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Novembers Bird and Waterbird Report 2016

1/2/2017

 
​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.

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