Birds were moving a bit better than yesterday.  There were quite a few more
mergansers.  A long-tailed duck passes by amongst a group of red-breasted
mergs.  Gull numbers were down a bit over yesterday.

Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
North Perry, Lake County
December 29, 2009, 730-1000
Weather- partly cloudy
Winds- NW 15-25, Temp- 21-23 F
Barometer- 30.32-30.42,
Humidity-73-71, Dew point- 14-15
Waves- 7-9 feet, Flight direction- west

LONG-TAILED DUCK   1 female
Common goldeneye   1
Hooded merganser   1
Common merganser   131
Red-breasted merganser   329
Bald eagle   1 immature
Bonaparte's gull   38
Ring-billed gull   671
Herring gull   123
Great black-backed gull  11

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

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