Lots of photographs from an early morning trek to Gull Point last week, @ Presque Isle State Park. (Shot above is looking east towards North Pier & South Pier.)
In the shot above, it’s North Pier on the left and South Pier on the right. … Following shots are juvenile Killdeer in the Budny Beach parking lot:
Not much shorebird activity other than Spotted Sandpiper:
Nice sequence of Bald Eagle flying from outer Gull Point towards Thompson Bay:
As usual this time of year, lots of Red-winged Blackbird activity:
Been a good year for Common Tern @ outer Gull Point:
ID tips: smaller than Caspian Tern w/ much smaller, pointier bill + forked tail; distinguished from Forster’s Tern by (i) location/time of year; (ii) gray-ish belly; and (iii) black banding on the outer upper-wing primaries (see the black colour on the ends of the wings in the shot above).
GBH taking off from interior pond + flight over Lake Erie w/ clouds:
Next, it’s the yearly BirdingPI.com mention of beautiful Hairy Puccoon (Lithospermum caroliniense), uncommon/endangered at Presque Isle but currently in bloom along the main park road to the east of Presque Isle Lighthouse (look for the roped-off ‘habitat restoration’ area on the south side of the road, i.e., the side opposite the lake/beach):
Finally, bonus Eastern Cottontail video!