Last weekend of winter 2023. Mostly rainy and windy on Friday. Saturday morning: partially cloudy. Winter weather advisory in effect Saturday afternoon into Sunday:
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Lake effect snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches along and near the Lake Erie shoreline with 3 to 6 inches in the higher terrain of Lake County and Erie County, PA. Wind gusts up to 40 mph possible in snow squalls. * WHERE...In Ohio, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie and Southern Erie counties. * WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 2 PM EDT Sunday.
All BirdingPI.com team members dispatched to Presque Isle State Park – getting out for birding while the getting’s good!
Meanwhile, recent bird activity as generally expected: Robin, Blue Jay, Cardinal, Starling, Junco, Dove, Blackbird, Canada Goose, GBH, ducks, and gulls, the occasional woodpecker, hawk, and Turkey Vulture. Looking forward to migration season kicking off! Here, some EOW (end of winter) gulls.
Ring-billed Gull taking off into a stiff headwind @ South Pier:
Gull chase for fish @ Beach No. 11 (probably juvenile/young Ring-billed Gull):
Wishing everyone a pleasant weekend – stay warm!