Category: Blog
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Choosing the Best Bird Watching Binoculars for You
There are several factors to consider when selecting the right binoculars for you, namely the specs (magnification power and objective lens), your birding habits, comfort, and budget, among others. In this guide, we’ll cover a range of factors to consider when choosing the right pair, plus where to find binoculars near you if you’re just…
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How to Use eBird: All About This Mobile Birding App
Did you know there’s an app where you can upload lists of the birds you see, find birding hotspots, and be notified about rare bird sightings near you? Whether you’re a first-time birder or a seasoned pro, there is one app every—and we do mean every—birder should have on their phone or desktop: eBird. Developed…
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7 Tips for Feeding Birds During Winter
Birds rely on several unique, amazing adaptations and behaviors that help them survive the long, cold winter months—from caching food and puffing out their feathers, to endothermically regulating their body temperature. And while they don’t necessarily require our help to survive the season, seeing as they have done so for millions of years, putting out…
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How Your Support Matters in Creating A New Chapter at Buffalo Audubon
Spring is in the air and will soon breathe new life into Beaver Meadow. But this year, the most exciting growth won’t just be found in the surrounding forest, meadows, and gardens; thanks to our donors, members, volunteers, and funders, it will be seen in the transformative projects that are reimagining your visitor experience, in…
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All Green, No Screen — No Cap: Everything You Need to Know About Nature Camp
If you’re looking for a summer camp experience that goes beyond learning about nature, and instead, invites children of all ages to grow, learn, and understand themselves in nature… welcome. Nature Camp at Beaver Meadow isn’t a “drop them off and hope for the best” situation. It’s the kind of camp that parents talk about…
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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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Winter Birds: Which Birds Stay in the Cold & How They Survive
Each year, billions of birds migrate south for the winter months, with as many as 400 million birds in flight at the same time in one night over the United States. Migrating not only helps birds avoid harsh winter conditions, but find more reliable food sources and secure locations for mating and raising their young. …
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Bird Watching Tips: 9 Do’s & Don’ts for Your Next Trip
Birdwatching is a calming, engaging activity—and one that’s only grown in popularity in recent years. In fact, as many as 98 million Americans (three out of 10 people) report they’re actively engaged in birding—amounting to a bit over a third of the country’s population! Largely, the rise in this pastime has been linked to a…
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A Christmas Tradition That Counts, Literally
On a cold morning in late December, while most of us are still easing into holiday mode, a different kind of tradition is already underway, binoculars up, ears tuned, notebooks ready. It is the Audubon Christmas Bird Count, now in its 126th year, and it remains one of the longest-running and most meaningful community science…
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Hummingbirds in WNY: The Rare Broad-Billed Hummingbird Sighting & Even Rarer Generosity of Spirit
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…