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

Updated January 31, 2016  –  67 Species  –  Arranged by date taken

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Purple Sandpiper – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Nick Kachala – Jan 02, 2016

Northern Cardinal – Webster – © Peggy Mabb – Jan 04, 2016

Mallard (L) and Mallard x American Black Duck (R) – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – Jan 04, 2016

Dark-eyed Junco – Webster – © Peggy Mabb – Jan 05, 2016

House Finch (F) – Webster – © Peggy Mabb – Jan 05, 2016

House Finch – Webster – © Peggy Mabb – Jan 05, 2016

Downy Woodpecker – Rochester – © Vern Lindberg – Jan 05, 2016

American Kestral – Batavia – © Zaphir Shamma – Jan 05, 2016

Cedar Waxwing – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – Jan 06, 2016

Eastern Screech-Owl – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – Jan 06, 2016

Red-bellied Woodpecker (F) – Webster – © Peggy Mabb – Jan 07, 2016

Sharp-shinned Hawk – Greece – © Lynn Bergmeyer – Jan 08, 2016

Brown Creeper – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – Jan 09, 2016

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – Jan 11, 2016

Northern Cardinal (M/F) – Webster – © Peggy Mabb – Jan 13, 2016

Black-capped Chickadee – Webster – © Peggy Mabb – Jan 13, 2016

White-throated Sparrow – Webster – © Peggy Mabb – Jan 13, 2016

House Sparrow – Webster – © Peggy Mabb – Jan 13, 2016

Cooper’s Hawk (Juv) – Brighton – © Dick Horsey – Jan 13, 2016

Short-eared Owl – Bloomfield – © Zaphir Shamma – Jan 13, 2016

Snow Goose – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – Jan 15, 2016

Long-tailed Duck – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Jan 15, 2016

Herring Gull – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Jan 15, 2016

Rock Dove – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Jan 15, 2016

Ring-billed Gull (Juv) – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Jan 15, 2016

Mallard (F) – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Jan 15, 2016

Great Black-backed Gull – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Jan 15, 2016

European Starling – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Jan 15, 2016

Common Loon – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Jan 15, 2016

Merlin – Avon – © Kimberly Sucy – Jan 17, 2016

White-winged Scoter – Braddocks Bay – © Peggy Mabb – Jan 17, 2016

Belted Kingfisher – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – Jan 19, 2016

Downy Woodpecker – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – Jan 22, 2016

Cooper’s Hawk – Hamlin – © Dana Kalir – Jan 22, 2016

Snow Bunting – Hamlin – © Dana Kalir – Jan 22, 2016

Lapland Longspur – Hamlin – © Dana Kalir – Jan 22, 2016

Mallard – Charlotte Pier – © Dick Horsey – Jan 22, 2016

Canada Goose – Charlotte Pier – © Dick Horsey – Jan 22, 2016

Greater Scaup – Charlotte Pier – © Dick Horsey – Jan 22, 2016

Redhead – Charlotte Pier – © Dick Horsey – Jan 22, 2016

Common Goldeneye (F / L) – Charlotte Pier – © Dick Horsey – Jan 22, 2016

White-winged Scoter – Charlotte Pier – © Dick Horsey – Jan 22, 2016

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

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

Red-throated Loon – Charlotte Pier – © Dick Horsey – Jan 22, 2016

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

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

Mute Swan – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Nick Kachala – Jan 23, 2016

Ring-billed Gull – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Nick Kachala – Jan 23, 2016

Canvasback – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Nick Kachala – Jan 23, 2016

Long-tailed Duck – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Nick Kachala – Jan 23, 2016

Tufted Titmouse – Mendon Ponds – © Chris Choate – Jan 23, 2016

Northern Cardinal – Mendon Ponds – © Chris Choate – Jan 23, 2016

Red-bellied Woodpecker (F) – Mendon Ponds – © Chris Choate – Jan 23, 2016

American Robin – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – Jan 23, 2016

Mute Swan – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Jan 24, 2016

Common Loon – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Jan 24, 2016

Lesser Scaup – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Jan 24, 2016

Rock Dove – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Jan 24, 2016

American Robin – Durand Eastman Park – © Dick Horsey – Jan 24, 2016

Black-capped Chickadee – Durand Eastman Park – © Dick Horsey – Jan 24, 2016

Downy Woodpecker – Durand Eastman Park – © Dick Horsey – Jan 24, 2016

Red-breasted Nuthatch – Durand Eastman Park – © Dick Horsey – Jan 24, 2016

White-breasted Nuthatch – Durand Eastman Park – © Dick Horsey – Jan 24, 2016

European Starling – Brighton – © Dick Horsey – Jan 24, 2016

Common Grackle – Brighton – © Dick Horsey – Jan 24, 2016

House Sparrow – Brighton – © Dick Horsey – Jan 24, 2016

Mourning Dove – Brighton – © Dick Horsey – Jan 24, 2016

Horned Lark – Hamlin – © Dana Kalir – Jan 24, 2016

Red-tailed Hawk – Mendon Ponds – © Dick Horsey – Jan 25, 2016

Blue Jay – Mendon Ponds – © Dick Horsey – Jan 25, 2016

American Tree Sparrow – Mendon Ponds – © Dick Horsey – Jan 25, 2016

Pileated Woodpecker – Mendon Ponds – © Dick Horsey – Jan 25, 2016

Dark-eyed Junco – Mendon Ponds – © Dick Horsey – Jan 25, 2016

White-throated Sparrow – Mendon Ponds – © Dick Horsey – Jan 25, 2016

Rusty Blackbird – Mendon Ponds – © Dick Horsey – Jan 25, 2016

Red-winged Blackbird – Mendon Ponds – © Dick Horsey – Jan 25, 2016

American Coot – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Peggy Mabb – Jan 26, 2016

Snowy Owl – Batavia – © Dana Kalir – Jan 26, 2016

Canvasback (C/front), Common Goldeneye, White-winged Scoter, Greater/Lesser Scaup, Redhead, Long-tailed Duck – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Jan 27, 2016

Great Black-backed Gull – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Jan 27, 2016

Cackling Goose (C) – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Jan 27, 2016

Common Goldeneye – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Jan 27, 2016

American Crow – Charlotte Pier – © Dick Horsey – Jan 28, 2016

Bufflehead (F) – Charlotte Pier – © Dick Horsey – Jan 28, 2016

Hooded Merganser (F) – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Jan 28, 2016

American Kestral – Batavia – © Dana Kalir – Jan 28, 2016

Yellow-headed Blackbird (center) – Rush – © Nick Kachala – Jan 29, 2016

Northern Cardinal – Greece – © Carol Shay – Jan 29, 2016

Red-bellied Woodpecker (F) – Greece – © Carol Shay – Jan 29, 2016

Trumpeter Swan – Irondequoit Bay Outlet – © Dick Horsey – Jan 30, 2016

Northern Shrike – Avon (RBA field trip) – © Nick Kachala – Jan 30, 2016

Merlin – Avon (RBA field trip) – © Nick Kachala – Jan 30, 2016

Red-breasted Merganser – Hamlin Beach Park – © Dick Horsey – Jan 31, 2016

White-breasted Nuthatch – Hamlin Beach Park – © Dick Horsey – Jan 31, 2016

Black-capped Chickadee – Hamlin Beach Park – © Dick Horsey – Jan 31, 2016

Hairy Woodpecker – Hamlin Beach Park – © Dick Horsey – Jan 31, 2016

Canada Goose – Hamlin Beach Park – © Dick Horsey – Jan 31, 2016

Eastern Bluebird – Hamlin Beach Park – © Dick Horsey – Jan 31, 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!