Buffalo Ornithological Society
Birding Western New York and the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario

Ruddy Turnstone - © Sue Barth

Rare Bird Alerts & Sightings

 WNY Dial-A-Bird   (716) 896-1271

Dial-A-Bird is a public service provided by the Buffalo Museum of Science and the Buffalo Ornithological Society. It is updated every Thursday with the noteworthy sightings of the previous week. BOS meeting and field trip updates are also given at the end of the recorded message. You will be instructed in how to leave a message if you so choose. Dial-a-bird is also available in transcript form through the link below.

Click here to view the latest transcript  

 BOS One Call Hotline

Only BOS members are permitted to sign up for this automated telephone "hotline." The hotline immediately notifies subscribing members of rare birds that have been sighted in the BOS study area. This is one of the benefits of joining the BOS. If you're already a member, you can change your selection in your member profile.

If you aren't a BOS member, click here to find out more about joining:  BOS Membership  

 Mailing Lists

Area birders may wish to subscribe to one or more of the following mailing lists:

• GENESEEBIRDS-L
  Gennesee Valley Birds Mailing List
  Information on local Western New York bird sightings
  To Subscribe: http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l
  Post To: geneseebirds-l@mail.geneseo.edu
• NYSBIRDS-L
  New York State Birds Mailing List
  Subscribe To: listproc@CORNELL.EDU
  Subscribe Message: subscribe NYSBirds-L FirstName LastName
  Post To: NYSBirds-L@Cornell.edu
• ONTBIRDS
  Ontario Field Ornithologists Bird Sightings and Hotline Updates
  To Subscribe: http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
  Post To: ontbirds@hwcn.org
  NOTE: Please follow the ONTBIRDS Guidelines for report content.

 Rare Bird Verification Form

Have you found a rare bird? Submit your sighting to the BOS using the form below:

  Verification Form