Saw slivers of the sun for a few seconds in Cheektowaga, but secons before totality, the thick clouds moved in. The center of totality was within a half mile of me. Within seconds, it got darker than a moonless night. Birds start chirping like it was dusk and roosted. I live near the Buffalo Airport and the planes were held on the ground. One must have been holding on the runway as it took off within 30 seconds of the light coming back. A gas company truck pulle over across the street to watch the eclipse as he left as soon as it got light again. It was eerie. By 5 PM, the skies were clear.