A walk through Tifft Nature Preserve this evening provided a nice view of an American Bittern (Sarah Morris mentioned the bittern as she and her class from Canisius were leaving Tifft - thanks for the heads up). The bird perhaps 15 yards from Heritage Boardwalk, that is until quarreling geese caused it to move 75 yards out into the marsh. The class also had a Yellow-rumped Warbler (I did not).
Passerines included a Northern Mockingbird, a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and nice selection of sparrows, with at least: 1 Eastern Towhee, 1 American Tree Sparrow, 2 Chipping Sparrows, 11 Song Sparrows, 2 Swamp Sparrows and 12 Dark-eyed Juncos. A variety of waterfowl were present, including 4 beautiful Double-crested Cormorants. The complete list can be viewed on eBird: http://ebird.org/ebird/edit/checklist?subID=S22871161 Joe Fell Buffalo, NY [email protected] -- 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/ --
