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Weekly Bird Report, Feb. 17 - 23, 2014

2/23/2014

Red-throated Loon (Winter Plumage) by Shawn Collins © the photographer

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The following birds of note were reported from Feb. 17 to 23, 2014 from the channel at Presque Isle S.P. unless noted otherwise.

Red-throated Loon 1; Feb. 21; First February record in Erie County
Surf Scoter up to 2; through the week
White-winged Scoter up to 20; through the week
Long-tailed Duck up to 4; through the week
Iceland Gull 1; periodically through the week at the channel and Lake View Landfill
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1; periodically through the week
Glaucous Gull up to 4; periodically through the week at the Lake View Landfill and 1 or 2 at the channel
Snowy Owl 1 with radio transmitter; to at least Feb. 17; off the foot of East Ave.
Northern Shrike 1; Feb. 19; Gull Point Trail
Lapland Longspur 1; Feb. 19; Gull Point

Jerry McWilliams
Erie, Erie County, Pa.

Weekly bird report: Feb. 10 - 16, 2014

2/16/2014

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Long-tailed Duck by Michele Franz

Surf Scoter and White-winged Scoter by Michele Franz

The first photo is a long-tailed duck while the second has a surf-scoter in the foreground and a white-winged scoter behind heading right, note the white comma behind his eye.

The following birds of note were reported this week from Presque Isle S.P. Erie County, Pa. unless noted otherwise.

Red-necked Grebe 1; Feb. 12; channel
Surf Scoter 1; all week; channel
White-winged Scoter 43 (maximum single day count this week); channel
Long-tailed Duck 5; all week, channel and Horseshoe Pond
Thayer's Gull 1; Feb. 11; Lake View Landfill
Iceland Gull 1; through the week; Lake View Landfill
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1; Feb. 11 & 15; Lake View Landfill & channel
Glaucous Gull up to 4; all week; Lake View Landfill & channel
Snowy Owl 1; Feb. 10 to at least 13; Girard Twp., 2; Feb. 10; Erie 1 with radio transmitter; all week; Erie International Airport and Presque Isle Bay
Long-eared Owl 1 road killed; Feb. 11; Erie
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1; all week; Erie
Northern Shrike 1; Feb. 12; Franklin Center 1; Feb. 15; Fairview Business Park
Common Raven 1; all week; Lake View Landfill

Jerry McWilliams
Erie, Erie County, Pa.

Weekly Bird Report - February 3-9, 2014

2/9/2014

The following birds of note were reported this week from Erie County.

Surf Scoter 1; Feb. 9; channel
White-winged Scoter up to 24; through the week, channel
Long-tailed Duck up to 4; through the week; channel
Thayer's Gull 1 adult; Feb. 3 & 4; Lake View Landfill
Iceland Gull up to 4; through the week; Lake View Landfill
Lesser Black-backed Gull up to 2 adults; Feb. 3 & 4; Lake View Landfill and channel
Glaucous Gull up to 8; all week; Lake View Landfill
Apparent Herring X Glaucous Gull 1 first cycle; Feb. 3; Lake View Landfill
Snowy Owl 1; Feb. 4; Millcreek Twp.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 imm.; through the week; Erie; coming to a suet feeder
Common Raven 1 or 2; at least twice this past week; Lake View Landfill
Light and dark morph Rough-legged Hawks were also occasionally present at the Lake View Landfill this past week.

Jerry McWilliams
Erie, Erie County, Pa.

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