Today was reminiscent of sitting at the Niagara on the lake watching the
Bonaparte's heading out at the end of the day.  From 7:15-7:45 I saw about
20 Bonaparte's gulls and then from 7:45-8:30 I saw over 20,000.  It was
pretty much one huge flock of birds heading to parts unknown.  I was able to
pick a Franklin's, 4 littles, and 1 black-headed gull out of the masses,
there may have been more.  there were  a few ducks.  Most were red-breasted
mergansers, but I did have a couple surf scoters.

Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
Lakeshore Reservation, North Perry
December 13, 2008, 715-1015
Weather- clear
Winds- S 5-10, Temp- 21-25 F
Barometer- 30.30-30.31,
Humidity-75-70, Dew point- 15
Waves- 2-4 feet, Flight direction- east

American black duck   3
Mallard   24
SURF SCOTER   2
Bufflehead   2
Common goldeneye   11
Common merganser   36
Red-breasted merganser   1,127
FRANKLIN'S GULL   1 imm
LITTLE GULL   4 (3 adults, 1 imm.)
BLACK-HEADED GULL   1 adult
Bonaparte's gull   21,700
Ring-billed gull   286
Herring gull   34
Great black-backed gull   3

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

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