Today was pretty amazing with numerous waterbirds and songbirds moving along
the lake.  The most amazing sighting were a group of 46 BRANT moving slowly
to the west.  Also of interest were the shorebirds.  I had 77 WHIMBREL (3
flocks of 23,38, and 17 birds), and 1 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER amongst a group
of dunlin.  Fantastic variety for this late in the season.

Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
May 26, 2008, 630-900
Weather- cloudy (brief thunderstorm around 8:15)
Winds- SW 10-15, Temp- 62-65 F
Barometer- 29.89-29.84,
Humidity-66-68, Dew point- 51-54
Waves- 3-5 feet, Flight direction- west

Canada goose   6
BRANT   46
Red-breasted merganser   1
Common loon   2
Double-crested cormorant   24
Great blue heron   9
Great egret   1
Bald eagle   1 adult
Spotted sandpiper   8
WHIMBREL   77
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER   1
Dunlin   67
Peep  spp.   8
Bonaparte's gull   2
Ring-billed gull   84
Herring gull   6
Caspian tern   1
Common tern   9
Forster's tern   4
Belted kingfisher   1

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

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