Saturday, May 2, 2015

Bird Sightings 4-2-2015 to 4-30-2015

SPECIES LOCATION DATE
Field Sparrow Service Road Mosquito 4/2/2015
Caspian Tern Lake Kirtsy 4/13/2015
Fox Sparrow Heritage 4/13/2015
Rusty Blackbird Mosquito Junction 4/13/2015
Northern Shoveler Berm pond 4/13/2105
Black and White warbler  Rabbit Run 4/18/2015
Common Tern Lake Kirsty 4/18/2015
Pine Warbler  Cabin Area 4/18/2015
White-crowned Sparrow Old Tifft 4/18/2015
Palm Warbler  Old Tifft 4/18/2015
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Lisa Pond 4/21/2015
Bank Swallow Lisa Pond 4/21/2015
Cliff Swallow Berm Pond 4/22/2015
Green Heron Lisa Pond 4/22/2015
House Wren Rabbit Run East 4/30/2015
Yellow Warbler Rabbit Run East 4/30/2015
Baltimore Oriole Cabin Area 4/30/2015

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Bird Sightings 4-9-2015 to 4-15-2015

Species Location Date
Swamp Sparrow Heritage 4/9/2015
Northern Pintail Heritage 4/9/2015
Ruddy Duck Heritage 4/9/2015
American Kestrel Heritage 4/9/2015
Sharp-shinned Hawk Heritage 4/9/2015
Northern Harrier parking lot 4/9/2015
American Widgeon Berm Pond 4/9/2015
Ring-necked Duck Berm Pond 4/9/2015
Wood Duck Old Tifft 4/10/2015
Pied-billed Grebe Berm Pond 4/10/2015
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Visitor Center 4/10/2015
Common Merganser Visitor Center 4/11/2015
Black-crowned Night Heron Lake Kirsty 4/11/2015
Hermit Thrush Maintenance Road 4/11/2015
American Coot Heritage 4/11/2105
Blue-winged Teal Mosquito Junction 4/11/2015
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Rabbit Run East 4/12/2015
Rock Pigeon Snakeroot 4/12/2015
Great Black-backed Gull Mounds 4/12/2015
Chipping Sparrow Snakeroot 4/12/2105
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ? 4/14/2015
American Bittern Heritage 4/15/2015
Broad-winged Hawk N. Blind 4/15/2015
Yellow-rumped Warbler Heritage 4/15/2015
Brown Thrasher N. Blind 4/15/2015
Common Moorhen Heritage 4/15/2015
Virginia Rail Heritage 4/15/2015

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Bird Sightings 1-13-2015 to 4-9-2015

SPECIES LOCATION DATE
Hairy Woodpecker Heritage 1/13/2015
Eastern Screech Owl Mosquito 1/13/2015
Red-tailed Hawk Cabin Area 1/15/2015
Great Blue Heron Bridge 1/23/2015
Snowy Owl Mounds 1/24/2015
Blue Jay Mounds 2/1/2015
Red-belled Woodpecker Service Road Mosquito 2/1/2015
European Starling Cabin Area 2/7/2015
Morning Dove Cabin Area 2/7/2015
N. Mocking Bird Cabin Area 2/11/2015
Red-winged Blackbird Cabin Area 2/16/2015
Bald Eagle Over Lake Kirsty 2/20/2015
American Goldfinch Old Tifft 3/10/2015
Turkey Vulture Over Mounds 3/12/2015
Snow Goose Over Mounds 3/13/2015
Mallard Lisa Pond 3/14/2015
Glaucous Gull Lake Kirsty 3/15/2015
Red-breasted Merganser Lake Kirsty 3/17/2015
Song Sparrow BOS Blind 3/19/2015
Killdeer Mounds 3/24/2015
Northern Flicker Old Tifft 3/24/2015
Wilson's Snipe Warbler Walk 3/24/2015
Hooded Merganser Lake Kirsty 3/27/2015
Eastern Bluebird Rabbit Run 3/28/2015
Brown-headed Cowbird Cabin Feeder 4/2/2015
Double-crested Cormorant Cabin Area 4/2/2015
Tree Swallow Berm Pond 4/2/2015
Eastern Towhee Rabbit Run 4/2/2015
Golden-crowned Kinglet Rabbit Run 4/2/2015
American Woodcock Rabbit Run 4/2/2015
Dark-eyed Junco Cabin Area 4/2/2015
Eastern Phoebe Cabin Area 4/2/2015
Common Goldeneye Heritage 4/3/2015
Gadwall S. Viewing Blind 4/3/2015
Green-winged Teal S. Viewing Blind 4/3/2015
Great Egret Lake Kirsty 4/6/2015
Bufflehead Lake Kirsty 4/6/2015
Osprey Lake Kirsty 4/9/2015

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Buffalo-Niagara Rare Bird Sightings Resource

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Bird Sightings 1-1-2015 to 1-10-2015

Species LocationDate 2015Observer(s)
American CrowMounds1/2/2015M. Dye
Canada GooseLake Kirsty1/2/2015M. Dye
Cooper's HawkMosquito1/2/2015J. Hauser
Ring-billed GullLake Kirsty1/2/2015J. Hauser
Downy WoodpeckerRabbit Run1/2/2015J. Hauser
White-breasted NuthatchRabbit Run1/2/2015J. Hauser
Brown CreeperRabbit Run1/2/2015J. Hauser
American RobinRabbit Run1/2/2015J. Hauser
Black-capped ChickadeeRabbit Run1/2/2015J. Hauser
Northern CardinalRabbit Run1/2/2015J. Hauser
Herring GullLake Kirsty1/4/2015S. Seidman
American Tree SparrowMosquito1/10/2015S. Seidman
Winter WrenMosquito1/10/2015S. Seidman
White-throated SparrowMosquito1/10/2015S. Seidman

Bird Sightings 2014 Summary

Over the past 12 months of 2014, 162 bird species were recorded at Tifft by visitors, staff, and volunteers. We graciously thank all who visited Tifft Nature Preserve, respectfully enjoyed the wildlife, and took the time to record their sightings at the Visitor Center! Join us again in 2015 and have your name posted next to your Tifft bird sighting (if it is the first sighting) on the 2015 TIFFT BIRD CHECKLIST in the Visitor Center! We look forward to a BIRD-bonanza 2015!