- RBA
* Pennsylvania
* Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
* April 20, 2006
* PAEA0604.20
- Birds mentioned
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
BULLOCK'S ORIOLE (still around?)
LONG-TAILED DUCK
- Transcript
Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline
Date: April 20th at 10:00 PM
Phone Number: (610) 252-3455
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message.
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heading.
Compiler: Dave DeReamus
You can visit our Website for information about the Lehigh Valley Audubon
Society at
http://www.lehigh.edu/~bcm0/lvas.html. Click on our new "BBoard" link if
you'd like to discuss local birding information and issues, offer or ask for
rides to field trips, or check on birding items for sale.
You can visit my Website for photos and information about Eastern PA Birding
at http://www.users.fast.net/~becard/index.html.
This is Dave DeReamus, for the Eastern PA Birdline, sponsored by the Lehigh
Valley Audubon Society, recorded on April 20th at 10:00 PM.
There will be a field trip to the Bethlehem Boat Club area of the Lehigh
River for early migrants and, hopefully, Yellow-throated Warbler on April
22nd. Meet at the Park & Ride lot at the William Penn Highway exit of Route
33, just south of Route 22 at 7:30 AM. I will be leading this trip.
There will also be a beginner's bird walk at Jacobsburg State Park on April
23rd. Meet at the Henry's Woods parking lot at the park at 2:00 PM. Trip
leader will be Dennis Miller.
Next week's upcoming field trips include Hugh Moore Park on April 29th and
Jacobsburg State Park on April 30th.
Directions to many of the sites in this report can be found in the area's
birding guidebook, "Birds of the Lehigh Valley and Vicinity".
NOW FOR THE BIRDS!
Sightings from BEAR SWAMP, Northampton County included:
Northern Waterthrush - 1 on 4/19.
Sightings from the EAST BANGOR area, Northampton County included:
Common Ravens - 3 on 4/18; 2 on 4/20.
Sightings from JACOBSBURG STATE PARK, Northampton County included:
Louisiana Waterthrushes - 3 on 4/18.
Sightings from the BETHLEHEM BOAT CLUB area, Northampton County included:
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER - 1 on 4/16.
Sightings from the GREEN POND area, Northampton County included:
Solitary Sandpiper - 1 on 4/14 to at least 4/16.
Also Pectoral Sandpipers and Rusty Blackbirds.
Sightings from the FREEMANSBURG area, Northampton County included:
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS - 3 on 4/16 (near the end of Farmersville Road).
Sightings from the BETHLEHEM area, Northampton County included:
BULLOCK'S ORIOLE - 1 from 1/1 to at least 4/7. At this time, I don't know
if the bird is still being seen in the backyard of 406 Pine Top Trail. I
will try and get an update by next week.
Sightings from LEHIGH UPLANDS PRESERVE, Lehigh County included:
Veery - 1 reported on 4/19.
Sightings from GRAVER'S HILL, Northampton County included:
Vesper Sparrows - 2 on 4/18.
Sightings from LILY HILL ROAD, Moore Township, Northampton County included:
Louisiana Waterthrush - 1 on 4/18.
Sightings from the BELTZVILLE LAKE area, Carbon County included:
LONG-TAILED DUCKS - 2 on 4/17.
Also American Coot and Vesper Sparrow.
Sightings from the PENN FOREST RESERVOIR area, Carbon County included:
Bald Eagle - 1 on 4/17
Common Raven - 1 on 4/17
Blue-headed Vireo - 1 on 4/15.
Sightings from PEACE VALLEY PARK, Bucks County included:
Great Egret - 1 on 4/12
Solitary Sandpiper - 1 on 4/15
Bald Eagle - seen during this past week
Broad-winged Hawks - 392 on 4/15
Merlin - 1 on 4/15
Chimney Swift - 1 on 4/15
Cliff Swallows - 2 on 4/15
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - first seen on 4/12
Common Yellowthroat - 1 on 4/11
Savannah Sparrow - 1 on 4/14.
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, House Wrens, and Palm Warblers were reported from
several sites this past week.
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