RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE05.07.06
Highlights:
GREAT EGRET
SNOWY EGRET (Venango County)
LITTLE BLUE HERON (Allegheny County)
GREEN HERON
SURF SCOTER
NORTHERN HARRIER
OSPREY
BALD EAGLE
SANDHILL CRANE
VIRGINIA RAIL (Mercer County)
COMMON MOORHEN (Mercer County)
WILLET (Allegheny County)
GREATER YELLOWLEGS
LESSER YELLOWLEGS
WILSON'S PHALAROPE (Crawford County)
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER (Crawford County)
DUNLIN
SOLITARY SANDPIPER
SPOTTED SANDPIPER
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER
LEAST SANDPIPER
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER
PECTORAL SANDPIPER
UPLAND SANDPIPER
FORSTER'S TERN
BLACK TERN (Venango County)
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO
COMMON NIGHTHAWK
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER
ACADIAN FLYCATCHER
LEAST FLYCATCHER
MARSH WREN (Mercer County)
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO
WARBLING VIREO
WHITE-EYED VIREO
BLUE-HEADED VIREO
COMMON RAVEN
PURPLE MARTIN (Crawford County)
CLIFF SWALLOW
BANK SWALLOW
VEERY
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER
MAGNOLIA WARBLER
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER
BREWSTER'S WARBLER (Erie County)
HOODED WARBLER
CERULEAN WARBLER
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
NASHVILLE WARBLER
KENTUCKY WARBLER
MOURNING WARBLER (Venango County)
CANADA WARBLER (Venango County)
PRAIRIE WARBLER
TENNESSEE WARBLER
WORM-EATING WARBLER (Greene County)
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (Allegheny and Mercer Counties)
PALM WARBLER
NORTHERN PARULA
OVENBIRD
AMERICAN REDSTART
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (Allegheny County)
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
"GAMBEL'S" WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (Erie County)
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
SAVANNAH SPARROW
SWAMP SPARROW
LINCOLN'S SPARROW (Erie County)
INDIGO BUNTING
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK (Westmoreland County)
BOBOLINK
PURPLE FINCH
PINE SISKIN
Contributors: Douglas Bauman, Jeff Brinker, Marcia Brown, Marcy Cunkelman,
Gary Edwards, Mike Fialkovich, Evelyn Fowles, Ross Gallardy, Margaret
Higbee, Joyce Hoffmann, Mike Lanzone, Flo McGuire, Jerry McWilliams, Bob
Machesney, Steve Manns, Lee Ann Reiners, Fred Schroyer, Brian Shema, Jack
Solomon, Jerry Stanley, Kate St. John, Randy Stringer, Libby Strizzi, Jose'
Taracido, Ryan Tomazin, Bob VanNewkirk, Mark Vass, Scott Walker, Dan Yagusic.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Sunday, 30 April February 2006 through Sunday, 7 May 2006
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ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
From last week: At Harrison Hills Park on 4/29, highlights were Wood Thrush,
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, Yellow Warbler (DB).
On 5/1 in East Liberty, 2 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS, 2 CHESTNUT-SIDED
WARBLERS, 1 PALM WARBLER; on 5/2, 1 ACADIAN FLYCATCHER; on 5/3, 3 LEAST
FLYCATCHERS, 4 Wood Thrushes, 1 VEERY, 4 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS, 2
NASHVILLE WARBLERS, 6 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 3 BLACK-THROATED GREEN
WARBLERS, 1 MAGNOLIA WARBLER, 1 BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, 1 PALM WARBLER, 2
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, 1 Common Yellowthroat, 3 Yellow Warblers, 2
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS, 2 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, 1 NORTHERN PARULA, 1
AMERICAN REDSTART, 2 OVENBIRDS, 3 INDIGO BUNTINGS, 6 Gray Catbirds, 2
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS (DY).
