The Snowy Owl

Snowies are starting to show up around the northern U.S. Here in Western New York there are three birds hanging out at the Finger Lakes Regional Airport (0G7) in Seneca, NY. The airport staff allowed us on the field where a friend of mine and I got many wonderful shots of a juvenile on the […]

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The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle

Here is the New Beginnings article about Shrinking Birds Populations that I mentioned, published today.

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The Northern Saw-whet Owl

These little fellows are transient in our area during March and April as they migrate to Southern Canada. We have been looking for these birds starting last year in the small conifers in “Owl Woods” located in the Braddock Bay area. Everyone seemed to have reported seeing them, except us. This year we made a […]

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The Red Crossbills

We went on an automobile caravan field trip with fellow members of the Rochester Birding Association in mid-January (each with a hand-held two-way radio). It was one of those winter overcast days so common here on the Great Lakes. These trips are always a bit frustrating for us bird photographers because the true birders are […]

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Braddock Bay’s Common Redpolls

We went to the “spit” for a morning walk at Braddock Bay looking for Snow Buntings in late December. It was one of those typical lake effect days, without the falling snow. Lake effect clouds are produced by cold air blowing across the relatively warm Great Lakes waters. These clouds hang over the lakes’ downwind […]

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The Loggerhead Shrike

This is an interesting bird because it feeds on other song birds, among other things. Although it has no talons, it has a hooked beak that it uses to kill insects, lizards, mice, and birds. It then impales them on thorns to hold them while it rips them apart. We found this bird along the […]

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Spring Versus Late Summer

Last week-end my wife and I went birding with the Rochester Birding Association at Eastman-Durand Park. We continued to notice what we have been observing over the past several weeks–the woods and fields are rather quiet; when you do hear birds you don’t often see them! We attributed their hiding to the thick foliage of […]

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Oatca County Park

This has to be one of the best spots around Rochester to view birds. Aside from one large mowed field and a recreation building for summer events, the park is undeveloped, with a large stream coursing through. It’s flanked by wooded areas and open wooded areas further out. The following photo shows the stream in […]