- RBA
* New York
* Buffalo
* 02/26/2009
* NYBU0902.26
- Birds mentioned
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Please phone in rare sightings for update
Submit email to dfsuggs localnet com
Thank you, David
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MEW GULL
DICKCISSEL
RED-HEADED WDPKR.
GOLDEN EAGLE
COMMON REDPOLL
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Cackling Goose
Greater Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Rough-legged Hawk
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Shrike
Red-w. Blackbird
White-w. Crossbill
Pine Siskin
- Transcript
Hotline: Dial-a-Bird at the Buffalo Museum of Science
Date: 02/26/2009
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, February 26, 2009
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 February 19 through February 26 from
the Niagara Frontier Region include MEW GULL, DICKCISSEL, RED-HEADED
WDPKR., GOLDEN EAGLE, and COMMON REDPOLL.
February 22, on Lake Ontario at Olcott Beach, an adult MEW GULL at
the mouth of 18 Mile Creek. A distinctly different individual than the
North American MEW GULL studied and photographed at Olcott on the
15th. Not all field marks were visible on the recent MEW GULL, but the
marks seen indicated a possible European MEW GULL. Neither of these
exceptional gulls have been relocated.
Other gulls on Lake Ontario - 5 ICELAND GULLS and 3 GLAUCOUS GULLS
at the Wilson Piers.
A very rare DICKCISSEL, a first winter male, has been at a feeder
this winter on private property in the Town of Clarence. In Newfane,
by Lake Ontario, two rare and declining RED-HEADED WDPKRS., on Cherry
Croft Lane.
February 22, a subadult GOLDEN EAGLE over Mackinaw Road in the
Cattaraugus County Town of Perrysburg. BALD EAGLES were widely
reported. Five on Cattaraugus Creek in Hanover, 4 at both Dunkirk
Harbor and the north end of Grand Island, single eagles in Machias,
and BALD EAGLE on nest in the Genesee County Town of Alexander, at
Route 20 and Tonawanda Creek.
While WHITE-W. CROSSBILLS and PINE SISKINS continue to be reported
from yards, parks and cemeterys, COMMON REDPOLLS now in the Lake
Ontario Plains. February 22, 300 COMMON REDPOLLS with 15 WHITE-W.
CROSSBILLS and 2 PINE SISKINS on Oak Orchard Road near the Bridges in
the Town of Carlton. In a Williamsville yard this week, 12 WHITE-W.
CROSSBILLS, 22 PINE SISKINS and 2 RED-W. BLACKBIRDS.
February 25, a very high count of 40 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS in the Town
of Marilla.
Dunkirk Harbor still active with waterbirds, highlighted by CACKLING
GOOSE, over 1000 GREATER SCAUP, 3 WHITE-W. CROSSBILLS, 4 LONG-TAILED
DUCKS, 5 PIED-BILLED GREBES, 17 HORNED GREBES, RED-NECKED GREBE and 8
GREAT BLUE HERONS.
Also this week, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS and NORTHERN SHRIKES have been
scarce this winter. Six ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS including a dark-phase in
the Town of Dayton, another dark-phase in Charlotte, and 3
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, NORTHERN HARRIER and NORTHERN SHRIKE on Lakeshore
Road in Yates.
Dial-a-Bird will be updated Thursday evening, March 5. 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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