@ Dead Pond

Dateline: 28 May 2023

Spectacular holiday weekend at Presque Isle State Park – lovely weather and lots of nature activity. Plenty of content forthcoming: insects, turtles, Gull Point, more cute baby woodpeckers, more cute baby Killdeer, etc.

In the meantime, a quick/casual report from Dead Pond Trail (east end) on Sunday.

This looks like it might be some sort of domestic Clematis (flowering vine), but growing wild by the Dead Pond trailhead at Thompson Circle:

Clematis?

Great to see another (or the same?) Wilson’s Warbler:

Wilson’s I
Wilson’s II
Wilson’s III

More female Common Yellowthroat:

Common Yellowthroat (f) I
Common Yellowthroat (f) II

Nice to get a couple ok shots of male Blackpoll Warbler:

Blackpoll Warbler (m) I
Blackpoll Warbler (m) II

Eastern Wood-pewee
Northern Cardinal (m)
Chestnut-sided Warbler I (takeoff)
Chestnut-sided Warbler II (perched)

A couple fun/surrealist shots of “bird in motion,” both American Redstart (f). WARNING: may cause eye watering and headache.