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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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| − | == 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
