** Sorry for the delay on this report. The Holiday Season took over so now I am playing catch up. Toni Kelly, web editor** Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park
Date: November 1, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: American Wigeon 1 American Black Duck 3 Mallard 11 Green-winged Teal 1 Lesser Scaup 570 Surf Scoter 6 White-winged Scoter 3 Surf/Black scoter 1 Long-tailed Duck 2 Bufflehead 9 Common Merganser 2 Red-breasted Merganser 51 Common Loon 140 Horned Grebe 8 Dunlin 320 Other birds over the lake: Bald Eagle 1 imm. Passerine 2 Date: November 2, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: American Black Duck 3 Mallard 2 Green-winged Teal 19 Lesser Scaup 47 Surf Scoter 6 White-winged Scoter 1 Long-tailed Duck 1 Bufflehead 19 Common Goldeneye 5 Red-breasted Merganser 12 Common Loon 56 Horned Grebe 5 Dunlin 70 (one flock) Other bird over the lake: Bald Eagle 1 imm. Date: November 3, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Gadwall 5 American Wigeon 2 American Black Duck 14 Mallard 3 Northern Pintail 65 (one flock!) Lesser Scaup 126 Surf Scoter 3 White-winged Scoter 2 Black Scoter 1 Long-tailed Duck 52 Bufflehead 93 Common Goldeneye 51 Red-breasted Merganser 56 Red-throated Loon 2 Common Loon 41 Horned Grebe 6 Double-crested Cormorant 85 Black-bellied Plover 5 Sanderling 3 Other bird flying along the lake: Bald Eagle 1 imm. Date: November 4, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: American Black Duck 15 Green-winged Teal 21 Redhead 8 Lesser Scaup 18 Surf Scoter 3 White-winged Scoter 1 Surf/Black scoter 8 Long-tailed Duck 2 Bufflehead 11 Common Goldeneye 13 Hooded Merganser 2 Common Merganser 7 Red-breasted Merganser 111 Red-throated Loon 4 Common Loon 25 Horned Grebe 20 Double-crested Cormorant 178 Black-bellied Plover 5 Dunlin 79 Other bird moving along the lake: Small Passerine 1 Date: November 5, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Mallard 4 Northern Pintail 1 Lesser Scaup 72 (most in one flock) Surf Scoter 4 White-winged Scoter 4 Surf/Black scoter 5 Bufflehead 9 Red-breasted Merganser 27 Red-throated Loon 2 Common Loon 32 Unidentified loon 2 Horned Grebe 17 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Dunlin 20 (one flock) Other bird moving along the lake: Snow Bunting 1 Date: November 7, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Redhead 1 Lesser Scaup 74 White-winged Scoter 1 Surf/Black scoter 12 Long-tailed Duck 2 Bufflehead 19 Common Goldeneye 15 Red-breasted Merganser 78 Common Loon 25 Unidentified loon 1 Horned Grebe 8 Black-bellied Plover 6 Sanderling 2 Date: November 9, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Tundra Swan 4 Mallard 1 Lesser Scaup 46 White-winged Scoter 25 Surf/Black scoter 53 Long-tailed Duck 1 Bufflehead 40 Common Goldeneye 8 Red-breasted Merganser 385 Red-throated Loon 4 Common Loon 68 Horned Grebe 4 RED-NECKED GREBE 1 Black-bellied Plover 3 Sanderling 3 Dunlin 9 Date: November 10, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: American Wigeon 4 American Black Duck 12 Mallard 7 Lesser Scaup 206 White-winged Scoter 2 Surf/Black scoter 6 Buffflehead 58 Common Goldeneye 18 Red-breasted Merganser 1446 Red-throated Loon 1 Common Loon 111 Horned Grebe 1 RED-NECKED GREBE 3 Dunlin 1 Date: November 11, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Canada Goose 21 American Black Duck 4 Mallard 22 Green-winged Teal 3 Lesser Scaup 53 Surf Scoter 7 White-winged Scoter 8 Black Scoter 6 Surf/Black scoter 19 Long-tailed Duck 15 Bufflehead 