* Pennsylvania
* Philadelphia
* PAPH0603.19
* March 19, 2006
- Birds mentioned
Greater White-fronted Goose
Ross' Goose
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Blue-Winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Gadwall
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Ring-Necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Long-tailed Duck
Common Eider
Surf Scoter
Black Scoter
Common Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Common Loon
Red-Throated Loon
Pied-Billed Grebe
Eared Grebe
Horned Grebe
Northern Gannet
Great Cormorant
Sandhill Crane
Snowy Egret
Glossy Ibis
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Golden Eagle
Red-shoulder Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
American Coot
Piping Plover
American Oystercatcher
American Avocet
Ruddy Turnstone
Purple Sandpiper
Forster's Tern
Little Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Laughing Gull
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Razorbill
Great Horned Owl
Tree Swallow
Eastern Phoebe
Brown Creeper
Pine Warbler
Brewer's Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Transcript
Hotline: Philadelphia Birdline
Date: March 12, 2006
Number: 215-567-BIRD (2473)
To Report: Armas Hill, 302-529-1876 (VOICE)
302-529-1085 (FAX)
Compiler: Andy Ednie (ednieap@wittnet.com)
Coverage: Delaware Valley, Delmarva Peninsula, Southern New Jersey
Transcriber: Andy Ednie (ednieap@wittnet.com)
For Sunday, March 19th, this is the Philadelphia Birdline. The birdline is
sponsored by several bird clubs from the Delaware Valley and comes to you
from the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. I'm Andy Ednie, glad
to be with you. Armas Hill is away this week.
EASTERN PHOEBES, TREE SWALLOWS, and BLUE-WINGED TEALS were seen in numerous
sights throughout the region.
The John Heinz Environmental Education Center at Tinicum continues to get
BALD EAGLES, GREAT HORNED OWLS on nest, and RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS. Lots of
EASTERN PHOEBE, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and BROWN CREEPERS were reported there this
week.
In Chester Co., a EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at Coatsville Reservoir on
Friday. That bird was looked for, but not found on Saturday. Some other
birds at Coatsville included PIED-BILLED GREBE, WOOD DUCKS, AMERICAN WIGEON,
RING-NECKED and RUDDY DUCK, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, LESSER and GREATER SCAUP, and
HOODED and COMMON MERGANSER.
EAGLES and waterfowl have been the excitement at Peace Valley in Bucks Co.
6-7 BALD EAGLES (2 adults and 5 immature) have been seen in the area. This
is down from a peak of 13 there at the beginning of March. An ICELAND GULL
was seen, along with TUNDRA SWAN, SHOVELER, GADWALL, NORTHERN PINTAIL,
RING-NECKED DUCK and all three MERGANSERS; COMMON, HOODED, and RED-BREASTED.
A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen at Silver Lake, also in Bucks Co.
A peak of 350 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were found on Lake Nockomixon.
Included in this total was also ICELAND GULL and NELSON'S GULL, a GLAUCOUS x
HERRING mix.
In Lancaster Co. A ROSS' GOOSE was seen at Woods Edge. 3 ROSS' GEESE were
seen at Middle Creek Wildlife Area, including one blue phased bird. A
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was among the SNOW GEESE last weekend. SNOW
GEESE and TUNDRA SWAN numbers have dropped, only 110,000 SNOW GEESE and 1000
TUNDRA SWANS were present.
A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen this weekend flying down the Susquehanna River at
Peach Bottom. The annual flight of BONAPARTE'S GULLS is started along the
Susquehanna. 600 were seen flying up the river at Columbia. A LITTLE GULL
was also reported, further south at Washington Boro.
Back in Philadelphia, PEREGRINE FALCONS are doing well. About half of the
nesting PEREGRINES in Pennsylvania nest near Philadelphia because of the
bridges. There are nesting pairs at the PA Turnpike bridge, Talcomy-Palmyra
Bridge, Betsey Ross Bridge, Walt Whitman bridge, Girard Point bridge (I-95
at the stadium complex), and the Commodore Barry Bridge. There is also a
PEREGRINE at the Ben Franklin Bridge, but it is unknown if that bird is
paired. The last successful nesting there was in 1995. There is also a pair
in Center city Philadelphia. Last year they moved from their nest box at the
Bell Atlantic Tower to a bridge on the Schuykill Expressway near the Penn
Campus, not a very safe place. If anybody has any information about the
PEREGRINES in Lancaster, we'd like to pass that news on.
In south Jersey, in Salem Co., LAPLAND LONGSPURS continue to be seen at the
Delea Sod Farms off Rt 40. BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS continue to be seen south of
Penns Grove, at the intersection of Fries and Supawna Roads. Look in the
tree behind the red building. A total of 3 Ross' Geese were found in Salem,
along Featherbed Lane, east of Sharptown-Auburn Road. A pair of SANDHILL
CRANES is also being seen along Featherbed Lane and at Mannington Marsh.
BLUE-WINGED TEAL was also seen there.
In Cape May, PIPING PLOVERS have returned to the beach by South Cape May
Meadows. OSPREY are also back. BONAPARTE'S GULLS are starting to build in
numbers at the ferry terminal, along with all three species of SCOTER,
NORTHERN GANNET, AND RED-THROATED LOON.
Barnegat Light had a record 47 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, plus 20 COMMON EIDER there
this week. Actually, the count of HARLEQUINS might not be a record for this
location, but it is the most that I can remember. AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER,
PURPLE SANDPIPER, and PIPING PLOVER were also seen here.
In Delaware, the EARED GREBE reported last week at the Head of the Bay in
Dewey Beach was again seen last Sunday. There are numerous HORNED GREBES
feeding in the area in various stages of plumage, so finding this bird can
be difficult. One of the best places to look for this bird is right behind
the Rusty Rudder Restaurant.
At Indian River Inlet on Tuesday, a drake HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen, along
with 2 RAZORBILLS, GREAT CORMORANT, NORTHERN GANNETS, COMMON and
RED-THROATED LOON, PURPLE SANDPIPER and RUDDY TURNSTONE. Over a hundred SURF
and BLACK SCOTERS and a few LONG-TAILED DUCK are also there.
The EURASIAN WIGEON that was seen at the Logan Lane Tract along the Kitts
Hummock Road continues to be seen at "Hidden Pond" off the beach road. There
were also about 200 AMERICAN AVOCETS at the North Pond on Tuesday, along
with AMERICAN COOT, FORSTER'S TERN, TREE SWALLOW, and PINE WARBLER.
PIPING PLOVERS were spring arrivals at Cape Henlopen State Park. Other
spring arrivals include SNOWY EGRET at Gordon's Pond, BLUE-WING TEAL at
Dragon Run, and GLOSSY IBIS at Broadkill Beach.
That's it for this week's report. Special thanks to Art McMorris for his
information on the Peregrine Falcons. Armas Hill will be back here next
week. You can call your reports to him at 302-529-1876, or email at
armas@focusonnature.com . Until next time, good birding.
-end transcript
* Philadelphia
* PAPH0603.19
* March 19, 2006
- Birds mentioned
Greater White-fronted Goose
Ross' Goose
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Blue-Winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Gadwall
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Ring-Necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Long-tailed Duck
Common Eider
Surf Scoter
Black Scoter
Common Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Common Loon
Red-Throated Loon
Pied-Billed Grebe
Eared Grebe
Horned Grebe
Northern Gannet
Great Cormorant
Sandhill Crane
Snowy Egret
Glossy Ibis
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Golden Eagle
Red-shoulder Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
American Coot
Piping Plover
American Oystercatcher
American Avocet
Ruddy Turnstone
Purple Sandpiper
Forster's Tern
Little Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Laughing Gull
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Razorbill
Great Horned Owl
Tree Swallow
Eastern Phoebe
Brown Creeper
Pine Warbler
Brewer's Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Transcript
Hotline: Philadelphia Birdline
Date: March 12, 2006
Number: 215-567-BIRD (2473)
To Report: Armas Hill, 302-529-1876 (VOICE)
302-529-1085 (FAX)
Compiler: Andy Ednie (ednieap@wittnet.com)
Coverage: Delaware Valley, Delmarva Peninsula, Southern New Jersey
Transcriber: Andy Ednie (ednieap@wittnet.com)
For Sunday, March 19th, this is the Philadelphia Birdline. The birdline is
sponsored by several bird clubs from the Delaware Valley and comes to you
from the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. I'm Andy Ednie, glad
to be with you. Armas Hill is away this week.
EASTERN PHOEBES, TREE SWALLOWS, and BLUE-WINGED TEALS were seen in numerous
sights throughout the region.
The John Heinz Environmental Education Center at Tinicum continues to get
BALD EAGLES, GREAT HORNED OWLS on nest, and RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS. Lots of
EASTERN PHOEBE, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and BROWN CREEPERS were reported there this
week.
In Chester Co., a EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at Coatsville Reservoir on
Friday. That bird was looked for, but not found on Saturday. Some other
birds at Coatsville included PIED-BILLED GREBE, WOOD DUCKS, AMERICAN WIGEON,
RING-NECKED and RUDDY DUCK, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, LESSER and GREATER SCAUP, and
HOODED and COMMON MERGANSER.
EAGLES and waterfowl have been the excitement at Peace Valley in Bucks Co.
