Dateline: 25 September 2022
Rainy Sunday morning in Erie, but windy and partially clear by mid-afternoon – dry enough for a quick survey of Gull Point (Presque Isle State Park). Clouded up again soon enough, but lovely while it lasted.
Fairly subdued bird activity; not unexpected due to the unsettled weather. Common Yellowthroat (f) along the Gull Point outer old trail:
Almost at the tree line, lots of agitated gulls:
A reason for agitation:
Roped-off corridor/observation platform:
Bad photo, but easy enough to see these as Green-winged Teal:
Goodness gracious, what is this??? White supercilium (‘eyebrow’), dark crown, brown/barred breast and underbelly, etc. = juvenile American Golden-Plover! First BirdingPI.com sighting this year.
Lovely Pectoral Sandpiper:
More Plover:
Here, a little easier to see the “gold” color on back feathers:
Annotated for bird ID:
