- RBA
* New York
* Buffalo
* 01/12/2012
* NYBU1201.12
- Birds mentioned
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FISH CROW
BLACK-LEG. KITTIWAKE
KING EIDER
SNOWY OWL
Horned Grebe
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Gr. White-fr. Goose
Ross's Goose
Harlequin Duck
Hooded Merganser
Black Vulture
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Rough-legged Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
Little Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
L. Black-b. Gull
Glaucous Gull
Short-eared Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Brown Creeper
Golden-cr. Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Shrike
Yellow-r. Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle
- Transcript
Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science
Date: 01/12/2012
Number: 716-896-1271
To Report: Same
Compiler: David F. Suggs (dfsuggs localnet com)
Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario
Website: www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org
Thursday, January 12, 2012
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.
Highlights of reports received January 5 through January 12 from the
Niagara Frontier Region include FISH CROW, BLACK-
LEG. KITTIWAKE, KING EIDER and SNOWY OWL.
From Cattaraugus County, January 10, what may be the first record
for the BOS region, a FISH CROW in the City of Olean, near the joining
of Olean Creek and the Allegany River.
On the upper Niagara River, a first winter BLACK-LEG. KITTIWAKE
continues at the entrance of the Black Rock Canal in Buffalo. Reported
several days this week from both Rich's Marina on Austin Street, and
at the north end of the breakwall hike from Squaw Island Park. A
first winter LITTLE GULL also at Black Rock, along with several
thousand BONAPARTE'S GULLS.
The BLACK-LEG. KITTIWAKE was one of ten gull species found on a New
York State Ornithological Association Niagara River field trip on
January 8. Other highlights from the lower river power plants and at
Niagara Falls - LITTLE GULL, THAYER'S GULL, ICELAND GULL, L. BLACK-B.
GULL and GLAUCOUS GULL. Also one to three female HARLEQUIN DUCKS above
the falls, upriver from the stranded barge, and two BLACK VULTURES
over the lower river gorge at Lewiston.
In Ontario, a male KING EIDER continues at the Port Weller East pier
in Saint Catharines, along with a SNOWY OWL on the west pier. Most
recent report - January 11.
A SNOWY OWL still on the Buffalo waterfront's distant breakwalls.
Reported on both Donnelly's Pier and the Short Breakwall; observed
from either the Erie Basin Marina tower or LaSalle Park.
The final report from the December 28 Oak Orchard Christmas Count
included 72 count day species. The count area also includes the
Iroquois and Tonawanda Areas, and was highlighted by at least 15
waterfowl species including GR. WHITE-FR. GOOSE, ROSS'S GOOSE, 2
TRUMPETER SWANS and 73 TUNDRA SWANS. Plus, HORNED GREBE, 3 BALD
EAGLES, 15 NORTHERN HARRIERS, 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 6 AMERICAN
KESTRELS, MERLIN, 6 SHORT-EARED OWLS, 8 NORTHERN SHRIKES, 9 GOLDEN-CR.
KINGLETS, 31 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, over 400 AMERICAN ROBINS, YELLOW-R.
WARBLER, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, 29 LAPLAND LONGSPURS, 1 SNOW BUNTING, 2
RUSTY BLACKBIRDS and a COMMON GRACKLE.
Other reports this week - 16 HOODED MERGANSERS among the marina
docks at Tonawanda Island in North Tonawanda. From Grand Island, at
Buckhorn Island State Park, NORTHERN FLICKER, 3 BROWN CREEPERS and
YELLOW-R. WARBLER, and, BELTED KINGFISHER on the West River Parkway.
The Bird Report will be updated Thursday evening, January 19. 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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