Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) by Scott Kruitbosch
This Horned Grebe in its striking black and white winter plumage was seen with many dozens more in Barcelona Harbor in Westfield, New York in mid-November, 2013. You can find them in good numbers on Lake Erie in migration and winter when the water is unfrozen.
Read MoreBonaparte’s Gulls (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) by Scott Kruitbosch
Hundreds of Bonaparte’s Gulls were in the Barcelona Harbor area in Westfield, NY on November 10, 2013. They frequently dove into the waters of Lake Erie to feed along with Double-crested Cormorant, Horned Grebe and other gull species. At least one rare Little Gull was in the mix. These small gulls fly and forage more like terns than gulls.
Read MoreBuffalo’s Brown Booby
By now you’ve likely heard of the Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) that has been hanging out near Buffalo in Lake Erie and the Niagara River since being discovered on Monday, October 7. It may be gone at the moment with no sightings being reported since Tuesday, October 22. This extreme rarity, an adult female believed to be a first for the Great Lakes and Ontario, has been enjoyed by probably thousands of birders on both sides of the border by this point. She primarily stays on distant locations in the water associating with Double-crested Cormorants. As a species the Brown Booby has...
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