Wind Tunnel (5)

Cold, clear night last night in Erie County, Pennsylvania. Current air temp at 9 AM: -16 deg C.

3/4 moon at 5:45 AM Friday morning

In today’s post, continuing on with choppy channel ducks, etc. at South Pier from 22 January 2026:

View west from South Pier huddled behind ‘South Pier tree’
American Coot
Coot splash

Nice sequence of an immature Red-breasted Merganser in flight with water landing:


Lesser Scaup in choppy channel surf
Misc duck by North Pier
Redhead ducks
Lesser Scaup II
North Pier Light w/ misc duck in water

Rest are all Lesser Scaup in surf, + a Ring-billed Gull or two:


Erie Co. weekend weather forecast: extreme cold continues. Likely no/little snow. If going outdoors, stay safe!