First Day of SWAT
Common Yellowthroat
On Friday the 29th of May 2009 we opened the SWAT MAPS banding station! We captured 12 different species and banded 22 newly banded birds with 10 recaptures. I wouldn’t have called this a good banding day but turned out better than how we first expected it to turn out like!
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Banding Starts Friday
I Miss Banding Season!
We start banding Friday Morning at the SWAT site! . . . . . CHEERS! The SWAT site is ready and I almost have the CLDC site ready! After Banding Friday morning we will be attending the Allegany Nature Pilgrimage over the weekend and then banding again at CLDC Sunday Morning! Look for the photos and updates once I can get to them!
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Yellow-breasted Chat
Me with the Yellow-breasted Chat
Did I mention that on International Migratory Bird Day . . . . . I got another LIFER!! Yellow-breasted Chat (CHECK)!
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Goslings and Mother Goose
Canada Goose Cuteness
These are pure cuteness . . . . sorry for anyone who feel the need to say awwww!
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First Monarch of the Year
Monarch
Today along Red House Lake I saw my first Monarch Butterfly (CHECK) for the year! The migration has just started moving through the Western New York area!
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Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Random photos that I took of an Eastern Kingbird blowing around in the wind!
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Nature Haiku – Tree
By Young Naturalist C
Tree
Standing tall and strong
It waves to the fluffy clouds
With its green fingers
Pat’s [Wordless Wednesday]
Great Crested Flycatcher with a Dragonfly
All Photo’s were taken by my friend Pat Coate
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Least Bittern
Female Least Bittern on her Nest!
Answer to yesterday’s birdQUIZ!
Least Bittern!
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bird nest birdQUIZ
Bird on a nest!
Photographed this bird sitting on its nest yesterday! I am not going to give away any clues but I will post my other pictures including the answer tomorrow evening!
Happy Mothers Day
Gosling Resting
I always remember that the baby Goslings are born around Mothers Day! I figured this would be the most appropriate pictures to use on my Mothers Day post!
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Baby Fox Cuteness
Baby Red Fox
Had the opportunity to photograph some baby Red Foxes this evening from my vehicle! It was cloudy from a storm moving into the area and all of the pictures needed some cropping . . . reason the photos were not perfect! But they were a blast to watch!
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Nature Haiku – Bees
By Young Naturalist C
Bees
Black and yellow stripes
Buzzing around the flowers
Spreading the pollen
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May First
Gray Catbird
May first brought in a flurry of new birds species in the Allegany State Park area. The morning started off with a Blue-winged Warbler (CHECK) and Wood Thrush (CHECK) who were down in the wetland on the maintenance road. I finally saw my first Gray Catbird (CHECK) as it passed in front of the vehicle along Red House Lake! I spent most of my morning along the Bova XC/Mountain Biking trails, where I picked up a Hooded Warbler (CHECK) and American Redstart (CHECK). The Cliff Swallow (CHECK) was observed flying around the Administration Building exploring the locations that they have nested previous years! It is absolutely amazing how quickly birds arrive once you get the most perfect southern winds!
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