best sighting was on the way today
as I saw a single Great Egret off of
271 North behind a Progressive Bldg
(the one that used to be a golf course
on SOM)   2:20 Mayfield Village
 
@ Gordon Park  boat launch @ 2:30
51* decent breeze from east
 
in the grass between parking lot + Dike 14
Ring-billed Gulls - 22
Canada Geese - 14
 
in the bay (anywhere i could see)
Great Crested Cormorants - 7
Red-breasted Mergansers - 25-ish
Buffleheads - 2
American Coot - 1
RB Gulls - 10
Herring Gulls - 3
Tree Swallows - 4
 
2:50 to west side of ICYC
these were seen as I started to walk out
on the breakwall - didn't make it far due
to increasing wind and rain 
Canada Geese - 4 (1 still on nest)
Yellow Warbler - 1 (glowed in the gloomy weather)
Barn Swallows - 2
no birds in the bay on this side
RBGs - less than 10 on docks
 
in open water was VERY little (air or water)
all were located in small group off of
the point of Dike 14
RBMs - 25-ish 
GCCs - 10-ish
a few fly-by gulls (nothing of note)
 
buster
 
back to school tomorrow = back after school                                     
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