mile away. It hung around for about 15 
minutes, was harassed by a harrier, and then flew to the west. We could not 
relocate the bird.

Good luck,
Bert

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 2/28

[Thomas Fiore]

Thursday, 28 February, 2013 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City

A first-winter Black-headed Gull was again seen at the reservoir in Central 
Park, around 12:30 p.m., near the north end of the divider-dike that runs 
roughly from the southeast corner to the north/northwest side of the reservoir. 
I saw it on the dike and then flying up, along with many (100's of) other gulls 
of the usual 3 wintering spp., and then did not re-find the Black-headed as of 
about 1 pm; I was unable to see if it possibly settled again at or nearer the 
s. end of the dike, and I did not go back around then to check. 

Duckage at the reservoir was a little more diverse than has been (although 
some, possibly all? of the ducks noted today may have been around the park in 
recent days/weeks [see below note]), but uncommon at any time in Central were 4 
Green-winged Teal (2 hens and 2 drakes), seen at noon near the center; also 
present nearer the southeast section at the same hour were a hen Red-breasted 
Merganser, and a drake Ring-necked Duck.  Additionally, in ducks were at least 
16 Wood Duck in the park, with 7 at the reservoir, 3 at the Meer, 5 on the Lake 
and 1 at the Pond, most of these drakes  several hens.  As have been present 
all winter, good numbers of N. Shovelers were distributed at the Lake  
reservoir (mainly), Hooded Mergansers on at least 4 waterbodies as well as 
Buffleheads, Ruddy Duck on at least 3, Gadwalls at 4 locations, American Black 
Ducks and Mallards, along with a few hybrid combos of the latter 2 spp.  Of 
some other water birds continuing, Pied-billed Grebes (res.), American Coots 
(Meer  res.  Lake),  a few Double-crested Cormorants. I've not been able to 
spy the common loon that some others (aged 8 to 80) have reported recently at 
the reservoir; it having been noted as appearing with some or much breeding 
plumage coming along.

Elsewhere  earlier, a moderate flight of Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, 
and (very modest) movement of American Robins, some of these seen to head north 
onward out of Central,  some perhaps just wandering in the area. I thought I 
heard (only) an E. Bluebird, calls, and saw very briefly what may have been 
that bird, near the E. Drive  about 104 St., where there were a good 
concentration of fruit-eating (mainly robins) and seed-eating (juncos, 
sparrows) birds on the west side  grassy-rocky-mulchy-muddy spots at the south 
end of the extensive park composting / woodchip pile areas, nearby.  

I looked only briefly in a few places where woodcock or potentially other birds 
of similar habit  habitat could be, finding none - this is very much the 
season they will be moving on. No check of the feeders, which presumably are 
being observed daily, and reported on when some bird[s] of note are about.  The 
number of birds vocalizing has been on the increase in the past 2 weeks or so  
with some warmer sun this a.m. in the park, all the more - also a very modest 
number of floral harbingers of coming spring have been in bloom, such as 
witch-hazel, crocus,  a few others in various areas in Central.

[note: any, all, or none of above birds may or may not have been 
previously-recently reported by various means to listing services, internet 
groups, blogs, /or multitudinous other electronically stored or served means, 
some with publicly accessible archives, partial or not, some available only to 
members (private) and also via smoke signal, telepathy, cross-species 
communications, and of course by word of mouth.]

Good birding,

Tom Fiore,
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Re:[nysbirds-l] Gyr-YES

[Bert Harris]

Sorry I forgot to say that no cars are allowed in the cedar marina parking lot. 
We asked permission from one of the construction workers before entering the 
parking lot.

Sent from my phone

On Feb 28, 2013, at 2:38 PM, Bert Harris aramidop...@gmail.com wrote:

 We had excellent looks at the bird from the Cedar Beach Marina parking lot at 
 2 pm. It was perched on the leftmost of three junipers pretty much straight 
 out from the parking lot, perhaps a half mile away. It hung around for about 
 15 minutes, was harassed by a harrier, and then flew to the west. We could 
 not relocate the bird.
 
