- RBA
* New York
* Buffalo
* 09/08/2005
* NYBU0509.08
- Birds mentioned
----------------------------------------------------------
Please phone in any rare sightings so they
may be shared via the DAB telephone update
system, and submit email contributions directly
to dfsuggs@localnet.com.
Thank you, David
----------------------------------------------------------
[Update - The first BOS meeting of the season will be on
Wednesday, September 14, at 7:30 PM at the Buffalo Museum
of Science. The program will feature the traditional members
recent birding experiences. Visitors are always welcome at
BOS meetings.]
EARED GREBE
YELLOW-B. FLYCATCHER
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Wood Duck
Green-winged Teal
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
American Wigeon
White-winged Scoter
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Spotted Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-r. Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Short-b. Dowitcher
Bonaparte's Gull
Ruby-t. Hummingbird
Red-bellied Wdpkr.
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Least Flycatcher
Gr. Cr. Flycatcher
Tree Swallow
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Red-br. Nuthatch
House Wren
Golden-cr. Kinglet
Bl.-gr. Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
Yellow-thr. Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-cr. Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-s. Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Bl.-thr. Bl. Warbler
Bl.-thr. Green Warb.
Blackburnian Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Bl. and w. Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Rose-br. Grosbeak
White-thr. Sparrow
Bobolink
Baltimore Oriole
- Transcript
Hotline: Dial-a-Bird at the Buffalo Museum of Science
Date: 09/08/2005
Number: 716-896-1271
To Report: Same
Compiler: David F. Suggs (dfsuggs@localnet.com)
Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario
Transcriber: David F. Suggs
Website: www.BOSBirding.org
Thursday, September 8, 2005
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 September 1 through September
8 from the Niagara Frontier Region include EARED GREBE,
YELLOW-B. FLYCATCHER, 19 warbler species and 16 shorebird
species.
September 3, 2 EARED GREBES were reported at the Batavia
Waste Water Plant. Very rare anywhere else in the region, in
recent years, EARED GREBES have become regular visitors at
the plant in late summer and fall. Also at Batavia, 4 PIED-
BILLED GREBES, 170 NORTHERN SHOVELERS, 8 HOODED MERGANSERS,
18 COMMON MERGANSERS and 60 RUDDY DUCKS. Plus, WOOD DUCK,
AMERICAN WIGEON, AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, MALLARD, NORTHERN
PINTAIL, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, only a few shorebirds -
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, KILLDEER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER
YELLOWLEGS, SPOTTED SANDPIPER and LEAST SANDPIPER, numbers
of TREE SWALLOWS, BANK SWALLOWS and BARN SWALLOWS, and
migrating BOBOLINKS.
At Amherst State Park, September 4, the first report of
YELLOW-B. FLYCATCHER. Fifteen of the 19 warbler species
reported this week were found at Amherst State Park,
previously known as the Williamsville Glen. The highlight
was an ORANGE-CR. WARBLER on the 4th. Also at the park this
week, RUBY-T. HUMMINGBIRD, RED-BELLIED WDPKR., EASTERN
WOOD-PEWEE, LEAST FLYCATCHER, GR. CR. FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-THR.
VIREO, WARBLING VIREO, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO,
RED-BR. NUTHATCH, HOUSE WREN, GOLDEN-CR. KINGLET, BL.-GR.
GNATCATCHER, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, VEERY, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH,
SWAINSON'S THRUSH, WOOD THRUSH and ROSE-BR. GROSBEAK.
A similar list of fall migrants were reported on the
Ellicott Creek Trail in Amherst and at Tifft Nature Preserve
in Buffalo. Ellicott Trail added several SCARLET TANAGERS
and BALTIMORE ORIOLES, and at Tifft, a NORTHERN PARULA. Tifft
Nature Preserve is officially closed and access to the
parking lot and trails has been limited or unpredictable.
The bulk of the 16 shorebird species this week were from
Rock Point Park in Dunnville, Ontario. 13 species on
September 1 included at least 5 RED KNOTS, 30 SANDERLINGS,
10 WHITE-R. SANDPIPERS, 3 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS and 6 SHORT-B.
DOWITCHERS. At the Townline Road Turf Farms, 34 BLACK-
BELLIED PLOVERS.
Other reports this week - From Dunkirk Harbor, at Wright
Park Beach, RUDDY TURNSTONE, SANDERLING and BAIRD'S
SANDPIPER, plus 3 TURKEY VULTURES on the beach, BALD EAGLE
and BONAPARTE'S GULL. Also in the harbor, OSPREY. At Braley
and Ransomville Roads in the Town of Porter, AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVER and 11 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS. On Lake Ontario
off the Town of Wilson, a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER with 3
NORTHERN PINTAILS and 2 COMMON LOONS. At Saint Columbans on
Route 5 in the Town of Sheridan, 78 COMMON MERGANSERS, 3
sub-adult BALD EAGLES and a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER. And in a
Williamsville yard, WHITE-THR. SPARROW.
Dial-a-Bird will be updated Thursday evening, September 15.
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.
