Multitudes

Dateline: 30 November 2023

From a sunny but cold/windy Thursday morning on Presque Isle Bay @ Presque Isle State Park. Almost no one out except a few duck hunters and the stalwart staff of BirdingPI.com. Fair amount of bird activity generally, but upon the sound of nearby gunfire, the back bay erupted with multitudes of gulls and ducks taking flight – truly amazing. Mostly Ring-billed Gull and Red-breasted Merganser, but plenty of other species like Mallard, Bonaparte’s Gull (forthcoming new name: “Black-headed Pixie Gull”), etc.