October 9 - Seven observers had 8,352 birds and 88 species in Section 4 on the Annual Buffalo Ornithological Society Bird Count. Section 4 is approximately the northeast corner of Niagara County. north boundary Lake Ontario west boundary Route 78 east boundary Route 63 south boundary Route 77 and East Shelby Road Below are new highs when compared to our 1980 to 2004 base period, when the section was usually covered by two or three observers. * are species not found in the 1980 to 2004 base period for October Counts in Section 4. Snow Geese 9 Canada Geese 1985 Wood Duck 11 Surf Scoter 39 Horned Grebe 40 *Red-necked Grebe 6 Great Blue Heron 8 Turkey Vulture 68 *Semipal. Plover 1 *Least Sandpiper 1 *Jaeger species 1 .........probably Pomarine *LESSER BLACK-B. GULL 1 Rock Pigeons 176 Red-bellied Wdpk. 26 Yellow-b. Sapsucker 5 Downy Wood pecker 34 Blue Jay 180 American Crow 319 Horned Lark 46 *Tree Swallow 12 Black-c. Chickadee 128 Tufted Titmouse 7 White-b. Nuthatch 15 E. Bluebird 53 *Gray-c. Thrush 2 Am. Robin 342 Gray Catbird 3 Yellow-r. Warbler 152 Pine Warbler 4 *Blackpoll Warbler 88 WOW! - most were near the Ontario Lake shore at Golden Hill S. P. Chipping Sparrow 191 Song Sparrow 74 Swamp Sparrow 6 White-thr. Sparrow 179 Dark-eyed Junco 24 Northern Cardinal 32 Am. Goldfinch 90 close but no cigar Common Loon 205 Screech Owl 5 Red-b. Nuthatch 8 Nice birds for Section 4 on October Counts Northern Mockingbird Eastern Towhee Orange-crowned Warbler Black-thr. Blue Warbler Cape May Warbler Field Sparrow 4 Savannah Sparrow Best Wishes for Great Birding, Bill Watson --
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