On 5/1 in Fox Chapel, 1 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER; on 5/3, 7 FORSTER'S TERNS,
Killdeer with young (DY). In a Fox Chapel backyard on 5/4, 1 PROTHONOTARY
WARBLER (BS). The bird has reportedly been present two days, and has spent
significant time on the deck railings and even the windowsills. On 5/5 at
the Fox Chapel Yacht Club off Rt. 28, 16 WILLETS; also seen were 3 LEAST
SANDPIPERS, 2 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER (DY).
At North Park's Marshall Lake on 5/1, 3 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 3 Killdeer, 1
YELLOWLEGS SP., 1 unidentified sandpiper (BM).
At a backyard feeder in Squirrel Hill on 5/1, 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
(reported to JS by Kevin Wilbur).
At Frick Park on 5/1-5/2, sightings included singing NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH,
MAGNOLIA WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER,
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, female Yellow-rumped Warbler, NASHVILLE
WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, HOODED WARBLER, YELLOW
WARBLER, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, INDIGO BUNTING; also on 5/2, NORTHERN
PARULA, OVENBIRD (JSo). New arrivals on 5/3 included CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER,
TENNESSEE WARBLER; also seen 5/3 were WARBLING VIREO, GREAT CRESTED
FLYCATCHER, Scarlet Tanager, Baltimore Oriole (JSo). On 5/4, KENTUCKY
WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED
WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, Yellow-rumped Warbler, CERULEAN WARBLER,
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART,
TENNESSEE WARBLER, OVENBIRD, NASHVILLE WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, Common
Yellowthroat, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, Baltimore Oriole, Scarlet Tanager (JSo).
On 5/6, 4 ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Red-breasted
Nuthatch, Red-eyed Vireo, 3 Scarlet Tanagers, 1-2 LEAST FLYCATCHERS, VEERY,
BLUE-HEADED VIREO, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, NASHVILLE
WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, 6 Yellow-rumped Warblers,
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER,
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, OVENBIRD, HOODED WARBLER (MF et. al.).
Near Etna on 5/2, ACADIAN FLYCATCHER (DY).
On 5/3 at the Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, highlights were Yellow
Warbler, NASHVILLE WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER,
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE
WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, OVENBIRD,
INDIGO BUNTING, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, Orchard
Oriole, Baltimore Oriole, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (BS).
At Schenley Park this week, sightings included NASHVILLE WARBLERS, LEAST
FLYCATCHER, Red-eyed Vireos, Wood Thrushes, Baltimore Orioles, Yellow
Warblers (KSJ).
BEAVER COUNTY:
In Daugherty Township on 5/1, 3 PINE SISKINS (reported to MV).
On 5/7 along Beaver River, sightings included 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 1 LEAST
SANDPIPER, 2 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, 9 Herring Gulls, 1 Hooded Merganser, 1
American Coot, 15 Wood Ducks, 1 Double-crested Cormorant, and lots of
Chimney Swifts at Beaver Falls Dam (MV).
On 5/7 at Little Blue Lake, 4 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, 1 PALM WARBLER, 9
Cedar Waxwings, 4 Wood Ducks (MV).
BUTLER COUNTY:
On Forestville Road on 5/1, OVENBIRD; over Shields Road, NORTHERN HARRIER (JB).
At an unspecified location on 5/1, male Ruby-throated Hummingbird (MB).
On 5/4-5/5 at Camp Lutherlyn, sightings included GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHERS,
Broad-winged Hawk, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, Barn Swallow, Tree Swallow, Scarlet
Tanager (BV).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
Near Spartansburg on 5/2, sightings included nesting Ring-necked Pheasant,
BALD EAGLES, Broad-winged Hawk, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, LEAST FLYCATCHER,
Eastern Kingbird, PURPLE MARTIN (4/28), Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Barn
Swallow, House Wren, Wood Thrush, Yellow Warbler, OVENBIRD, SAVANNAH
SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, INDIGO BUNTING, BOBOLINK, Eastern Meadowlark
(FM).
In northern Crawford this week, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS (LAR).
On 5/6 an adult female WILSON'S PHALAROPE was found in Pymatuning, at the
second pond at Miller's Ponds (MHi). It was seen again on 5/7, along with 4
DUNLIN, 2 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 2 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 2 PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS, 1 Wilson's Snipe, 3 UPLAND SANDPIPERS, YELLOWLEGS, 1 GREEN
HERON, and BOBOLINKS (MV). Sightings later on 5/7 were SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHERS, UPLAND SANDPIPERS, LEAST SANDPIPERS, PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, GREEN
HERON, Ruddy Ducks, BOBOLINKS, Tree Swallows, CLIFF SWALLOWS, BANK SWALLOWS,
SAVANNAH SPARROWS (LAR).
At the spillway on 5/7, 22 Ruddy Ducks, 1 flyover OSPREY (MV).
ERIE COUNTY:
Through the week at Presque Isle, WHITE-EYED VIREOS and BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS
have been fairly regular along with the occasional BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER;
LINCOLN'S SPARROWS have been present as well; other highlights were 2 male
SURF SCOTERS at Gull Point, a BREWSTER'S WARBLER at Fry's landing on 5/3,
and a "GAMBEL'S" WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW on Gull Point Trail (JM). On 5/5, one
or two SANDHILL CRANES were seen flying over Gull Point Trail; a PINE SISKIN
was seen and heard from the observation platform; and 5 species of warblers
were reported (JM).
FAYETTE COUNTY:
At Fort Necessity National Battlefield on 4/30, sightings included NORTHERN
PARULA, PRAIRIE WARBLER (SW).
FOREST COUNTY:
In Tionesta on 5/2, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS (FM).
GREENE COUNTY:
At Enlow Fork on 4/30, highlights were GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, Field
Sparrows, WARBLING VIREOS, Common Yellowthroats, WHITE-EYED VIREOS,
BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS, OVENBIRDS, Wood Thrushes, Louisiana Waterthrushes,
Yellow-throated Warblers, AMERICAN REDSTARTS, HOODED WARBLERS, ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAKS, Barred Owl, Scarlet Tanagers, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER,
Eastern Kingbirds, 2 COMMON RAVENS, Orchard Orioles, NORTHERN PARULAS, 10-15
CERULEAN WARBLERS, YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds,
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS, 2 WORM-EATING WARBLERS, INDIGO BUNTING (RT).
On 5/5-5/6 in Waynesburg, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
(FS).
INDIANA COUNTY:
On 4/30 in Clarksburg, 2-3 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Baltimore Oriole,
Scarlet Tanager, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS, PINE SISKIN (MC). On 5/4, AMERICAN
REDSTART, Yellow Warbler, NASHVILLE WARBLER, OVENBIRD, Louisiana
Waterthrush, Common Yellowthroat, HOODED WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER,
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, Orchard Oriole (adult male), BLACK-BILLED
CUCKOO, many Baltimore Orioles, Scarlet Tanager, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS,
BLUE-HEADED VIREO, INDIGO BUNTING, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Wood Thrush,
Gray Catbird, Brown Thrashers, Barn Swallows, Tree Swallows, House Wren, and
others (MC).
LAWRENCE COUNTY:
In New Castle this week, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Chimney Swifts (LS).
On 5/7, sightings at Golf Course Road marsh were 2 DUNLIN, 2 LEAST
SANDPIPERS, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER (MV).
At the Volant Strips on 5/7, BOBOLINKS, 2 NORTHERN HARRIERS, GRASSHOPPER
SPARROWS, SAVANNAH SPARROWS, WHITE-EYED VIREO, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW,
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, Baltimore Oriole, Common Yellowthroat (MV).
MERCER COUNTY:
From last week: on 4/28 behind Grove City's YMCA, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS; on
4/29 in Jefferson Township, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
TENNESSEE WARBLER, 4 PURPLE FINCHES, Gray Catbird; in Mercer on 4/29,
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, WARBLING VIREO (JB).
