Today was very interesting. I watched from 7:30-10:00, and quit at 10:00 because movement had totally died. Movement this morning was to the east. Around 11:00 a large movement of gulls began and this time they were all heading west. Ring-bills dominated the morning and herrings in the afternoon. I had one great black-backed in the morning, 161 in the afternoon. Wind direction did not change. The only change I saw between the morning and afternoon was that the barometer was dropping more rapidly in the afternoon. I have separated totals by morning and afternoon. Still not a lot of waterfowl other that two large groups of Canada geese. In the morning there was an Iceland gull and in the afternoon, 1 glaucous and 3 lesser black-backed gulls. Also of note were Bonaparte's gulls. They're the first I've seen here since late November. Morning Lakeshore Waterbird Survey North Perry, Lake County January 1, 2010, 730-1000 Weather- cloudy with rain Winds- S 15-25, Temp- 53 F Barometer- 29.86-29.84 Humidity-87-89, Dew point- 49-50 Waves- 1-3 feet, Flight direction- east Canada goose 156 American black duck 1 Mallard 3 Bufflehead 2 Ring-billed gull 755 Herring gull 127 ICELAND GULL 1 adult Great black-backed gull 1 Afternoon Lakeshore Waterbird Survey North Perry, Lake County January 1, 2010, 11:00-1:00 Weather- cloudy with rain Winds- S 15-25, Temp- 54-57 F Barometer- 29.83-29.77 Humidity-89-86, Dew point- 51-52 Waves- 1-3 feet, Flight direction- west Canada goose 3 Common goldeneye 1 Red-breasted merganser 1 Bald eagle 1 imm Bonaparte's gull 476 Ring-billed gull 497 Herring gull 2,430 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL 3 (2 1st cycle, 1 adult) GLAUCOUS GULL 1 (1st or2nd cycle) Great black-backed gull 161 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]