Happy March! Just two-and-a-half weeks until the first day of Spring 2024. In the meantime, plenty of volatile and occasionally-wintery weather in Erie County, PA, e.g., Tuesday into Wednesday unusually mild, transitioning into thunderstorms overnight Tuesday, then warm w/ hazy sunshine Wednesday morning followed by strong winds, increasing clouds & light rain, a daytime drop in temperature by 17 deg C (30 deg F), & wind/light snow/bitter cold overnight into Thursday.
Erie forecast calls for warmer temps Friday-Sunday with a mix of clouds and sun. Looking forward to lots of bird activity (hopefully). Until then, misc. bird from the recent past, mostly at Presque Isle State Park:
First two, then three Great Black-backed Gulls @ Beach No. 11:
(See previous post for video w/ vocalizations. Relatively uncommon to hear Great Black-backed Gulls; these were quite noisy, in their low-key way.)
Wowa! Where’s the gull from Oceanside? Huh? I mean, look, that was one amazing photo! This team member, who spent hours capturing that gull (picture) is upset!
PS: loved the goose reflection!