Dateline: 24-26 February 2023

Erie, PA weekend weather: highly variable, with clouds, cold, wind, sun, rain, snow, hail, etc. All Presque Isle State Park trails in typical condition, e.g., mostly decent except where typically flooded, e.g., B Trail. BirdingPI.com expedition to Gull Point on Sunday curtailed due to heavy wind; these shots from the ‘interior’ Friday-Sunday.

In bird news, first Killdeer of the year spotted off Feather Platform (Leo’s Landing)(!):

Ring-necked Ducks in takeoff + flight:

Huge flock of American Crow (40+) passing over Gull Point Trailhead (this is just the tail end):

Budny Beach @ Sunday:

Finally, Gull activity at Beach No. 11.

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Coming up soon, more GBH! More Northern Cardinal! More weekend content featuring Tundra Swan, etc.!

Two gulls chasing a third, reasons unknow (#gull_reasons), off Beach No. 11, Presque Isle State Park.

Dateline: February 2023

A selection of recent, nice shots from Millcreek Twp (“Gateway to Presque Isle”):

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Bird ID: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11: Northern Cardinal (m); 2, 4, 6: European Starling; 8: American Robin in Staghorn Sumac; 10: Bald Eagle

Unsettled weather over the weekend – very cold with brief-but-heavy snow Saturday morning, warmer with partial clearing in the afternoon. Cold, cloudy, and windy Sunday morning, sunny/windy by mid-afternoon. Stay tuned for the weekend update, featuring birds. In the meantime, recent shots off Beach No. 11, Presque Isle State Park, featuring “mixed gulls.”

Bonus video:

Millcreek Twp (“Gateway to Presque Isle”): local Red-tailed Hawk caught a critter (rat?) for dinner. Sorry, critter. Not the best quality content due to distance and lighting conditions, but #food_chain

Back to Ring-billed Gull on Marina Lake, Presque Isle State Park. In this instance, a failed/splashy fishing attempt.

Wishing everyone a ‘happy Friday’ and pleasant weekend with a bonus post of American Crow content! (Lots of Crow activity in the greater Erie, PA area every day.) Weekend weather’s slated to be variable but not awful (hopefully).

Dateline: 22-23 February 2023

Back to winter weather Wednesday, with snow later in the morning then rain in the afternoon/evening. Enough cold temps overnight for significant icing on trees, shrubbery, and lawns.

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Quick stop at East Ave boat launch for gulls!

The third and final entry in coverage of recent Bald Eagle activity off Long Pond, Presque Isle State Park. After the other two eagles departed, this third eagle perched where the other was previously, then flew off west. Lighting wasn’t ideal for the BIF (bird in flight) shots, but still fun to see.

After a snowy/rainy Wednesday in the greater Erie, PA area, a major win with bonus Northern Cardinal content!