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The following birds of note were reported from Erie Co., Pa.
Northern Saw-whet Owl 1; Nov. 3; pines on Presque Isle S.P. Lapland Longspur 3; Nov. 4; Gull Point, Presque Isle S.P. Evening Grosbeak 1 female; Nov. 2; Greene Twp. feeder Small flocks of Pine Siskins have been reported in the birches at the east end of Presque Isle S.P., as well as a few at feeding stations in the Erie area. The following birds of note were reported from Presque Isle S.P., Pa. unless noted otherwise. Pacific Loon 1; Nov. 6; Walnut Creek access (Waterbird Count) Fifth county record. Eared Grebe 1; Nov. 11; Sunset Point (WC) Parasitic Jaeger 1; Nov. 8; Sunset Point (WC) Short-eared Owl 1; Nov. 11; Sunset Point (WC) Rufous/Allen’s hummingbird 1; early November to at least Nov. 10; Harborcreek Single Evening Grosbeaks at feeding stations reported from Greene Twp., McKean, and Millcreek twp. The following birds of note were reported from Erie County, Pa. Snow Goose 3 (one white, two blue); Nov. 16; Sunset Point (waterbird count) Common Loon 1300 (high count); Nov. 13; east end of Presque Isle Bay Northern Saw-whet Owl 1; Nov. 18; Erie Ravine, Erie Eastern Phoebe 1 (late); Nov. 17; Edinboro Lake Evening Grosbeak 1 pair; Nov. 15; Waterford Cackling Goose 1; Nov. 19; Fairview Industrial Park Northern Saw-whet Owl 1; Nov. 22; pines on Presque Isle S.P. Likely Rufous Hummingbird female 1; continues to at least Nov. 21; Harborcreek Northern Shrike 1; Nov. 19 to at least Nov. 25; Fairview Industrial Park Common Redpoll 1; Nov. 18; ranger station feeder at Presque Isle S.P. Cackling Goose up to 3; through the week; Fairview Industrial Park Red-necked Grebe 1; Nov. 29; Sunset Point, Presque Isle S.P. (waterbird count) Glaucous Gull 1 adult; Dec. 2; channel, Presque Isle S.P. Northern Shrike 1; Nov. 26; Eaton Reservoir Snowy Owl 1; Dec. 2; Gull Point and Sunset Point, Presque Isle S.P. Northern Saw-whet Owl 1; Dec. 2; pines on Presque Isle S.P. Red-throated Loon 56 (high count); Dec. 6; Sunset Point, Presque Isle S.P. (waterbird count) Cackling Goose up to 5; through the week; Fairview Industrial Park Long-tailed Duck 1450 (high count); Dec. 4; Walnut Creek access (waterbird count) Red-necked Grebe 1; Dec. 4; Walnut creek access (waterbird count) Herring Gull X Glaucous Gull 1; Dec. 8; Sunset Point, Presque Isle S.P. (waterbird count) Northern Shrike 1; Dec. 4; Gull Point, Presque Isle S.P. Common Raven 1; Dec. 5; Edinboro The following birds of note were reported from Presque Isle S.P., Erie County, Pa. unless noted otherwise. Cackling Goose up to 5; to at least Dec. 11; Fairview Industrial Park Red-necked Grebe 1 or 2; Dec. 13, 14, & 16; Channel, Gull Point, and Sunset Point (Waterbird Count) Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 adult; Dec. 15; channel Glaucous Gull 1; Dec. 11 Gull Point Snowy Owl 1; Dec. 11; North East Eastern Phoebe 1; Dec. 11 to 15 (late); Sunset and Gull Point Common Raven 2; Dec.16; Edinboro Common Redpoll up to 58; Dec. 10 & 11; Pine tree and B-trails 24; Dec. 12; Fairview industrial Park Greater White-fronted Goose 1; Dec. 16; Edinboro Lake Cackling Goose 2; through the week; Fairview Industrial Park Dunlin up to 2; Dec. 18 to 20; Gull Point Iceland Gull 1; Dec. 19; Gull Point Lesser Black-backed Gull 1; Dec. 18; channel Glaucous Gull 1; Dec. 19; Gull Point Eastern Phoebe 1; Dec. 18; Shades Beach Park North 1; Dec. 22 & 23; Beach 11, and channel Northern Shrike 1; Dec. 20 (late); Dead Pond Trail 1; through the week (late); Fairview Industrial Park House Wren 1; Dec. 18 (record late in the county); Gull Point Common Redpoll 20; Dec. 17; east end of Pine Tree Trail Cackling Goose up to 3; through the week; Fairview Industrial Park Lesser Black-backed Gull 2; Dec. 29; foot of East Ave. Snowy Owl 1; Dec. 27; Gull Point, Presque isle S.P. Eastern Phoebe 2 or 3; to at least Dec. 26 (exceptionally late); several sites on the east end of Presque Isle S.P. 1; Dec. 25 (exceptionally late); Miller Rd., Erie Northern Shrike 1; to at least Dec. 27; Fairview Industrial Park Nashville Warbler 1; Dec. 23; Coast Guard Rd., Presque Isle S.P.; first winter record for Erie County Other uncommon wintering birds reported this past week include White-winged Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, Red-throated Loon, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Hermit Thrush. Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park
