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Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park
Date: September 28, 2016 Waterbirds recorded: Lesser Scaup 80 Common Merganser 4 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Double-crested Cormorant 70 PIPING PLOVER 1 Sanderling 7 Other birds moving along the lake: Turkey Vulture 8 Merlin 1 Date: September 29, 2016 Waterbirds recorded: Canada Goose 1 Wood Duck 3 Mallard 6 Green-winged Teal 8 Lesser Scaup 10 Common Loon 4 Double-crested Cormorant 4 Sanderling 10 Shorebird sp. 2 Other birds moving across the lake: Merlin 1 Winter Wren 2 Kinglet 4 Small Passerine 1 Date: September 30, 2016 Waterbirds recorded: Canada Goose 5 American Black Duck 3 Mallard 1 Northern Pintail 43 Green-winged Teal 7 Lesser Scaup 15 Red-breasted Merganser 8 Horned Grebe 1 Double-crested Cormorant 8 Sanderling 16 Other birds moving along the lake: Turkey Vulture 29 Date: October 5, 2016 Waterbirds recorded: Canada Goose 22 American Wigeon 8 American Black Duck 1 Mallard 1 Northern Pintail 28 Green-winged Teal 7 Lesser Scaup 21 Common Loon 2 Double-crested Cormorant 15 Sanderling 9 Other birds moving across the lake: Small Passerine 2 Date: October 6, 2016 Waterbirds recorded: Wood Duck 5 Gadwall 5 Mallard 5 Lesser Scaup 18 Red-breasted Merganser 3 Horned Grebe 3 Other bird moving along the lake: Bald Eagle 1 Date: October 9, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Mallard 1 Lesser Scaup 1 Black-bellied Plover 3 Sanderling 6 Dunlin 1 Date: October 10, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Wood Duck 13 American Black Duck 1 Mallard 6 Lesser Scaup 30 Common Loon 2 Horned Grebe 2 Double-crested Cormorant 15 Other birds moving across the lake: Kinglet 4 Others crossing or flying along the lake: Bat 1 Painted Lady 4 Monarch 2 Date: October 11, 2017 Canada Goose 31 Lesser Scaup 7 Red-breasted Merganser 4 Common Loon 3 Double-crested Cormorant 56 Sanderling 7 Date: October 12, 2017 American Black Duck 1 Mallard 2 Northern Shoveler 1 Green-winged Teal 2 Lesser Scaup 23 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Common Loon 2 Double-crested Cormorant 18 Sanderling 3 Other bird moving across the lake: Merlin 1 Date: October 16, 2017 American Wigeon 28 Mallard 10 Northern Shoveler 5 Northern Pintail 1 Green-winged Teal 28 Redhead 1 Lesser Scaup 241 Surf Scoter 2 Common Merganser 2 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Common Loon 3 Horned Grebe 1 Double-crested Cormorant 103 Sanderling 1 Dunlin 10 Common/Forster’s tern 30 Date: October 17, 2017 Canada Goose 5 Gadwall 10 Northern Pintail 1 Green-winged Teal 4 Lesser Scaup 102 Surf Scoter 1 White-winged Scoter 1 Red-breasted Merganser 2 Ruddy Duck 6 Common Loon 6 Unidentified loon 1 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Dunlin 18 Other birds moving across the lake: Merlin 1 Kinglet 1 Small Passerine 7 Date: October 18, 2017 Mallard 2 Green-winged Teal 1 Lesser Scaup 300 Surf Scoter 12 Red-breasted Merganser 4 Ruddy Duck 1 Red-throated Loon 1 Common Loon 9 Horned Grebe 12 Other birds moving along or across the lake: Osprey 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 Kinglet 1 Date: October 19, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Wood Duck 1 Gadwall 1 Mallard 9 Northern Shoveler 1 Northern Pintail 2 Green-winged Teal 4 Lesser Scaup 42 Surf Scoter 1 Red-breasted Merganser 3 Common Loon 20 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Horned Grebe 2 Double-crested Cormorant 1 LEAST TERN 1 Other birds moving along or over the lake: Bald Eagle 1 imm. Mourning Dove (seen flying across the lake) Date: October 20, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Wood Duck 