At the furthest point west on Presque Isle Bay is a cattail bed that is designated an Important Bird Area (IBA). It has been granted that status because for a few weeks in late summer, before they make their migratory flight south, tens of thousands of Purple Martins from far and wide congregate and roost here [...]
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Ha! Now that I’ve piqued your interest…here is a post dedicated to the little ones popping up all over Presque Isle lately. I went in search of Baltimore Oriole nests which are usually fairly accessible for photographs but no luck. All the oriole nests I’ve found are fairly high up. According to Peterson’s Field Guide to [...] (Click any image to see Full Size.) Well, I finally got my kayak into the water with much appreciated help from my awesome hubby who had to specially design and install my roof rack. Also, thanks much to Brian B., one of my PI, N co-bloggers, for the lessons and news on hot spots (including [...] Well, spring migration has finally taken wing and how happy we are that Presque Isle State Park plays host to such a wide variety of winged “guests” this time of year. I attended Jerry McWilliams birding identification class this past Saturday as well as the one prior and WOW! what a difference a week can make. [...] Canoe Portage Trail head. Unfortunately, due to prior commitments, I was not able to attend class 2 with Jerry and the group:( Here, however, is Jerry’s report of sightings for the day as well as some pictures I’ve taken of some of the species sighted taken on different days. If you are interested in joining in [...] When April with his showers sweet with fruit Most people aren’t aware of the winter sport called Kite Skiing . While I was taking one of my many rides around the Park , I came across an old friend of mine at Sunset Point Beach. Except he wasn’t swimming or sunning himself like most people do at the Beach. But that’s because this was [...]
Since I have not been able to make it to Presque Isle for over a month now I thought I would post this suet recipe I make for my backyard birds. Winter is upon us and as we cozy up with a hot drink watching the winter resident birds at our [...]
Now that winter is upon us. This is what you’ve missed if you haven’t visited the Park during the Fall season.
West end of the Marina Waterworks Pond Lagoons area Marina Horshoe Pond Marina..West end Marina area taken from East end Duck Hunter in Misery Bay And [...] |
Lake Erie on the left and PI Bay on the right 
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