Region 1 - Buffalo and the Niagara Region
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Buffalo and the Niagara Region
Kingbird Region 1 is the westernmost region in New York State. The major metropolitan area is Buffalo, NY. Major water features are two Great Lakes (Lake Erie, Lake Ontario) and the Niagara River. The following counties are in Region 1.
- Allegany County
- Cattaraugus County
- Chautaqua County
- Erie County
- Genesee County - western half
- Orleans County - western half
- Niagara County
- Wyoming County - western half
Best Birding Sites
- Major Sites
Seasonal Birding Guide
The Region 1 By Season describes the best places to bird in the Buffalo and the Niagara Region over the course of a year.
A WikiBird page exclusive gives some pointers for Gull-watching on the Niagara River.
Alphabetical Listing of WikiBird pages in Region 1
- Allegany State Park
- Amherst State Park
- Batavia WWTP
- Beaver Island State Park
- Beaver Meadow Audubon Center
- Buckhorn Island State Park
- Carlton Hill Multiple Use Area
- Dunkirk Harbor
- Erie County Forest
- Golden Hill State Park
- Hunter's Creek County Park
- Lake Erie Plains
- Lake Ontario Plains
- Lasalle Park
- Miscellaneous Allegany County birding sites
- Miscellaneous Cattaraugus County birding sites
- Miscellaneous Chautauqua County birding sites
- Miscellaneous Erie County birding sites
- Miscellaneous Niagara County birding sites
- Miscellaneous Wyoming County birding sites
- Motor Island
- Niagara River - Birding the American side
- Niagara River - Birding the Canadian side
- Tifft Nature Preserve
- Woodlawn Beach State Park
- Zoar Valley Multiple Use Area
Alphabetical Listing of all Named Birding Sites in Region 1
- All Sites
- Above the falls (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Alabama Swamps (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Allegany River (Allegany State Park)
- Allegany State Park
- Allegany State Park Reservoir (Allegany State Park)
- Allenberg Bog (Miscellaneous Cattaraugus County site)
- Alma Pond (Miscellaneous Allegany County site)
- American Falls (Niagara River - American side)
- American Falls (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- American Rapids Bridge (Niagara River - American side)
- Amherst Bike Path (Amherst State Park)
- Amherst State Park
- Aqua Lane (Motor Island site)
- Artpark (Niagara River - American side)
- Athol Springs (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- Bank Road (Carlton Hill)
- Barge, The (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Barker Bi-centennial Park (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Bartel/Owen Road (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Batavia WWTP
- Beaver Island State Park
- Beaver Island State Park Marina (Beaver Island State Park)
- Beaver Island State Park Nature Trail (Beaver Island State Park)
- Beaver Meadow Audubon Center
- Beck (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Bedrock Eatery (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- Big Sister Creek (Lake Erie Plains site)
- Big Sister Creek (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- Billo Road (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- Bird Island Pier (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- Bird Island Pier (Niagara River - American side)
- Bird Swamp (Miscellaneous Cattaraugus County site)
- Black Snake Trail (Miscellaneous Cattaraugus County site - Allegany State Park)
- Boardwalk (Tifft Nature Preserve)
- Bond Lake Park (Miscellaneous Niagara County site)
- Braley Road (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Broderick Park (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- Broderick Park (Niagara River - American side)
- Buckhorn Island State Park
- Buffalo Harbor (Lake Erie Plains site)
- Buffalo Pumping Station (Tifft Nature Preserve)
- Buffalo Waterfront (Lake Erie Plains site)
- Burgeson Sanctuary (Miscellaneous Chautauqua County site)
- Burntship Creek (Buckhorn Island State Park)
- Bush Hill State Forest (Miscellaneous Cattaraugus County site)
- Canadaway Creek Nature Sanctuary (Lake Erie Plains site)
- Canadaway Creek Nature Sanctuary (Miscellaneous Chautauqua County site)
- Canadaway Creek State Wildlife Management Area (Lake Erie Plains site)
- Canadaway Creek State Wildlife Management Area (Miscellaneous Chautauqua County site)
- Carlton Hill Multiple Use Area
- Casey Road (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Cayuga Pool (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Chautauqua Lake (Miscellaneous Chautauqua County site)
- Chestnut Ridge Park (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- Chippawa Channel (Buckhorn Island State Park)
- Clarence - Newstead Sinks (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- Clarence Turf Farms (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- Cold Creek State Forest (Miscellaneous Allegany County site)
- Como Lake Park (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- Conewango Swamp (Miscellaneous Cattaraugus County site)
- Conewango Valley (Miscellaneous Cattaraugus County site)
- Confluence (Zoar Valley)
- Conservatory, The (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Cotton Hill (Miscellaneous Wyoming County site)
- Countryside Sand and Gravel Pond (Miscellaneous Cattaraugus County site)
- Crick's Run (Allegany State Park)
- Cuba Lake (Miscellaneous Allegany County site)
- Dayton (Miscellaneous Cattaraugus County site)
- Deer Lick Nature Sanctuary (Zoar Valley site)
- Delaware Park (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- Devil's Hole State Park (Niagara River - American side)
- Dickersonville Road (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Dietz Road (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Ditch Road (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Dufferin Island (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Dumfries Street (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Dunkirk Airport (Dunkirk Harbor)
- Dunkirk Harbor
- Dunkirk Pier (Dunkirk Harbor)
- Eagle Bog (Miscellaneous Wyoming County site)
- Earl W. Brydges Artpark (Niagara River - American side)
- Engineerium, The (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Erie County Forest
- Evangola State Park (Lake Erie Plains site)