Date: December 1, 2018 American Black Duck 2 Canvasback 20 (one flock) Lesser Scaup 75 (most in one flock) Unidentified scaup 24 Surf Scoter 2 White-winged Scoter 8 (one flock) Common Goldeneye 2 Red-breasted Merganser 57 Red-throated Loon 6 Common Loon 7 Unidentified loon 2 Horned Grebe 8 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: December 2, 2018 Mallard 7 Northern Pintail 1 Redhead 1 Lesser Scaup 40 Unidentified scaup 6 White-winged Scoter 2 Common Goldeneye 5 Red-breasted Merganser 133 Common Loon 3 Unidentified loon 1 Horned Grebe 8 Other birds moving along or across the lake: Bald Eagle 2 Peregrine Falcon 1 Dark-eyed Junco 1 Snow Bunting 2 Unidentified passerine 1 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: December 3, 2018 Canvasback 4 Greater Scaup 5 Lesser Scaup 6 Common Goldeneye 7 Red-breasted Merganser 83 Common Loon 2 Horned Grebe 1 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: December 4, 2018 Canvasback 6 Redhead 1 Greater Scaup 50 Lesser Scaup 37 White-winged Scoter 4 Surf/Black scoter 2 Long-Tailed Duck 1450 Bufflehead 1 Common Goldeneye 14 Common Merganser 2 Red-breasted Merganser 332 Red-throated Loon 3 Common Loon 4 Horned Grebe 10 RED-NECKED GREBE 1 Other birds moving over the lake: Passerine (longspurs?) 20 Location: Walnut Creek access Date: December 5, 2018 Tundra Swan 3 Mallard 24 Canvasback 50 Greater Scaup 90 Lesser Scaup 50 Unidentified scaup 140 Surf Scoter 3 White-winged Scoter 6 Black Scoter 1 Common Goldeneye 4 Common Merganser 6 Red-breasted Merganser 354 Red-throated Loon 9 Horned Grebe 11 Other bird moving along the lake: Bald Eagle 1 Location: Walnut Creek access Date: December 6, 2018 Mallard 2 Redhead 6 Greater Scaup 3 Lesser Scaup 12 Unidentified scaup 40 Surf Scoter 1 White-winged Scoter 2 Surf/Black scoter 3 Long-tailed Duck 11 Bufflehead 1 Common Goldeneye 11 Red-breasted Merganser 660 Red-throated Loon 56 Unidentified loon 3 Horned Grebe 1 Other bird moving along thee lake: Bald Eagle 1 Location: Walnut Creek access Date: December 7, 2018 Mallard 1 Redhead 25 (one flock) Lesser Scaup 64 Unidentified scaup 244 White-winged Scoter 3 Bufflehead 2 Common Goldeneye 18 Common Merganser 7 Red-breasted Merganser 485 Other birds moving along the lake: Bald Eagle 2 Location: Walnut Creek access Date: December 8, 2018 Mallard 5 Redhead 3 Greater Scaup 4 Lesser Scaup 17 Unidentified scaup 170 Surf Scoter 1 White-winged Scoter 2 Long-tailed Duck 8 Common Goldeneye 9 Red-breasted Merganser 21 Red-throated Loon 4 Common Loon 1 Unidentified loon 1 GLAUCOUS GULL X HERRING GULL Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: December 9, 2018 Canada Goose 80 Redhead 1 Lesser Scaup 1 Unidentified scaup 128 White-winged Scoter 4 Black Scoter 9 (one flock) Long-tailed Duck 70 Bufflehead 6 Common Goldeneye 36 Red-breasted Merganser 100 Red-throated Loon 3 Common Loon 2 Horned Grebe 3 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: December 10, 2018 Tundra Swan 2 Redhead 6 Greater Scaup 4 Lesser Scaup 90 Unidentified scaup 21 White-winged Scoter 3 Long-tailed Duck 1 Bufflehead 3 Common Goldeneye 2 Common Merganser 10 Red-breasted Merganser 14 Red-throated Loon 4 Unidentified loon 5 Horned Grebe 8 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: December 11, 2018 Greater Scaup 30 Lesser