Bird Sightings 2-1-2012 to 2-29-2012

Species

Location

Date

Hooded Merganser	L. Kirsty	2/3/2012
Herring Gull	L. Kirsty	2/9/2012
Bufflehead	L. Kirsty	2/18/2012
Green-winged Teal	Lisa Pond	2/23/2012
N. Pintail	Lisa Pond	2/23/2012
A.Wigeon	Lisa Pond	2/23/2012
A. Black Duck	Lisa Pond	2/23/2012
Purple Finch	Snakeroot	2/26/2012
N. Shoyeler	L. Kirsty	2/26/2012

Bird Sightings 1-1-2012 to 1-31-2012

Species	Location	Date
House Finch	Cabin Feeder	1/1/2012
Black-capped Chickadee	Cabin Feeder	1/1/2012
Downy Woodpecker	Cabin Feeder	1/1/2012
N. Cardinal	Cabin Feeder	1/1/2012
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Cabin Feeder	1/1/2012
A. Goldfinch	Cabin Feeder	1/1/2012
Mallard	Snakeroot	1/1/2012
Belted Kingfisher	Snakeroot	1/1/2012
Canada Goose	L. Kirsty	1/1/2012
A. Kestrel	Mounds	1/1/2012
Red-winged Blackbird	Cabin Feeder	1/5/2012
Mourning Dove	Entry Road	1/5/2012
A. Tree Sparrow	Cabin Feeder	1/5/2012
White-breasted Nuthatch	Cabin Feeder	1/5/2012
G. Black-backed Gull	Over Lisa Pond	1/5/2012
N. Mockingbird	Ash Trail Service Rd	1/5/2012
Hairy Woodpecker	Cabin Feeder	1/5/2012
E. Starling	Mounds	1/6/2012
A. Robin	Rabbit Run	1/7/2012
Ring-Billed Gull	L. Kirsty	1/7/2012
A. Crow	L. Kirsty	1/12/2012
Red-tailed Hawk	Mounds Bypass	1/20/2012

Bird Sightings 4-28-2011 to 6-2-2011

Species	Location	Date
Palm Warbler	Mosquito Junction Boardwalk	28-Apr
Marsh Wren	Mosquito Junction Boardwalk	28-Apr
Common Moorhen	Mosquito Junction Boardwalk	28-Apr
Common Yellowthroat	Heritage Boardwalk Trail	29-Apr
Blue-headed Vireo	Rabbit Run	29-Apr
Red-headed Woodpecker	Mosquito Junction Boardwalk	30-Apr
Cliff Swallow	Lake Kirsty	30-Apr
Sora	Heritage Boardwalk Trail	1-May
American Redstart	Rabbit Run East	1-May
Blackburnian Warbler	Service Road	1-May
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Not Listed	1-May
Spotted Sandpiper	Beth Pond & Lake Kirsty	2-May
Long-Eared Owl	Heritage Boardwalk Trail	1-May
Magnolia Warbler	Old Tifft St	5-May
Lawrence's Warbler	Rabbit Run	5-May
Blue-winged Warbler	Rabbit Run	5-May
Hooded Warbler	Rabbit Run	5-May
Nashville Warbler	Rabbit Run	5-May
Red-eyed Vireo	Rabbit Run	5-May
Horned Grebe	Lisa Pond	6-May
Least Bittern	BOS Blind	6-May
Merlin	Old Tifft St	6-May
Cape May Warbler	Mosquito Junction Boardwalk	6-May
Veery	Service Rd	6-May
White-crowned Sparrow	Cabin	16-Feb
Orange-crowned Warbler	Service Rd & Old Tifft	6-May
Philadelphia Vireo	Rabbit Run	6-May
Orchard Oriole	Snakeroot & Mosquito Junction	7-May
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Cabin	11-May
Indigo Bunting	Mosquito Junction Boardwalk	12-May
Northern Saw-whet Owl	Rabbit Run #10	13-May
Tennessee Warbler	Rabbit Run #10	13-May
Black Poll Warbler	Mosquito Junction Boardwalk	14-May
Common Tern	Lake Kirsty	16-May
Mourning Warbler	South Blind	12-May
Broadwing Hawk	Ash Trail	17-May
Wilson Warbler	Rabbit Run East	17-May
Common Nighthawk	Tree at Bridge	19-May
Summer Tanager	Snakeroot	20-May
E. Bluebird	Service Rd.	24-May

Northern Saw-Whet Owl Spotting at Tifft!

