There was a great movement of birds on the lake this morning with a great
movement of over 16,000 red-breasted mergansers.  There was a nice variety
of ducks and gulls with good numbers of Bonaparte's gulls.  Of interest were
single  ICELAND AND GLAUCOUS GULLS.  The only new arrival was common loon.

There were actually more songbirds moving yesterday than today due to the
east wind.  Of interest was a pileated woodpecker that was flying out over
the lake heading west.

Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
April 6, 2008, 700-1000
Weather- clear
Winds- I 5-10, Temp- 35-41 F
Barometer- 30.10-30.12,
Humidity-83-81, Dew point- 35-37
Waves- 2-3 feet, Flight direction- east

Canada goose   18
Wood duck   1
Mallard   2
Greater scaup   17
Lesser scaup   66
Bufflehead   2
Common goldeneye   9
Hooded merganser   8
Common merganser   14
Red-breasted merganser   16,582
Common loon   1
Horned grebe   1
Double-crested cormorant   177
Great blue heron   1
Killdeer   3
Bonaparte's gull   586
Ring-billed gull   891
Herring gull   144
ICELAND GULL   1 adult
GLAUCOUS GULL   1 1st cycle
Great black-backed gull   4


John Pogacnik
4765 Lockwood Road
Perry, OH 44081
(440) 259-2751

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