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.)
June-2026
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MONTHLY photos contributed by our members for June - 2026.
Hudsonian WHimbrel migration through the Study Area continued into early June this year. Brad Reinhardt photographed this individual at Morgan’s Point, CA, Niagara on the 8th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Red Knots were reported more frequently this spring than in most, likely due to bouts of bad weather that grounded the birds as they trekked from the Delaware Bay to the Arctic. This individual was photographed at Morgan’s Point CA, Niagara on the 1st by Brad Reinhardt.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Very much out of season was this Long-tailed Duck that hauled out to rest on the Olcott Pier, June 10. Note the wonderfully patterned feet! Willie D’Anna took this image.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This late and feather-worn Iceland Gull was another nice June find for Willie D’Anna at the Olcott Pier on the 15th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
The Western Kingbird that Vicky Rothman found last year near Youngstown, NY returned for a second year! Andrea Heine photographed the bird on the 4th along Youngstown-Wilson Road.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Celeste Morien captured this image of a Cliff Swallow peering out from it’s gourd-shaped, mud nest at Medina Falls, Orleans County on the 7th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
TJ Mudd caught this American Bittern trying to hide in plain sight at Sutton’s Marsh, Iroquois NWR on the 8th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
It’s not often one gets to observe an American Bittern in flight during daylight hours. Wendelin Long captured the moment on the 4th at Kumpf Marsh, Iroquois NWR. Note the two-toned upper wing as a means of differentiating from immature Night-Herons.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
The month of June is when baby birds become very apparent. This juvenile Killdeer rates up there on the cute list! Karen Szafrajade photographed this youngling at Wendt Beach Park on the 15th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Nathan Stimson captured this Yellow-bellied Sapsucker smearing sap on insects from wells it recently excavated into this tree. The sapsucker then flew off, presumably to feed youngsters. Nathan photographed the bird near Jamestown, NY on the 3rd.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Grassland bird species have been declining at a rapid pace in recent years, and that includes Eastern Meadowlark. This image was taken by Ian Campbell on the 17th near Centerville, Allegany County.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Continuing their recent appearances inside the BOS Study Area, this group of five Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks was found by Steven Vanderzanden in an agricultural field east of Stevensville, Niagara on the 18th. Photo by Wendy Skirrow.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
One of the more spectacular species of birds that can be found within the BOS Study Area is the Red-headed Woodpecker. This species often engages in fly-catching, providing photo ops like this one! Brad Reinhardt took this image near Port Colborne, Niagara on the 14th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
June is not the month we typically expect southern waders to appear within the BOS Study Area. This beautiful adult Tricolored Heron dropped into Tifft NP on the 19th. Photo by David Harrison.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
The Black Tern is a threatened species in NYS. The colony that breeds out at the Iroquois NWR complex is a gem in the crown! Thomas LeBlanc photographed this bird on the 15th from the Kanyoo Trail. Note the white flecking near the eye, this bird is just beginning to molt into basic plumage!
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Glossy Ibis reports have increased over the past 5 years or so. This individual was photographed from the Kanyoo Trail at Iroquois NWR by Tom LeBlanc on the 15th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Cuckoos seem to be few and far between regionally and so it is always a great day out birding with an encounter like this! Sue Barth photographed this Yellow-billed Cuckoo in South Wales on the 19th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
FOund by Ann Branch and photographed by Willie D’anna, this pair of Western Willets stopped briefly at the Wilson Pier on the 25th. This is an ‘odd’ time of year for this species…are they early south-bound migrants or are they running behind on west-bound spring migration?
Contributed by: Alec Humann
This juvenile Cooper’s Hawk looks to be close to fledging. Willie D’anna documented this nesting location near Lockport on the 26th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
Prairie Warbler is a very local breeding species within the BOS Study Area. Sprague Brook Park in southern Erie County is a known location. Photo taken by Rick Thomas on the 28th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
If not for the bird, for the flowers! Like the female Red-winged Blackbird, the female Bobolink is frequently misidentified and/or just not identified due to the female looking so different from the male! Steph Foraker photographed this Bobolink at Knox Farm SP on the 25th.
Contributed by: Alec Humann
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