This is the archived “Last 30 Days” photo gallery posting for February 2016.  To check out the active “Last 30 Days” gallery go to Photo Galleries under the Learn & Explore tab.

Updated February 29, 2016  –  51 Species  –  Arranged by date taken

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European Starling – Brighton – © Dick Horsey – Feb 01, 2016

Snow Goose – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – Feb 01, 2016

White-winged Scoter (F/L) and Surf Scoter (M/R) – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Peggy Mabb – Feb 01, 2016

Greater White-fronted Goose (two in center) – Mendon Ponds – © Dick Horsey – Feb 02, 2016

American Tree Sparrow – Mendon Ponds – © Dick Horsey – Feb 02, 2016

Blue Jay – Mendon Ponds – © Dick Horsey – Feb 02, 2016

Cooper’s Hawk – Mendon Ponds – © Dick Horsey – Feb 02, 2016

American Robin – Mendon Ponds – © Dick Horsey – Feb 02, 2016

American Goldfinch – Mendon Ponds – © Dick Horsey – Feb 02, 2016

Tufted Titmouse – Mendon Ponds – © Dick Horsey – Feb 02, 2016

Cedar Waxwing – Webster – © Peggy Mabb – Feb 04, 2016

Red-tailed Hawk (probable Northern subspecies) – Romulus – © Laurie Dirkx – Feb 06, 2016

Eastern Bluebird – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – Feb 06, 2016

Great Horned Owl – Webster – © Peggy Mabb – Feb 07, 2016

Canada Goose – Mendon Ponds – © Dick Horsey – Feb 07, 2016

Snow Goose – Mendon Ponds – © Dick Horsey – Feb 07, 2016

American Coot – Mendon Ponds – © Dick Horsey – Feb 07, 2016

Hairy Woodpecker – Mendon Ponds – © Dick Horsey – Feb 07, 2016

Red-winged Blackbird – Mendon Ponds – © Dick Horsey – Feb 07, 2016

Mourning Dove – Mendon Ponds – © Dick Horsey – Feb 07, 2016

Red-bellied Woodpecker – Mendon Ponds – © Dick Horsey – Feb 07, 2016

Northern Cardinal (F) – Mendon Ponds – © Dick Horsey – Feb 07, 2016

Greater White-fronted Goose – King’s Bend Park – © Dick Horsey – Feb 07, 2016

Eastern Screech-Owl – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – Feb 07, 2016

Northern Flicker – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – Feb 07, 2016

Sharp-shinned Hawk – Greece – © Carol Shay – Feb 10, 2016

Bald Eagle – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – Feb 12, 2016

Red-bellied Woodpecker – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – Feb 12, 2016

Black-capped Chickadee – Rush – © Nick Kachala – Feb 13, 2016

European Starling – Webster – © Linda Schamberger – Feb 14, 2016

Short-eared Owl – Bloomfield – © Zaphir Shamma – Feb 14, 2016

American Goldfinch – Webster – © Peggy Mabb – Feb 14, 2016

White-breasted Nuthatch – Webster – © Peggy Mabb – Feb 14, 2016

American Robin – Webster – © Peggy Mabb – Feb 14, 2016

Tufted Titmouse – Webster – © Peggy Mabb – Feb 14, 2016

Northern Cardinal – Webster – © Peggy Mabb – Feb 14, 2016

Dark-eyed Junco – Webster – © Peggy Mabb – Feb 14, 2016

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Juv) – Brighton – © Dick Horsey – Feb 14, 2016

Cooper’s Hawk – Webster – © Peggy Mabb – Feb 18, 2016

Red-bellied Woodpecker And European Starling – Webster – © Peggy Mabb – Feb 18, 2016

