Flyover

Metal-eyed and sun-drenched

the spires of pine

whisper with ghosts of bone

A monster buzzes low the woods

Cathedral shaken, we fall silent

Bleeding into boughs

a passing day of glowing fear

with quiet wings

still, until the gloaming.

Moss House

Baby Eastern Phoebe, Oatka Creek. What a cool nest and alluring set of eyes 

Something went wrong in Owl Woods

Goatsucker, etc.

Common Nighthawk, Church Trail, Longpond Road. Nearly vomited at the excitement of finding this.

Chukar, Alabama Swamps. Minus the vomit inducing excitement, but still fun to see.   

Sparrows, Barbed Wire, SPARROWS, Nations Road, SparRoows

Nations Road is located in Livingston County and it's a grassland birding paradise:

Did you know that Grasshopper Sparrows have soul patches? Now you know. 

Eastern Kingbird

Savannah Sparrow in full throttle this morning 

This was the head shot-the reason to be here: Clay-colored Sparrow. Two of them. Thrilled to have seen it and buzz up a serious storm 

Bobolink 

  We couldn't resist the Field Sparrow's advances 

Chipping Sparrows never get any love

This horse read my soul, like a thoroughbred 

       

Willow Flycatcher 

Only reason ever to photograph a Starling 

Honeylocust finally wisened up and fought fire with fire 

Nations Road is part of the Genessee Valley Conservancy

Continuing Migration, 2013

A Baltimore Oriole creating a nest in Long Point, Ontario 

Northern Parula, Long Point

Indigo Bunting, Long Point 

Magnolia Warbler, Long Point 

Cedar Waxwing, West Spit 

Philadelphia Vireo, Owl Woods. I don't remember this many being around last year.

Color at sunset, Hamlin Beach State Park

Least Sandpipers joined us on the UB campus

More migration 2013

Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher 

Savannah Sparrow 

Piping Plover found by Jim Pawlicki at Batavia Wastewater Pant. This lost soul is from the endangered Great Lakes population-hatched in 2012 at Tawas State Park in Michigan. Note the bands.

Veery 

New York Warblers

    Slowly but surely I'm cobbling together a decent enough Spring list and a few pictures to go with. These were all taken around Rochester, NY: Owl Woods, Island Cottage, West Spit and Firehouse Woods. 

Black-throated Blue

 Catherine and I didn't think there was a bird rustling around on the floor, or just couldn't be bothered with looking at the ground, but clearly, this Ovenbird was pissed at Brooke for stepping on its kicks. 

Blue-winged

Black and White 

Black-throated Green 

Black-throated Green

American Redstart

Palm

Golden-winged Warbler

This fella deserves a post to himself. Found by Buffalo birder Sal Salembier at Forest Lawn Cemetery.