6-7 BALD EAGLES (2 adults and 5 immature) have been seen in the area. This
is down from a peak of 13 there at the beginning of March. An ICELAND GULL
was seen, along with TUNDRA SWAN, SHOVELER, GADWALL, NORTHERN PINTAIL,
RING-NECKED DUCK and all three MERGANSERS; COMMON, HOODED, and RED-BREASTED.
A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen at Silver Lake, also in Bucks Co.
A peak of 350 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were found on Lake Nockomixon.
Included in this total was also ICELAND GULL and NELSON'S GULL, a GLAUCOUS x
HERRING mix.
In Lancaster Co. A ROSS' GOOSE was seen at Woods Edge. 3 ROSS' GEESE were
seen at Middle Creek Wildlife Area, including one blue phased bird. A
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was among the SNOW GEESE last weekend. SNOW
GEESE and TUNDRA SWAN numbers have dropped, only 110,000 SNOW GEESE and 1000
TUNDRA SWANS were present.
A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen this weekend flying down the Susquehanna River at
Peach Bottom. The annual flight of BONAPARTE'S GULLS is started along the
Susquehanna. 600 were seen flying up the river at Columbia. A LITTLE GULL
was also reported, further south at Washington Boro.
Back in Philadelphia, PEREGRINE FALCONS are doing well. About half of the
nesting PEREGRINES in Pennsylvania nest near Philadelphia because of the
bridges. There are nesting pairs at the PA Turnpike bridge, Talcomy-Palmyra
Bridge, Betsey Ross Bridge, Walt Whitman bridge, Girard Point bridge (I-95
at the stadium complex), and the Commodore Barry Bridge. There is also a
PEREGRINE at the Ben Franklin Bridge, but it is unknown if that bird is
paired. The last successful nesting there was in 1995. There is also a pair
in Center city Philadelphia. Last year they moved from their nest box at the
Bell Atlantic Tower to a bridge on the Schuykill Expressway near the Penn
Campus, not a very safe place. If anybody has any information about the
PEREGRINES in Lancaster, we'd like to pass that news on.
In south Jersey, in Salem Co., LAPLAND LONGSPURS continue to be seen at the
Delea Sod Farms off Rt 40. BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS continue to be seen south of
Penns Grove, at the intersection of Fries and Supawna Roads. Look in the
tree behind the red building. A total of 3 Ross' Geese were found in Salem,
along Featherbed Lane, east of Sharptown-Auburn Road. A pair of SANDHILL
CRANES is also being seen along Featherbed Lane and at Mannington Marsh.
BLUE-WINGED TEAL was also seen there.
In Cape May, PIPING PLOVERS have returned to the beach by South Cape May
Meadows. OSPREY are also back. BONAPARTE'S GULLS are starting to build in
numbers at the ferry terminal, along with all three species of SCOTER,
NORTHERN GANNET, AND RED-THROATED LOON.
Barnegat Light had a record 47 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, plus 20 COMMON EIDER there
this week. Actually, the count of HARLEQUINS might not be a record for this
location, but it is the most that I can remember. AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER,
PURPLE SANDPIPER, and PIPING PLOVER were also seen here.
In Delaware, the EARED GREBE reported last week at the Head of the Bay in
Dewey Beach was again seen last Sunday. There are numerous HORNED GREBES
feeding in the area in various stages of plumage, so finding this bird can
be difficult. One of the best places to look for this bird is right behind
the Rusty Rudder Restaurant.
At Indian River Inlet on Tuesday, a drake HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen, along
with 2 RAZORBILLS, GREAT CORMORANT, NORTHERN GANNETS, COMMON and
RED-THROATED LOON, PURPLE SANDPIPER and RUDDY TURNSTONE. Over a hundred SURF
and BLACK SCOTERS and a few LONG-TAILED DUCK are also there.
The EURASIAN WIGEON that was seen at the Logan Lane Tract along the Kitts
Hummock Road continues to be seen at "Hidden Pond" off the beach road. There
were also about 200 AMERICAN AVOCETS at the North Pond on Tuesday, along
with AMERICAN COOT, FORSTER'S TERN, TREE SWALLOW, and PINE WARBLER.
PIPING PLOVERS were spring arrivals at Cape Henlopen State Park. Other
spring arrivals include SNOWY EGRET at Gordon's Pond, BLUE-WING TEAL at
Dragon Run, and GLOSSY IBIS at Broadkill Beach.
That's it for this week's report. Special thanks to Art McMorris for his
information on the Peregrine Falcons. Armas Hill will be back here next
week. You can call your reports to him at 302-529-1876, or email at
armas@focusonnature.com . Until next time, good birding.
-end transcript