Leave it to Erie County, PA: first full day of spring, some of the worst weather of the season – overcast, brutal wind/windchill, blowing cold/wet snow, etc. Bird activity very erratic based on variable conditions, but plenty of American Robins around despite the snow:
Guess we have to return to winter for spring-like conditions, here, BirdingPI.com’s final winter expedition to Gull Point this past Saturday:
“Bird of the day,” a trio of uncommon (for Erie) Sandhill Cranes heard and spotted flying overhead along the ‘official outer’ Gull Point Trail, generally east-to-west:
Lots of Song Sparrow activity currently both w/i the treeline & on outer Gull Point itself:
Lots of Killdeer activity on the outer point, spotted at least six:
Another winter spotting of presumably overwintering Yellow-rumped Warbler by ‘big bend‘ along the Gull Point Trail. (Also spotted late December & early/mid. February at this location.)
