I was at East 72nd Street and East 55th Street in Cleveland this afternoon
from 12:00-2:15.  Gull numbers are way down over yesterday.  There were
probably 1,000 gulls from East 55th-East 72nd.  Very few gulls were flying
at the hot water channel that is now clogged with ice.

The Common gull was seen out on the ice west of the hot water channel.  It
was in the company of mostly ring-billed gulls.  I observed it fly south
across the road and disappear near the power plant.  There is water on the
north side of the power plant and gulls were feeding there.  I was not able
to see it flying around over there so I don't know if it was on the water
there or if it flew elsewhere.  I was unable to relocate the bird amongst
the gulls sitting on the ice or anywhere else.

Other birds of note were a first cycle glaucous, 1 1st cycle Iceland and 2
lesser black-backed gulls.  I also saw and photographed an interesting
darker mantled herring gull.  You can see the photos of this bird at:

http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5312&PID=15776#15776

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

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