An unusual wildlife sighting at Tifft today, a Northern Saw-whet Owl was seen on Rabbit Run East and fortunately hung out long enough for us to go out and get a good look. Such a cute little owl too! We all feel seriously lucky to have gotten a glimpse!

International Migratory Bird Day Celebration

Please join us this weekend, Saturday May 14th from 9-10:30 AM for a celebration of migratory birds. The morning hours are the perfect time to spot the many birds that call Tifft a home. Discover more about our feathered friends and their importance throughout the world by joining us for a hike and more as we celebrate 2011 International Migratory Bird Day. Non-BMS Members: $5

Photoblog!

I often upload lots of bird photos onto the Tifft Nature Preserve Photo Blog, so if youre curious, please head over to http://tifftnaturepreserve.blogspot.com/ to take a peek!

Spring 2011 Bird Sightings March 10th - April 28th

Species	Location	Date
Gadwall	Lake Kirsty	13-Mar
Common Grackle	Feeder	16-Mar
Hooded Merganser	Lake Kirsty	17-Mar
Ring-necked Duck	Lake Kirsty	17-Mar
Bufflehead	Lake Kirsty	18-Mar
Killdeer	Lake Kirsty	18-Mar
Song Sparrow	Various - Over TNP	18-Mar
Rough Legged Hawk	Various - Over TNP	18-Mar
Peregrine Falcon	Various - Over TNP	18-Mar
Golden Eagle	Various - Over TNP	18-Mar
Tundra Swan	Various - Over TNP	18-Mar
Short-Eared Owl	Various - Over TNP	18-Mar
Northern Shoveler	Lisa Pond	19-Mar
Great Blue Heron	Lake Kirsty	19-Mar
Green-winged Teal	Lake Kirsty	20-Mar
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Unknown	22-Mar
Blue-winged Teal	Unknown	22-Mar
Pied-billed Grebe	Lake Kirsty	24-Mar
American Wigeon	Lake Kirsty	24-Mar
Osprey	Beth Pond	28-Mar
American Coot	Beth Pond	29-Mar
Ruddy Duck	Lisa Pond	30-Mar
Double-crested Cormorant	Marsh	30-Mar
Tree Swallow	Marsh	30-Mar
Eastern Phoebe	Rabbit Run West	3-Apr
Swamp Sparrow	Rabbit Run East	3-Apr
Great Egret	Lake Kirsty	4-Apr
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Cabin	4-Apr
Black-crowned Night Heron	Lisa Pond	7-Apr
Brown Creeper	Cabin	7-Apr
Lesser Scaup	Lake Kirsty	8-Apr
Purple Finch	Heritage/Rabbit Run	8-Apr
Belted Kingfisher	Service Road/Nettle Trail	7-Apr
Winter Wren	Heritage Boardwalk	7-Apr
Northern Flicker	Rabbit Run	10-Apr
Fox Sparrow	Rabbit Run	11-Apr
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Rabbit Run	11-Apr
Wood Thrush	Rabbit Run	11-Apr
Snowy Egret	Mosquito Junction	11-Apr
Northern Rough-wing Swallow	Berm Pond	11-Apr
Barn Swallow	Berm Pond	11-Apr
American Bittern	Lisa Pond	11-Apr
Brown Trasher	Heritage Boardwalk	11-Apr
American Woodcock	Heritage Boardwalk	11-Apr
Eastern Towhee	Rabbit Run	11-Apr
Louisiana Water Thrush	Service Road	11-Apr
Hermit Thrush	Service Road	11-Apr
Common Snipe	Heritage Boardwalk	11-Apr
Caspian Tern	Lake Kirsty	15-Apr
Green Heron	Over Lake Kirsty	13-Apr
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Rabbit Run	17-Apr
Common Loon	Lake Kirsty (Wild & Released)	18-Apr
Pine Warbler	Mosquito Junction	21-Apr
Black-throated Green Warbler	Beth Pond	21-Apr
Field Sparrow	Beth Pond	14-Apr
Worm-eating Warbler	Snakeroot at Warbler Walk	26-Apr
Yellow-crowned Night Heron	South Blind	26-Apr
Ovenbird	N/A	26-Apr
Black and White Warbler	N/A	26-Apr
Yellow Warbler	N/A	26-Apr
Northern Water Thrush	N/A	26-Apr
Eastern Kingbird	N/A	26-Apr
Least Flycatcher	N/A	26-Apr
Great Crested Flycatcher	N/A	26-Apr
House Wren	N/A	26-Apr
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	N/A	26-Apr
Chimney Swift	N/A	26-Apr
Lincoln Sparrow	N/A	26-Apr
Black and Gray Gnatcatcher	N/A	26-Apr
Virginia Rail	N/A	26-Apr
Scarlet Tanager	Snakeroot	27-Apr
Northern Parula	Mosquito Junction and Snakeroot	27-Apr
Warbling Vireo	Mosquito Junction	27-Apr
Baltimore Oriole	Service Road and Nettle Trail	27-Apr
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Mosquito Junction Boardwalk	27-Apr

