Not much moving along the Ashtabula Co. lakefront this morning.  Conneaut had 60 horned grebes, a migrating n. harrier, an Am. pipit, and 35 snow buntings (2 flocks).  At Ashtabula I found 5 great blue herons, bald eagle, 35 cedar waxwings, and 7 snow buntings.  Mosquito L/WA had plenty of waterfowl, including pintails, shovelers, 30 Am. wigeon, 40 black ducks, 45 gadwalls, 125 green-winged teal, 150 ring-necked ducks, buffleheads, 125 hooded mergs, ruddy ducks.  Bonaparte's gulls numbered 300+.  Raptors were disappointing other than 3 red-shouldered hawks.  It seemed odd to leave Mosquito without seeing a single eagle or harrier there.  The day's total of some other species was notably low also: 1 lesser scaup, no goldeneyes, 100 red-breasted mergs, 4 common loons, 9 coots, no great black-backed gulls.  At least the sun came out for awhile.   Later, Craig

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