- RBA
* New York
* Buffalo
* 12/27/2007
* NYBU0712.27
- Birds mentioned
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phone in any rare sightings so they may be shared via the DAB
telephone update system, and submit email contributions directly to
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Thank you, David
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YELLOW-H. BLACKBIRD
SABINE'S GULL
FRANKLIN'S GULL
BLACK-LEG. KITTIWAKE
KING EIDER
RED CROSSBILL
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
BROWN THRASHER
TRUMPETER SWAN
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Red-necked Grebe
Tundra Swan
Ring-necked Duck
Bald Eagle
Peregrine Falcon
Little Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Common Raven
Ruby-cr. Kinglet
Snow Bunting
Red-w. Blackbird
Pine Grosbeak
- Transcript
Hotline: Dial-a-Bird at the Buffalo Museum of Science
Date: 12/27/2007
Number: 716-896-1271
To Report: Same
Compiler: David F. Suggs (dfsuggs at localnet com)
Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario
Website: www.BOSBirding.org
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Dial-a-Bird is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science
and this answering system was donated by the Buffalo Ornithological
Society. Press (2) to leave a message, (3) for updates, meeting and
field trip information and (4) for instructions on how to report
sightings and use this system. To contact the Science Museum, call
896-5200.
Highlights of reports received December 20 through December 27 from
the Niagara Frontier Region include YELLOW-H. BLACKBIRD, SABINE'S
GULL, FRANKLIN'S GULL, BLACK-LEG. KITTIWAKE, KING EIDER, RED
CROSSBILL, BOHEMIAN WAXWING and BROWN THRASHER.
December 27, on the Oak Orchard Christmas Bird Count, a female
YELLOW-H. BLACKBIRD among 20 RED-W. BLACKBIRDS in the corn field
opposite the Lewiston Road Overlook on Route 77 in the Tonawanda
Wildlife Management Area. One hour later, the blackbirds could not be
found. Also on the count, 11 PINE GROSBEAKS at the northwest corner of
Cayuga Pool in the Iroquois Refuge.
An exceptional gull at Dunkirk Harbor this week - an adult plumage
SABINE'S GULL, found December 24 and still present on the 26th. Also
in the harbor, a first-winter FRANKLIN'S GULL on the same dates.
Dunkirk Harbor is loaded with abundant waterfowl, plus LITTLE GULL,
several BALD EAGLES and at the power plant, a PEREGRINE FALCON. Nearby
at Point Gratiot, a RUBY-CR. KINGLET at one of the cottages.
December 21 on the Niagara River, two BLACK-LEG. KITTIWAKES, an
adult and a first-winter, below the control gates in Ontario.
A lakewatch over Lake Ontario at Wilson on December 22 was
highlighted by a passing female KING EIDER among numerous common
waterfowl, plus RED-THROATED LOON, COMMON LOON, RED-
NECKED GREBE, ICELAND GULL and GLAUCOUS GULL.
December 23, a female RED CROSSBILL at a feeder in Orchard Park. On
the 21st, a brief view of a BOHEMIAN WAXWING in a Williamsville yard
in Amherst. December 22 on Grand Island, a BROWN THRASHER at Buckhorn
Island State Park, on the hiking trail, between the bridges and power
lines. Also at Buckhorn Island, 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS, 76 RING-NECKED
DUCKS and at nearby Navy Island, 2 BALD EAGLES.
Still on Grand Island, December 24 at Beaver Island State Park, a
TRUMPETER SWAN among over 300 TUNDRA SWANS.
And, December 26, in the Genesee County Town of Bethany, 2 COMMON
RAVENS on Francis Road, and on McLernon Road, 245 SNOW BUNTINGS.
Dial-a-Bird will be updated Thursday evening, January 3. Please call
in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may report sightings after the
tone. Thank you for calling and reporting to Dial-a-Bird.
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