Author: Tom Kerr
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Algonquin 2026: A Recap of Our Sixth Annual Birding Tour
For the sixth time since 2018, Buffalo Audubon led our winter Algonquin Provincial Park trip over Martin Luther King weekend. With 16 guests and Buffalo Audubon President Mike Radomski, we left early Saturday, Jan. 17 and headed north with two vans – and a playlist of my favorite Canadian bands. Algonquin Park is about a…
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The Broad-billed Hummingbird: A Rare Sighting & An Even Rarer Generosity of Spirit
This past fall, hundreds of birders from New York State, Pennsylvania, and even southern Ontario flocked to Derby, NY for the chance at, potentially, once-in-a-lifetime sight: a Broad-billed Hummingbird. Only the third sighting in New York State’s history, this extremely rare bird was found by local birder Kathy Tucker when it flew into her front…
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The Niagara River: An Important Area for Migrating Gulls
The Niagara River is one of the most famous and most important landmarks in all of Western New York. People come from all over the world to visit Niagara Falls, but as tourist season ends and the parks along the Niagara River grow quiet, another group of travelers land for a visit: gulls. Known as…