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  BOS April Count

Published: April 14, 2019
Tags: General Observations, glaucous gull, vesper sparrow, wilson's snipe, yellow-bellied sapsucker, swamp sparrow, peregrine falcon, hermit thrush, brown thrasher, horned lark, pileated woodpecker

It was a lousy day for a bird count but we members of the BOS (Buffalo Ornithological Society) hold our counts, rain or shine!  And despite the cold, wet conditions, I came upon a nice variety of birds at Woodlawn Beach and in the town of Brant.

I'll just let the pictures tell the story...

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A Peregrine Falcon was a nice surprise at Woodlawn. He must have just eaten as his belly is a bit bloody.

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Hermit Thrush

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I had a really nice view of a Swamp Sparrow as it poked around in a big wet area.

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A migrating Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is always fun!

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I saw several Brown Thrashers at Woodlawn

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I found a couple of Vesper Sparrows in a vineyard in the town of Brant - a nice addition to the list!

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Wilson's Snipe were still hanging around...

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There were a few Lesser Black-backed Gulls in a huge flock of gulls in a farm field (front left).

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This Glaucous Gull was a surprise in the big flock as well.

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A few Horned Larks were fun finds

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Horned Lark

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And back home, this Pileated Woodpecker was a welcome visitor!




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