Scaup 120 Unidentified scaup 40 Surf Scoter 1 Red-breasted Merganser 92 Other bird moving along the lakeshore: EASTERN PHOEBE 1 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: December 12, 2018 Greater Scaup 1 Unidentified scaup 5 White-winged Scoter 4 Common Goldeneye 1 Red-breasted Merganser 60 Red-throated Loon 4 Unidentified loon 1 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: December 13, 2018 Mallard 1 Redhead 1 Greater Scaup 20 Lesser Scaup 130 Unidentified scaup 260 White-winged Scoter 2 Long-tailed Duck 1 Common Goldeneye 3 Red-breasted Merganser 21 Red-throated Loon 15 Common Loon 3 Horned Grebe 1 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: December 14, 2018 Redhead 12 Greater Scaup 6 Lesser Scaup 12 Unidentified scaup 460 Long-tailed Duck 1 Bufflehead 1 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Red-throated loon 3 Horned Grebe 3 Double-crested Cormorant 5 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: December 15, 2018 Canvasback 3 Greater Scaup 36 Lesser Scaup 62 Unidentified scaup 35 Surf Scoter 6 Long-tailed Duck 2 Common Goldeneye 9 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: December 16, 2018 Greater Scaup 20 Unidentified scaup 13 Surf Scoter 1 White-winged Scoter 5 Bufflehead 1 Common Goldeneye 23 Red-breasted Merganser 53 Red-throated Loon 1 Common Loon 2 Horned Grebe 1 RED-NECKED GREBE 1 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: December 17, 2018 Canvasback 1 Greater Scaup 11 Lesser Scaup 76 Unidentified scaup 130 Surf Scoter 1 White-winged Scoter 2 Long-tailed Duck 200 (in three flocks) Common Goldeneye 22 Red-breasted Merganser 70 Red-throated Loon 6 Common Loon 3 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: December 18, 2018 Canada Goose 7 Tundra Swan 150 Canvasback 1 Redhead 45 Greater Scaup 70 Lesser Scaup 33 Unidentified scaup 8 Surf Scoter 1 White-winged Scoter 16 Long-tailed Duck 8 Common Goldeneye 28 Red-breasted Merganser 384 Red-throated Loon 6 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: December 19, 2018 Tundra Swan 4 Redhead 1 Greater Scaup 25 Lesser Scaup 13 Unidentified scaup 35 White-winged Scoter 5 Long-tailed Duck 2 Common Goldeneye 25 Red-breasted Merganser 43 Red-throated Loon 4 Common Loon 3 Horned Grebe 3 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: December 20, 2018 Unidentified scaup 12 White-winged Scoter 12 Common Goldeneye 12 Common Merganser 14 Red-breasted Merganser 60 Red-throated Loon 1 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: December 24, 2018 Greater Scaup 4 Lesser Scaup 2 Unidentified scaup 25 Common Goldeneye 3 Red-breasted Merganser 665 Red-throated Loon 1 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: December 26, 2018 Unidentified scaup 10 Long-tailed Duck 1 Common Goldeneye 1 Red-breasted Merganser 10 Red-throated Loon 2 Common Loon 1 Other bird along the lake: EASTERN PHOEBE 1 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: December 27, 2018 Canada Goose 11 Redhead 2 Lesser Scaup 30 White-winged Scoter 7 Common Goldeneye 4 Common Merganser 16 Red-breasted Merganser 128 Red-throated Loon 2 Unidentified loon 1 Horned Grebe 2 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: December 28, 2018 Greater Scaup 4 Unidentified scaup 9 Common Goldeneye 25 Red-breasted Merganser 14 Common Loon 1 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: December 29, 2018 Greater Scaup 11 Common Goldeneye 12 Red-breasted Merganser 325 Red-throated Loon 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: December 31, 2018 Greater Scaup 80 Lesser Scaup 12 Unidentified scaup 22 Surf Scoter 2 White-winged Scoter 18 Long-tailed Duck 3 Common Goldeneye 11 Common Merganser 4 Red-breasted Merganser 930 Red-throated Loon 3 Common Loon 3 Unidentified loon 3 Horned Grebe 3 Double-crested Cormorant 4 |
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