Date: 10/29/24 9:10 am From: <jerrymcw...> <0000001b5c226889-dmarc-request...> Subject: Erie County waterbird count for October 29, 2024
Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park
Date: October 29, 2024
Time: 0755 to 1025 AM
Weather: Cloudy, passing thunderstorm with downpours, S wind to 20 mph, lake calm onshore, temp. 55 F
Comments: A rather poor flight in terms of numbers, but a nice species diversity. There was a burst of puddle duck activity when small flocks were seen flying in off the lake as the storm approached. Waterbirds recorded: Gadwall 6American Wigeon 6Mallard 10American Black Duck 10Northern Pintail 12Green-winged Teal 17Ring-necked Duck 2Greater Scaup 10Lesser Scaup 10Scaup species 9Surf Scoter 2White-winged Scoter 5Black Scoter 3Long-tailed Duck 1Common Merganser 1Red-breasted Merganser 14Horned Grebe 6Dunlin 2Red-throated Loon 8Common Loon 9Loon species 5Double-crested Cormorant 2 Other bird crossing the lake: PeregrineFalcon 1
