“Interior” bird activity at Presque Isle State Park remains highly localized/sporadic, but there’s lots and lots of waterfowl action wherever there’s open water, e.g., as in these recent shots, in the entrance channel to Presque Isle Bay, between North Pier and South Pier. (So much activity, this outing resulted in 500+ digital photographs in the span of about 1/2 hour! Yikes – it’s a lot of photo editing.)
Always fun to see cute Common Goldeneye flying and landing; these are males:
Male @ middle, females left and right:
Female Common Goldeneye landing:
Finally, more shots of a male Redhead and several Lesser Scaups:
Water conditions at Presque Isle Bay remain highly variable, e.g., head of Presque Isle Bay mostly completely frozen yesterday (Saturday), but PI Bay entrance channel into outer Misery Bay completely unfrozen. Rain overnight last night = likely more open water today (Sunday). However, temps are expected to plunge later in the week. Best places for duck viewing: North Pier & South Pier, also Perry Monument (sometimes), but check places like Thompson Bay, Long Pond, Marina Lake, & head of PI Bay for spots of open water.