There was a great movement of birds today with over 13,000 common and
red-breasted mergansers, all heading west.  Also of note with waterfowl were
5 black scoters.  There was also an excellent movement of gulls with 1
Thayer's, 3 glaucous and a lesser black-backed gull.



Lakeshore Waterbird Survey

Lakeshore Reservation, North Perry, Lake County

January 12, 2005, 0730-1000

Weather- cloudy, Wind- W 15-20

Temperature 34-35 F, Barometer- 29.84-29.95

Humidity-  85-83, dew point- 30-31

Waves- 2-3,

Flight direction- west



Canada goose   2

Mallard   2

Canvasback  9

Redhead   17

Greater scaup   17

Lesser scaup   42

BLACK SCOTER   5

Common goldeneye   35

Common merganser   3,143

Red-breasted merganser  10,120

Ring-billed gull   114

THAYER'S GULL  1 ad

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL   1 ad

Herring gull  970

GLAUCOUS GULL   3 (2 1st, 1 ad)

Great black-backed gull   44







John Pogacnik

4765 Lockwood Road

Perry, OH 44081




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