Rainy/cold/windy Sunday today. Beautiful weather yesterday/Saturday at Presque Isle State Park (sunny/chilly/light wind), but bird activity was fairly subdued. With that in mind, here’s part 1 of the “Top 10 birding things to do at Presque Isle State Park on a slow autumn birding day.” At No. 10, gull peeping, like these Ring-billed Gulls on Long Pond:
Reliable Presque Isle gull hangouts: Leo’s Landing outer sand bar, Beach No. 11, & North Pier.
At No. 9, quality time with Canada Geese, like these spotted flying between Marina Lake & Long Pond:
Reliable PI spots for Canada Geese: just drive around and you’ll see some eventually. (Also, Leo’s Landing, Waterworks, Marina Lake, Thompson Bay, head of Presque Isle Bay, outer Presque Isle Bay, Misery Bay, Long Pond, pretty much everywhere.)
At No. 8, Mallard hunting. As in driving around to find Mallards somewhere, to see and admire. (Not hunting hunting – stay safe, duck friends.) Like these beautiful males by Fisher Dr. bridge:
Reliable Mallard hotspots: Long Pond, Duck Pond, greater Leo’s Landing area, Gull Point interior ponds & lagoons, Niagara Pond, etc.
And with Canada Geese, Mallards, & gulls, plenty of fine photography content to fill a blog post (following shots all Canada Goose except where noted):
Coming up soon, election day results, & more Top 10!