Things were really slow today with few ducks and small numbers of gulls.
The lone excitement was a very pale second year glaucous gull.  Nearly all
the birds were heading east.

The feeders were hopping with the common species today.  A single common
redpoll and pine siskin were around most of the morning.  The white-winged
crossbill was not seen again.  the crossbill has been hanging with a group
of 8-10 house finches.  The last couple days only a pair of house finches
have been seen.  Typically  when it gets really cold and windy, the house
finches tend to leave.  It's supposed to warm up this weekend, we'll see if
they and the crossbill return.

Lakeshore Reservation, North Perry, Lake County
Date- January 3, 2008, Time- 730-1000
Weather- cloudy with snow, Wind- SW 10-15
Barometer- 30.73-30.77., Temperature- 20-23 F
Humidity- 73-76, Dew point- 5-7
Waves- 2-4 feet, Flight direction- east

American black duck   1
Mallard   3
Lesser scaup   147
Common merganser   20
Red-breasted merganser   12
Ring-billed gull   536
Herring gull   58
GLAUCOUS GULL   1 2nd year
Great black-backed gull   3

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

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