Other than late afternoon thunderstorms on Sunday, beautiful weather in Erie County, PA over the weekend. Bird activity at Presque Isle State Park was (anecdotally speaking) mild, other than an uptick in Dark-eyed Junco & the 2 kinglet species, plus copious gulls and Double-crested Cormorant. In trail news, the rope fence @ outer Gull Point has come down for the season, ahead of the Nov. 1 post-nesting season re-opening:
Looking back, been a very slow year for shorebird activity on the beaches facing outer Lake Erie, like from Budny Beach to Gull Point (the ‘outer beaches’). So, very nice Saturday to see, even if only briefly, two Semipalmated Plover along the Gull Point beach trail:
