RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE04.23.06
Highlights:
RED-NECKED GREBE (Indiana County)
AMERICAN BITTERN
GREAT EGRET
NORTHERN SHOVELER
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
GREEN-WINGED TEAL
COMMON MOORHEN
NORTHERN BOBWHITE
GREATER YELLOWLEGS
LESSER YELLOWLEGS
SOLITARY SANDPIPER
SPOTTED SANDPIPER
PECTORAL SANDPIPER
UPLAND SANDPIPER (Crawford County)
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER (Crawford County)
LITTLE GULL (Indiana County)
BONAPARTE'S GULL
CHIMNEY SWIFTS
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD
EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE
EASTERN KINGBIRD
BLUE-HEADED VIREO
WHITE-EYED VIREO
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO
WARBLING VIREO
BARN SWALLOW
BANK SWALLOW (Allegheny and Beaver Counties)
TREE SWALLOW
CLIFF SWALLOW (Fayette County)
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW
PURPLE MARTIN
HOUSE WREN
WINTER WREN
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET
GRAY CATBIRD
HERMIT THRUSH
WOOD THRUSH
VEERY
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
YELLOW WARBLER
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER
NASHVILLE WARBLER
PALM WARBLER
PINE WARBLER
CERULEAN WARBLER
PRAIRIE WARBLER
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT
NORTHERN PARULA
OVENBIRD
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (Allegheny and Beaver Counties)
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
VESPER SPARROW
SWAMP SPARROW
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
SCARLET TANAGER
ORCHARD ORIOLE
PURPLE FINCH
Contributors: Douglas Bauman, Mike Fialkovich, Ross Gallardy, Margaret
Higbee, Marjorie Howard, Flo McGuire, Geoff Malosh, Walt Shaffer, Jack
Solomon, Drue Tepper, Ryan Tomazin, Bob VanNewkirk, Mark Vass, Dan Yagusic.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Sunday, 16 April February 2006 through Sunday, 23 April 2006
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Transcript-
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
In Jefferson Hills on 4/16, CHIMNEY SWIFTS (MF).
At the Allegheny Land Trust Conservation Area in Sewickley Hills on 4/17,
highlights were Yellow-rumped Warbler, Great-horned Owl, HERMIT THRUSH,
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS (BV).
At the Imperial grasslands on 4/17, sightings included 13 Wilson's Snipe, 2
GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 2 BLUE-WINGED
TEAL, 2 Hooded Mergansers, 1 Pied-billed Grebe (MV). In a marshy area nearby
Imperial on 4/17, 1 AMERICAN BITTERN (GM). On 4/21, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER,
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, VESPER SPARROW, Yellow-rumped Warbler, RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLET (MV), and on 4/22, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 2 CHIMNEY
SWIFTS, WARBLING VIREO, 3+ WOOD THRUSHES, 4+ YELLOW WARBLERS, GRASSHOPPER
SPARROW (MF); 2 PRAIRIE WARBLERS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, Wilson's Snipe,
Pied-billed Grebe, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, Cedar Waxwings (MV).
In East Liberty on 4/19, sightings included 2 Double-crested Cormorants, 1
American Kestrel (unusual bird for here), 2 BARN SWALLOWS nesting, 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch, 4 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, 2 HERMIT THRUSHES, 2 PINE
WARBLERS, nesting Field Sparrows, 2 SWAMP SPARROWS, 1 male ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAK; on 4/20, 3 HERMIT THRUSHES, and on 4/21, WOOD THRUSH, Brown
Thrasher, HOUSE WREN, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, HERMIT THRUSH;
on 4/22, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, and 4/23, WARBLING VIREO, OVENBIRD,
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, SWAMP SPARROW (DY).
In Etna on 4/19, 4 hen Buffleheads, 2 hen Red-breasted Mergansers; on 4/20,
pair of Buffleheads, 5 BONAPARTE'S GULLS; on 4/22, Sharp-shinned Hawks,
Red-breasted Nuthatch, 4 TREE SWALLOWS, Common Loon, WARBLING VIREO, 2
YELLOW WARBLERS; on 4/23, Common Loon, 2 Wood Ducks, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 3
YELLOW WARBLERS, 1 PALM WARBLER (DY).
In a Moon Township backyard on the morning of 4/20, sights & sounds included
Broad-winged Hawk, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, HOUSE WREN, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET,
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER (GM).
