There was a great movement of birds today with lots of gulls and good
numbers of ducks.  Best bird was an immature or female Harlequin duck.  It
flew by very close to shore heading west.  Other waterfowl of note were 2
surf scoters.  Gulls of note were little gull and glaucous gull.

Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
North Perry, Lake County
December 28, 2011, 745-1045
Weather- cloudy, Winds- NW 20-30
Temp- 28-30 F, Barometer- 29.89-29.97
Humidity-82-80, Dew point- 24-26
Waves-8-10 feet, Flight direction- west

HARLEQUIN DUCK   1 female/immature
SURF SCOTER   2
Bufflehead 4
Common goldeneye   19
Common merganser 67
Red-breasted merganser 5,354
Bald eagle 1 imm
LITTLE GULL   1 ad
Bonaparte's gull 244
Ring-billed gull 9,330
Herring gull 2,620
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL 1 ad
GLAUCOUS GULL   1 3rd
Great black-backed gull 34

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

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