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The biggest surprise today were the number of northern pintails. I counted
227 birds in a total of 18 flocks. The largest flock was 27 birds. Only
one flock was not pure pintails and that flock contained only a single
mallard. Other than the single mallard, there were no other dabbling ducks.
There were quite a few scaup and goldeneyes, but only 6 red-breasted
mergansers. Also of note was a single immature male harlequin duck. It
flew by at very close range amongst a lesser scaup flock. A single pomarine
jaeger also passed by. It was heading west and was having a hard time going
into wind. there were modest numbers of gulls with the only birds of note
being 2 lesser black-backed gulls that were flying together.
Lakeshore Waterbird Survey
Lakeshore Reservation, North Perry
December 28, 2008, 745-1015
Weather- cloudy
Winds- W 35-45 increasing to W 40-50+,
Temp- 46-39 F, Barometer- 29.73-29.94,
Humidity-76-73, Dew point- 39-31
Waves- 14-16 feet, Flight direction- west
Mallard 1
Northern pintail 227
Greater scaup 11
Lesser scaup 61
HARLEQUIN DUCK 1 immature male
Common goldeneye 35
Red-breasted merganser 6
Bonaparte's gull 212
Ring-billed gull 341
Herring gull 123
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL 2 3rd cycle
Great black-backed gull 7
POMARINE JAEGER 1
John Pogacnik
4765 Lockwood Road
Perry, OH 44081
(440) 259-2751
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