Today was very interesting.  I watched from 7:30-10:00, and quit at 10:00
because movement had totally died.  Movement this morning was to the east.
Around 11:00 a large movement of gulls began and this time they were all
heading west.  Ring-bills dominated the morning and herrings in the
afternoon.  I had one great black-backed in the morning, 161 in the
afternoon.  Wind direction did not change.  The only change I saw between
the morning and afternoon was that the barometer was dropping more rapidly
in the afternoon.  I have separated totals by morning and afternoon.

Still not a lot of waterfowl other that two large groups of Canada geese.
In the morning there was an Iceland gull and in the afternoon, 1 glaucous
and 3 lesser black-backed gulls.  Also of note were Bonaparte's gulls.
They're the first I've seen here since late November.

Morning
Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
North Perry, Lake County
January 1, 2010, 730-1000
Weather-  cloudy with rain
Winds- S 15-25, Temp- 53 F
Barometer- 29.86-29.84
Humidity-87-89, Dew point- 49-50
Waves- 1-3 feet, Flight direction- east

Canada goose  156
American black duck   1
Mallard   3
Bufflehead   2
Ring-billed gull   755
Herring gull   127
ICELAND GULL   1 adult
Great black-backed gull   1

Afternoon
Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
North Perry, Lake County
January 1, 2010, 11:00-1:00
Weather-  cloudy with rain
Winds- S 15-25, Temp- 54-57 F
Barometer- 29.83-29.77
Humidity-89-86, Dew point- 51-52
Waves- 1-3 feet, Flight direction- west

Canada goose   3
Common goldeneye   1
Red-breasted merganser   1
Bald eagle   1 imm
Bonaparte's gull   476
Ring-billed gull   497
Herring gull   2,430
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL   3 (2 1st cycle, 1 adult)
GLAUCOUS GULL   1 (1st or2nd cycle)
Great black-backed gull   161

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

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