As relayed on geneseebirds by Bill Watson, the immature male KING EIDER was still present straight out and looking west into Lake Erie from the Sturgeon Pt. marina in the town of Derby, southern Erie Co. this morning till as least 11:15 a.m. The bird spent most of its time on its own, actively preening and diving, and occasionally sleeping for a few minutes at a time. Also present in the morning were several Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, and Red-breasted Mergnsers, 4 Horned Grebes, 4 Common Loons, fly-by Red-throated Loon, and a few dozen Bonaparte's Gulls. Dave Wheeler and I then continued south along the Lake Erie shore to Barcelona Harbor in Chautauqua Co., and turned up a few highlights including: Bennett Beach dunes just south of Sturgeon Pt., Derby: Carolina Wren Brown Creeper Tufted Titmice Route 5 just N. of Evangola State Park, Irving: Northern Shrike Mouth of Silver Creek: Red-throated Loon juv. Bald Eagle St. Columbans, Route 5, Sheridan: juv. Bald Eagle 40+ Great Black-backed Gulls Dunkirk Harbor: 2 Canvasback 150+ Bonaparte's Gulls ad. Bald Eagle Barcelona Harbor: Redhead 400+ Bonaparte's Gulls Also 100+ Horned Grebes and several Common Loons at various locations on the lakeshore. Jim Pawlicki Amherst, NY
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