Rain finally eased up in Erie, PA on Thursday, but everything’s still plenty wet. So, time for more Killdeer in a puddle.
Bonus House Sparrow @ Budny Beach east parking:
Bathing Beauties
More With Herman
After a Wednesday of incessant rain, time to revert to a recent sunny day with shots of a beautiful Hermit Thrush off Dead Pond Trail between A Trail and B Trail, Presque Isle State Park:
Bathing Beauty (I)
The awful spring weather continued Tuesday in Erie with overcast, cold temps, freezing rain, snow, rain, etc. Lots and lots of rain. … Appropriately, it’s a Killdeer. In a puddle.
All shots by North Pier, Presque Isle State Park.
Bonaparte’s/Flight
Recent shots of Bonaparte’s Gull by Leo’s Landing/Feather Platform, Presque Isle State Park. Adult/breeding plumage (black head) x2 + first winter bird (smudge behind eye + gray wing with black bar).
“Weekend” Update
With all the bad-ish weather in Erie, PA (Monday weather: on-and-off heavy rain), hard to keep track of “what’s what.” Following’s a mixed bag of recent shots of birds + mammals from Presque Isle State Park + environs.
Red-winged Blackbird (m) @ South Pier:
Not a great shot, but #beautiful_Purple_Martin – somewhere over Presque Isle or vicinity. Great to see these lovely birds back in the area!
Eight Turkey Vulture @ the beach on Thompson Bay:
On The Sidewalk
Unsettled weather this past weekend in western Pennsylvania – periodic overcast, rain, temperature swings, etc. Bird activity at Presque Isle State Park somewhat subdued; plenty of things to see nevertheless. These shots from Saturday along the Sidewalk Trail, east end, before the rain moved in.
Bit of Palm Warbler activity along where the Ridge Trail parallels the Sidewalk Trail at the east end:
Good luck so far this year with Eastern Towhee, here, really nice shots of a beautiful female (brown head instead of black):
Moon Landing
Dateline: 29 April 2023
Cloudy, humid, moderately warm Saturday in Erie, PA. On-and-off light drizzle at Presque Isle State Park, turning to widespread rain by 1:30PM. Bird activity fairly subdued, but as always, lots of Canada Geese! These shots @ Long Pond.
Yellow/Friends
Happy times are here again, with the return of BirdingPI.com’s mascot/favorite warbler, the always amazing, and curiously yellow, Yellow Warbler! All shots under rainy conditions last Saturday at Leo’s Landing/Feather Platform, Presque Isle State Park.
Song Sparrow gathering nesting material:
Three of lovely Palm Warbler:
Weekend Update (III)
A ‘grab bag’ of bird content from this past weekend at Presque Isle State Park, Erie, PA.
Very uncommon occurrence of three Wood Duck (2x male @ top/bottom, 1x female in middle) on Presque Isle Bay, off Leo’s Landing:
Following on Duck Pond as viewed from the road, Great Egret x Canada Goose:
Following all at Gull Point on Sunday:
Closing it out with more amazing, if poorly lit, Tricolored Heron:
P2/Milford
Finally, the final “guest roving correspondent” content from Milford Point – the “Presque Isle of Connecticut.” As promised, Piping Plover, and lots of it! Even under foggy lighting conditions, wow.
