Just a few pics from the last few days. I've only been able to break out for a few minutes at a time, and the weather has been abysmal to say the least. Poor lighting, wet gear, and cold hands most of the time. My buddy Alec Humann found an Orange-crowned Warbler at Forest Lawn Cemetery today. Lifer! The pics are from afar, but confirm the id at the very least. I've missed the Clay-colored Sparrow seen around Buffalo a few times due to a heavy workload. I want that bird so badly! One day it will be mine, oh yes, it will be mine. I hate to sound so negative! So...
While I was scoring my lifer Orange-corwned Warbler today, the Yellow-throated Warbler picked a bug off my arm! How awesome is that? I was punched in the arm by a rare bird alert. I guess I should also mention I'm doing a Bird-A-Thon fundraiser for Beaver Meadow Audubon. I have 24 hours to find as many bird species as I can around Buffalo NY. Traditionally people pledge a small amount per species I find. Nobody has ever found more than 100 species, so if someone pledged 10 cents per species, that wouldn't even be $10! People could also just pledge a flat dollar amount if they wanted. I'm up to $6 per species I find, plus a $70 flat donation on top of that! Shoot me an email if you want to help raise money for the birds! On to the pics:
While I was scoring my lifer Orange-corwned Warbler today, the Yellow-throated Warbler picked a bug off my arm! How awesome is that? I was punched in the arm by a rare bird alert. I guess I should also mention I'm doing a Bird-A-Thon fundraiser for Beaver Meadow Audubon. I have 24 hours to find as many bird species as I can around Buffalo NY. Traditionally people pledge a small amount per species I find. Nobody has ever found more than 100 species, so if someone pledged 10 cents per species, that wouldn't even be $10! People could also just pledge a flat dollar amount if they wanted. I'm up to $6 per species I find, plus a $70 flat donation on top of that! Shoot me an email if you want to help raise money for the birds! On to the pics: