Back to Presque Isle State Park, where the AT&T mobile base stations are gone, along with decent cell coverage; after The Big Event, things no worse for wear. Bird-wise, spring’s in full swing despite unsettled weather (e.g., rain Friday, nearby thunderstorms Sunday morning): big uptick in ‘interior’ bird activity, e.g., Kinglet, Brown Thrasher, Hermit Thrush, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Common Grackle, Eastern Towhee, and so on. These shots Saturday morning at head of Presque Isle Bay + Leo’s Landing. First up, a Swallow trifecta on the back bay, starting with beautiful and brown Northern Rough-winged Swallow:
Swallow trio over Presque Isle Bay:
Seeing a lot more female Red-winged Blackbird activity:
Trail conditions as of Sunday: after the rain last week, heavy localized flooding – B Trail: flooded; “Inner” Gull Point Trail: flooded; Rest of Gull Point Trail: Ok; A Trail: Ok; Long Pond Trail, west end: flooded; Pine Tree Trail: Ok; Fox Trail: localized wet and muddy.
Coming up soon: woodpeckers and lots of them! Plus an amazing Sunday at Gull Point!