Lots more folks out Saturday to Gull Point than usual for this time of year, especially considering the rather miserable conditions (bitter wind chill @ outer Gull Point). Appeared to be a bit of “Snowy Owl mania.” Unfortunately, no reports of any sightings this weekend. (1 Snowy Owl spotted last Saturday, & 2 (!) last Sunday by the EBO folks.)
Weekend weather: mixed sun and clouds, mostly the latter. Temps low but not as low as mid-week; windy. Trail conditions: snowy/icy, but easily manageable. Lake conditions: lots of float ice. Presque Isle Bay: frozen.
Bird activity highly localized. Of note, nice Snow Bunting activity at outer Gull Point, and happy to report finally sighting overwintering Yellow-rumped Warbler along the Gull Point Trail. More on all this later. Here, it’s Budny Beach yesterday afternoon, featuring a very red male Northern Cardinal & Herring Gulls:
