I had an adult LITTLE GULL fly by this evening at my house in North Perry,
Lake County.   The lake finally opened up out here today.  It is still over
50% ice-covered, but its a start.  Now if we can get rid of the snow here.
We still have a little bit left.  There has been continuous snow cover here
since February 10.  This morning I didn't have much time to watch, but I did
get my first eastern phoebe along with tree swallows, flickers, meadowlarks,
and numerous blackbirds and crows.  When I left there were a few vultures
flying by along with a couple kestrels, red-shouldered hawks, and red-tailed
hawks.

I also stopped briefly at Lorain Harbor.  I didn't have time to really
search hard or make any counts, but in the time I was there I found a single
SURF SCOTER.  There were a lot of red-breasted mergansers and a decent
number of Bonaparte's gulls flying around the harbor.  Nothing else of note.

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

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