A lot more gulls and a lot fewer ducks today. Surprising was the lack of red-breasted mergansers, with only two seen. The most interesting bird was a first cycle Franklin's gull that was part of a large feeding flock of ring-billed gulls. Lakeshore Waterbird Survey North Perry, Lake County November 7, 2010, 645-845 Weather- cloudy with rain/snow Winds- SW 5-10, Temp- 38-40 F Barometer- 30.44-30.44, Humidity-77-72, Dew point- 29-31 Waves- 2-3 feet, Flight direction- west Lesser scaup 1 Bufflehead 7 Red-breasted merganser 2 Common loon 5 Double-crested cormorant 18 FRANKLIN'S GULL 1 1st cycle Bonaparte's gull 16 Ring-billed gull 847 Herring gull 61 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]