Fly-Over at Tifft Tuesday

The BOS spotted a pretty fantastic Fly-Over on tuesday afternoon. Heres the details

Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science

  Date:             03/17/2011

  Number:           716-896-1271

  To Report:        Same

  Compiler:         David F. Suggs (dfsuggs localnet com)

  Coverage:         Western New York and adjacent Ontario

  Website:          www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org

Early hawk flights are into full motion. March 15, a flight
high over the mounds at Tifft Nature Preserve,on the  
Buffalo waterfront, was highlighted by an adult GOLDEN 
EAGLE, plus 2 BALD EAGLES,over 70 RED-TAILED
HAWKS, 4  ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 3 PEREGRINE
FALCONS, COOPER'S HAWK and  over 400 TURKEY
VULTURES. At 1 PM, an unexpected SHORT-EARED
OWL flew over the mounds and out over Lake Erie.

End of Winter 2011 - January 4th - March 10th 2011

Species	Location	Date
Mallard Duck	Lake Kirsty	4-Jan
Northern Cardinal	Cabin	4-Jan
American Crow	Mounds	4-Jan
Downy Woodpecker	Mounds	4-Jan
Black-capped Chickadee	Feeder	4-Jan
House Finch	Feeder	4-Jan
Chipping Sparrow	Feeder	4-Jan
Mourning Dove	Feeder	4-Jan
White-breasted Nuthatch	Heritage Boardwalk	4-Jan
Hairy Woodpecker	Snakeroot	4-Jan
European Starling	Cabin	5-Jan
American Tree Sparrow	Mounds	5-Jan
White-throated Sparrow	Heritage Boardwalk	5-Jan
Red-Tailed Hawk	Mosquito Junction	6-Jan
American Kestrel	Entrance	6-Jan
American Goldfinch	Feeder	6-Jan
Ring-billed Gull	Lake Kirsty	6-Jan
American Robin	Service Road	7-Jan
Common Redpoll	Cabin	8-Jan
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Feeder	11-Jan
Cedar Waxwing	Feeder	11-Jan
Dark-eyed Junco	Heritage Boardwalk	13-Jan
Northern Harrier	Lake Kirsty	13-Jan
Red-winged Blackbird	Feeder	19-Jan
Cooper's Hawk	Mounds	20-Jan
Grey Catbird	Heritage-Rabbit Run	27-Jan
Wild Turkey	N. Beth Pond	27-Jan
Rock Pigeon	N. Beth Pond	27-Jan
Northern Shrike	Old Tifft St	16-Feb
Horned Lark	Over Mounds	16-Feb
Brownheaded Cowbird	Feeder	26-Feb
Eastern Screech Owl	Bridge	26-Feb
Northern Mockingbird	South Blind	2-Mar
Herring Gull	Lake Kirsty	3-Mar
Turkey Vulture	Beth Pond	3-Mar
Sharp-Shinned Hawk	Service Road	10-Mar
Wood Duck	Old Tifft St at Snakeroot	10-Mar

Summer and Fall 2010

Species		Location				Date
Purple Martin		Lisa Pond				24-Jun
Cedar Waxwing		Rabbit Run				24-Jun
Yellow-breasted Chat		Rabbit Run				30-Jun
Philadelphia Vireo		Rabbit Run				27-Aug
Red-headed Woodpecker		North Blind				9-Sep
Chipping Sparrow		Service Road				19-Sep
Greater Yellowlegs		Lake Kirsty				24-Oct

