Author: Tom Kerr
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Beaver Meadow’s Unexpected Rare Visitor
In the early morning hours of May 9, several teams of birders from across New York were participating in Buffalo Audubon’s annual Birdathon fundraiser. Each team collected pledges and set off to find as many bird species as possible on World Migratory Bird Day. My team, the Kingbirds, had started closer to Buffalo in hopes…
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Small Habitats Make Big Differences: How to Create a Bird-Friendly Yard
Living in the Town of Tonawanda, I have a small but nice backyard with a good sized apple tree. When my wife and I moved into our house in the spring of 2012, we were told we would have to spray the tree with pesticide or the apples would be full of worms and nobody…
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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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Hummingbirds in WNY: About a Rare Broad-Billed Hummingbird Sighting
In fall 2025, 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…