Date: 11/18/24 9:55 am From: <jerrymcw...> <0000001b5c226889-dmarc-request...> Subject: Erie County waterbird count for November 18, 2024
Location: Sunset Point, Presque Isle State Park
Date: November 18, 2024
Time: 0700 to 1000 AM
Weather: Mostly cloudy to partly cloudy, W wind to 5 mph, waves 1’ to 2’, temp. 53F
Comments: A strange morning in waterfowl flight direction. Most of the large flocks of Red-breasted Merganser were moving east while nearly all scaup were moving west. Heaviest flights were during the first hour after sunrise. Just two large flocks of Red-breasted Merganser made up for more than 50% of the that species total. Highlights were an adult Parasitic Jaeger and an adult Little Gull. Both seen moving well offshore. Roger Donn assisted with the count. Waterbirds recorded: Mallard 12Green-winged Teal 2Greater Scaup 450Lesser Scaup 700Scaup species 220Surf Scoter 4White-winged Scoter 37Long-tailed Duck 2Bufflehead 12Red-breasted Merganser 5400Horned Grebe 7LITTLE GULL 1 adult moving westPARASITIC JAEGER 1 light morph adultRed-throated Loon 8Common Loon 1Loon species 6 Other birds moving along the lake: BaldEagle 2
