WNY Birding Main

This web site provides much in the way of information to birding in Western New York, but provides little in regard to pretty pictures, identification tips, or lists of links to other sites (this is because pictures and ID help are general topics that can be found elsewhere). The mission of this site is to provide information to visiting and novice birders about birding in Western New York. It features an extensive site guide, an annotated checklist of where to locate specific birds, and site recommendations to the Rochester and Buffalo area based upon the season. Additional information is provided to round out the birding in Western New York.

In this context, Western New York includes all the areas west of the larger Finger Lakes. Major geographic features that affect birding include Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, the Niagara River, the Genesee River Valley and the western portions of parts of the Allegany plateau.

The Featured Birding Site is changed seasonally. It features a site (or two) that should offer good birding for the current part of the year. Check back regularly for changes.

Places to bird offers an extensively detailed site guide and "where to go birding" descriptions for sites in Western New York. Descriptions are by:

Alphabetical order

County

Kingbird Region

If you listen to the hotline or read an email posting, and do not know where a site is, the Alphabetical order list might be of most use. It is also the most comprehensive listing of birding locations described at this web site. If you are new to birding and wish to find sites locally, or are a visiting birder with limited traveling restrictions, the County list may be the most useful. If you are a NYS birder and are familiar with the Kingbird regions and wish to remain in a specific region, the Kingbird Region list is most appropriate.

Site recommendations to the Rochester and Buffalo area are just that. They mention sites that should offer good birding for different seasons of the year.

Annotated Checklist lists the species that regularly (or irregularly) occur in Western New York. For each species listed, it describes where they can be found locally, including links (if they exist) to site descriptions.

Breeding Bird Atlas 2000 is a worthy project in need of your help.

Rare Birds cites information about reporting rare birds, the local birding hotline phone numbers, and what information to record when reporting rare birds. It also lists the on-line birding resources (listserv's) of local importance.

Birding Books provides the citations of birding publications of local importance.

Organizations in Western New York, and how to contact them, are listed here.

Nature Centers in Western and Central New York are listed.

Some Weather links are given.

Links to other pertinent sites are given.

This page was last updated on 12 Mar 2003.