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.)
September-2026
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MONTHLY photos contributed by our members for September - 2026.
The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher that Gale VerHague found at the Dunkirk Airport on August 30 has continued into September. Wendelin Long photographed the bird on the first of the month.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
VerHague’s Scissor-tailed Flycatcher has been entertaining birders at the Dunkirk Airport since August 30; still being present on the 2nd when Nathan Stimson captured this exquisite photo of the bird in flight.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Christy Hibsch captured this dramatic image of the Dunkirk Scissor-tailed Flycatcher with its grasshopper prey on the first.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Another great find in Chautauqua County was this Western Kingbird found along Cheney Road by Janis Bowman on the 4th. Photo by Bowman. Note the white outer tail feathers clinching this ID.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Another photo of the Western Kingbird found and photographed by Janis Bowman on the 4th. The kingbird was foraging roadside along Cheney Road, Chautauqua County.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Red-headed Woodpeckers are a local breeding species across the BOS Study Area - mainly along waterways in mature oak and cottonwood treed areas. Ryan Griffiths photographed this immature at Point Abino, Ontario on the 4th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
The most frequently observed scoter species in the region is the White-winged. Ryan Griffiths photographed this early-arriving individual from Point Abino Park, Niagara on the 4th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Celeste Morien found and photographed several American Golden-Plovers along Sour Springs Road, Iroquois NWR on the 2nd. Note this adult bird still has much of its breeding plumage including the beautiful golden spangling across its crown and back.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This White-winged Dove was a stellar find by Bill Massaro at his backyard feeder near Angola on the 5th. Many local birders were able to see this dove thanks to Bill and Jennifer’s hospitality! Photo by Massaro.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Another image taken by Bill Massaro at his Angola residence of the White-winged Dove on the 5th. This bird stayed for the day to the delight of many chasers!
Contributed by: Alec Humann
The last few days of August through the first week of September is the best window to catch up with the subtly beautiful Buff-breasted Sandpiper. This individual was photographed by Andrew Thompson on the 5th near Lyndonville, Orleans County.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Don Dixon took this image of the ‘one-day-wonder’ White-winged Dove coming to a feeder at BOS member Bill Massaro’s house in Angola on the 5th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Gale VerHague’s Scissor-tailed Flycatcher from the Dunkirk Airport has continued for a number of days, here on Day 7 (Sept 5), photographed by Don Dixon.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This photo taken by Don Dixon on the 5th shows well the shape of the outer-most primary. Note that the outer primary (p10) is deeply notched giving the feather a noticeable long, narrow tip -this is indicative of an adult male!
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Alan Bloom managed this stunner of an image on the 7th of the Dunkirk Airport Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Just gorgeous shades of peach and blush melon!
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This image taken by Alan Bloom on the 7th of the Dunkirk Scissor-tailed Fly shows the heavy molt that this individual is going through. Note all the pin feathers in the underwing coverts, as well as the contrast between the new and old (frayed and faded) primaries and secondaries.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
The adult male Hooded Warbler is one of the more strikingly patterned wood warblers of Eastern North America. David Crowe photographed this bird on the 8th at Hanging Bog WMA.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Sue Barth was birding Tifft NP when this Glossy Ibis dropped into the marsh for a brief visit on the 8th. This species has become annual in the BOS Study Area, occasionally in number, in recent years.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Another image of the Tifft NP Glossy Ibis found and photographed by Sue Barth on the 8th. Note the dark eye color and dull, gray patch at the base of the bill.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
After finding last weekend’s White-winged Dove, Bill Massaro is on FIRE, finding this Black-headed Gull at Bennett Beach on the 12th! Photo by Massaro. Nice comparison image with the smaller Bonaparte’s Gull!
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This image, taken by Bill Massaro, shows the characteristic field marks including the red bill and legs as well as the dark underside to the outer primaries with white ‘beacons’ of this basic-adult Black-headed Gull. Photos taken at Bennett Beach on the 12th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This is a nice comparison shot of the Bennett Beach Black-headed Gull with a Ring-billed Gull, taken on the 12th by Don Dixon.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Adding to the local gull excitement on the 12th, Sue Barth photographed this adult Lesser Black-backed Gull at Woodlawn Beach SP. Note the clean, yellow legs and dark gray mantle.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
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