Today, we checked out Lake Erie from Ashtabula to Avon Lake. Someone with greater knowledge of gulls than us would have identified a greater number birds.
Geneva on the Lake
immature Eagle
North Perry and Mentor Headlands were void of water fowl.
East 55th-Cleveland
Lesser Scuap
Canvasback
Redheads
Cormorants
Greater Back Gull
Lesser Back Gull
Glaucous Gull
Blackheaded Gull
Bonapart Gull
Herring Gull
Burke Lakefront Airport
We had a couple of birders tell us they spotted a Snowy Owl at Gate 12 across the runway in the weeds. With our scope at full strength, we identified an image we believe to be a Snowy Owl. The birders who told us about the owl indicated they had a decent photograph of the owl.
Avon Lake Miller Road Pier
We were losing day light when we arrived in Avon Lake.
Pintail Duck
Coot
Rick and Richard Oxley
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There are 4 messages totalling 176 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Lakeshore Waterbird Survey 12/24
2. Snow Buntings
3. A Birders Christmas Morning Gifts - Hoover Reservoir, Delaware County
4. Red-Throated Loon
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Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2008 07:53:03 -0500
From: John Pogacnik <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Lakeshore Waterbird Survey 12/24
There was a moderate movement of birds. The lack of Bonaparte's gulls was
noticeable as there had been some pretty impressive numbers recently. Most
of the ducks were out pretty far and needed a scope for identification.
Three black scoters and two long-tailed ducks were noteworthy.
Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
Lakeshore Reservation, North Perry
December 24, 2008, 745-945
Weather- cloudy
Winds- S 15-25, Temp- 39-41 F
Barometer- 29.97-29.94,
Humidity-91-92, Dew point- 37-38
Waves- 2-3 feet, Flight direction- west
Mallard 2
Scaup spp. 85
BLACK SCOTER 3
LONG-TAILED DUCK 2
Common goldeneye 6
Common merganser 67
Red-breasted merganser 1,332
Bonaparte's gull 120
Ring-billed gull 271
Herring gull 146
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL 1 adult
Great black-backed gull 11
John Pogacnik
4765 Lockwood Road
Perry, OH 44081
(440) 259-2751
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Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2008 08:02:20 -0500
From: Russowl <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Snow Buntings
Day before yesterday ,, we had a dusting of snow on the ground and =
there were flocks of snow buntings , horned larks everywhere ya went =
,,, one flock of snow bunting shad at least a 1000 in it ,, biggest I =
have seen so far. But yesterday the snow melted and now ya see nothiin' =
,,, none no where ,,, where do they go ????? anyone know , cause as =
soon as we get snow again ,, they will be back
Russell Reynolds=20
Allen County
Lima, Ohio
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Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:42:55 EST
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Subject: A Birders Christmas Morning Gifts - Hoover Reservoir, Delaware County
This morning being pleasant, Linda and I checked out Hoover Reservoir to see
what was around. This turned out to be a good decision. The upper part of
the reservoir, from the Smothers Road Bridge north is mostly iced over with
small areas of open water here and there. The reservoir is open from the bridge
south to the dam. We started at Oxbow Road where we located the first 2 of 11
Bald Eagles for the morning, both of these were immature's standing on the
ice. On the south side of the causeway were about 1,000 Canada Geese, 300+
Mallards, 1 Cackling Goose and 1 Egyptian Goose. The latter is obviously an
escapee, but still an interesting looking bird. Along the feeder stream were 4
Great Blue Herons looking for substance with apparent success. In the brush
along the edge of the road were a mixture of small birds including many
Dark-eyed Junco's, Song Sparrows, a few House Finches and a lone Savannah Sparrow.
We next began working our way south along the reservoir on Sunbury Road.At
the Baldridge Boat Ramp the water we located 2 more Bald Eagles working over a
goose carcass, much to the dislike of the other geese on the ice and in the
opening in the water. This location also had a Mute Swan, 4 white morf Snow
Geese, and more Mallards.
At the Maxtown Boat Launch we located Bald Eagle number 5, about 1,000
Canada Geese, 500 Mallards, 1 Snow Goose and lots of Bonaparte's Gulls.
At the East Walnut Boat Lunch we found another 5 Bald Eagles, 2 full adults
and 3 immature's. The adults were putting on a show with an aerial dance,
talon to talon. There were 100's of Ring-billed Gulls and about 100 Bonaparte's
Gulls and 12 Hooded Mergansers.
At Area B, the parking lot just north of the Water Department Maintenance
compound, there was a nice assortment of waterfowl. This included 1,000 or so
Canada Geese, 13 American Black Ducks, 500+ Mallards, 9 Canvasback, 15
Redheads, 27 Lesser Scaup, 21 Common Goldeneye, 50+ Hooded Merganser, 8 Red-breasted
Merganser and 5 Ruddy Duck. We also located another Bald Eagle. Checking the
gulls along the shore we located a few Herring Gulls mixed in with the
endless accumulation of Ring-billed and Bonaparte's Gulls.
At the dam there were more gulls, Hooded Mergansers, an American Coot,
Canada Geese and Mallards. I didn't get around to checking the spillway for
activity. As we headed back north for home a spotted an all black (from a distance)
duck with a rapid wing beat, but I didn't get a chance to scope it. A
possible scoter? I listed it as the mystery bird.
Charlie Bombaci
Hoover Nature Preserve
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Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:52:00 -0500
From: John Habig <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Red-Throated Loon
Shane Egleston called me at about 2:00 this afternoon to let me know he
saw a Red-throated Loon at Caesar Creek at the north pool. This may be
the same bird that Rick Asamoto reported last Friday off of Harveysburg
Road.
John Habig
261 Lantis Dr.
Carlisle, Ohio 45005
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