This morning I had the opportunity to visit the Conneaut sandspit and lagoon at about 8AM. The sandspit is presently not a visual delight; looking more like a freshly bulldozed landfill; you enter thru a gauntlet of discarded tires; to see images in the sand placed by local spinout artists.
Thank goodness the birds don't seem to care! Here are some highlights:
Dunlin 1 with a black belly
Bonaparte's Gull 95+ most in breeding plumage
Caspian Tern 72+ all in breeding adult plumage
Black-crowned Night-Heron 4 adults 1 immature
Great Black-backed Gull 62+ on beach, in all stages of plumage
Northern Pintail 1 male
Common Loon 2 breeding plumage
Blue-winged Teal 2 pair
Lesser Scaup 1 pair
Hooded Merganser 1 female
American Coot 4+
Red-breasted Merganser 20+
Bob Lane
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