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I took off a couple hours this morning in anticipation of a good movement of
birds, and I wasn't disappointed. The morning started off with brisk winds
and light flurries. By 9:00 the snow increased enough that it made viewing
occasionally difficult then would clear up. At around 9:30 the snow got
heavier and visibility dropped to zero so I quit. There were numbers and
diversity of waterfowl and gulls. Seven species of gulls were seen with
Franklin's, lesser black-backed gulls, and kittiwake making things
interesting. A parasitic jaeger was also found. It passed by about 8:50.
It was heading west and passed directly below the tundra swan flock that was
heading east. A surf scoter was the only unusual duck. Another bird of
interest for me was pied-billed grebe. It is a species that I do not often
see on the open lake here.
Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
November 10, 2008, 700-930
Weather- cloudy w/ snow
Winds- W 15-20+, Temp- 34-35 F
Barometer- 30.10-30.15,
Humidity-88-89, Dew point- 31-32
Waves- 6-8 feet, Flight direction- west
Tundra swan 37
Canvasback 58
Lesser scaup 1
SURF SCOTER 1
Bufflehead 53
Common goldeneye 6
Red-breasted merganser 388
Common loon 8
Pied-billed grebe 1
Horned grebe 3
PARASITIC JAEGER 1 immature
FRANKLIN'S GULL 2
Bonaparte's gull 370
Ring-billed gull 565
Herring gull 79
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL 2 adults
Great black-backed gull 11
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE 1 immature
Snow bunting 24
John Pogacnik
4765 Lockwood Road
Perry, OH 44081
(440) 259-2751
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