At Frick Park on 4/19, singing WINTER WREN, and on 4/20-4/21, sightings
included BLUE-HEADED VIREO, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, HERMIT THRUSH,
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Brown Thrasher (JS). On
4/21, new arrivals were BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, OVENBIRD, Red-breasted Nuthatch
(JS). On 4/22 for the Earth Day walk, sightings included NASHVILLE WARBLER,
Yellow-rumped Warbler, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS, BLUE-HEADED VIREO,
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, Brown Thrasher, Cooper's Hawk (JS).
In Blawnox on 4/20, 5 American Wigeon, 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL (DY).
At Walker Park on 4/21, SCARLET TANAGER, NORTHERN PARULA, 2 YELLOW-THROATED
WARBLERS, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET (MV).
At the Strouss farm on 4/21, YELLOW WARBLER, 4 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS (MV).
In Fox Chapel on 4/22, YELLOW WARBLER; on 4/23, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, SOLITARY
SANDPIPER (DY).
At North Park on 4/22, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER,
HOUSE WRENS, BARN SWALLOWS, NORTHERN BOBWHITE, SWAMP SPARROWS, Sharp-shinned
Hawk (MF).
In Sewickley Heights area including Pontefrac Park, Allegheny Land Trust,
and the Borough Park on 4/22, sightings included 2 WARBLING VIREOS,
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA, several NORTHERN
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS, 3+ WOOD THRUSHES, HERMIT THRUSH, Great Horned Owl,
PINE WARBLER, 3 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, Yellow-rumped Warbler,
OVENBIRD, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, CHIMNEY SWIFT, TREE SWALLOW, Eastern
Bluebird (BV).
On 4/23 at Lock & Dam #2 in Highland Park, GRAY CATBIRD (DY).
At the Riverview Cemetery in Penn Hills on 4/23, WHITE-EYED VIREO, Brown
Thrasher, ORCHARD ORIOLE (DY).
At Reid's Marina in Cheswick on 4/23, 1 BANK SWALLOW, 1 American Coot (DY).
At the Sharpsburg 13th Street dock, Common Loon (DY).
At Harrison Hills Park on 4/23, CHIMNEY SWIFT, HOUSE WREN, Yellow-rumped
Warbler (DY).
BEAVER COUNTY:
On 4/18 at Ambridge Reservoir, several calling Barred Owls, 3 Common Loons,
1 drake NORTHERN SHOVELER, 3 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 3 PURPLE FINCHES, 2
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES; On 4/22, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, 2 Common Loons, 1
BANK SWALLOW with 300-400 TREE, BARN, and NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS, 1
EASTERN KINGBIRD (GM); 1 ORCHARD ORIOLE, 1 PINE WARBLER, 4-5 PALM WARBLERS,
2 YELLOW WARBLERS, 3 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 2 EASTERN KINGBIRDS, 4 PURPLE
FINCHES (reported to MV).
On 4/21, new arrivals at State Gamelands 189 included WHITE-EYED VIREO,
WINTER WREN, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (GM).
At Raccoon Creek State Park on 4/21, NORTHERN PARULA, YELLOW WARBLER,
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (GM). On 4/22, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA, 4
YELLOW WARBLER, 9 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 7 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS, 4
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS, 1 CERULEAN WARBLER, 4-5 OVENBIRDS, 2 LOUISIANA
WATERTHRUSHES, 1 COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, 1 HOODED WARBLER, 4 YELLOW-THROATED
VIREOS, 1 BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 2 HOUSE WRENS, 3 WOOD THRUSHES (GM).
At Brady's Run Park on 4/21, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (reported to GM).
At Montgomery Dam on 4/22, 1 BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, 2 LOUISIANA
WATERTHRUSHES, WOOD THRUSH (MV).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
On 4/20 in the Pymatuning area, sightings included 56 Buffleheads, 5 Ruddy
Ducks, 3 CASPIAN TERNS (all at the spillway); 1 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, 27
PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 4 Wilson's Snipe, 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER, GREATER
YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 4 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 15 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 1
NORTHERN SHOVELER, 1 Lesser Scaup (all at Miller's Ponds); 2 UPLAND
SANDPIPERS at the Waterfowl Management Area; PURPLE MARTINS, 17 Hooded
Mergansers, 1 Ruddy Duck, 1 Pied-billed Grebe (all at the PA Game Commission
pond area); at Conneaut Lake, 1 Common Loon; and at Geneva Marsh, several
COMMON MOORHENS (MV).
