We interrupt our normally scheduled “squirrels eating pine cones” coverage for a PI Bird Alert. … Gorgeous afternoon yesterday at Presque Isle State Park, cold but mostly sunny. (Of note: lots of duck activity including Wood Ducks, Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler, etc.) Spotted on outer Thompson Bay by Beach No. 11, an unusually large number of amazing Surf Scoter. (Based on BirdingPI.com’s experience, ‘unusually large’ = more than one.) In this case, at least 20+ including both male & female:
More Surf Scoter:
More pictures of this amazing duck coming ASAP!