Today was the first waterbird survey of the season.  It was a decent flight
for mid-October.  Most of the birds were out quite a way from shore.  There
was a brief movement of Bonaparte's, but it ended pretty quick.  The best
birds were PARASITIC JAEGER and 34 COMMON MERGANSERS.  My guess with the
mergansers is they bred somewhere locally (Pennsylvania ??).  there was one
adult male and the others appeared to be immatures/females.  The jaeger
passed by around 7:30  It flew through to the west without slowing down.  It
was a young bird.

Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
October 18, 2008, 700-1000
Weather-  cloudy
Winds- NE 10-15, Temp- 42-43 F
Barometer- 30.27-30.33,
Humidity-74-73, Dew point- 35-36
Waves- 3-5 feet, Flight direction- west

COMMON MERGANSER   34
Common loon   1
Double-crested cormorant   23
PARASITIC JAEGER   1
Bonaparte's gull   72
Ring-billed gull   248
Herring gull   23

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

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