- Evangola State Park (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- Farmersville State Forest (Miscellaneous Cattaraugus County site)
- Feeder Road (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Fletcher Chapel Road (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Flood Control Gates (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- Forrestall Flats (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Fort Erie (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Fort Niagara State Park (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Fort Niagara State Park (Niagara River - American side)
- Four Mile Creek State Park (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Front Street (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Fuhrmann Blvd (Lake Erie Plains site)
- Gate House, The (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Genesee Country Park (Carlton Hill)
- Glen Ave (Amherst State Park)
- Glen Park (Amherst State Park)
- Glor Road Pond (Miscellaneous Wyoming County site)
- Goat Island (Niagara River - American side)
- Golden Hill State Park
- Goose Pond (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Gouinlock's Pond (Miscellaneous Wyoming County site)
- Grand Island (Niagara River - American side)
- Gratiot Point Park (Dunkirk Harbor)
- Gratwick Riverside Park (Miscellaneous Niagara County site)
- Greenhouse, The (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Gulls on the Niagara River
- Gypsum Ponds (Batavia Wastewater Treatment Plant area)
- Hamburg HawkWatch (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- Hamburg Town Park (Lake Erie Plains site)
- Hamburg Town Park (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- Hanging Bog (Miscellaneous Allegany County site)
- Hartland Road (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Hartland Swamp (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Harwood Lake (Miscellaneous Allegany County site)
- Headquarters Building (Buckhorn Island State Park)
- Hogsback Ridge (Zoar Valley)
- Horseshoe Falls (Niagara River - American side)
- Horseshoe Falls (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- [Roger Tory Peterson Institute]
- Hunter's Creek County Park
- Inducon Industrial Park (Miscellaneous Niagara County site)
- International Railroad Bridge (Niagara River - American side)
- International Railroad Bridge (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- INWR Headquarters
- Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge
- Iroquois NWR
- Ischua Creek Dam (Miscellaneous Cattaraugus County site)
- Java Lake (Beaver Meadow Site)
- Jenkins Pond (Miscellaneous Wyoming County site)
- Joseph Davis State Park (Miscellaneous Niagara County site)
- Kanyoo Nature Trail (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Keaney Swamp (Miscellaneous Allegany County site)
- Kings Bridge Park (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Kinzua Dam (Allegany State Park)
- Knife-edge Ridge (Zoar Valley)
- Knowlesville Road (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Krull Park (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Kumpf Marsh (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Lake Alice (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Lake Erie Plains
- Lake Erie State Park (Dunkirk Harbor)
- Lake Ontario Plains
- Lakeside Beach State Park (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Lakeside Memorial Cemetery (Lake Erie Plains site)
- Lakeside Memorial Cemetery (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- Lakeview Turf Farms (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- Lasalle Park
- Lewiston docks (Niagara River - American side)
- Lewiston Reservoir (Miscellaneous Niagara County site)
- Lewiston Road Overlook (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Lewiston (Niagara River - American side)
- Lisa Pond (Tifft Nature Preserve)
- Little Beaver Island Pond (Buckhorn Island State Park)
- Losson Park (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- Lost Nation State Forest (Miscellaneous Allegany County site)
- Lovers Lane (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Lower Lake Road (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Maid of the Mist docks (Niagara River - American side)
- Maid of the Mist docks (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Mallard Overlook (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Marshall Road (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Meadville Road (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Millers Road (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Minkel Road (Miscellaneous Wyoming County site)
- Miscellaneous Allegany County Sites
- Miscellaneous Buffalo Sites
- Miscellaneous Cattaraugus County Sites
- Miscellaneous Chautauqua County Sites
- Miscellaneous Erie County Sites
- Miscellaneous Lake Edge birding sites
- Miscellaneous Niagara County Sites
- Miscellaneous Wyoming County Sites
- Mosquito Junction (Tifft Nature Preserve)
- Moss Lake (Miscellaneous Allegany County site)
- Motor Island
- Navy Island (Buckhorn Island State Park)
- Niagara Falls America
- Niagara Falls Canada
- Niagara Falls International Airport (Miscellaneous Niagara County site)
- Niagara Falls State Park (Niagara River - American side)
- Niagara Falls State Park (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Niagara Falls (Niagara River - American side)
- Niagara Falls (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Niagara River - Birding the American side
- Niagara River - Birding the Canadian side
- Niagara River mouth (Niagara River - American side)
- Niagara River Parkway (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Niagara-on-the-Lake (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Nichol's Marina (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- North Blind (Tifft Nature Preserve)
- Oak Orchard Ridge Road (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Oak Orchard Wildlife Management Area
- Oak Orchard WMA (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Oakland Rural Cemetery (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Olcott Beach (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Olcott Pier (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Old Fort Niagara (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Old Fort Niagara (Niagara River - American side)
