Buffalo Ornithological Society
Birding Western New York and the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario

Evening Grosbeak - © Sue Barth

This Neotropic Cormorant was a fantastic find by Kevin Rybczynski and Rebecca Ploeger at Hoyt Lake, Delaware Park on the 5th. Shelley Seidman took this photo on the same day. Note the smaller size, thinner bill, brown lores and chocolate brown neck and breast as compared to the Double-crested in the same image.
Contributed by: Alec Humann

Russell Koop took this image of the Hoyt Lake Neotropic Cormorant on the 5th. A great find by Rybczynski and Ploeger.
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Gale VerHague photographed this Grasshopper Sparrow at the Dunkirk Airport on the 5th.
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This Vesper Sparrow’s clean white eye ring perfectly mimics the frost outline on these soybean pods. Jennifer Mater took this photo in Wainfleet, Ontario on the 1st.
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These Pectoral Sandpipers were enjoying the shore at Jones Beach, St Catharines, Ontario on the 15th. Photo by Old Bird.
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This American Coot party took place in Canada at Pt Colborne on the 14th. Photo by Kayo Roy.
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This White-rumped Sandpiper posed nicely for Old Bird on the 7th at Morgan’s Point, Pt Colborne, Ontario. Note the primaries that extend beyond the tail as well as the pale eyebrow flare and light streaking on the flanks.
Contributed by: Alec Humann

Sue Barth captured this exquisite image of an Orange-crowned Warbler pausing on a teasel stalk at Woodlawn Beach SP on the 8th.
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‘Hey Shorty!’ Karen Lewis took this image of the cormorant gang hanging out at Hoyt Lake, Delaware Park. Note the Neotropic Cormorant to the far right - just a lil guy! Photo taken on the 10th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann

Doug Beattie found this impressive flock of 33 Cattle Egrets on the 15th in the town of Stafford, Genesee County.
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This 1st winter Franklin’s Gull was a great find in Chautauqua County at the Celoron Boat Launch by Gary Bletsch on the 19th. Note the clean gray back, distinct partial hood, white eye crescents and clean white breast.
Contributed by: Alec Humann

A very common migrant through our region, this Yellow-rumped Warbler was photographed by Sue Barth gleaning insects from the seed heads of goldenrod at the West Side Rowing Club on the 19th.
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Continuing at Hoyt Lake, Delaware Park, the Neotropic Cormorant found by Kevin Rybczynski earlier in the month was photographed by Bruce Hoover on the 15th. A classic photo of ‘Neo’ hobnobbing with the pink flamingo fleet!
Contributed by: Alec Humann

Cattle Egret found by Tom Riley on Bennett Beach 10-23. Photo by Shelley Seidman.
Contributed by: Shelley Seidman

This assembly of 10 Cattle Egrets was a great discovery by Bob and Jean Hampson on the 22nd at Waverly Beach, Fort Erie. Photo by James Kroeker.
Contributed by: Alec Humann

This juvenile Peregrine Falcon put on a display for Diana Werezak at Morgan’s Point, Port Colborne, Ontario on the 24th. Note the blond in the crown of this bird which is a trait of the tundrius subspecies.
Contributed by: Alec Humann

Tom Riley found this Cattle Egret on the Lake Erie shore at Bennett Beach on the 23rd. This bird cooperated throughout the day affording a successful chase for many local birders. Steven Pitt captured this image on the same day.
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Bill Massaro also caught up with Riley’s Bennett Beach Cattle Egret on the 23rd. This is almost a ‘Where’s Waldo’ image!
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What a nice surprise for Tom Riley on the morning of the 23rd! This Cattle Egret was part of an influx of this species into WNY during the month of October. Note the light orange-buff color still present in this bird’s crown. Photo by Riley.
Contributed by: Alec Humann

Kevin Rybczynski’s fantastic find of this Neotropic Cormorant on the 6th, continued into late October. Photographed by Becky Harbison on the 23rd.
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The Batavia WWTP hosted this Eared Grebe on the 6th as discovered by Brad Carlson. This location has been fairly reliable for this rare autumn migrant through WNY. Photo by Carlson.
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This Yellow-billed Cuckoo was photographed by Nicole Lauricella-Pack in Hamburg, NY on the 25th.
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Part of a flock of 26 coming to a feeder in Wilson, NY on the 26th, this female Evening Grosbeak was photographed by Joel Farwell.
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This dapper pair of Gadwall were on display at Dufferin Islands, Niagara Falls, Ontario on the 24th. Photo by Curtis Combdon.
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Definitely a treat rather than a trick, this Barred Owl tucked into a golden-leafed maple made for a picturesque moment for Janet Hellner on the 25th near Lockport, NY.
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Celeste Morien got in on the Evening Grosbeak irruption with this handsome male at her backyard feeders near Medina, NY on the 27th.
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It was a nice surprise to find 8 Red Crossbills in Concord on the 29th. This male was foraging on the berries of a thorn bush while others were picking at seeds from weeds growing along the creek.
Contributed by: Sue Barth

One more photo of the Red Crossbills shows this probable immature crossbill - perhaps a hatch year bird from the breeders in Chautauqua or Cattaraugus County.
Contributed by: Sue Barth