Today was the first waterbird survey of the year.  There was a steady stream of gulls heading west and few non-gulls.  Best birds were a SURF SCOTER flying amongst a small group of red-breasted mergansers and a RED-THROATED LOON heading east low over the water.
 
Lakeshore Reservation, North Perry, Lake County
Date- October 13, 2007, Time- 730-930
Weather- partly cloudy, Wind- West 10-15
Barometer- 30.04-30.06, Temperature- 48-50 F
Humidity- 78, Dew point- 34-35
Waves- 3-4 feet, Flight direction- west
 
SURF SCOTER   1 
Red-breasted merganser   9
RED-THROATED LOON   1
Double-crested cormorant   2
Bonaparte's gull   12
Ring-billed gull   674
Herring gull   59
Great black-backed gull   1
Belted kingfisher   1
 
 
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