Things picked up slightly with gulls, but ducks numbers remained on the low
side.  The best bird was a young male harlequin duck that passed by close to
the shore flying alone.  A young male passed by close to shore on the 28th
of December, I am guessing it may be the same bird as today.  Also of note
were two lesser black-backed gulls.

Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
North Perry, Lake County
January 4, 2009, 745-1015
Weather- cloudy
Winds- SE 5-10, Temp- 28-33 F
Barometer- 30.01-30.00,
Humidity-72-61, Dew point- 20-22
Waves- 1-3 feet, Flight direction- west

Canvasback   26
Lesser scaup   24
HARLEQUIN DUCK   1
Common goldeneye   1
Common merganser   66
Red-breasted merganser   49
Great blue heron   1
Bonaparte's gull   4
Ring-billed gull   386
Herring gull   247
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL    2
Great black-backed gull   26

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

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