In Mercer on 4/30, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS, pair of Hooded Mergansers; on
5/1, 2 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS; on 5/6, sightings included Wood Duck, Turkey
Vultures, Eastern Phoebe, mixed flight of 20-30 swallows including Barn,
Tree, Northern Rough-winged, and CLIFF SWALLOWS, Wood Thrush, Yellow
Warbler, NASHVILLE WARBLER, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, Yellow-rumped Warbler,
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, Scarlet Tanager, ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAK, Baltimore Oriole, PURPLE FINCH (JB).
On 5/6 at Shenango Reservoir, sightings included PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, 5
species of VIREOS, INDIGO BUNTING, AMERICAN REDSTART, HOODED WARBLER (RS).
Over Grove City on 5/6, BALD EAGLE (RS).
Along Valley Road, North River Road, and West River Road on 5/7, highlights
were WARBLING VIREO, WHITE-EYED VIREO, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, Yellow Warbler,
Common Yellowthroat, HOODED WARBLER, Louisiana Waterthrush, SWAMP SPARROW,
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, Red-eyed Vireo, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, AMERICAN
REDSTARTS, CERULEAN WARBLERS, INDIGO BUNTING, PURPLE FINCH, MAGNOLIA
WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, Scarlet Tanagers (JB).
On 5/7 at Pennsy Swamp, VIRGINIA RAIL, MARSH WREN, COMMON MOORHEN, mating
SWAMP SPARROWS, LEAST FLYCATCHER, Scarlet Tanager, White-throated Sparrow,
Red-eyed Vireo, Common Yellowthroat (MV).
VENANGO COUNTY:
On 5/5 at Oil Creek State Park, 1 MOURNING WARBLER, 3 CANADA WARBLERS, 1
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO (JSt).
At Justus Bike Trail on 5/6, an adult breeding SNOWY EGRET was seen
throughout the day (GE et. al.).
In Buttermilk Hill on 5/6, sightings included 1 Scarlet Tanager eating grape
jelly, 1 Brown Thrasher eating cracked corn off a gravel driveway, 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker attempting to eat grape jelly; also Field Sparrow,
Chipping Sparrow, & WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, PINE SISKIN, PURPLE FINCH,
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, INDIGO BUNTING (JSt).
At Kahle Lake on 5/6, 2 BLACK TERNS (JSt).
On 5/6 at the Wyatteville gravel pit, 2 BLACK TERNS, 3 BALD EAGLES (JSt).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
From last week: in West Pike Run Township on 4/25, BOBOLINKS (JT).
At Canonsburg Lake on 4/30-5/1, sightings included Wood Duck, Blue-winged
Teal, 7 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS (RT). A
LITTLE BLUE HERON was discovered there on 5/1 (JH, MV) and continued its
presence through 5/6 (RT, EF, RG); also seen this week were GREAT EGRET,
Great Egret x Great Blue Heron hybrid, Blue-winged Teal, Wood Ducks, GREATER
YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, Wilson's Snipe, SOLITARY
SANDPIPERS (MV); SWAMP SPARROW, Cedar Waxwings 5/2-5/3 (RT); LEAST
SANDPIPERS, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, Double-crested Comorant, singing WARBLING
VIREO (RG).
Along Hahn Road on 4/30-5/1, American Coot, Sharp-shinned Hawk (RT).
On the morning of 5/1 in West Pike Run, singing BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS,
WHITE-EYED VIREOS, Wood Thrushes, Ring-necked Pheasant, and others; on 5/2,
INDIGO BUNTING, CERULEAN WARBLER; on 5/3 and 5/4, Orchard Oriole, Baltimore
Oriole, Wood Thrush, WHITE-EYED VIREO, Scarlet Tanager, WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROWS, Ring-necked Pheasants (5/4), Louisiana Waterthrush, and others;
throughout the week, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (AT). On 5/5, new sights &
sounds were NASHVILLE WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, OVENBIRD, BLACK-THROATED BLUE
WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, ACADIAN FLYCATCHER,
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER; also singing were CERULEAN WARBLER, ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAK, Scarlet Tanager, Louisiana Waterthrush, SAVANNAH SPARROW, Common
Yellowthroat, Eastern Meadowlark, Yellow Warbler, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, Wood
Thrushes, Red-eyed Vireo, and a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO (AT).
