Things were the opposite of yesterday, busy early and quieting down fast after 9:00. There were a lot more gulls today. Surprisingly no Bonaparte's. I did find a single 1st cycle Franklin's Gull. A red phalarope seemed to hang around for some time. It kept flying around and landing not far from shore. It probably was in the area for about 10 minutes. Lakeshore Waterbird Survey North Perry, Lake County October 16, 2011, 730-1030 Weather-cloudy w/drizzle Winds- SW 5-10, Temp- 52-53 F Barometer- 29.90-29.91, Humidity-75-76, Dew point- 44-45 Waves- 2-3 feet, Flight direction- west Canada goose 1 Lesser scaup 6 SURF SCOTER 3 Double-crested cormorant 14 RED PHALAROPE 1 FRANKLIN'S GULL 1 1st cycle Ring-billed gull 2690 Herring gull 142 Great black-backed gull 3 John Pogacnik 4765 Lockwood Road Perry, OH 44081 (440) 259-2751 ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]