It was another amazing day with great waterfowl variety and some great
birds. Best of all were 3 common eiders (1 male, 2 females). I saw them
coming almost immediately and their flight style caught my eye immediately.
From a distance I thought small geese. When I got the scope the male told
me immediately what they were. I was able to watch them in the scope as
they passed. I was able to get some nice looks at the females head shape.
They passed by a little before 11:00. At that time all birds were heading
east. I had also spotted a pomarine jaeger and a few scoters.
At around 11:15 the wind picked up. It did not seem to change direction at
all, but after that I started getting birds heading west. I ended up
getting 134 brant and a red-throated loon. All of the cormorants were also
heading west. After the wind change I also got all of my Bonaparte's gulls.
They were heading east. After the wind increase there were no more duck
flocks, only 2s and 3s. I counted until 12:00, but occasionally checked the
lake. I saw very little this afternoon.
Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
Lakeshore Reservation, North Perry, Lake County
October 29, 2012, 0745-1200
Weather- cloudy with rain, Wind- N 25-35 to N 30-40
Temperature 43-44 F, Barometer- 29.90-29.87
Humidity- 93, dew point- 41
Waves- 8-10 increasing to 10-12 feet, Direction- east then west
BRANT 134
Tundra swan 91
Mallard 6
Northern shoveler 1
Northern pintail 5
Green-winged teal 1
Canvasback 14
Greater scaup 8
Lesser scaup 236
Scaup spp. 160
COMMON EIDER 1 male, 2 females
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER 3
BLACK SCOTER 5
Bufflehead 56
Red-breasted merganser 564
RED-THROATED LOON 1
Common loon 18
Horned grebe 1
Double-crested cormorant 51
POMARINE JAEGER 1
Bonaparte's gull 215
Ring-billed gull 418
Herring gull 182
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL 4 (2 2nd cycle, 2 adults)
John Pogacnik
4765 Lockwood Road
Perry, OH 44081
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