On 5/6 at Peter's Lake, a FORSTER'S TERN came in and flew around the lake
for 10-15 minutes (RG).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
From last week: In Washington Township on 4/29, sightings included Wood
Thrush, Eastern Phoebes, Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Meadowlark, Field
Sparrow, and others (DB).
On 5/1 in Washington Township, AMERICAN REDSTART, HOODED WARBLER; on 5/3,
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER, OVENBIRD, Baltimore Oriole (DB).
In Greensburg on 5/2, COMMON NIGHTHAWKS (SM).
At Powdermill Nature Reserve on 5/3, an adult male BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK was
seen at a backyard feeder and within the yard; it was not refound later on (ML).
In New Kensington on 5/4, 3 ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS (DB).
End transcript-
Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA
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*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE05.07.06
Highlights:
GREAT EGRET
SNOWY EGRET (Venango County)
LITTLE BLUE HERON (Allegheny County)
GREEN HERON
SURF SCOTER
NORTHERN HARRIER
OSPREY
BALD EAGLE
SANDHILL CRANE
VIRGINIA RAIL (Mercer County)
COMMON MOORHEN (Mercer County)
WILLET (Allegheny County)
GREATER YELLOWLEGS
LESSER YELLOWLEGS
WILSON'S PHALAROPE (Crawford County)
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER (Crawford County)
DUNLIN
SOLITARY SANDPIPER
SPOTTED SANDPIPER
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER
LEAST SANDPIPER
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER
PECTORAL SANDPIPER
UPLAND SANDPIPER
FORSTER'S TERN
BLACK TERN (Venango County)
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO
COMMON NIGHTHAWK
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER
ACADIAN FLYCATCHER
LEAST FLYCATCHER
MARSH WREN (Mercer County)
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO
WARBLING VIREO
WHITE-EYED VIREO
BLUE-HEADED VIREO
COMMON RAVEN
PURPLE MARTIN (Crawford County)
CLIFF SWALLOW
BANK SWALLOW
VEERY
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER
MAGNOLIA WARBLER
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER
BREWSTER'S WARBLER (Erie County)
HOODED WARBLER
CERULEAN WARBLER
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
NASHVILLE WARBLER
KENTUCKY WARBLER
MOURNING WARBLER (Venango County)
CANADA WARBLER (Venango County)
PRAIRIE WARBLER
TENNESSEE WARBLER
WORM-EATING WARBLER (Greene County)
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (Allegheny and Mercer Counties)
PALM WARBLER
NORTHERN PARULA
OVENBIRD
AMERICAN REDSTART
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (Allegheny County)
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
"GAMBEL'S" WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (Erie County)
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
SAVANNAH SPARROW
SWAMP SPARROW
LINCOLN'S SPARROW (Erie County)
INDIGO BUNTING
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK (Westmoreland County)
BOBOLINK
PURPLE FINCH
PINE SISKIN
Contributors: Douglas Bauman, Jeff Brinker, Marcia Brown, Marcy Cunkelman,
Gary Edwards, Mike Fialkovich, Evelyn Fowles, Ross Gallardy, Margaret
Higbee, Joyce Hoffmann, Mike Lanzone, Flo McGuire, Jerry McWilliams, Bob
Machesney, Steve Manns, Lee Ann Reiners, Fred Schroyer, Brian Shema, Jack
Solomon, Jerry Stanley, Kate St. John, Randy Stringer, Libby Strizzi, Jose'
Taracido, Ryan Tomazin, Bob VanNewkirk, Mark Vass, Scott Walker, Dan Yagusic.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Sunday, 30 April February 2006 through Sunday, 7 May 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:
From last week: At Harrison Hills Park on 4/29, highlights were Wood Thrush,
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, Yellow Warbler (DB).
