Things were a bit better today with more waterfowl and gulls.  There was a
bit more waterfowl variety.  There was a young male harlequin duck that flew
in with a group of 12 common goldeneyes.  They sat out on the lake a few
minutes before heading west.  There were also 3 white-winged scoters.



Lakeshore Waterbird Survey

Lakeshore Reservation, North Perry, Lake County

December 27, 2012, 0730-1000

Weather- cloudy, Wind- NW 15-25 decreasing to 10-15

Temperature 30-31 F, Barometer- 29.89-29.97

Humidity-  84-82, dew point- 26-27

Waves- 3-5 decreasing to 2-4 feet, Direction- west



HARLEQUIN DUCK   1 imm. male

WHITE-WINGED SCOTER   3

Bufflehead   8

Common goldeneye   25

Common merganser   31

Red-breasted merganser   348

Ring-billed gull  162

Herring gull   34

Great black-backed gull   1





John Pogacnik

4765 Lockwood Road

Perry, OH 44081




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