I went for the Fish Crows to the foot of Hertel Avenue in Buffalo this morning. This was my second attempt, having dipped on the previous effort. This time I did much better, spotting four or five smaller crows and hearing about a half-dozen FISH CROW calls. Unfortunately, I never saw a Fish Crow calling - until I was about ready to leave. A small crow flew right over me, very close, then called - it was a Fish Crow, which then landed in a nearby tree. This bird kept calling and I was able to get some digiscoped video of it calling. Check out the 30-second video at this link. You may need to turn the volume up:
<http://youtu.be/vwlK4K3waCM> http://youtu.be/vwlK4K3waCM I also looked for the female Harlequin Duck that Peter Yoerg found yesterday near the Ontario Street boat launch in Buffalo but could not find it. I did have a MERLIN there. A stop at the Lewiston landing yielded six BLACK VULTURES feeding on fish along the Canadian shore and ten LITTLE GULLS counted in a single pass with binoculars. The Black Vultures dominated the three TURKEY VULTURES here, which flew part way up the steep slope when approached by a Black Vulture and cowered behind a bush. For Ontario birders, this would be a few hundred meters downriver from the Queenston boat ramp. Good birding! Willie ------------------ Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com http://www.betsypottersart.com <http://www.betsypottersart.com/> 2013 Big Year: http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/2013-big-year Big Year List: http://www.happtech.com/BigYearDanna -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
