Things have been pretty slow along the lake. On Wednesday there were only
gulls passing through. There were 13 great black-backed gulls. A sign of
this winter, its my second highest count this season. The high was 18 on
Dec 5. Usually there are counts in excess of 100 by now.
Location- Lakeshore Reservation, North Perry, Lake County
Date- December 27, 2006, Time- 7:30-9:30
Weather- Cloudy, Winds- NW 10-15
Temperature- 37-35 F, Barometer- 29.96-30.01
Humidity- 73-74, Dew point- 29
Waves- 3-4, Flight direction- west
Ring-billed gull 381
Herring gull 153
Great black-backed gull 13
Today, Thursday, there at least were some red-breasted mergansers flying by,
although not many. Gull numbers were down from Wednesday.
Location- Lakeshore Reservation, North Perry, Lake County
Date- December 28, 2006, Time- 7:30-9:30
Weather- Cloudy, Winds- SW 5
Temperature- 40-41 F, Barometer- 30.32-30.35
Humidity- 70-71, Dew point- 31-32
Waves- 1-2, Flight direction- west
Red-breasted merganser 92
Ring-billed gull 312
Herring gull 62
Great black-backed gull 4
John Pogacnik
4765 Lockwood Road
Perry, OH 44081
440-259-2751
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