There was a good movement of mergansers this morning.  Lots of big flocks,
but with nothing different in them.  There were a few small groups of gulls.

Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
North Perry, Lake County
December 24, 2011, 730-1000
Weather- cloudy with flurries to partly cloudy,
Winds- S 5
Temp- 32-35 F, Barometer- 30.38-30.42
Humidity-82-78, Dew point- 27-29
Waves-1-2 feet, Flight direction- east

Canada goose   8
Tundra swan   17
American black duck 3
Mallard 16
Bufflehead   38
Hooded merganser   2
Red-breasted merganser 5,483
Common loon   1
Horned grebe 1
Bald eagle   1 ad
Bonaparte's gull  2
Ring-billed gull   478
Herring gull   138
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL 1 ad
Great black-backed gull 7

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

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