Tufted Titmouse – Webster – © Peggy Mabb – Feb 18, 2016

Merlin – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – Feb 19, 2016

American Tree Sparrow – Braddock Bay – © Nick Kachala – Feb 20, 2016

Red-breasted Nuthatch – Braddock Bay – © Nick Kachala – Feb 20, 2016

Cedar Waxwing – Braddock Bay – © Nick Kachala – Feb 20, 2016

Mute Swan – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Feb 20, 2016

Common Loon – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Feb 20, 2016

Mallard – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Feb 20, 2016

Canada Goose – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Feb 20, 2016

Redhead – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Feb 20, 2016

Herring Gull – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Feb 20, 2016

Great Black-backed Gull – Charlotte Pier – © Dick Horsey – Feb 22, 2016

Rock Dove – Charlotte Pier – © Dick Horsey – Feb 22, 2016

Red-breasted Merganser – Charlotte Pier – © Dick Horsey – Feb 22, 2016

Ring-billed Gull – Charlotte Pier – © Dick Horsey – Feb 22, 2016

Common Merganser – Charlotte Pier – © Dick Horsey – Feb 22, 2016

White-winged Scoter – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Feb 22, 2016

Double-crested Cormorant – Charlotte Pier – © Dick Horsey – Feb 22, 2016

Greater Scaup – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Feb 22, 2016

Common Goldeneye – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Feb 22, 2016

Long-tailed Duck – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Feb 22, 2016

Bufflehead – Charlotte Pier – © Dick Horsey – Feb 22, 2016

White-breasted Nuthatch – Greece – © Carol Shay – Feb 23, 2016

Eastern Screech-Owl – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – Feb 23, 2016

Eastern Bluebird – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – Feb 26, 2016

Northern Flicker – Greece – © Carol Shay – Feb 26, 2016

Snow Goose – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – Feb 28, 2016

Canada Goose – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – Feb 28, 2016

Tundra Swan – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – Feb 28, 2016

Eastern Bluebird (F/M) – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – Feb 28, 2016

American Goldfinch – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – Feb 28, 2016

American Robin – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – Feb 28, 2016

American Tree Sparrow – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – Feb 28, 2016

Downy Woodpecker – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – Feb 28, 2016

Black-capped Chickadee – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – Feb 28, 2016

White-throated Sparrow – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – Feb 28, 2016

Northern Cardinal – Brighton – © Dick Horsey – Feb 29, 2016

House Sparrow – Brighton – © Dick Horsey – Feb 29, 2016

Dark-eyed Junco – Brighton – © Dick Horsey – Feb 29, 2016

Mourning Dove – Brighton – © Dick Horsey – Feb 29, 2016

[The newest photos are automatically added to the end of the thumbnail gallery.  As the 30 days go by, the photos slowly rise to the top.  The size and placement of the thumbnails are determined by the website software.]

Just a few simple rules we will be following:

1) You must be an RBA member to contribute photos.

2) The pictures must have been taken in Western New York in the last 30 days.  Pictures will be posted in the gallery until they are 30 days old after which they will be placed in a monthly archive gallery.

3) A submitted picture may be subject to cropping and color/lighting enhancement to bring out the best your picture has to offer (especially true for novice photographers).  If you can do this before you submit the photo it will speed up the process of getting photos on the website.  Also all photo file sizes will be decreased as much as possible without losing photo detail when viewed on a normal computer screen.

4) If multiple pictures of the same bird species are received, then we will try to get at least one picture posted for each person.  We want all RBA members to have the opportunity to have pictures posted!  However, depending on the number received and other limiting factors, we may not be able to use all the photos submitted every month.

5) Send an email with your photos attached or a Flickr link to Dick Horsey at “[email protected]”.  The following information MUST be included in the email for each photo: (a) bird identification, (b) where picture was taken (hotspot name, park name, or town/suburb), (c) RBA member name, (d) date bird photo was taken.  Most photos will be added to the gallery within a week of receipt! 

6) By submitting your image to RBA, you are granting RBA the rights to use your image on our website, social media, and other electronic properties. Thank you!

DO IT NOW !!!  And have fun sharing!