8 Common Goldeneye 2 Common Merganser 4 Red-breasted Merganser 2475 Red-throated Loon 9 Common Loon 12 Unidentified loon 3 Horned Grebe 26 Other birds moving along or across the lake: Bald Eagle 2 (crossing the lake from Canada) Snow Bunting 5 Date: November 12, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Mallard 3 Lesser Scaup 50 Surf Scoter 5 White-winged Scoter 8 Surf/Black scoter 2 Long-tailed Duck 9 Bufflehead 3 Common Goldeneye 2 Common Merganser 1 Red-breasted Merganser 248 Red-throated Loon 1 Common Loon 65 Horned Grebe 26 Black-bellied Plover 4 Dunlin 8 Other birds moving along the lake: Snow Bunting 43 Date: November 13, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Lesser Scaup 25 Scaup species 400 Surf Scoter 2 White-winged Scoter 1 Long-tailed Duck 4 Common Goldeneye 2 Hooded Merganser 2 Common Merganser 1 Red-breasted Merganser 61 Red-throated Loon 3 Common Loon 17 Horned Grebe 26 Black-bellied Plover 4 PURPLE SANDPIPER 1 Date: November 14, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Tundra Swan 28 Greater Scaup 1 Lesser Scaup 70 Unidentified scaup 245 White-winged Scoter 7 Surf/Black scoter 3 Long-tailed Duck 13 Common Merganser 2 Red-breasted Merganser 4870 Red-throated Loon 2 Common Loon 35 unidentified loon 1 Horned Grebe 1 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Other birds over the lake: Bald Eagle 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 Red-winged Blackbird 100 Small passerine 1 Date: November 15, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Mallard 4 Lesser Scaup 42 White-winged Scoter 2 Surf/Black scoter 2 Bufflehead 1 Common Goldeneye 1 Red-breasted Merganser 1473 Red-throated Loon 3 Common Loon 8 Horned Grebe 3 Black-bellied Plover 2 Other birds over the lake: Bald Eagle 1 imm. Peregrine Falcon 1 Date: November 16, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Northern Pintail 7 Canvasback 2 Lesser Scaup 301 Unidentified scaup 572 White-winged Scoter 4 Common Goldeneye 3 Red-breasted Merganser 4550 Common Loon 64 Horned Grebe 1 Other birds moving along the lake: Snow Bunting 8 Date: November 17, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Greater Scaup 4 Lesser Scaup 670 Surf Scoter 1 White-winged Scoter 6 Black Scoter 3 Long-tailed Duck 15 Bufflehead 3 Common Goldeneye 4 Red-breasted Merganser 3900 Red-throated Loon 1 Common Loon 49 Horned Grebe 154 RED-NECKED GREBE 1 Other birds over or along the lake: Bald Eagle 1 Snow Bunting 50 Small Passerine 1 Date: November 18, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: American Black Duck 3 Lesser Scaup 465 Unidentified scaup 200 Long-tailed Duck 1 Common Goldeneye 1 Red-throated Loon 3 Common Loon 25 Unidentified loon 1 Red-breasted Merganser 250 Other birds moving along the lake: Snow Bunting 59 Date: November 19, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: American Black Duck 1 Canvasback 1 Greater Scaup 5 Lesser Scaup 151 Unidentified scaup 1850 Surf/Black scoter 1 Long-tailed Duck 10 Common Goldeneye 7 Red-breasted Merganser 88 Red-throated Loon 3 Common Loon 76 Unidentified loon 3 Other birds moving along the lake; Snow Bunting 3 Date: November 20, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Tundra Swan 73 (one flock) Greater Scaup 2 Lesser Scaup 648 Unidentified scaup 12770 Surf Scoter 14 White-winged Scoter 4 Surf/Black scoter 8 Long-tailed Duck 10 Bufflehead 9 Common Goldeneye 8 Red-breasted Merganser 700 Red-throated Loon 2 Common Loon 19 Horned Grebe 13 RED-NECKED GREBE 1 Other birds moving along the