 Good luck,
 Bert
 
 Sent from my phone

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[nysbirds-l] Gyrfalcon yes

[Lee Stocker]

Gyrfalcon present at gilgo on  western most osprey platform   3:00 pm
Lee Jonathan stocker and a host of photogs
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[nysbirds-l] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 28 Feb 2013

[David Suggs]

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* 02/28/2013
* NYBU1302.28
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  SANDHILL CRANE
  COMMON RAVEN
  BALD EAGLES
  Tundra Swan
  Northern Pintail
  Gadwall
  Redhead
  Ring-necked Duck
  Greater Scaup
  Lesser Scaup
  Long-tailed Duck
  Surf Scoter
  White-winged Scoter
  Hooded Merganser
  Red-br. Merganser
  Ruddy Duck
  Turkey Vulture
  Merlin
  Peregrine Falcon
  Wild Turkey
  Iceland Gull
  L. Black-b. Gull
  Glaucous Gull
  Red-w. Blackbird
  Common Redpoll

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  Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science
  Date: 02/28/2013
  Number:   716-896-1271
  To Report:Same
  Compiler: David F. Suggs
  Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario
  Website:  www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org

  Thursday, February 28, 2013

  The Buffalo Bird Report is a service provided by your
  Buffalo Museum of Science and the Buffalo Ornithological
  Society. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. Press
  the pound key to report sightings before the end of this
  report.

  Highlights of reports received February 21 through February
  28 from the Niagara Frontier Region include SANDHILL CRANE,
  COMMON RAVEN and BALD EAGLES.

  February 27, 3 SANDHILL CRANES in the Erie County Town of
  Elma, on Bowen Road, north of Rice Road. SANDHILL CRANES are
  increasing in the region, but this is the first February
  record.

  Two COMMON RAVENS were observed February 23 and 24 carrying
  nesting material onto the power plant property on River Road
  in Tonawanda. This Niagara River location is far from the
  southern tier breeding range of this species.

  Next to the power plant, at the Mid-River Marina, waterfowl
  highlights were RING-NECKED DUCK and RUDDY DUCK, plus over
  40 GADWALLS, 800 REDHEADS, a high winter count of over 500
  LESSER SCAUP, and RED-W. BLACKBIRD calling nearby. Across
  the river at Beaver Island State Park, 3 NORTHERN PINTAILS.

  Two pairs of BALD EAGLES are attending two nests on the
  upper Niagara River - the previously successful Navy Island
  nest, viewed from the Moses Parkway water intakes in Niagara
  Falls, and a new attempt at Strawberry Island, viewed from
  Aqua Lane in Tonawanda. On the Niagara Peninsula, BALD
  EAGLES are again nesting in Port Colbourne, Ontario. A sub-
  adult BALD EAGLE also on Navy Island, and an adult EAGLE in
  the old growth woods at DeVeaux State Park on the Moses
  Parkway north of Niagara Falls, New York.

  Waterfowl still concentrated between the Peace Bridge and
  ice boom. Viewed from Fort Erie, Ontario, 460 TUNDRA SWANS,
  97 LONG-TAILED DUCKS, 123 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, a single SURF
  SCOTER and abundant SCAUP and RED-BR. MERGANSERS, plus 4
  ICELAND GULLS.

  Other reports this week - at Niagara Falls, 7 ICELAND GULLS,
  3 L. BLACK-B. GULLS and 2 GLAUCOUS GULLS. Upriver at
  Chippawa, Ontario, 21 HOODED MERGANSERS. PEREGRINE FALCONS
  on River Road at the power plant stack and the south Grand
  Island bridge. MERLIN on Shirley Avenue in Buffalo. Two
  leading migrant TURKEY VULTURES roosted in a Medina yard.
  COMMON REDPOLLS still at feeders, with two reports from East
  Aurora. And, 40 WILD TURKEYS also at an East Aurora feeder.

  The Bird Report will be updated Thursday evening, March 7.
  Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may
  report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and
  reporting.

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