Today was fantastic. It could have been better had the snow not obscured
viewing occasionally. The cold temperatures must have really stirred up the
waterfowl as I had great numbers and variety. A lot were sitting on the
lake. It seems like a lot of birds may have vacated inland sites as I had
ring-necked ducks, ruddy ducks, and American coot. Birds I rarely get
sitting on the lake here. There were some good ducks with the best being
harlequin duck (a young male), surf and black scoter and 6 long-tailed ducks
that passed by in a group. I had three red-throated loons fly by while only
one common loon passed by. Gull numbers were good. There were not many
Bonaparte's. An Iceland gull was new for the season.
Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
Lakeshore Reservation, North Perry
December 11, 2009, 7:30-11:00
Weather- cloudy with snow,
Winds- NW 25-35,
Temp- 23-24 F, Barometer- 30.16-30.27,
Humidity-71-80, Dew point- 15-19
Waves- 12-14 feet,
Flight direction- west
Gadwall 2
American black duck 6
Mallard 34
Northern pintail 1
Canvasback 158
Redhead 3
Ring-necked duck 2
Greater scaup 323
Lesser scaup 970
Scaup spp. 1,550
HARLEQUIN DUCK 1
SURF SCOTER 8
BLACK SCOTER 2
LONG-TAILED DUCK 6
Bufflehead 658
Common goldeneye 66
Hooded merganser 32
Common merganser 64
Red-breasted merganser 4,323
Ruddy duck 46
RED-THROATED LOON 3
Common loon 1
American coot 1
Bonaparte's gull 31
Ring-billed gull 3,111
Herring gull 327
KUMLIEN'S GULL 1 (1st/2nd cycle)
Great black-backed gull 17
John Pogacnik
4765 Lockwood Road
Perry, OH 44081
(440) 259-2751
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