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| | + | = Main Page = |
| | + | <B>This is the main landing page for birds, bird watching and locations you may be able to view birds. Navigation for bird information and images is located on the right of this page. Additional content as described previously will be located below.</B> |
| | + | [[File:HGrebe4.jpg|700px|thumb|center|Horned Grebe - © Ken Czworka]] |
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| − | Note: The information from a brochure of the [[INWR|INWR's]] bird populations (circa 2009) was modified by [[User:Dave|Dave Malak]], who added the Latin names.[http://www.wnywildlife.com/docs/Birds%20of%20the%20Iroquois%20National%20Wildlife%20Refuge.pdf] Dave's photos are not linked in the document, but included throughout the page(s) on [[Birds|birds]] here. Some images may have gender identifyers in their descriptions using the symbols '''♀''' and '''♂'''
| + | <P>All the original photographs on these pages were taken by a number of local Western New York photographers. The primary listings and navigation were originally developed by Dave Malek. New listings, content and photography are being added by Ken Czworka, Scott Dietrich, Thomas G Hessler and Timothy McItyre, based on images captured, EBird listings and personal sightings.</P> |
| | + | <p>Descriptions and other basic content are taken from a variety of sources, however, information local to Western New York is being added to help you locate your birds of interenst </P> |
| | + | == Bird-Watching == |
| | + | <B>Tips for bird watching can be found here:</B> [[Bird-Watching]] |
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| − | [[File:HeaderOriole.jpg|400px|thumb|center|Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) - © David Malak]]
| + | == State and Local Resources == |
| − | | + | <B>Audubon Society and associated locations:</B> [[Audubon Society]]<br> |
| − | == Swans, Geese, & Ducks == | + | <B>Buffalo Ornithological Society:</B> [https://www.buffaloornithologicalsociety.org/ Buffalo Ornithological Society Website]<br> |
| − | * Greater White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
| + | <B>Birds on the Niagara:</B> [http://www.birdsontheniagara.org/ Birds on the Niagara Website] |
| − | * Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
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| − | * Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
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| − | * Brant (Branta bernicla)
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| − | * Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
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| − | * Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
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| − | * Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
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| − | * Gadwell (Anas strepera)
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| − | * American Wigeon (Anas americana)
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| − | * American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
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| − | * Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
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| − | * Blue-Winged Teal (Anas discors)
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| − | * Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
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| − | * Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
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| − | * Green Winged Teal (Anas crecca)
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| − | * Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
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| − | * Redhead (Aytha americana)
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| − | * Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
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| − | * Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
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| − | * Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
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| − | * Surf Scooter (Melanitta perspicillata)
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| − | * White-Winged Scooter (Melanitta fusca)
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| − | * Black Scooter (Melanitta nigra)
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| − | * Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
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| − | * Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
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| − | * Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
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| − | * Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
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| − | * Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
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| − | * Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
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| − | * Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
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| − | | [[File:Goose.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) - © David Malak]]
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| − | | [[File:Mallard.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos) ♂(r.)/♀(l.) - © David Malak]]
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| − | | [[File:Shoveler.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) - © David Malak]]
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| − | | [[File:Pintail.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) - © David Malak]]
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| − | | [[File:Ringneck.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris) - © David Malak]]
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| − | | [[File:Long-tailed.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) - © David Malak]]
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| − | | [[File:Goldeneye.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) ♂ - © David Malak]]
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| − | | [[File:Merganser.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) - © David Malak]]
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| − | | [[File:Cmerganser.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) - © David Malak]]
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| − | == Woodpeckers ==
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| − | * Red-Headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
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| − | * Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
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| − | * Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
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| − | * Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
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| − | * Hairy Woodpecker (Piciodes villosus)
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| − | * Northern Flicker (Calaptes auratus)
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| − | * Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
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| − | == Crows & Jays ==
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| − | * Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
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| − | * American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
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| − | | [[File:Jay3.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) - © David Malak]]
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| − | | [[File:Crow2.jpg|200px|thumb|right|American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) - © David Malak]]
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| − | == Larks ==
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| − | * Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
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| − | == Swallows ==
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| − | [[File:Swallow2.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) - © David Malak]]
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| − | * Purple Martin (Progne subis)
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| − | * Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
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| − | * Northern Rough-Winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
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| − | * Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
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| − | * Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
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| − | * Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
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| − | == Titmice & Chickadees ==
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| − | * Black-Capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapilla)
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| − | * Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
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| − | | [[File:Blackcap2.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Black-Capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapilla) - © David Malak]]
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| − | | [[File:Tm.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) - © David Malak]]
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| − | == Nuthatches ==
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| − | [[File:Nuthatch2.jpg|200px|thumb|right|White-Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) - © David Malak]]
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| − | * Red-Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
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| − | * White-Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
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| − | == Creepers ==
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| − | [[File:Creeper.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) - © David Malak]]
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| − | * Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
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| − | == Wrens ==
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| − | * Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
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| − | * House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
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| − | * Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
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| − | * Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis)
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| − | * Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
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| − | | [[File:Wren.jpg|200px|thumb|right|House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) - © David Malak]]
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| − | | [[File:Marshwren.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) - © David Malak]]
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| − | == Kinglets ==
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| − | [[File:Kinglet.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Golden-Crowned Kinglet (Regulas satrapa) - © David Malak]]
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| − | * Golden-Crowned Kinglet (Regulas satrapa)
