Injured rare owl takes wing again following rehab here

Bird was rescued in Cheektowaga after Christmas Eve storm

 http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/story/239010.html

Injured falcon a native of CNY
The Post-Standard – Syracuse.com – Syracuse,NY,USA
By Delen Goldberg Juliet, one of the peregrine falcons born on a ledge of Syracuse’s State Tower Building, was found critically injured last week on a …

There was an interesting article in yesterday’s Buffalo News.

“This winter may turn out to be a good year for bird watching. Early reports suggest that substantial numbers of what are often called winter finches may retreat here from northern boreal forests.

Among these visiting birds are a number of species that most of us rarely see: evening grosbeaks, pine grosbeaks, pine siskins, common redpolls, hoary redpolls, red crossbills and white-winged crossbills. Bohemian waxwings are often included in this category although they aren’t finches.”   { Read the rest of the article here… } 

 
Common Redpoll at Feeder Station
Wyoming County. New York
12.16.07