It was pretty slow this morning.  There was almost no wind and few birds
were moving.  There were 800+ red-breasted mergansers, but nearly all passed
by in a ten minute period.  Of note was a merlin that came in off the lake
and perched briefly in a tree along the shore.



Lakeshore Waterbird Survey

Lakeshore Reservation, North Perry, Lake County

December 21, 2014, 0730-1000

Weather- cloudy, Wind- SW <5

Temperature 33-35 F, Barometer- 30.32-30.33

Humidity-  78-75, dew point- 27-29

Waves- <1, Flight direction- east



Mallard   1

Hooded merganser   3

Common merganser   5

Red-breasted merganser  838

Common loon   1

Horned grebe   3

Ring-billed gull  60

Herring gull  48

MERLIN   1



John Pogacnik

4765 Lockwood Road

Perry, OH 44081




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