Today was the first day since January that there was open water up to the
shoreline.  Yesterday there was about a half mile of ice.  It blew out last
night and was still visible in the distance.  There were a lot fewer
mergansers today than last weekend.  Gull numbers were about the same.  Best
birds were 2 sandhill cranes flying just offshore to the east.  An adult
lesser black-backed gull was also good.

Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
North Perry, Lake County
Sunday March 28, 700-1000
Weather- cloudy
Winds- S 20-30, Temp- 42-44 F
Barometer- 29.87-29.86,
Humidity-89-88, Dew point- 29-31
Waves- 3-4 feet, Flight direction- east
Ice cover- 5%

Canada goose   9
Bufflehead   2
Common goldeneye   13
Red-breasted merganser   376
Common loon   1
Horned grebe   3
Double-crested cormorant   2
Bald eagle- 1 adult
SANDHILL CRANE   2
Ring-billed gull   61
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL   1 adult
Herring gull   387
Great black-backed gull   16

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

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