Bird Reports for October

The following birds of note were reported from Presque Isle S.P., Erie, Pa., unless noted otherwise.
 
Cackling Goose  1; Oct. 7; Fairview Business Park
 
American Golden Plover  1; Oct. 7 to 9; Gull Point
 
White-rumped Sandpiper  1; Oct. 7; Gull Point
                                                            2; Oct. 9; Gull Point
 
Orange-crowned Warbler  2; Oct. 11; Gull Point Trail

Red-necked Grebe  1; Oct. 23
                                            1; Oct. 24

American Golden Plover  1; Oct. 18
 
Little Gull  1 adult; Oct. 21
                        1 adult; Oct. 24
 
Short-eared Owl  1; Oct. 24; Gull Point, Presque Isle S.P.

Common Loon  1400 (high count); Oct. 31; Sunset Point (waterbird count)
 
Red-necked Grebe  1; Oct. 26; Sunset Point (waterbird count)
                  2; Oct. 29; Sunset Point (waterbird count)
 
Little Gull  1 adult; Oct. 29; Sunset Point (waterbird count)
 
Parasitic Jaeger  1 imm.; Oct. 29; Sunset Point (waterbird count)
                  1 imm.; Oct. 30; Sunset Point (waterbird count)
 
Lapland Longspur  2; Oct. 30; Gull Point
 
Pine Siskins have been seen at the waterbird count and on Pine Tree Trail this past week.  Snow Buntings are also being reported, primarily from Gull Point.