Spring 2010 3/21/2010-6/21/2010

Species	Location	Date
Fox Sparrow	Service Road	3/23/2010
Golden Cr. Kinglet	Old Tifft Street	3/25/2010
Ruddy Duck	South Blind	3/25/2010
Pied Billed Grebe	North Blind	3/26/2010
Cormorant	North Blind	3/26/2010
Lesser Scaup	Beth Pond	3/26/2010
Yel-Belled Sapsucker	Rabbit Run East	3/27/2010
E. Phoebe	Rabbit Run East	3/27/2010
American Coot	Berm	3/27/2010
American Coot	Berm	3/27/2010
Killdeer	Cabin Area	3/31/2010
Tree Swallow	Cabin Area	3/31/2010
House Wren	Snakeroot	4/1/2010
Brown Creeper	Bridge	4/1/2010
Swamp Sparrow	Heritage	4/1/2010
N. Shoveler	Berm	4/1/2010
Blue-Winged Teal	Heritage	4/1/2010
Common Nighthawk	Rabbit Run East	4/5/2010
Osprey	Lake Kirsty	4/7/2010
Yellow Rumped Warbler	Mosquito Bdwk	4/8/2010
Caspian Tern	Lake Kirsty	4/8/2010
Ruby Cr. Kinglet	Service Road	4/8/2010
Pine Warbler	Mosquito Bdwk	4/12/2010
R.S. Towhee	Mosquito Bdwk	4/12/2010
Brown Thrasher	Mosquito Bdwk	4/13/2010
Hermit Thrush	Mosquito Bdwk	4/13/2010
Sora	Marsh	4/14/2010
Black Crowned Night Heron	Marsh	4/14/2010
Common Tern	Lake Kirsty	4/15/2010
Green Heron	Heritage	4/15/2010
Louisiana Waterthrush	Bridge	4/15/2010
Cowbird	Cabin Area	4/15/2010
White Eyed Vireo	Lisa Pond	4/16/2010
Rough Winged Swallow	Heritage	4/16/2010
Sandhill Crane	Lisa Pond	4/18/2010
Field Sparrow	Rabbit Run East	4/18/2010
Gnatcatcher	Rabbit Run East	4/18/2010
Catbird	South Blind	4/21/2010
Great Egret	Lake Kirsty	4/22/2010
Palm Warbler	Snakeroot	4/26/2010
Veery	Heritage	4/26/2010
Barn Swallow	Heritage	4/29/2010
Virginia Rail	Heritage	4/29/2010
Blue Headed Vireo	North Blind	4/29/2010
Yellow Warbler	North Blind	4/29/2010
Hooded Warbler	Service Road	4/30/2010
Nashville Warbler	Service Road	4/30/2010
Blue Winged Warbler	Service Road	4/30/2010
Black & White Warbler	Service Road	4/30/2010
Northern Waterthrush	Service Road	4/30/2010
Oven bird	Service Road	4/30/2010
Oriole	Old Tifft Street	4/30/2010
Rose-Br. Grosbeak	Old Tifft Street	4/30/2010
Warbling Vireo	Old Tifft Street	4/30/2010
Lincolns Sparrow	Old Tifft Street	4/30/2010
Northern Parula	Mosquito Bdwk	4/30/2010
White Crowned Sparrow	Service Road	4/30/2010
Savannah Sparrow	Cabin Area	4/30/2010
Bl. Throat. Blue Warbler	Service Road	5/4/2010
Bl. Throat. Green Warbler	Service Road	5/4/2010
Amer. Redstart	Service Road	5/4/2010
Least Bittern	Berm	5/4/2010
Amer. Bittern	Berm	5/4/2010
Chesnut Sided Warbler	Rabbit Run East	5/4/2010
Scarlet Tanager	Mosquito Bdwk	5/6/2010
Solitary Sandpiper	Service Road	5/6/2010
Spotted Sandpiper	Beth Pond	5/6/2010
E. Kingbird	Beth Pond	5/6/2010
Bl. Burnian Warbler	Mosquito Bdwk	5/7/2010
Least Flycatcher	Old Tifft Street	5/7/2010
Marsh Wren	Mosquito Bdwk	5/7/2010
Yellow Throated Vireo	Service Road	5/7/2010
Common Yellowthroat	Warbler Walk	5/7/2010
Bank Swallow	South Blind	5/8/2010
Cliff Swallow	South Blind	5/8/2010
Common Loon	Berm	5/8/2010
Sanderling	Lake Kirsty	5/11/2010
Sedge Wren	Mounds	5/13/2010
Bobolink	Mounds	5/13/2010
Orchard Oriloe	Cabin Area	5/13/2010
Blackpoll Warbler	Mosquito Bdwk	5/14/2010
Cape May Warbler	Mosquito Bdwk	5/14/2010
Golden Wing Warbler	Mosquito Bdwk	5/14/2010
Willow Flycatcher	Rabbit Run	5/14/2010
Blue Jay	Cabin Area	5/14/2010
Ruby Throated Hummingbird	Cabin Area	5/15/2010
Common Moorhen	Heritage	5/15/2010
Great-Cr. Flycatcher	Service Road	5/15/2010
Magnolia Warbler	Mosquito Bdwk	5/16/2010
Wood Peewee	Rabbit Run	5/19/2010
Wilson Warbler	Rabbit Run	5/19/2010
Alder Flycatcher	Service Road	5/21/2010
Canada Warbler	Service Road	5/21/2010
Mourning Warbler	Service Road	5/21/2010
Gray-Cheekea Thrush	Service Road	5/21/2010
Black Billed Cuckoo	Rabbit Run	5/21/2010
Olive Sided Flycatcher	Snakeroot	5/23/2010
Yellow Billed Cuckoo	Service Road	5/23/2010
Acadian Flycatcher	Service Road	5/23/2010
Red Eyed Vireo	Service Road	5/23/2010
Bay Breasted Warbler	Service Road	5/24/2010
Carolina Wren	Old Tifft Street	5/27/2010
Chimney Swift	Bridge	6/6/2010

