Windy conditions and occasional snow brought a lot of gull movement.  I had
over 14,000 Bonaparte's gulls.  there could have been more, but the snow got
heavier the last hour and I could not see as far out.  Included in the
Bonaparte's were 2 little gulls.  There were lots of big gulls also,
including glaucous and lesser black-backed gulls.  The best birds were 2
purple sandpipers the were headed west just before 9:00.

Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
North Perry, Lake County
December 21, 2008, 730-1000
Weather- cloudy w/ snow
Winds- W 15-20 increasing to SW 25-35
Temp- 30-27 F, Barometer- 29.69-29.76,
Humidity-83-73, Dew point- 25-19
Waves- 10-12 feet, Flight direction- Bonaparte's east, all else west

Mallard   9
Lesser scaup   14
Common goldeneye   4
Common merganser   58
Red-breasted merganser   472
Bald eagle   1 adult
PURPLE SANDPIPER   2
LITTLE GULL   2 adults
Bonaparte's gull   14,670
Ring-billed gull   2,841
Herring gull   2,670
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL   1 adult
GLAUCOUS GULL   1 1st
Great black-backed gull   38

John Pogacnik
4765 Lockwood Road
Perry, OH 44081
(440) 259-2751

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