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The following birds of note were reported from Presque Isle State Park, Erie Co., Pa.
White-winged Scoter 1; Sept. 10; flying past Beach 10 area Northern Goshawk 1; Sept. 10; Gull Point Trail American Golden Plover 3; Sept. 6; Gull Point Willet 1; Sept. 3 to 5; Gull Point Whimbrel 1; Sept. 11; Gull Point Stilt Sandpiper up to 2; Sept. 6 & 7; Gull Point Buff-breasted Sandpiper 2; Sept. 7; Gull Point Long-billed Dowitcher 1; Sept. 10; Gull Point Jerry McWilliams Erie, Erie County, Pa. jerrymcw@aol.com Waterbirds recorded: Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: September 14, 2016 Time: 0650 to 0820 Weather: cloudy, temp. 72 F, light WNW wind, waves less than two feet. Comments: Cormorants were moving NW from Gull Point. Ducks were moving east. Mallard 1 Blue-winged Teal 9 Common Merganser 2 Double-crested Cormorant 983 Sanderling 12 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: September 17, 2016 Time: 0700 to 0800 Weather: cloudy, moderate rain showers, temp. 66 F, SW wind to 10 mph, lake calm. Comments: Pretty quiet on the lake. Double-crested Cormorant 20 Lesser Scaup 2 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: September 25, 2016 Time: 0650 to 0750 Weather: Clear with a line of clouds to the north, ENE wind to 5 mph, waves about one foot. Comments: Very little movement. Canada Geese were moving across the lake from Canada. Canada Goose 37 Lesser Scaup 3 Double-crested Cormorant 38 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: September 27, 2016 Time: 0655 to 0755 Weather: Clear with a line of clouds to the north, WSW wind to 10 mph, waves about three feet. Comments: Little movement with a trickle of scaup moving west. Canada Goose 1 Lesser Scaup 15 Double-crested Cormorant 7 Others moving across the lake: Passerine 1 Big Brown Bat 1 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: September 29, 2016 Time: 0705 to 0805 Weather: Cloudy, temp. 62 F, E wind to 15 mph, waves three feet. Comments: Almost nothing moving Canada Goose 3 Mallard 1 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Forster’s Tern 1 Jerry McWilliams Erie, Erie County, Pa. |
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