1 Gadwall 5 Mallard 3 Lesser Scaup 272 Red-breasted Merganser 8 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Dunlin 2 Date: October 23, 2017 Wood Duck 3 Green-winged Teal 2 Lesser Scaup 9 Common Merganser 16 (one flock) Common Loon 16 Horned Grebe 2 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Other birds flying across or along the lake: Cooper’s Hawk 1 Small Passerine 1 Other crossing the lake: Monarch 1 Date: October 24, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Gadwall 5 Lesser Scaup 13 Surf Scoter 3 Common Loon 26 Black-bellied Plover 4 Sanderling 2 Dunlin 47 Other bird moving along the lake: Bald Eagle 1 adult Date: October 25, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Gadwall 3 American Wigeon 4 Northern Shoveler 4 Northern Pintail 1 Green-winged Teal 3 Ring-necked Duck 2 Lesser Scaup 114 Surf Scoter 2 White-winged Scoter 3 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Common Loon 15 Horned Grebe 3 Dunlin 15 Other birds moving across the lake: Bald Eagle 2 (one adult one imm.) Eastern Phoebe 1 Date: October 26, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Gadwall 19 American Wigeon 5 American Black Duck 7 Mallard 10 Northern Pintail 1 Green-winged Teal 3 Canvasback 1 Ring-necked Duck 1 Lesser Scaup 273 Surf Scoter 47 White-winged Scoter 4 Long-tailed Duck 3 Bufflehead 6 Common Goldeneye 2 Red-breasted Merganser 105 Common Loon 12 Horned Grebe 4 Double-crested Cormorant 51 Black-bellied Plover 3 Dunlin 12 Common Tern 1 Other birds moving along or over the lake: Bald Eagle 2 imm. Peregrine Falcon 1 Date: October 27, 2017 Waterbirds recorded; Canada Goose 4 American Wigeon 5 American Black Duck 11 Mallard 11 Northern Pintail 4 Green-winged Teal 5 Lesser Scaup 35 Surf Scoter 6 White-winged Scoter 2 Surf/Black scoter 2 Common Merganser 1 Red-breasted Merganser 8 Ruddy Duck 2 Red-throated Loon 1 Common Loon 45 Double-crested Cormorant 8 Dunlin 9 Other bird moving across the lake: Merlin 1 Others moving over or along the lake: Painted Lady 1 Monarch 1 Date: October 28, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: BRANT 1 American Wigeon 7 Mallard 1 Lesser Scaup 1 Red-breasted Merganser 2 Common Loon 2 Black-bellied Plover 1 Dunlin 1 Other bird over the lake: Bald Eagle 1 adult chasing a gull Date: October 29, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Gadwall 1 American Wigeon 24 American black Duck 1 Northern Pintail 6 Ring-necked Duck 1 Lesser Scaup 22 Surf Scoter 4 Black Scoter 6 Surf/Black scoter 4 Long-tailed Duck 2 Common Goldeneye 1 Red-throated Loon 2 Common Loon 5 Unidentified loon 2 Horned Grebe 1 Black-bellied Plover 5 Sanderling 3 Dunlin 6 Other bird moving across the lake: Kinglet 1 Date: October 30, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Canada Goose 6 Gadwall 5 American Wigeon 6 American Black Duck 3 Mallard 2 Northern Pintail 9 Green-winged Teal 2 Lesser Scaup 176 Surf Scoter 13 White-winged Scoter 4 Black Scoter 3 Surf/Black scoter 12 Long-tailed Duck 2 Common Goldeneye 2 Red-breasted Merganser 32 Red-throated Loon 3 Common Loon 23 Horned Grebe 2 Double-crested Cormorant 5 Black-bellied Plover 2 Sanderling 2 Other birds moving over or along the lake: Bald Eagle 1 imm. Merlin 1 American Tree Sparrow 1 Date: October 31, 2017 Waterbirds recorded: Gadwall 12 American Wigeon 4 Mallard 7 Canvasback 1 Ring-necked Duck 6 Lesser Scaup 361 Surf Scoter 2 Long-tailed Duck 1 Red-breasted Merganser 10 Ruddy Duck 1 Common Loon 8 Horned Grebe 2 Dunlin 5 Other bird crossing the lake: European Starling 1 Sorry for the lapse in the report. There was no reports for June July and August. The following birds of note were reported this past week from Presque Isle S.P.
