Back @ South Pier (Part 1)

Lots of content forthcoming from City of Erie’s probably best birding ‘hotspot,’ South Pier. South Pier, of course, defines the entrance to Presque Isle Bay on the south side, with imaginatively named North Pier (+ North Pier Light + Coast Guard station) doing so on the north side.

South Pier east breakwater, looking south

These shots from a week or two ago, featuring a very interesting immature American Coot. (In the photograph above, the Coot is floating in the water just down from left center.) Immature = adult size, but w/ non-white bill and orange-ish spot at base of bill:

ID tip: lacks the white stripe that would be seen on the side of a Common Gallinule.

Double-crested Cormorant
Mallards
Male Mallard in flight (trees @ North Pier in background)
Gull Point
MMIF II
Immature Herring Gull
Another shot of Mallards in flight
Ring-billed Gull on South Pier
More MIF
Gulls on South Pier
MIF V
Ring-billed Gull on South Pier II
MIF VI

2 thoughts on “Back @ South Pier (Part 1)”

  1. Paul Edwards

    MIF V was fantastic! REallly lovely pair in flight. Praise worthy! MIF VI was a great follow up to V!
    The coot was, well, not cute, but that’s coots for you….busy doing what they do.

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