FAYETTE COUNTY:
At the Indian Creek Reservoir on 4/22, 10 CLIFF SWALLOWS (WS).
FOREST COUNTY:
Near Tionesta on 4/20, sightings included Ruffed Grouse, Broad-winged Hawk,
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, 3 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, 5 WINTER
WRENS, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, 2 HERMIT THRUSHES, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH (FM).
GREENE COUNTY:
At an unspecified location on 4/18, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, and recent
sightings of YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, Yellow-rumped Warbler, RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLETS, Pied-billed Grebe, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, 2 Great Horned Owlets (MHo).
INDIANA COUNTY:
At Yellow Creek State Park on 4/18, 2 LITTLE GULLS, BONAPARTE'S GULLS (MHi);
on 4/20, a RED-NECKED GREBE was seen from the beach (reported to MHi by
Dennis Lauffer).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
At the State Gamelands #232 marshes on 4/17, sightings included 1 GREAT
EGRET, 1 AMERICAN BITTERN, 1 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 25 Wood Ducks, 1 SOLITARY
SANDPIPER, 5 Wilson's Snipe, 1 YELLOW WARBLER, 5 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES, 3
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS (RG).
At Canonsburg Lake on 4/19, 1 singing PALM WARBLER, 2 CHIMNEY SWIFTS (RT).
On 4/22 near Burgettstown, AMERICAN BITTERN flying over a marsh, AMERICAN
WOODCOCK with young, 5 Ruffed Grouse, 15 WOOD THRUSHES, 1 VEERY, 4 Hooded
Mergansers, 8 BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS, 14 YELLOW WARBLERS, 7 BLACK-THROATED
GREEN WARBLERS, 5 OVENBIRDS, 2 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES, 5 Yellow-rumped
Warblers, 1 PINE WARBLER, 2 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, 8 SWAMP SPARROWS (RG).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
In Washington Township on 4/19, singing WHITE-EYED VIREO (DB).
On 4/23 at Acme Dam, Common Loon (DT).
End transcript-
Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA
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*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE04.23.06
Highlights:
RED-NECKED GREBE (Indiana County)
AMERICAN BITTERN
GREAT EGRET
NORTHERN SHOVELER
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
GREEN-WINGED TEAL
COMMON MOORHEN
NORTHERN BOBWHITE
GREATER YELLOWLEGS
LESSER YELLOWLEGS
SOLITARY SANDPIPER
SPOTTED SANDPIPER
PECTORAL SANDPIPER
UPLAND SANDPIPER (Crawford County)
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER (Crawford County)
LITTLE GULL (Indiana County)
BONAPARTE'S GULL
CHIMNEY SWIFTS
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD
EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE
EASTERN KINGBIRD
BLUE-HEADED VIREO
WHITE-EYED VIREO
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO
WARBLING VIREO
BARN SWALLOW
BANK SWALLOW (Allegheny and Beaver Counties)
TREE SWALLOW
CLIFF SWALLOW (Fayette County)
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW
PURPLE MARTIN
HOUSE WREN
WINTER WREN
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET
GRAY CATBIRD
HERMIT THRUSH
WOOD THRUSH
VEERY
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
YELLOW WARBLER
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER
NASHVILLE WARBLER
PALM WARBLER
PINE WARBLER
CERULEAN WARBLER
PRAIRIE WARBLER
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT
NORTHERN PARULA
OVENBIRD
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (Allegheny and Beaver Counties)
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
VESPER SPARROW
SWAMP SPARROW
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
SCARLET TANAGER
ORCHARD ORIOLE
PURPLE FINCH
Contributors: Douglas Bauman, Mike Fialkovich, Ross Gallardy, Margaret
Higbee, Marjorie Howard, Flo McGuire, Geoff Malosh, Walt Shaffer, Jack
Solomon, Drue Tepper, Ryan Tomazin, Bob VanNewkirk, Mark Vass, Dan Yagusic.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Sunday, 16 April February 2006 through Sunday, 23 April 2006
***This report is distributed by e-mail only. If you would like to receive
western PA RBAs, contact meadowlark4@verizon.net
Transcript-
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
In Jefferson Hills on 4/16, CHIMNEY SWIFTS (MF).
