BOS Photo Albums
Photo albums submitted by BOS members are below. These albums feature BOS field trips, events, and special bird sightings that our members have seen. We hope you enjoy them! (BOS Members: you'll need to LOGIN, then find the link on your member homepage to add your photos.)
May-2024
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MONTHLY photos contributed by our members for May - 2024.
A beautiful singing male Magnolia Warbler spent the day gleaning insects from the blossoms of our apple tree in Orchard Park on the 3rd.
Contributed by: Sue Barth
These Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks were a phenomenal find by Kathy Tucker at Hoyt Lake, Delaware Park on the 2nd. The birds spent the day at this location for many birders to see. Photo by Tim Schadel.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This gorgeous Short-billed Dowitcher was found by Chris Hollister at the UB North Campus on the 6th. Note the orangish feather edging on the back as well as the spotting on the sides of the neck - these field marks help to separate from the similar Long-billed Dowitcher. Photo by Hollister.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This Laughing Gull was an unexpected find by Sue Barth at Sturgeon Point on the 5th. The past few years have documented several spring/early summer records of this rare-for-the-region species.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This lovely portrait of one of the Hoyt Lake Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks was taken by Don Dixon on the 2nd.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This male Golden-winged Warbler was found at the Nike Base Park on Grand Island on the 4th by Alec Humann. Don Dixon took this photo later on the same day. This increasingly uncommon species moves through out region during a small window in early May.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Wow - it is not often that birders in the Niagara Region get to see a Lapland Longspur in full alternate plumage glory in the month of May, bathing! Wally Parker snapped this image at Port Colborne, Ontario on the 5th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This Sedge Wren entertained birders at Morgan’s Point, Ontario on the 1st. Brad Reinhardt found and photographed this individual.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
A very nice find by Marcie Jacklin and Lynda Goodridge was this Tricolored Heron at the Wainfleet Wetlands CA, Ontario on the 5th. Photo by Jean Farnan.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
We are so fortunate to have Sandhill Crane as a breeding species in our region! Andrea Heine caught up with a pair at Kumpf Marsh, Iroquois NWR on the 5th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
MEGA alert!!! This spectacular Swallow-tailed Kite was photographed by Celeste Morien on the 7th near Albion, NY (Iroquois NWR complex). Don Bemont initially discovered the bird!
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This is one of those ‘Holy Grail’ birds for the Niagara Region! Don Belmont was lucky enough to catch up with Celeste’s Swallow-tailed Kite out near Albion, NY on the 7th. DOn obtained this photo.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This Indigo Bunting posed for Sue Barth in a flowering Hawthorn at Chestnut Ridge Park on the 6th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
The region has seen a very nice show of migrants this May thus far. Seems like there are several Blue-winged Warblers on territory at the Nike Base Park, Grand Island where Don Dixon photographed this stunning male on the 4th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Rob Sielaff photographed this Cliff Swallow as it zoomed by Gallagher Beach across from Tifft NP on the 4th. This species breeds colonially and does so on the old grain elevator at this site.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This Veery was very cooperative for Rob Sielaff as it foraged Forest Lawn Cemetery on the 4th. This Catharus thrush is the easiest to ID due to the lack of dark spotting on the breast.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This fledgling Barred Owl gave Ben Nieman the stare-down at Knox Farm SP on the 5th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Rob Sielaff found this fledgling Eastern Screech-Owl at Tifft NP on the 4th. The youngsters look very different from the adults with all of that heavy barring.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This Golden-winged Warbler entertained Jim Sawusch at Tillman Road WMA on the 4th. A handful of this species were reported across the region on the 4th and 5th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Orchard Orioles are local breeders across the BOS Study Area. This individual was singing away at Sturgeon Point when Bill Massaro took its photo on the 4th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This lingering Iceland Gull was a nice find for Sue Barth at Woodlawn Beach SP on the 2nd. As would be expected, this is a 2nd cycle individual meaning it was hatched last summer.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Devin Banning found this Snowy Egret on the 9th in Chautauqua County at the Canadaway Creek Preserve.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
The Wainfleet, Ontario Tricolored Heron, originally found by Marcie Jacklin, was also photographed by Brad Reinhardt on the 5th during the bird’s one day stay.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This beautiful Lincoln’s Sparrow was photographed by Brad Reinhardt at his home near Port Colborne, Ontario on the 13th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Rob Sielaff captured this Cerulean Warbler in full song at Swallow Hollow Trail, Iroquois NWR on the 11th during a birdathon fundraiser for Buffalo Audubon.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
The only known breeding Prothonotary Warblers in the BOS study area east at the Iroquois NWR complex. Becky Harbison photographed this male at Meadville Marsh, Tonawanda WMA on the 12th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This Eastern Screech-Owl family has been delighting visitors at Tifft NP. Rob Sielaff took this image on the 17th featuring three fledglings and one of the adults.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Clay-colored Sparrows are difficult to come across during migration. Shelley Seidman found one near the entrance to Erie Basin Marina on the 15th and the bird stayed into the 16th. Photo by Shelley on the 15th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Prairie Warbler is another fairly local breeding bird in WNY. Sprague Brook Park is a know location and that is where Bill Massaro caught up with this stunning male on the 12th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Always fun to stumble upon, this Black-billed Cuckoo was photographed by Bill Massaro at Sprague Brook Park, Erie Co on the 12th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This very obliging Grasshopper Sparrow entertained a BOS field trip on the 12th led by Devin Banning. Christy Hibsch captured this image at the Dunkirk Airport.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This Snowy Egret flyover was documented by Nathan Stimson on the 11th at the Audubon Community Nature Center, Chautauqua County.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
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