I took off a couple hours this morning in anticipation of a good movement of
birds, and I wasn't disappointed.  The morning started off with brisk winds
and light flurries.  By 9:00 the snow increased enough that it made viewing
occasionally difficult then would clear up.  At around 9:30 the snow got
heavier and visibility dropped to zero so I quit.  There were numbers and
diversity of waterfowl and gulls.  Seven species of gulls were seen with
Franklin's, lesser black-backed gulls, and kittiwake making things
interesting.  A parasitic jaeger was also found.  It passed by about 8:50.
It was heading west and passed directly below the tundra swan flock that was
heading east.  A surf scoter was the only unusual duck.  Another bird of
interest for me was pied-billed grebe.  It is a species that I do not often
see on the open lake here.

Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
November 10, 2008, 700-930
Weather- cloudy w/ snow
Winds- W 15-20+, Temp- 34-35 F
Barometer- 30.10-30.15,
Humidity-88-89, Dew point- 31-32
Waves- 6-8 feet, Flight direction- west

Tundra swan   37
Canvasback   58
Lesser scaup   1
SURF SCOTER   1
Bufflehead   53
Common goldeneye   6
Red-breasted merganser   388
Common loon   8
Pied-billed grebe   1
Horned grebe   3
PARASITIC JAEGER   1 immature
FRANKLIN'S GULL   2
Bonaparte's gull   370
Ring-billed gull   565
Herring gull   79
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL   2 adults
Great black-backed gull   11
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE   1 immature
Snow bunting   24


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

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