At the Allegheny Land Trust Conservation Area in Sewickley Hills on 4/17,
highlights were Yellow-rumped Warbler, Great-horned Owl, HERMIT THRUSH,
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS (BV).
At the Imperial grasslands on 4/17, sightings included 13 Wilson's Snipe, 2
GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 2 BLUE-WINGED
TEAL, 2 Hooded Mergansers, 1 Pied-billed Grebe (MV). In a marshy area nearby
Imperial on 4/17, 1 AMERICAN BITTERN (GM). On 4/21, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER,
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, VESPER SPARROW, Yellow-rumped Warbler, RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLET (MV), and on 4/22, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 2 CHIMNEY
SWIFTS, WARBLING VIREO, 3+ WOOD THRUSHES, 4+ YELLOW WARBLERS, GRASSHOPPER
SPARROW (MF); 2 PRAIRIE WARBLERS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, Wilson's Snipe,
Pied-billed Grebe, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, Cedar Waxwings (MV).
In East Liberty on 4/19, sightings included 2 Double-crested Cormorants, 1
American Kestrel (unusual bird for here), 2 BARN SWALLOWS nesting, 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch, 4 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, 2 HERMIT THRUSHES, 2 PINE
WARBLERS, nesting Field Sparrows, 2 SWAMP SPARROWS, 1 male ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAK; on 4/20, 3 HERMIT THRUSHES, and on 4/21, WOOD THRUSH, Brown
Thrasher, HOUSE WREN, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, HERMIT THRUSH;
on 4/22, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, and 4/23, WARBLING VIREO, OVENBIRD,
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, SWAMP SPARROW (DY).
In Etna on 4/19, 4 hen Buffleheads, 2 hen Red-breasted Mergansers; on 4/20,
pair of Buffleheads, 5 BONAPARTE'S GULLS; on 4/22, Sharp-shinned Hawks,
Red-breasted Nuthatch, 4 TREE SWALLOWS, Common Loon, WARBLING VIREO, 2
YELLOW WARBLERS; on 4/23, Common Loon, 2 Wood Ducks, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 3
YELLOW WARBLERS, 1 PALM WARBLER (DY).
In a Moon Township backyard on the morning of 4/20, sights & sounds included
Broad-winged Hawk, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, HOUSE WREN, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET,
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER (GM).
At Frick Park on 4/19, singing WINTER WREN, and on 4/20-4/21, sightings
included BLUE-HEADED VIREO, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, HERMIT THRUSH,
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Brown Thrasher (JS). On
4/21, new arrivals were BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, OVENBIRD, Red-breasted Nuthatch
(JS). On 4/22 for the Earth Day walk, sightings included NASHVILLE WARBLER,
Yellow-rumped Warbler, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS, BLUE-HEADED VIREO,
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, Brown Thrasher, Cooper's Hawk (JS).
In Blawnox on 4/20, 5 American Wigeon, 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL (DY).
At Walker Park on 4/21, SCARLET TANAGER, NORTHERN PARULA, 2 YELLOW-THROATED
WARBLERS, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET (MV).
At the Strouss farm on 4/21, YELLOW WARBLER, 4 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS (MV).
In Fox Chapel on 4/22, YELLOW WARBLER; on 4/23, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, SOLITARY
SANDPIPER (DY).
At North Park on 4/22, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER,
HOUSE WRENS, BARN SWALLOWS, NORTHERN BOBWHITE, SWAMP SPARROWS, Sharp-shinned
Hawk (MF).
In Sewickley Heights area including Pontefrac Park, Allegheny Land Trust,
and the Borough Park on 4/22, sightings included 2 WARBLING VIREOS,
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA, several NORTHERN
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS, 3+ WOOD THRUSHES, HERMIT THRUSH, Great Horned Owl,
PINE WARBLER, 3 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, Yellow-rumped Warbler,
OVENBIRD, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, CHIMNEY SWIFT, TREE SWALLOW, Eastern
Bluebird (BV).
On 4/23 at Lock & Dam #2 in Highland Park, GRAY CATBIRD (DY).
At the Riverview Cemetery in Penn Hills on 4/23, WHITE-EYED VIREO, Brown
Thrasher, ORCHARD ORIOLE (DY).
At Reid's Marina in Cheswick on 4/23, 1 BANK SWALLOW, 1 American Coot (DY).
At the Sharpsburg 13th Street dock, Common Loon (DY).
