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Bird Report
The following birds of note were reported from Presque Isle S.P., Pa. Purple Sandpiper 2; Sunset Point Snowy Owl 1 or 2; Nov. 22 & 27 Waterbird Report Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: November 1, 2016 Time: 0740 to 0910 Weather: Mostly clear, temp. 46 F, S wind to 15 mph, onshore waves calm. Comments: Except for Common Loons and Horned Grebes moving east, most of everything else was moving in all directions. Roger Donn, and Park environmental educators Brian Gula and Stacy, assisted with the count. Waterbirds recorded: Canada Goose 2 Tundra Swan 3 Gadwall 7 American Black Duck 3 Mallard 2 Green-winged Teal 1 Lesser Scaup 27 Surf Scoter 1 White-winged Scoter 4 Black Scoter 2 Surf/Black scoter 7 Bufflehead 2 Common Goldeneye 7 Red-breasted Merganser 42 Common Loon 22 Horned Grebe 8 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Other birds moving over or along the lake: Cooper’s Hawk 1 Bald Eagle 1 Snow Bunting 7 Dark-eyed Junco 1 Sparrow species 1 Red-winged Blackbird 8 Passerine 3 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: November 2, 2016 Time: 0740 to 0910 Weather: Variably cloudy, temp. 60 F, calm wind, calm lake. Comments: A few Lesser Scaup were moving west and two flocks of Pine Siskins passed overhead going east. Waterbirds recorded: Mallard 1 Green-winged Teal 7 Lesser Scaup 343 Surf Scoter 2 White-winged Scoter 1 Bufflehead 5 Common Goldeneye 3 Red-breasted Merganser 42 Common Loon 1 Horned Grebe 8 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Other birds moving along the lake: European Starling 5 Pine Siskin 45 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: November 4, 2016 Time: 0745 to 1015 Weather: Partly cloudy, temp. 48 F. N wind to 10 mph, waves 2’. Comments: There was a nice movement of Green-winged Teal and Northern Pintail moving west. Diving duck numbers were fair with most birds being west bound Red-breasted Merganser and Lesser Scaup. A Wilson’s Snipe flying west at first light was a surprise. First Red-throated Loon of the season moving west. Waterbirds recorded: American Wigeon 27 American Black Duck 12 Mallard 16 Northern Pintail 57 Green-winged Teal 119 Lesser Scaup 136 Surf Scoter 22 White-winged Scoter 7 Bufflehead 11 Common Goldeneye 31 Common Merganser 1 Red-breasted Merganser 252 Red-throated Loon 1 Common Loon 15 Horned Grebe 1 Double-crested Cormorant 35 Wilson's Snipe 1 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: November 23, 2016 Time: 0705 to 0905 Weather: Variably cloudy, temp. 32 F. Light N wind , waves less than one foot. Comments: Light movement of scaup and Red-breasted Merganser moving west with a staging flock of several hundred scaup far offshore. Waterbirds counted; Lesser Scaup 44 Surf Scoter 1 Surf/Black scoter 2 White-winged Scoter 6 Bufflehead 10 Common Goldeneye 9 Hooded Merganser 1 Red-breasted Merganser 161 Red-throated Loon 2 Common Loon 11 Horned Grebe 12 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Other birds moving along the lake: Horned Lark 2 European Starling 8 Snow Bunting 2 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: November 24, 2016 Time: 0705 to 0805 Weather: Cloudy, temp. 42 F. S wind to 15 mph, light to moderate rain showers. Waves less than one foot. Comments: There was a light west movement of Lesser Scaup the first 15 minutes of the watch. All Red-breasted Mergansers and Horned Grebes were moving east. Movement stopped when it started to rain around 0630. Roger Donn assisted with the count. Waterbirds recorded: Canvasback 1 Redhead 6 Lesser Scaup 677 Black Scoter 2 Bufflehead 1 Common Goldeneye 2 Red-breasted Merganser 90 Red-throated Loon 1 Common Loon 2 Horned Grebe 20 Other bird moving along the lake: Snow Bunting 1 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: November 25, 2016 Time: 0710 to 0840 Weather: Cloudy, temp. 42 F. W wind to 5 mph, light to moderate rain showers. Waves two feet. Comments: Low waterfowl diversity, but there was a decent westward movement of Lesser Scaup and Red-breasted Merganser. Roger Donn assisted with the count. Waterbirds recorded: Lesser Scaup 1725 Long-tailed Duck 1 Common Goldeneye 5 Red-breasted Merganser 5385 Common Loon 4 Double-crested Cormorant 29 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: November 26, 2016 Time: 0715 to 0915 Weather: Cloudy, temp. 37 F. W wind to 10 mph, light to moderate rain and sleet early on. Waves two feet. Comments: There was a light westward movement of Lesser Scaup and Red-breasted Mergansers. A few Common Loons were moving west as well. Waterbirds recorded: American Black Duck 4 Lesser Scaup 423 Black Scoter 1 Red-breasted Merganser 617 Common Loon 18 Unidentified loon 1 Horned Grebe 1 Other bird moving along the lake: Bald Eagle 1 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: November 27, 2016 Time: 0712 to 0912 Weather: Cloudy, temp. 43 F. W wind to 10 mph, waves two to three feet. Comments: There was a westward movement of Lesser Scaup that settled down off Sunset Point. Only a light westbound movement of Red-breasted Mergansers. Waterbirds recorded: Canvasback 10 Lesser Scaup 1392 Surf Scoter 6 White-winged Scoter 1 Long-tailed Duck 1 Bufflehead 3 Red-breasted Merganser 345 Ruddy Duck 1 Red-throated Loon 3 Common Loon 6 Horned Grebe 4 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: November 28, 2016 Time: 0710 to 0910 Weather: Clear becoming mostly cloudy, temp. 36 F. light SSE, lake calm. Comments: Small groups of Lesser Scaup moving west and staging a mile or so offshore, and small groups of Red-breasted Mergansers moving mainly east. Scoters moving west and single Horned Grebes moving east. Roger Donn and Russ States assisted with the count and Roger helped yesterday as well. Waterbirds recorded: Lesser Scaup 320 Surf Scoter 3 White-winged Scoter 17 Red-breasted Merganser 244 Red-throated Loon 2 Common Loon 6 Unidentified loon 2 Horned Grebe 19 Other birds moving along the lake: Bald Eagle 2 Snow Bunting 3 Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park Date: November 29, 2016 Time: 0720 to 0820 Weather: Variably cloudy, temp. 51 F. S wind to 15 mph, onshore lake calm. Comments: Pretty quiet as expected. Roger Donn assisted with the count. Waterbirds recorded: Lesser Scaup 131 Black Scoter 1 Red-breasted Merganser 53 Red-throated Loon 1 Common Loon 3 Unidentified loon 1 Jerry McWilliams Erie, Erie County, Pa. Comments are closed.
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