A New Year! Winter 2010 1/1/2010 - 3/20/2010

Species	Location	Date
Downy Woodpecker	Cabin Area	1/2/2010
House Sparrow	Cabin Area	1/2/2010
Black Capped Chickadee	Cabin Area	1/2/2010
Cardinal	Service Road	1/2/2010
Tuffted Titmouse	Service Road	1/2/2010
Am. Crow	Beth Pond	1/2/2010
Red Tailed Hawk	Beth Pond	1/2/2010
Coopers Hawk	Mounds	1/2/2010
Am. Goldfinch	Cabin Area	1/2/2010
Ring Billed Gull	Cabin Area	1/2/2010
Canada Goose	Lake Kirsty	1/2/2010
Red Breasted Nuthatch	Cabin Area	1/5/2010
Wild Turkey	Cabin Area	1/6/2010
Am. Tree Sparrow	Cabin Area	1/7/2010
White Breasted Nutchhatch	Cabin Area	1/7/2010
Dark Eyed Junco	Cabin Area	1/7/2010
Hairy Woodpecker	Lake Kirsty	1/7/2010
Am. Robin	Bridge	1/7/2010
White Throated Sparrow	Service Road	1/7/2010
Belted Kingfisher	Bridge	1/7/2010
European Starling	Service Road	1/12/2010
N. Mockingbird	Heritage	1/14/2010
Mourning Dove	Feeder	1/14/2010
House Finch	Feeder	1/19/2010
Mallard Duck	Lake Kirsty	1/20/2010
Great Blue Heron	Service Road	1/21/2010
Kestral	Mounds	2/11/2010
Red Winged Blackbird	Cabin Area	3/5/2010
Ima. Bald Eagle	Old Tifft Street	3/7/2010
Flicker	Service Road	3/11/2010
Song Sparrow	Service Road	3/11/2010
Herring Gull	Lake Kirsty	3/13/2010
Ring Necked Duck	Lisa Pond	3/15/2010
Hooded Merganser	Lisa Pond	3/15/2010
Purple Finch	Lisa Pond	3/15/2010
Amer. Wigeon	Lisa Pond	3/15/2010
Snow Goose	Heritage	3/16/2010
Grackle	Cabin Area	3/17/2010
Wood Duck	Old Tifft Street	3/17/2010
Green Winged Teal	Heritage	3/17/2010
E. Bluebird	Mounds	3/18/2010
Tundra Swan	Lisa Pond	3/18/2010
Gadwall	Lisa Pond	3/18/2010
Turkey Vulture	Berm	3/18/2010