Windy conditions and occasional snow brought a lot of gull movement. I had
over 14,000 Bonaparte's gulls. there could have been more, but the snow got
heavier the last hour and I could not see as far out. Included in the
Bonaparte's were 2 little gulls. There were lots of big gulls also,
including glaucous and lesser black-backed gulls. The best birds were 2
purple sandpipers the were headed west just before 9:00.
Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
North Perry, Lake County
December 21, 2008, 730-1000
Weather- cloudy w/ snow
Winds- W 15-20 increasing to SW 25-35
Temp- 30-27 F, Barometer- 29.69-29.76,
Humidity-83-73, Dew point- 25-19
Waves- 10-12 feet, Flight direction- Bonaparte's east, all else west
Mallard 9
Lesser scaup 14
Common goldeneye 4
Common merganser 58
Red-breasted merganser 472
Bald eagle 1 adult
PURPLE SANDPIPER 2
LITTLE GULL 2 adults
Bonaparte's gull 14,670
Ring-billed gull 2,841
Herring gull 2,670
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL 1 adult
GLAUCOUS GULL 1 1st
Great black-backed gull 38
John Pogacnik
4765 Lockwood Road
Perry, OH 44081
(440) 259-2751
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