Several of us were on station at Lorain Harbor from a little after 12:00 to
3:30 today.  Alas, no BLACK-HEADED GULL, even though it had been there
earlier in the day.  The leucistic Bonaparte's was visible off and on
through the period (more off than on, so have patience).  Otherwise the
usual suspects in the harbor.

An interesting gull behavior: periodically, huge numbers of gulls would rise
in what looked exactly like a shorebird "dread".  No apparent reason -- no
raptors, no boats, no anything out of the ordinary.  In a few moments, the
gulls would settle back where they had started, mostly sitting on the water.

Quick scans of Oberlin and Wellington Reservoirs on the way home turned up
many, many ruddy ducks as well as a smattering of buffleheads, along with
the obligatory Canada geese and mallards, some hooded mergs, and a
remarkable collection of coots at Wellington.  I probably missed several
species in both locations as we were rushing and the light was poor.

Plenty of snow around noon on area roads, with light snow showers
periodically through the afternoon; the roads were clear by the time we
left.  For people mostly raised in NE Ohio, a lot of those Lorain drivers
aren't real good in the snow.  Be careful out there.....

Bill


On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 5:20 PM, jen brumfield <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Greetings all -
> The adult basic BLACK-HEADED GULL continues as of this morning around 10:30
> a.m. at Lorain Harbor. Heavy snow made visibility rough this morning. The
> bird came in from the harbor "mouth" and made its way into the harbor and
> quickly sat down amidst a Bonie flock out towards the west breakwall. Great
> scope views were had of the bird sitting on the water. The leucistic
> Bonaparte's Gull remains. A first-year Bonaparte's showing a very heavy
> black "M" was also present, looking very much like a 1st year Little Gull at
> first glance. At least 5,000 Bonaparte's remain. A flock of Snow Buntings
> came in off the lake and put down on on the west jetty.
> A nice grouping of large gulls at Avon Lake Powerplant produced two adult
> and a first year Lesser Black-backed.
> A single Surf Scoter off of Rocky River Park was a nice pickup.
> best of birding - Jen
>
> Jen Brumfield
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