May 7, 2017 Surf Scoter 4; May 7; Beach 11 Red-throated Loon 1; May 1; Gull Point Eared Grebe 1; May 6; off Leo's American Bittern 1; May 3; Sidewalk Trail at least 2; May 6 & 7; Leo's and Beach 11 area Least Bittern 1; May 6; Sidewalk Trail Black-crowned Night-Heron 1; May 6; Sidewalk Trail Piping Plover 1; May 1 & 4; Gull Point Willet 4; May 1; Gull Point Red-Knot 1; May 1; Gull Point; record early in Erie County by about two weeks. Glaucous Gull 1; May 4; Gull Point Black Tern 1; May 5 to 7; Presque Isle Bay around Leo's landing Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) Warbler 1 male; May 7; Pine Tree Trail Prairie Warbler 1; May 6 & 7; Pine Tree Trail May 14 Black Scoter 1; May 13; off Beach 11 American White Pelican 1; May 13; Lake City Least Bittern 1; May 14; Niagara Pond Piping Plover--1 continuing male; through the week; Gull Point Golden-winged Warbler 1; May 13; Fry's landing 1; May 14; Pine Tree Trail Cerulean Warbler 1; May 14; ranger's station Orange-crowned Warbler 1 or 2; May 14; Fry's landing (banding station) Clay-colored Sparrow up to 3; May 14; north pier and Thompson Circle Gray Catbirds and White-crowned Sparrows were everywhere on the park on May 14 and at least 24 species of warblers were also reported including Mourning, Canada, Hooded, and Wilson's warblers. May 21 Black Scoter 1; May 19 Eared Grebe 1; May 19 to May 21; off Vista 4 Least Bittern 1; May 20; head of Presque Isle Bay Mississippi Kite 1; May 17; Presque Isle Hawk Watch at the TREC Sandhill Crane 1; May 16; Presque Isle Hawk Watch at the TREC American Golden Plover 1; May 18; Gull Point Willet 1; May 15; Mill Village Olive-sided Flycatcher 1; May 21; near Marina Bay Common Raven 1; May 18; Thompson Circle Orange-crowned Warbler 1; May 16; Graveyard Pond Trail Clay-colored Sparrow 1; May 15, continuing from the weekend; Thompson Circle May 28 Eared Grebe 1; to at least May 26; off Vista 4; latest spring record in the county Whimbrel up to 42 (one flock); May 25; Gull Point 1; May 26 & 27; Gull Point Red Knot 5; May 25; Gull Point White-rumped Sandpiper 12; May 25; Gull Point 1; May 26; Gull Point Olive-sided Flycatcher 1; May 21; near the marina Kentucky Warbler 1; May 21; Fairview Twp. 1; May 23; Fry's landing Yellow-breasted Chat 1; May 23; Fry's landing June 4 White-rumped Sandpiper 3; June 2; Gull Point Laughing Gull 3 (one adult and two imm.); June 2; Gull Point Clay-colored Sparrow 1; June 3; between Beach 10 & 11 Raptor report Species Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 Turkey Vulture 13914 Osprey 67 Bald Eagle 101 Northern Harrier 93 Sharp-shinned Hawk 966 Cooper's Hawk 43 Northern Goshawk 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 186 Broad-winged Hawk 3475 Red-tailed Hawk 571 Rough-legged Hawk 9 Golden Eagle 1 American Kestrel 473 Merlin 14 Peregrine Falcon 7 Unknown Accipiter 10 Unknown Buteo 31 Unknown Falcon 2 Unknown Eagle 0 Unknown Raptor 0 Mississippi Kite 1 Total: 19966 |
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