- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 02/05/2016 * NYBU1602.05 - Birds mentioned ------------------------------------------- Please submit reports to [email protected] -------------------------------------------
Tundra Swan Turkey Vulture Snowy Owl Belted Kingfisher American Robin BALTIMORE ORIOLE - Transcript Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science Date: 02/05/2016 Number: 716-896-1271 To Report: Same Compiler: David F. Suggs Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario Website: www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org Friday, February 5, 2016 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 January 29 through February 5 from the Niagara Frontier Region. Winter has yet to grab a firm hold on the region. A BALTIMORE ORIOLE continues at a feeder in Orchard Park, present since mid-December. BELTED KINGFISHER holding on at Buffalo Creek in the Town of Elma. And in East Aurora, a large flock of AMERICAN ROBINS. TUNDRA SWANS - 220 wintering on the upper Niagara River off the south end of Grand Island, and 38 early migrant TUNDRA SWANS along Lake Ontario in Wilson. Common, wintering waterfowl continue on the length of the Niagara River. Unlike past winters, GREAT BLUE HERONS have not been reported on the upper Niagara River islands. Early migrant TURKEY VULTURES were noted during the past week. And, a SNOWY OWL, February 2, on a lamp post by the Small Boat Harbor in Buffalo. The February BOS meeting will be this Wednesday, February 10, at 7 PM at the Buffalo Museum of Science. The program will be a Rarities Roundup - with photos and reports of the region's exceptional species found during 2015. Visitors are always welcome at BOS meetings. The Bird Report will be updated Thursday evening, February 11. Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and reporting. - End Transcript _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
