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got some time to stop at the
lake this morning on way home
from downtown.
Rock Hall (North Coast Harbor) 9:30
American Coot - 8+
Ring-billed Gull - 40-ish - all flying
Gordon Park Boat Launch
9:50 - 36* winds from W/NW
Bufflehead - 5
Horned Grebe - 5
Mallard - 3
Ring-necked Duck - 3
Red-breasted Merganser - 30+
fun to watch this morning, as they
worked the bay fishing in a group
as soon as 1 dove, all were down
not many gulls here today - less than
a dozen
Euclid Beach 10:15
as soon as i reached the beach area
i noticed a group of 50+ RB Gulls
milling about (bc of Eagle)
Bald Eagle (adult) - 1
was circling the beach heading
west
Mallard - 2
out a mile or so there were small groups
of RBMergs (4-12) frying off to the east -
larger groups out a little farther (50-100)
were flying west
in the 5 minutes i was there i saw about
300 of these birds were seen
10:25 Wildwood
(west of boat house)
RBMerg - 75+
RBGull - 30+
Canada Goose - 30+
Belted Kingfisher - 1
(east of boat house)
Canada Goose - 50+
RBGull - 30+
Sims Park/Henn Mansion pier
Scoters - 14 (too far out to ID)
Bald Eagle - 1 (adult)
perched on tree on point east
the pier
Ring-necked Duck - 30+
farther out on the water the
RBMergs were in flocks over 50
flying in both directions
in the 5 minutes watching their movement
i saw about 500 of these birds
buster
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