There were a lot of Bonaparte's gulls moving east this morning. Quite a few were actively feeding on the lake off my house for a while. Franklin's gull and little gull were seen, but neither hung around. Not a lot of ducks, but decent variety. Lakeshore Waterbird Survey Lakeshore Reservation, North Perry December 6, 2008, 730-1000 Weather- cloudy Winds- S 5-10 to S 10-15, Temp- 21-23 F Barometer- 30.00-29.90, Humidity-73-74, Dew point- 13-15 Waves- 3-5 feet, Flight direction- east Mallard 1 Lesser scaup 33 Bufflehead 1 Common goldeneye 2 Hooded merganser 4 Red-breasted merganser 9 Ruddy duck 16 Common loon 2 Horned grebe 1 Bald eagle 1 adult FRANKLIN'S GULL 1 adult LITTLE GULL 1 adult Bonaparte's gull 2,344 Ring-billed gull 240 Herring gull 31 Great black-backed gull 3 John Pogacnik 4765 Lockwood Road Perry, OH 44081 (440) 259-2751 ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]