This week was a little different than the past 2 for a few reasons. 1, I wasn't able to do all 30 (I had to remove one stop due to being asked not to park where I was by a resident) due to construction, and 2, I had a fellow birder with me for a 2nd pair of eyes.
The 2 of us ended up counting 15 species, which I guessed would happen due to the increase in temperature.
The biggest dips from last week include Bufflehead (145 less than last week), Common Loon (29 less than last week), and Red-breasted Merganser (1104 less than last week).
With the dips came some rises though. The most extensive of which included Bonaparte's Gull (236 more than last week), Greater Scaup (461 more than last week), and Redhead (1071 more than last week).
With the loss of individual loons, we got some crazy views! The best one could ask for along Lake Erie. Definitely, still, a great week ending with 5673 individual birds! Bringing the total for the year up to over 12000!! We also added the first Great Black-backed Gull of the year!
Here are the final totals for the week:
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