Sunset+Harbor


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=Sunset Harbor= 625 Prospect Street Fairport Harbor, Ohio 44077 HTP Rack and Marine (Facebook) webpage Sunset Harbor Bar and Grille (Facebook) webpage

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Sunset Harbor
Coordinates: 41.7582956, -81.2669554 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Sunset Harbor
The “off season,” when it can be surprisingly productive, is a good time to bird here. Herring Gulls seem to favor roosting on the docks which are close, where Ring-billed Gulls are more numerous at the boat launch and docks at the harbor to the west. There is usually a flock of ducks close at the northwest end of the marina (Scaup most commonly but with other ducks mixed in, sometimes including scoters), perhaps due to a mussel bed. The ducks can usually be viewed from the entrance road or from the west end of the marina.

The lake is more productive for birding during the colder months (gulls, water birds) and the harbor is usually empty of boats and people at this time. There is a public restaurant, Sunset Harbor Bar and Grille, with parking between the lake and the large building. A scope can be used to view the water and there is a break wall further out although it is pretty far and most birds moving along the lake are traveling outside of it. So usually binoculars are good enough and the birds of interest are close. The marina is a nice spot to check as it is productive for the short amount of time it requires to drop in and check. The marina is sometimes referred to as “Mew Gull Marina” after a bird which spent some time here in 1998. From Cory Chiappone

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