I did a lake watch at Lake Erie Bluffs in Lake County for a couple hours.  There was a nice movement of large gulls heading west.  Most were probably heading toward the landfill just southwest of the park.  Of note was an adult Iceland gull and a couple lesser black-backed gulls.


Waterfowl numbers were fairly low with mergansers heading west close to shore and flocks of scaup heading east.  One group of 64 tundra swans was also seen.


Lake Erie Bluffs Metropark--Lane Rd., Lake, Ohio, US
Dec 2, 2016 7:10 AM - 9:10 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments:     Conducted a lakewatch
13 species (+1 other taxa)

Tundra Swan  64
Canvasback  29
Lesser Scaup  23
Greater/Lesser Scaup  394
Red-breasted Merganser  543
Common Loon  23
Horned Grebe  7
Bald Eagle  3
Ring-billed Gull  2740
Herring Gull  1890
Iceland Gull  1
Lesser Black-backed Gull  2     1 adult and one 2nd cycle
Great Black-backed Gull  11
American Robin  41


John Pogacnik

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