Dateline: 30 October 2022
Fairly slow weekend at Presque Isle State Park for bird activity. But no one expects the Spanish Inquisition (!) – in this case an amazing Rusty Blackbird (nonbreeding male) spotted along the Graveyard Pond Trail (“Lagoon” trail). Cross one off the BirdingPI.com “top 10 birds we want to see at Presque Isle” list! Bonus points for nice photographs.
Thought this was a Grackle at first, then a Starling. But note the eye color, rusty highlights, dark beak, white eyebrow, and dark under-eye. Beautiful bird!
Bonus Graveyard Pond Trail content:
Nice to see some artistic photos for a change, instead of all those birds!