BOS Photo Albums
Photo albums submitted by BOS members are below. These albums feature BOS field trips, events, and special bird sightings that our members have seen. We hope you enjoy them! (BOS Members: you'll need to LOGIN, then find the link on your member homepage to add your photos.)
December-2025
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MONTHLY photos contributed by our members for December - 2025.
This Rufous Hummingbird has been attending a feeder in Wyoming, NY since mid-October but just came to light on November 30. Hans Kunze facilitated a visit to the home of Gerry and Joyce Ignatz on the 1st when Sue Barth took this photo.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This the season to be owly! Short-eared Owls have returned to a favored wintering location - the Jamestown Airport. Nathan Stimson took this photo on the 1st.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
R. Stineman took this image of one of the Jamestown, NY airport’s Short-eared Owls about to down a mouse. Mice are frequently hibernating during the cold months and so most winter raptors are hunting voles. Photo taken on the 2nd.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Initially reported in mid-October, this Broad-billed Hummingbird has made it into December! Kathy Tucker, who has hosted this bird, along with neighbor Tom Riley, took this image on the 1st.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Another hardy holdover from last month is this Black-throated Gray Warbler that has been residing at Morgan’s Point, Port Colborne. Bev Seyler took this photo on the 4th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Purple Sandpiper is one of the very few shorebirds that can be found locally during the winter months. Other species include Killdeer, Dunlin and Wilson’s Snipe - especially during milder winters. Mourad Jabra took this photo on the 6th from the East Pier, Port Weller, Ontario.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
In the course of 20 years or so, Sandhill Crane has gone from a rare migrant to a very local breeding bird to now overwintering in substantial flocks! This Sedge of Cranes was photographed by Ryan Griffiths along White Road, Port Colborne on the 6th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
A splash of color most of us have not seen since September! Incredibly, this Yellow Warbler was found/photographed by Miranda Schmidt on the 7th at Buckhorn Island SP as it foraged through red twig dogwood.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This hardy Killdeer was found by Karen Lee Lewis at Beaver Island SP on the 7th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
The early season frigid temps and snow have driven many species that locally winter in few numbers to feeders. This Fox Sparrow found Sue Barth’s feeders in Orchard Park on the 7th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
The Eastern Towhee, another species that is very difficult to find during the winter months historically, has become a bit more regular over the past ten years. Bill Seleen has this individual visiting his feeders at Bemus Point, Chautauqua, photographed on the 4th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is another species that is locally scarce during the winter months. Brad Reinhardt took this image at the Botanical Gardens of Niagara Falls, Ontario on the 9th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Brad Reinhardt caught this Cedar Waxwing red-handed as it gobbled down honeysuckle berries at the Botanical Gardens of Niagara Falls, Ontario. Photo taken on the 9th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Immature Glaucous Gull in the Dunkirk Harbor on December 8th.
Contributed by: Gale Verhague
Very few Snowy Owls have been reported this season. Brad Reinhardt photographed this pensive individual near Wainfleet, Ontario on the 5th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
The very hardy Black-throated Gray Warbler continues into the 14th at Morgan’s Point, Port Colborne. Brad Reinhardt took this comical image.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Wow - 2025 has now produced two firsts for the BOS Study Area! Tom Kerr’s sharp eyes picked out this 1st cycle Glaucous-winged Gull loafing on the rock shelf above Three Sisters Island, Niagara Falls on the 15th. It is the large brownish-pearl colored gull towards the left. It has a darker area around the eye and the short primaries are the same color as the rest of the bird. Also in the photo are two immature Glaucous Gulls - the large whitish ones. Photo by Willie D’Anna.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This photo taken by Tom Kerr, who found this Glaucous-winged Gull, shows the darkish area around the eye, which appears very small, the large size, larger than surrounding Herrings, short primary extension, and the uniform soft brown color that includes the primaries so that the entire bird appears the same color. Congratulations, Tom! Photo taken on the 15th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
The berries of poison ivy are a very important winter food resource for many species of birds. This Northern Flicker is enjoying a meal on them near the Queenston Sand Docks, Niagara on the 19th. Photo taken by Mourad Jabra.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Snowy Owls have been few and far between this year. This individual has taken up temporary residence on the water control gates upstream of Niagara Falls from the Ontario side. Callum Nixon-Holmes took this photo on the 17th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Jim Sawusch followed the sound of mobbing crows and found this Great Horned Owl at Amherst Sp on the 18th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
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