I'm posting a little early today as conditions are great for lake watching.
There are evidently a lot of fish near the surface in this area.  At one
time this morning I counted six individual feeding flocks of birds.
Bonaparte's gulls are the dominant species in these flocks, but I am also
seeing lots of loons and grebes.  I also had one pomarine jaeger attracted
to one of the larger feeding flocks.  Lots of stuff to look through.  The
Perry Park overlook might be worth checking as it has produced a lot of
jaegers in the past.

Also of note is there has been a light but steady stream of Bonaparte's
heading east this morning.  Earlier this morning I found a first year
Franklin's and an adult little gull.  So there are some good gulls around.
Also of interest was a peregrine falcon out over the lake harassing birds.

Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
North Perry, Lake County
October 30, 2011, 730-930
Weather-partly sunny
Winds- S 5, Temp- 34-36 F
Barometer- 30.10-30.11,
Humidity-88-86, Dew point- 31-33
Waves- <1 feet, Flight direction- loons, grebes, gulls east, waterfowl west

Canada goose   1
Mallard   7
Bufflehead   2
Red-breasted merganser 82
Common loon 44
Horned grebe 56
Double-crested cormorant 2
PEREGRINE FALCON   1
POMARINE JAEGER  1
FRANKLIN'S GULL   1 1st cycle
LITTLE GULL   1 ad
Bonaparte's gull 547
Ring-billed gull 156
Herring gull 38
Great black-backed gull 1

John Pogacnik
4765 Lockwood Road
Perry, OH 44081
(440) 259-2751

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