- Olean Creek at the Allegheny River in Olean (Miscellaneous Cattaraugus County site)
- Onondaga Trail (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Ontario Hydro Access Road (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Ontario Hydro building (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Owen/Bartel Road (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Owlenburg Bog (Miscellaneous Cattaraugus County site)
- Peace Bridge (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Pfeiffer Nature Center (Allegany State Park)
- Pine Hill State Forest (Miscellaneous Cattaraugus County site - Allegany State Park)
- Point Breeze (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Point Gratiot (Dunkirk Harbor)
- Power Vista (Niagara River - American side)
- Quaker and Lower Lake Roads (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Queenston Boat Ramp (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Queenston sand docks (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Queenston, Ontario (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Queenston (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Queenston-Lewiston Bridge (Niagara River)
- Rainbow Bridge (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Ransomville Road (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Red House Lake (Allegany State Park)
- Ring-necked Marsh (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Ripley Hawk Watch (Lake Erie Plains site)
- Ripley Hawk Watch (Miscellaneous Chautauqua County site)
- Robert Moses Hydro plant (Niagara River - American side)
- Robert Moses (Niagara River - American side)
- Roger Tory Peterson Institute (Miscellaneous Chautauqua County site)
- Rose's Acres (Beaver Meadow Site)
- Rushford Lake (Miscellaneous Allegany County site)
- Sand docks (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Schoolhouse Marsh (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Science Lake (Allegany State Park)
- Shadigee (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Shearing Road Pond (Miscellaneous Wyoming County site)
- Shelby-Barre Townline Road (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Silver Creek - upper reservoir (Allegany State Park)
- Sinking Ponds Nature Trail (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- Sinking Ponds (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- Sir Adam Beck - North Overlook (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Sir Adam Beck Hydro station (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Sir Adam Beck (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Skinny Dip Falls (Zoar Valley)
- Somerset Water Treatment Plant (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Sour Springs Road (Iroquois NWR complex)
- South Blind (Tifft Nature Preserve)
- South Dayton (Miscellaneous Cattaraugus County site)
- South Park (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- South Rim (Zoar Valley)
- Spanish Aero Car (Niagara River - American side)
- Spanish Aero Car (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Squaw Island (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- Squaw Island (Niagara River - American side)
- Stafford Pond (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Stiglmier Park (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- Stillson's Pond (Miscellaneous Cattaraugus County site)
- Strawberry Island
- Sturgeon Point (Lake Erie Plains site)
- Summerville Pier (Miscellaneous Lake Edge site)
- Sunset Beach (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Swallow Hollow Trail (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Swift Hill State Forest (Miscellaneous Allegany County site)
- Telegraph Rd (Miscellaneous Wyoming County site)
- The Falls (Niagara River - American side)
- The Falls (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- The Gorge (Niagara River - American side)
- The Gorge (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- The Headquarters (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse (Golden Hill State Park)
- Three Sister's Island (Niagara River - American side)
- Tifft Farm (Tifft Nature Preserve)
- Tifft Nature Preserve
- Tillman Wildlife Management Area (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- Times Beach (Lake Erie Plains site)
- Tinkham Road (Miscellaneous Wyoming County site)
- Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area
- Tonawanda WMA (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Tuscarora Bay (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- US Coast Guard Station (Lake Erie Plains site)
- US Coast Guard Station (Miscellaneous Lake Edge site)
- Valentine Flats Road (Zoar Valley)
- Visitor's Center (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Warbler Walk (Tifft Nature Preserve)
- Waterman Swamp (Miscellaneous Cattaraugus County site)
- Waterport (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Wendt Beach State Park (Lake Erie Plains site)
- Wendt Beach State Park (Miscellaneous Erie County site)
- West Ferry Street (Niagara River - American side)
- West Side Rowing Club (Niagara River - American side)
- Wethersfield Springs (Miscellaneous Wyoming County site)
- Wetlands Area Park (Irondequoit Bay area)
- Whirlpool Bridge (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Whirlpool State Park (Niagara River - American side)
- Whirlpool (Niagara River - American side)
- Whirlpool (Niagara River - Canadian side)
- Williamsville Glen (Amherst State Park)
- Wilson Harbor (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Wilson Pier (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Wilson-Tuscarora State Park (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Windmill Marsh (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Woodcliff Drive (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Woodlawn Beach State Park
- Woods Marsh (Iroquois NWR complex)
- Wyoming County Forest (Miscellaneous Wyoming County site)
- Yates Pier (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Yates Township (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Zoar Valley Multiple Use Area
