As far as I have heard, this was the last sighting so far today (see below). Others are still looking.
Good birding, Willie -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 10:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Buffalo Harbor Brown Booby - 8:30, yes There were a few birders already scoping from top of tower at Erie Basin Marina, Buffalo Harbor, when I arrived at 7:20. Lots of cormorants and bird activity initially, but it wasn't until ~8:30 when the Brown Booby appeared. I spotted it flying from the Outer Harbor toward the Inner Harbor. It flew toward the water intake ('red roof structure') and made a few passes around that and the Reef Lighthouse. It then flew toward Donnelly's breakwall with the gravel spit (and many cormorants) at the end, but did not land. It flew closer in and circled around Erie Basin Marina several times, going as far as Buffalo River. It returned parallel to the road at Erie Basin Marina and flew nearly eye level past us in the tower on its way to LaSalle Park area. It then returned right in front of us at the tower and went toward Donnelly's Pier breakwall where it landed. This was somewhere around 8:40. It rested for only a few minutes when I made the call to BOS OneCall and then it flew off toward water intake structure and eventually toward Buffalo Outer Harbor. It was last seen flying toward Outer Harbor and lost in view from trees near Times Beach N.P. and with the Steel Winds turbines in background. I suggest checking Outer harbor area and possibly Woodlawn Beach, but thinking it will eventually come back to Buffalo Harbor like it did for our viewing. Sue Barth took some photos that I'll be eager to see. I wonder if this bird has been around a while and was just sighted yesterday. Great viewing conditions today. Hopefully it sticks around and more birders can catch up with it. Mike Morgante ---- Mike Wasilco <[email protected]> wrote: > According to texts from the WNYbirds textline, the booby is currently being seen this morning at the Erie Basin Marina area. > > Michael R. Wasilco > Regional Wildlife Manager > NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Region 8 Bureau of > Wildlife > 6274 East Avon-Lima Road > Avon, NY 14414 > (585)226-5460 _______________________________________________ GeneseeBirds-L mailing list - [email protected] https://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/geneseebirds-l -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
