May bird migrants
I’ve spent upwards of 60 hours in the field in the last week with most of my time spent surveying for birds (besides butterflies, dragonflies/damselflies, amphibians, reptiles, plants, you know..basically everything!) and here are more of the photos I’ve taken of a bunch of species. From May 6 to May 10, without trying to accumulate a high count and simply working on specific properties, I saw 141 bird species in Chautauqua County. What were they, you ask? Here’s all of them! Canada Goose Wood Duck Gadwall American Black Duck Mallard Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler...
Read MorePalm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) by Scott Kruitbosch
This Palm Warbler is wondering what’s taking so long, too – where are our leaves?! Soon…very soon…
Read MorePalm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) & Pumpkin by Scott Kruitbosch
Birds like this Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) can get into the season, too! They enjoy foraging in farm fields with what is left after the harvest with a variety of species feeding on the produce and others feeding on the insects that it attracts.
Read MorePalm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) by Scott Kruitbosch
Palm Warblers (Dendroica palmarum) are beginning to fill our local fields and short grasslands. These tail-wagging birds likely occur in the dozens and hundreds in migrations on some properties in the region. Do you have a yard or farm that brings them in with other birds like the American Pipit (Anthus rubescens), Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus), or rare fall sparrows?
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