I tried to do my Waterbird survey at my home in North Perry this morning but
a steady rain made for a real quiet morning.  I saw a few gulls fly by and
had 6 horned grebes on the lake.  Around 9:30 or so the rain cleared out and
there was a lot of movement, most was out pretty far.  I saw numerous flocks
of ducks far out and a few loons.



There were some birds that were not too far out and I was able to get a few
small flocks of red-breasted mergansers, bufflehead, and scaup.  Of note
were 2 PURPLE SANDPIPERS flying west together.   Also of note was a
PARASITIC JAEGER.   It harassed a feeding flock of Bonaparte's gulls a
couple times before heading west.  The action was pretty quick and by 10:30
only a few scattered Bonaparte's gulls were flying west.  By 11:00 things
were done totally.



John Pogacnik

4765 Lockwood Road

Perry, OH 44081




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