There was a great movement of birds today with over 13,000 common and
red-breasted mergansers, all heading west. Also of note with waterfowl were
5 black scoters. There was also an excellent movement of gulls with 1
Thayer's, 3 glaucous and a lesser black-backed gull.
Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
Lakeshore Reservation, North Perry, Lake County
January 12, 2005, 0730-1000
Weather- cloudy, Wind- W 15-20
Temperature 34-35 F, Barometer- 29.84-29.95
Humidity- 85-83, dew point- 30-31
Waves- 2-3,
Flight direction- west
Canada goose 2
Mallard 2
Canvasback 9
Redhead 17
Greater scaup 17
Lesser scaup 42
BLACK SCOTER 5
Common goldeneye 35
Common merganser 3,143
Red-breasted merganser 10,120
Ring-billed gull 114
THAYER'S GULL 1 ad
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL 1 ad
Herring gull 970
GLAUCOUS GULL 3 (2 1st, 1 ad)
Great black-backed gull 44
John Pogacnik
4765 Lockwood Road
Perry, OH 44081
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