There was a fantastic movement of red-breasted mergansers this morning.
After struggling to see any on the pelagic trip in Cleveland yesterday,
there were huge flocks today.  I ended up counting over 42,000.  Largest
flocks were 16,000 and 9,000.  The only ducks I saw within the merganser
flocks different were 3 surf scoters.  I also had a single pomarine jaeger.
It was heading to the west around 8:00 this morning.  It is the first jaeger
I have seen here since October.



Lakeshore Waterbird Survey

Lakeshore Reservation, North Perry, Lake County

December 9, 2012, 0715-900

Weather- cloudy to partly cloudy, Wind- E 5-10

Temperature 36-38 F, Barometer- 30.16-30.12

Humidity-  81-80, dew point- 31-34

Waves- 1-2 feet, Direction- east



SURF SCOTER   4

Common goldeneye   1

Red-breasted merganser   42,340

Common loon  6

Horned grebe  2

POMARINE JAEGER   1

Bonaparte's gull   31

Ring-billed gull  59

Herring gull   6



John Pogacnik

4765 Lockwood Road

Perry, OH 44081




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