It was slightly better with gulls today, but only one flock of ducks all morning. There were Bonaparte's gulls today and with them was a Franklin's gull. Also of interest was over 50 herring gulls with the majority being 1st cycle birds. Lakeshore Waterbird Survey Lakeshore Reservation, North Perry October 25, 2009, 730-930 Weather- clear Winds- S 5, Temp- 41-43 F Barometer- 30.09-30.13, Humidity-81-80, Dew point- 35-37 Waves- 1-2 feet, Flight direction- west Red-breasted merganser 7 FRANKLIN'S GULL 1 Bonaparte's gull 147 Ring-billed gull 456 Herring gull 51 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]