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| − | * Ruby-Crowned Kinglet (Regulus calenula)
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| − | == Old World Warblers ==
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| − | * Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
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| − | == Thrushes ==
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| − | * Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
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| − | | [[File:Bluebirdf.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) ♀ - © David Malak]]
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| − | | [[File:Bluebirdm.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) ♂ - © David Malak]]
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| − | * Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
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| − | * Gray-Cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
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| − | * Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
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| − | * Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
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| − | * Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
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| − | * American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
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| − | | [[File:Veery.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Veery (Catharus fuscescens) - © David Malak]]
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| − | | [[File:Robin2.jpg|200px|thumb|right|American Robin (Turdus migratorius) ♂ - © David Malak]]
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| − | == Mimic Thrasher ==
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| − | [[File:Catbird.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) - © David Malak]]
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| − | * Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
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| − | * Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
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| − | * Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
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| − | == Starlings ==
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| − | [[File:Starling9.jpg|200px|thumb|right|European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) - © David Malak]]
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| − | * European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
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| − | == Pipits ==
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| − | * American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
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| − | == Waxwings ==
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| − | [[File:Waxwing.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) - © David Malak]]
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| − | * Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
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| − | * Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
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| − | == Wood Warblers ==
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| − | * Blue-Winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus)
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| − | * Golden-Winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
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| − | * Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina)
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| − | * Orange-Crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
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| − | * Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)
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| − | * Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
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| − | * Chestnut-Sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica)
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| − | * Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia)
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| − | * Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina)
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| − | * Black-Throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens)
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| − | * Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
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| − | * Black-Throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens)
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| − | * Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca)
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| − | * Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus)
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| − | * Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum)
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| − | * Bay-Breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea)
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| − | * Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata)
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| − | * Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea)
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| − | * Black-And-White Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
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| − | * American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
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| − | * Prothonotary Warbler (Protonataria citrea)
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| − | * Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus)
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| − | * Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis)
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| − | * Mourning Warbler (Oporornis philadelphia)
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| − | * Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
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| − | * Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina)
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| − | * Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
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| − | * Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis)
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| − | * Yellow-Breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
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| − | == Tanagers ==
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| − | * Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
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| − | == Sparrows & Towhees ==
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| − | * Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
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| − | * American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)
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| − | * Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
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| − | * Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
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| − | * Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
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| − | * Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
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| − | * Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
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| − | * Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)
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| − | * Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
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| − | * Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
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| − | * Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
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| − | * White-Throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
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| − | * White-Crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
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| − | * Dark-Eyed Junko (Junko hyemalis)
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| − | * Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
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| − | * Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
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| − | == Cardinals, Grosbeaks & Allies ==
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| − | * Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
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| − | * Rose-Breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
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| − | * Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
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| − | == Blackbirds & Orioles ==
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| − | * Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
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| − | * Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
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| − | * Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
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| − | * Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
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| − | * Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
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| − | * Brown-Headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
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| − | * Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
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| − | == Finches ==
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| − | * Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
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| − | * Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
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| − | * House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
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| − | * Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
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| − | * Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
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| − | * American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
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| − | * Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
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| − | == Old World Sparrows ==
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| − | * House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
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All the original photographs on these pages were taken by a number of local Western New York photographers. The primary listings and navigation were originally developed by Dave Malek. New listings, content and photography are being added by Ken Czworka, Scott Dietrich, Thomas G Hessler and Timothy McItyre, based on images captured, EBird listings and personal sightings.
Descriptions and other basic content are taken from a variety of sources, however, information local to Western New York is being added to help you locate your birds of interenst
