Today was real interesting.  There were some great birds with some decent
waterfowl numbers.  Gull numbers were a little low but I think that may have
had a bit to do with the wind.  Those passing by seemed to struggle a bit.

The most interesting observation was a flock of 8 Brant the were heading
southeast over the lake.  I picked them up from some distance.  I watched as
they continued to move my way.  Surprisingly they passed by a little east of
my house and continued south over land.  They continued out of sight.  Also
of note were two surf scoters and a parasitic jaeger.  The jaeger went by
just off shore.  Most of the waterfowl passed by between 8:30 and 9:15.
After that time only a few more birds passed by.  there were a lot of
distant waterfowl that were too far out to even tell if they were dabblers
or divers.

One interesting bird was a duck that was flying with a group of cormorants.
It appeared to be a female goldeneye.  I just didn't get a great look and it
passed by real quick.  It would be a very early date for one.  I'm not sure
what else it could have been.

Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
North Perry, Lake County
October 1, 2011, 730-1030
Weather-cloudy w/rain-cloudy
Winds- N 20-30 to NW 20-30, Temp- 51-52 F
Barometer- 29.90-29.98,
Humidity-93-91, Dew point- 49-50
Waves- 8-10 feet, Flight direction- west

Canada goose   16
BRANT   8
American wigeon   11
Mallard   14
Blue-winged teal   15
Northern pintail   63
Green-winged teal   3
Lesser scaup  16
SURF SCOTER   2
Red-breasted merganser 9
waterfowl spp.   140+
PARASITIC JAEGER   1
Ring-billed gull 270
Herring gull  34

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

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