- End Transcript
* New York
* Buffalo
* 09/08/2005
* NYBU0509.08
- Birds mentioned
----------------------------------------------------------
Please phone in any rare sightings so they
may be shared via the DAB telephone update
system, and submit email contributions directly
to dfsuggs@localnet.com.
Thank you, David
----------------------------------------------------------
[Update - The first BOS meeting of the season will be on
Wednesday, September 14, at 7:30 PM at the Buffalo Museum
of Science. The program will feature the traditional members
recent birding experiences. Visitors are always welcome at
BOS meetings.]
EARED GREBE
YELLOW-B. FLYCATCHER
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Wood Duck
Green-winged Teal
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
American Wigeon
White-winged Scoter
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Spotted Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-r. Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Short-b. Dowitcher
Bonaparte's Gull
Ruby-t. Hummingbird
Red-bellied Wdpkr.
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Least Flycatcher
Gr. Cr. Flycatcher
Tree Swallow
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Red-br. Nuthatch
House Wren
Golden-cr. Kinglet
Bl.-gr. Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
Yellow-thr. Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-cr. Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-s. Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Bl.-thr. Bl. Warbler
Bl.-thr. Green Warb.
Blackburnian Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Bl. and w. Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Rose-br. Grosbeak
White-thr. Sparrow
Bobolink
Baltimore Oriole
- Transcript
Hotline: Dial-a-Bird at the Buffalo Museum of Science
Date: 09/08/2005
Number: 716-896-1271
To Report: Same
Compiler: David F. Suggs (dfsuggs@localnet.com)
Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario
Transcriber: David F. Suggs
Website: www.BOSBirding.org
Thursday, September 8, 2005
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 September 1 through September
8 from the Niagara Frontier Region include EARED GREBE,
YELLOW-B. FLYCATCHER, 19 warbler species and 16 shorebird
species.
September 3, 2 EARED GREBES were reported at the Batavia
Waste Water Plant. Very rare anywhere else in the region, in
recent years, EARED GREBES have become regular visitors at
the plant in late summer and fall. Also at Batavia, 4 PIED-
BILLED GREBES, 170 NORTHERN SHOVELERS, 8 HOODED MERGANSERS,
18 COMMON MERGANSERS and 60 RUDDY DUCKS. Plus, WOOD DUCK,
AMERICAN WIGEON, AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, MALLARD, NORTHERN
PINTAIL, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, only a few shorebirds -
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, KILLDEER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER
YELLOWLEGS, SPOTTED SANDPIPER and LEAST SANDPIPER, numbers
of TREE SWALLOWS, BANK SWALLOWS and BARN SWALLOWS, and
migrating BOBOLINKS.
At Amherst State Park, September 4, the first report of
YELLOW-B. FLYCATCHER. Fifteen of the 19 warbler species
reported this week were found at Amherst State Park,
previously known as the Williamsville Glen. The highlight
was an ORANGE-CR. WARBLER on the 4th. Also at the park this
week, RUBY-T. HUMMINGBIRD, RED-BELLIED WDPKR., EASTERN
WOOD-PEWEE, LEAST FLYCATCHER, GR. CR. FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-THR.
VIREO, WARBLING VIREO, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO,
RED-BR. NUTHATCH, HOUSE WREN, GOLDEN-CR. KINGLET, BL.-GR.
GNATCATCHER, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, VEERY, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH,
SWAINSON'S THRUSH, WOOD THRUSH and ROSE-BR. GROSBEAK.
A similar list of fall migrants were reported on the
Ellicott Creek Trail in Amherst and at Tifft Nature Preserve
in Buffalo. Ellicott Trail added several SCARLET TANAGERS
and BALTIMORE ORIOLES, and at Tifft, a NORTHERN PARULA. Tifft
Nature Preserve is officially closed and access to the
parking lot and trails has been limited or unpredictable.
The bulk of the 16 shorebird species this week were from
Rock Point Park in Dunnville, Ontario. 13 species on
September 1 included at least 5 RED KNOTS, 30 SANDERLINGS,
10 WHITE-R. SANDPIPERS, 3 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS and 6 SHORT-B.
DOWITCHERS. At the Townline Road Turf Farms, 34 BLACK-
BELLIED PLOVERS.
Other reports this week - From Dunkirk Harbor, at Wright
Park Beach, RUDDY TURNSTONE, SANDERLING and BAIRD'S
SANDPIPER, plus 3 TURKEY VULTURES on the beach, BALD EAGLE
and BONAPARTE'S GULL. Also in the harbor, OSPREY. At Braley
and Ransomville Roads in the Town of Porter, AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVER and 11 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS. On Lake Ontario
off the Town of Wilson, a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER with 3
NORTHERN PINTAILS and 2 COMMON LOONS. At Saint Columbans on
Route 5 in the Town of Sheridan, 78 COMMON MERGANSERS, 3
sub-adult BALD EAGLES and a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER. And in a
Williamsville yard, WHITE-THR. SPARROW.
Dial-a-Bird will be updated Thursday evening, September 15.
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.
- End Transcript