- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 02/26/2009 * NYBU0902.26 - Birds mentioned ------------------------------------------ Please phone in rare sightings for update Submit email to dfsuggs localnet com Thank you, David ------------------------------------------- MEW GULL DICKCISSEL RED-HEADED WDPKR. GOLDEN EAGLE COMMON REDPOLL Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Great Blue Heron Cackling Goose Greater Scaup Long-tailed Duck Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Rough-legged Hawk Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Eastern Bluebird Northern Shrike Red-w. Blackbird White-w. Crossbill Pine Siskin - Transcript Hotline: Dial-a-Bird at the Buffalo Museum of Science Date: 02/26/2009 Number: 716-896-1271 To Report: Same Compiler: David F. Suggs (dfsuggs at localnet com) Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario Website: www.BOSBirding.org Thursday, February 26, 2009 Dial-a-Bird is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science and this answering system was donated by the Buffalo Ornithological Society. Press (2) to leave a message, (3) for updates, meeting and field trip information and (4) for instructions on how to report sightings and use this system. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. Highlights of reports received February 19 through February 26 from the Niagara Frontier Region include MEW GULL, DICKCISSEL, RED-HEADED WDPKR., GOLDEN EAGLE, and COMMON REDPOLL. February 22, on Lake Ontario at Olcott Beach, an adult MEW GULL at the mouth of 18 Mile Creek. A distinctly different individual than the North American MEW GULL studied and photographed at Olcott on the 15th. Not all field marks were visible on the recent MEW GULL, but the marks seen indicated a possible European MEW GULL. Neither of these exceptional gulls have been relocated. Other gulls on Lake Ontario - 5 ICELAND GULLS and 3 GLAUCOUS GULLS at the Wilson Piers. A very rare DICKCISSEL, a first winter male, has been at a feeder this winter on private property in the Town of Clarence. In Newfane, by Lake Ontario, two rare and declining RED-HEADED WDPKRS., on Cherry Croft Lane. February 22, a subadult GOLDEN EAGLE over Mackinaw Road in the Cattaraugus County Town of Perrysburg. BALD EAGLES were widely reported. Five on Cattaraugus Creek in Hanover, 4 at both Dunkirk Harbor and the north end of Grand Island, single eagles in Machias, and BALD EAGLE on nest in the Genesee County Town of Alexander, at Route 20 and Tonawanda Creek. While WHITE-W. CROSSBILLS and PINE SISKINS continue to be reported from yards, parks and cemeterys, COMMON REDPOLLS now in the Lake Ontario Plains. February 22, 300 COMMON REDPOLLS with 15 WHITE-W. CROSSBILLS and 2 PINE SISKINS on Oak Orchard Road near the Bridges in the Town of Carlton. In a Williamsville yard this week, 12 WHITE-W. CROSSBILLS, 22 PINE SISKINS and 2 RED-W. BLACKBIRDS. February 25, a very high count of 40 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS in the Town of Marilla. Dunkirk Harbor still active with waterbirds, highlighted by CACKLING GOOSE, over 1000 GREATER SCAUP, 3 WHITE-W. CROSSBILLS, 4 LONG-TAILED DUCKS, 5 PIED-BILLED GREBES, 17 HORNED GREBES, RED-NECKED GREBE and 8 GREAT BLUE HERONS. Also this week, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS and NORTHERN SHRIKES have been scarce this winter. Six ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS including a dark-phase in the Town of Dayton, another dark-phase in Charlotte, and 3 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, NORTHERN HARRIER and NORTHERN SHRIKE on Lakeshore Road in Yates. Dial-a-Bird will be updated Thursday evening, March 5. Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and reporting to Dial-a-Bird. - End Transcript