Even though Ike's track took it north of us and I thought there would probably not be any hurricane birds till later this week, I decided to see if any birds were coming down with the strong northwest winds.  I decided to check Conneaut in hopes of seeing some shorebirds.  Although there were not a huge number of shorebirds, it was still pretty good this morning.  I got there around 7:45 and stayed until 11:30.  The three best birds all occurred during the first hour.  An adult SABINE'S GULL and 2 adult POMARINE JAEGERS passed from east to west and each flew over the mudflat before disappearing over the breakwall.  The jaegers got the shorebirds excited but didn't faze the gulls.  I wonder if there may have been more as they were easy to miss. Adult Sabine's gulls and pomarine jaegers are uncommon in Ohio as we usually get immatures.  I would imagine the hurricane was responsible for their presence.  I just wonder if they were brought up from the gulf or were heading south with the strong northwest winds.There was some shorebirds moving, but not a lot of them.  Here is what was seenSemipalmated plover   33Killdeer   6Black-bellied plover   4Golden plover   1Sanderling   41RED KNOT   1Semipalmated sandpiper   4WESTERN SANDPIPER   1Least sandpiper   7BAIRD"S SANDPIPER   13WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER   1RED-NECKED PHALAROPE   2Also seen were:LAUGHING GULL   1 adultLESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL   4 (1 1st, 1 2nd, 1 3rd, 1 adult)Black tern   3Caspian tern   8Bald eagle   3While heading west along the lake between Conneaut and Ashtabula I counted 14 bald eagles, including eight in one "flock".
John Pogacnik4765 Lockwood RoadPerry, OH 44081(440) 259-2751 
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