Braddock Bay Bird Observatory

Braddock Bay Bird Observatory BBBO is a nonprofit conducting avian research on the south shore of Lake Ontario For the spring of 2023, the banding station will be open to the public.

Every day from April 15 - May 31 (weather permitting) we will open our nets 15 minutes before sunrise and close them 6 hours later. Because of the ongoing pandemic, banding demonstrations will be conducted outdoors. The trails are open to birders and other guests starting at 2PM daily on banding days, and any time on non-banding days.

The Fall 2026 season is up and running, and our first bird was a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. Weather permitting, we’ll be...
08/18/2026

The Fall 2026 season is up and running, and our first bird was a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher.

Weather permitting, we’ll be open every day through the end of October, so stop in and say hello.

📷 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. All birds handled by trained personnel operating under appropriate federal and state permits.

We are due to start our fall banding season on August 15, but we are delaying our opening until Tuesday the 18th. Our di...
08/14/2026

We are due to start our fall banding season on August 15, but we are delaying our opening until Tuesday the 18th. Our director is in Sedona, where she is taking a workshop on hummingbird banding!

📷 Rufous Hummingbird, adult female. Photo by Andrea Patterson.

All birds handled by trained personnel operating under appropriate federal and state permits.

08/10/2026

What would happen if a captive-born owl with no survival skills tried to make it on his
own in New York City? In WILD INSIDE, we discover the answer is more incredible, and more consequential, than we could have ever imagined.

Join us at for a special screening of WILD INSIDE, directed by Penny Lane. Braddock Bay Bird Observatory will be there during the Thursday screening, and we'll hope you'll join us!

🦉 Thursday August 13 at 7PM
🦉 Saturday August 15 at 3PM

Tickets are going fast, so grab yours now! www.flacodocumentary.com

https://flacodocumentary.com/trailer

Don’t miss WILD INSIDE 🦉, showing at on Thursday August 13 at 7PM and Saturday August 15th at 3PM!Wild Inside is the ...
08/08/2026

Don’t miss WILD INSIDE 🦉, showing at on Thursday August 13 at 7PM and Saturday August 15th at 3PM!

Wild Inside is the new documentary by Penny Lane, about an owl named Flaco who escapes the Central Park Zoo and sets off on a magical adventure through the island of Manhattan. We’ll be there with information about our organization during the Thursday showing. Showtimes and tickets at FlacoDocumentary.com.

Looking for something unique to do this weekend? Out of Pocket, Inc.'s upcoming production of Deep Blue Sound will benef...
05/29/2026

Looking for something unique to do this weekend?

Out of Pocket, Inc.'s upcoming production of Deep Blue Sound will benefit Braddock Bay Bird Observatory! We invite you to join us from May 22-30 at the Multi-Use Community Center, 142 Atlantic Ave, Rochester. Shows start at 7:30, and tickets are only $15-$20. You can get your culture fix, support local theater, and support local conservation all at once!

Synopsis: On a picturesque island in Puget Sound, we find a town in a crisis: the whales have gone missing. While (unofficial) Mayor Annie searches for a solution, Chris tries to get back together with Mary; John reaches out to help Homeless Gary; Leslie longs for a faraway pen pal; Ali has come home to care for her mother; and Ella has a secret she only wants to share with local journalist Joy Mead, who she barely knows. But what about the whales? Is their absence just a seasonal glitch, or is it a sign of our collective failure to take care of the Earth? DEEP BLUE SOUND is a funny and moving play about the connections we make - and the ones we long to make - to other people and the world around us.

05/27/2026

They don’t always have a ruby throat, but when the sun hits them just right . . . BAM!

05/25/2026

No matter how you say the name, Northern Parulas are definitely a part of the Feast Your Eyes gang! #

Out of Pocket, Inc.'s upcoming production of Deep Blue Sound will benefit Braddock Bay Bird Observatory! We invite you ...
05/20/2026

Out of Pocket, Inc.'s upcoming production of Deep Blue Sound will benefit Braddock Bay Bird Observatory! We invite you to join us from May 22-30 at the Multi-Use Community Center, 142 Atlantic Ave, Rochester. Shows start at 7:30, and tickets are only $15-$20. You can get your culture fix, support local theater, and support local conservation all at once!

Synopsis: On a picturesque island in Puget Sound, we find a town in a crisis: the whales have gone missing. While (unofficial) Mayor Annie searches for a solution, Chris tries to get back together with Mary; John reaches out to help Homeless Gary; Leslie longs for a faraway pen pal; Ali has come home to care for her mother; and Ella has a secret she only wants to share with local journalist Joy Mead, who she barely knows. But what about the whales? Is their absence just a seasonal glitch, or is it a sign of our collective failure to take care of the Earth? DEEP BLUE SOUND is a funny and moving play about the connections we make - and the ones we long to make - to other people and the world around us.

BBBO Flight Log for Wednesday May 13, 2026New birds banded: 255 birds of 27 speciesBirds recaptured: 5New species: Yello...
05/17/2026

BBBO Flight Log for Wednesday May 13, 2026

New birds banded: 255 birds of 27 species
Birds recaptured: 5

New species: Yellow-throated Vireo, Swainson's Thrush, Purple Finch, Baltimore Oriole, Tennessee Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, and Blackburnian Warbler.

Bird of the day was Yellow-rumped Warbler with 118 new bands, followed by Western Palm Warbler with 23 new bands.

A couple days ago, it looked like today was going to be a washout and we sent out an email letting our volunteers know that there was a good chance we’d be closed all day. On Tuesday the forecast improved, and by about 4:00 AM on Wednesday morning we decided we’d probably be able to open starting around three hours after sunrise. We notified the crew (yes – they check their email in the middle of the night!), but advised them that it wasn’t a guarantee we’d be banding and they could opt to stay home rather than come in for a possible partial day. Ultimately, six brave volunteers chose to make the drive in, and what a day we had!

You can read all about our day on our blog: https://braddockbaybirdobservatory.wordpress.com/2026/05/13/fallout/

BBBO Flight Log for Tuesday May 12, 2026New birds banded: 36 birds of 16 speciesBirds recaptured: 16No new species.Bird ...
05/17/2026

BBBO Flight Log for Tuesday May 12, 2026

New birds banded: 36 birds of 16 species
Birds recaptured: 16

No new species.
Bird of the day was Ruby-crowned Kinglet with 6 new bands, followed by a tie between Gray Catbird and Common Yellowthroat each with 4 new bands.

Our station received some sad news today. Chris Gates, who served as a land steward for the Kaiser-Manitou Beach Preserve (where we do our MAPS banding) and who founded the Tree Swallow project we have been monitoring recently, passed away late last month. We checked the boxes this morning and we were going to send him an update this afternoon, but we found out about his passing just as we were sitting down to compose an email. In his memory, we've posted some beautiful Tree Swallow photos on our blog today.

You can read more about Chris and about the Tree Swallow Project on today's blog: https://braddockbaybirdobservatory.wordpress.com/2026/05/12/saying-goodbye-to-our-tree-swallow-steward/

📷 Tree Swallows. Photo by Greg Coniglio. All birds handled by trained personnel operating under appropriate federal and state permits.

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Hilton, NY
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