lake: Snow Bunting 6 Date: November 21, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: American Wigeon 1 Ring-necked Duck 1 Lesser Scaup 920 Surf Scoter 1 White-winged Scoter 10 Common Goldeneye 1 Red-breasted Merganser 196 Red-throated Loon 3 Common Loon 39 Horned Grebe 23 RED-NECKED GREBE 1 Other bird along the beach : Snow Bunting 1 Date: November 22, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Ring-necked Duck 1 Greater Scaup 13 Lesser Scaup 575 Long-tailed Duck 1 Common Goldeneye 2 Common Merganser 12 Red-breasted Merganser 240 Red-throated Loon 3 Common Loon 76 Horned Grebe 6 Black-bellied Plover 1 PURPLE SANDPIPER 1 Other birds over the lake: Bald Eagle 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 Date: November 23, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Mallard 8 Redhead 5 Ring-necked Duck 1 Greater Scaup 6 Lesser Scaup 273 Surf Scoter 13 (one flock) White-winged Scoter 10 Black Scoter 1 Long-tailed Duck 6 Common Goldeneye 4 Red-breasted Merganser 850 Red-throated Loon 5 Common Loon 11 Horned Grebe 17 Other birds over the lake: Bald Eagle 1 imm. Peregrine Falcon 1 Date: November 24, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Greater Scaup 1 Lesser Scaup 2300 Surf Scoter 6 White-winged Scoter 2 Long-tailed Duck 1 Common Goldeneye 2 Red-breasted Merganser 600 Red-throated Loon 1 Common Loon 12 Horned Grebe 32 Other bird over the lake: Bald Eagle 1 Date: November 25, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Mallard 2 Greater Scaup 15 Lesser Scaup 800 White-winged Scoter 11 Surf/Black scoter 14 Long-tailed Duck 3 Common Goldeneye 3 Red-breasted Merganser 209 Red-throated Loon 1 Common Loon 11 Horned Grebe 3 Other bird along the lake: SNOWY OWL 1 Date: November 26, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Canvasback 4 Redhead 23 Greater Scaup 47 Lesser Scaup 8500 Surf Scoter 1 White-winged Scoter 1 Surf/Black scoter 10 Long-tailed Duck 4 Common Goldeneye 17 Common Merganser 2 Red-breasted Merganser 155 Red-throated Loon 1 Common Loon 20 Horned Grebe 100 Other birds moving over the lake: Snow Bunting 5 Date: November 27, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Redhead 58 Greater Scaup 2 Lesser Scaup 3580 Unidentified scaup 70 Surf Scoter 1 White-winged Scoter 18 Long-tailed Duck 2 Common Goldeneye 1 Red-breasted Merganser 282 Red-throated Loon 2 Common Loon 12 Horned Grebe 15 Date: November 28, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: American Black Duck 7 Mallard 33 Northern Pintail 1 Redhead 6 Lesser Scaup 980 Surf Scoter 7 White-winged Scoter 4 Long-tailed Duck 1 Hooded Merganser 5 Common Merganser 1 Red-breasted Merganser 253 Red-throated Loon 5 Horned Grebe 13 RED-NECKED GREBE 2 Date: November 29, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: American Black Duck 1 Ring-necked Duck 4 Lesser Scaup 900 HARLEQUIN DUCK 1 female Surf Scoter 4 White-winged Scoter 26 Bufflehead 4 Common Goldeneye 3 Red-breasted Merganser 154 Red-throated Loon 3 Common Loon 3 Horned Grebe 1 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Date: November 30, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Wood Duck 1 Mallard 1 Greater Scaup 5 Lesser Scaup 219 White-winged Scoter 7 Black Scoter 1 Surf/Black scoter 1 Long-tailed Duck 2 Bufflehead 2 Common Goldeneye 4 Hooded Merganser 1 Red-breasted Merganser 100 Red-throated loon 2 Common Loon 1 Horned Grebe 3 Jerry McWilliams erie, Erie County, Pa. jerrymcw@aol.com Comments are closed.
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