got some time to stop at the
lake this morning on way home 
from downtown.
 
Rock Hall (North Coast Harbor) 9:30
American Coot - 8+
Ring-billed Gull - 40-ish - all flying
 
Gordon Park Boat Launch
9:50 - 36*   winds from W/NW
Bufflehead - 5
Horned Grebe - 5
Mallard - 3
Ring-necked Duck - 3
Red-breasted Merganser - 30+
     fun to watch this morning, as they
     worked the bay fishing in a group
     as soon as 1 dove, all were down
not many gulls here today - less than 
     a dozen
 
Euclid Beach    10:15
as soon as i reached the beach area
i noticed a group of 50+ RB Gulls
milling about (bc of Eagle)
Bald Eagle (adult) - 1
     was circling the beach heading
     west
Mallard - 2
out a mile or so there were small groups
of RBMergs (4-12) frying off to the east - 
larger groups out a little farther (50-100)
were flying west
in the 5 minutes i was there i saw about
300 of these birds were seen
 
10:25 Wildwood
(west of boat house)
RBMerg - 75+
RBGull - 30+
Canada Goose - 30+
Belted Kingfisher - 1
 
(east of boat house)
Canada Goose - 50+
RBGull - 30+
 
Sims Park/Henn Mansion pier
Scoters - 14 (too far out to ID)
Bald Eagle - 1 (adult)
     perched on tree on point east
     the pier
Ring-necked Duck - 30+
farther out on the water the
RBMergs were in flocks over 50
flying in both directions
     in the 5 minutes watching their movement
     i saw about 500 of these birds
 
buster
                                          
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