A belated report from yesterday.  You can tell we are into spring as
red-breasted mergansers are now greatly outnumbering common mergansers.
There was a decent mix of waterfowl with 2 long-tailed ducks and a black
scoter.   Gull numbers were low and ring-billed gulls were the dominant
species.

There were decent numbers of crows and blackbirds passing by with a few
robins.  Of note were two meadowlarks.  At the feeders there were about 60
siskins and a redpoll.

Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
North Perry, Lake County
March 14, 2009, 730-930
Weather- partly cloudy
Winds- S 5-10, Temp- 22-26 F
Barometer- 30.28-30.29,
Humidity-82, Dew point- 17-22
Waves- 1-2 feet, ice cover 20%
Flight direction- east

Canada goose   31
Wood duck   3
American black duck   3
Mallard   12
Northern pintail   2
Redhead   76
BLACK SCOTER   1
LONG-TAILED DUCK   2 males
Common goldeneye   24
Hooded merganser   6
Common merganser   49
Red-breasted merganser   1280
Horned grebe   2
Bald eagle 1 adult
Ring-billed gull   471
Herring gull   58
Great black-backed gull   4

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

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