At Harrison Hills Park on 4/23, CHIMNEY SWIFT, HOUSE WREN, Yellow-rumped
Warbler (DY).
BEAVER COUNTY:
On 4/18 at Ambridge Reservoir, several calling Barred Owls, 3 Common Loons,
1 drake NORTHERN SHOVELER, 3 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 3 PURPLE FINCHES, 2
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES; On 4/22, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, 2 Common Loons, 1
BANK SWALLOW with 300-400 TREE, BARN, and NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS, 1
EASTERN KINGBIRD (GM); 1 ORCHARD ORIOLE, 1 PINE WARBLER, 4-5 PALM WARBLERS,
2 YELLOW WARBLERS, 3 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 2 EASTERN KINGBIRDS, 4 PURPLE
FINCHES (reported to MV).
On 4/21, new arrivals at State Gamelands 189 included WHITE-EYED VIREO,
WINTER WREN, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (GM).
At Raccoon Creek State Park on 4/21, NORTHERN PARULA, YELLOW WARBLER,
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (GM). On 4/22, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA, 4
YELLOW WARBLER, 9 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 7 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS, 4
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS, 1 CERULEAN WARBLER, 4-5 OVENBIRDS, 2 LOUISIANA
WATERTHRUSHES, 1 COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, 1 HOODED WARBLER, 4 YELLOW-THROATED
VIREOS, 1 BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 2 HOUSE WRENS, 3 WOOD THRUSHES (GM).
At Brady's Run Park on 4/21, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (reported to GM).
At Montgomery Dam on 4/22, 1 BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, 2 LOUISIANA
WATERTHRUSHES, WOOD THRUSH (MV).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
On 4/20 in the Pymatuning area, sightings included 56 Buffleheads, 5 Ruddy
Ducks, 3 CASPIAN TERNS (all at the spillway); 1 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, 27
PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 4 Wilson's Snipe, 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER, GREATER
YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 4 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 15 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 1
NORTHERN SHOVELER, 1 Lesser Scaup (all at Miller's Ponds); 2 UPLAND
SANDPIPERS at the Waterfowl Management Area; PURPLE MARTINS, 17 Hooded
Mergansers, 1 Ruddy Duck, 1 Pied-billed Grebe (all at the PA Game Commission
pond area); at Conneaut Lake, 1 Common Loon; and at Geneva Marsh, several
COMMON MOORHENS (MV).
FAYETTE COUNTY:
At the Indian Creek Reservoir on 4/22, 10 CLIFF SWALLOWS (WS).
FOREST COUNTY:
Near Tionesta on 4/20, sightings included Ruffed Grouse, Broad-winged Hawk,
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, 3 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, 5 WINTER
WRENS, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, 2 HERMIT THRUSHES, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH (FM).
GREENE COUNTY:
At an unspecified location on 4/18, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, and recent
sightings of YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, Yellow-rumped Warbler, RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLETS, Pied-billed Grebe, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, 2 Great Horned Owlets (MHo).
INDIANA COUNTY:
At Yellow Creek State Park on 4/18, 2 LITTLE GULLS, BONAPARTE'S GULLS (MHi);
on 4/20, a RED-NECKED GREBE was seen from the beach (reported to MHi by
Dennis Lauffer).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
At the State Gamelands #232 marshes on 4/17, sightings included 1 GREAT
EGRET, 1 AMERICAN BITTERN, 1 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 25 Wood Ducks, 1 SOLITARY
SANDPIPER, 5 Wilson's Snipe, 1 YELLOW WARBLER, 5 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES, 3
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS (RG).
At Canonsburg Lake on 4/19, 1 singing PALM WARBLER, 2 CHIMNEY SWIFTS (RT).
On 4/22 near Burgettstown, AMERICAN BITTERN flying over a marsh, AMERICAN
WOODCOCK with young, 5 Ruffed Grouse, 15 WOOD THRUSHES, 1 VEERY, 4 Hooded
Mergansers, 8 BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS, 14 YELLOW WARBLERS, 7 BLACK-THROATED
GREEN WARBLERS, 5 OVENBIRDS, 2 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES, 5 Yellow-rumped
Warblers, 1 PINE WARBLER, 2 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, 8 SWAMP SPARROWS (RG).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
In Washington Township on 4/19, singing WHITE-EYED VIREO (DB).
On 4/23 at Acme Dam, Common Loon (DT).
End transcript-
Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA
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724-938-0655
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