The weather looked good for an early flight of waterbirds.  There were a few
birds moving, best of which were two jaegers and a laughing gull.  One of
the jaegers was in close enough and spent a few minutes in the area to allow
identification as a parasitic jaeger.  The other bird was too far out to get
an ID.  The laughing gull passed by amongst a group of ring-billed gulls.
There were few ring-billed and herring gulls moving this morning.  A little
after I quit watching the ring-billed gulls began moving overhead.  I'd
imagine several hundred passed to the east through the afternoon.  Nothing
else of note was seen in the afternoon.


Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
North Perry, Lake County
September 5, 2011, 730-1000
Weather- Cloudy
Winds- N 15-20 increasing to NW 20-25
Temp- 66-67 F
Barometer- 29.87-29.92,
Humidity-77-81, Dew point- 61
Waves- 4-6 to 5-7 feet, Flight direction- east

Blue-winged teal  81
Green-winged teal   23
Double-crested cormorant   1
Bald eagle 4 (2a, 2i locals)
PARASITIC JAEGER   1
JAEGER spp.   1
LAUGHING GULL   1 immature
Bonaparte's gull 17
Ring-billed gull 64
Herring gull 8
Caspian tern  1

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

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