More Birding Travels
Published: September 04, 2014
Tags: Parks and Preserves, Solitary Sandpiper, Eared Grebe, Belted Kingfisher, Red-tailed Hawk, Spotted Sandpiper
This past week, when I had some opportunity, I tried a little birding here and there - mostly south and east.
At Dunkirk, I checked the harbor and Wright Park Beach - hoping to find anything unusual. The only bird of interest was a Solitary Sandpiper, all by its lonesome on Wright Park Beach.
At Batavia Waste Water Treatment Plant, the nice find by Kurt Fox was still present: a male Eared Grebe still in breeding plumage. I just wish he had been a little more cooperative and had come closer to the edge of the pond!
In East Aurora, at Sinking Ponds, I enjoyed a Belted Kingfisher for awhile and then found a single Spotted Sandpiper that was very cooperative. Unfortunately, though, as I was taking photos, a Red-tailed Hawk decided to make an appearance, flushing everything in the vicinity. At least I had already gotten a few photos!
 Solitary Sandpiper at Wright Park Beach in Dunkirk  Solitary Sandpiper  Eared Grebe found by Kurt Fox at Batavia Waste Water Treatment Plant  Eastern Phoebe at BWWTP  Belted Kingfisher at Sinking Ponds  Green Heron at Sinking Ponds  Young Song Sparrow at Sinking Ponds  Spotted Sandpiper at Sinking Ponds  Spotted Sandpiper  Spotted Sandpiper  Wood Duck  Wood Duck  The Red-tailed Hawk who flushed everything!  The Red-tailed Hawk
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