Dateline: 22-23 October 2022
Beautiful weekend at Presque Isle State Park. Saturday, light wind, sunny, warm (high temps of around 20 deg C?); Sunday, light wind, sunny, slightly cooler but still very pleasant. Beautiful fall colour. Lake level surprising low; all BirdingPI.com teams report trails in good/dry condition.
Birds: lots of birds. Lots of Yellow-rumped Warbler (flocks of them), Dark-eyed Junco; Golden-crowned Kinglet, European Starling, sparrows, gulls, nuthatch, Black-capped Chickadee, and Double-crested Cormorant. Very little goose or duck activity.
Following shots mostly from Long Pond, boat landing #4, on Saturday:
Belted Kingfisher:
More lovely Golden-crowned Kinglet:
Tomorrow, nuthatch and chickadee along the Dead Pond Trail!