Weekly Bird Report - February 3-9, 2014

Snowy Owl by Michele Franz © the photographer

The following birds of note were reported this week from Erie County.

• Surf Scoter  1; Feb. 9; channel
  
• White-winged Scoter  up to 24; through the week, channel
• Long-tailed Duck  up to 4; through the week; channel
• Thayer's Gull  1 adult; Feb. 3 & 4; Lake View Landfill
• Iceland Gull  up to 4; through the week; Lake View Landfill
• Lesser Black-backed Gull  up to 2 adults; Feb. 3 & 4;  Lake View Landfill and channel 
• Glaucous Gull  up to 8; all week; Lake View Landfill 
• Apparent Herring X Glaucous Gull  1 first cycle; Feb. 3; Lake View Landfill 
• Snowy Owl  1; Feb. 4; Millcreek Twp. 
• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1 imm.; through the week; Erie; coming to a suet feeder 
• Common Raven  1 or 2; at least twice this past week; Lake View Landfill 
• Light and dark morph Rough-legged Hawks were also occasionally present at the Lake View Landfill this past week.
  

Jerry McWilliams
Erie, Erie County, Pa.