On 5/1 in East Liberty, 2 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS, 2 CHESTNUT-SIDED
WARBLERS, 1 PALM WARBLER; on 5/2, 1 ACADIAN FLYCATCHER; on 5/3, 3 LEAST
FLYCATCHERS, 4 Wood Thrushes, 1 VEERY, 4 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS, 2
NASHVILLE WARBLERS, 6 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 3 BLACK-THROATED GREEN
WARBLERS, 1 MAGNOLIA WARBLER, 1 BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, 1 PALM WARBLER, 2
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, 1 Common Yellowthroat, 3 Yellow Warblers, 2
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS, 2 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, 1 NORTHERN PARULA, 1
AMERICAN REDSTART, 2 OVENBIRDS, 3 INDIGO BUNTINGS, 6 Gray Catbirds, 2
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS (DY).
On 5/1 in Fox Chapel, 1 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER; on 5/3, 7 FORSTER'S TERNS,
Killdeer with young (DY). In a Fox Chapel backyard on 5/4, 1 PROTHONOTARY
WARBLER (BS). The bird has reportedly been present two days, and has spent
significant time on the deck railings and even the windowsills. On 5/5 at
the Fox Chapel Yacht Club off Rt. 28, 16 WILLETS; also seen were 3 LEAST
SANDPIPERS, 2 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER (DY).
At North Park's Marshall Lake on 5/1, 3 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 3 Killdeer, 1
YELLOWLEGS SP., 1 unidentified sandpiper (BM).
At a backyard feeder in Squirrel Hill on 5/1, 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
(reported to JS by Kevin Wilbur).
At Frick Park on 5/1-5/2, sightings included singing NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH,
MAGNOLIA WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER,
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, female Yellow-rumped Warbler, NASHVILLE
WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, HOODED WARBLER, YELLOW
WARBLER, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, INDIGO BUNTING; also on 5/2, NORTHERN
PARULA, OVENBIRD (JSo). New arrivals on 5/3 included CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER,
TENNESSEE WARBLER; also seen 5/3 were WARBLING VIREO, GREAT CRESTED
FLYCATCHER, Scarlet Tanager, Baltimore Oriole (JSo). On 5/4, KENTUCKY
WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED
WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, Yellow-rumped Warbler, CERULEAN WARBLER,
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART,
TENNESSEE WARBLER, OVENBIRD, NASHVILLE WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, Common
Yellowthroat, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, Baltimore Oriole, Scarlet Tanager (JSo).
On 5/6, 4 ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Red-breasted
Nuthatch, Red-eyed Vireo, 3 Scarlet Tanagers, 1-2 LEAST FLYCATCHERS, VEERY,
BLUE-HEADED VIREO, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, NASHVILLE
WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, 6 Yellow-rumped Warblers,
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER,
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, OVENBIRD, HOODED WARBLER (MF et. al.).
Near Etna on 5/2, ACADIAN FLYCATCHER (DY).
On 5/3 at the Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, highlights were Yellow
Warbler, NASHVILLE WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER,
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE
WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, OVENBIRD,
INDIGO BUNTING, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, Orchard
Oriole, Baltimore Oriole, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (BS).
At Schenley Park this week, sightings included NASHVILLE WARBLERS, LEAST
FLYCATCHER, Red-eyed Vireos, Wood Thrushes, Baltimore Orioles, Yellow
Warblers (KSJ).
BEAVER COUNTY:
In Daugherty Township on 5/1, 3 PINE SISKINS (reported to MV).
On 5/7 along Beaver River, sightings included 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 1 LEAST
SANDPIPER, 2 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, 9 Herring Gulls, 1 Hooded Merganser, 1
American Coot, 15 Wood Ducks, 1 Double-crested Cormorant, and lots of
Chimney Swifts at Beaver Falls Dam (MV).
On 5/7 at Little Blue Lake, 4 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, 1 PALM WARBLER, 9
Cedar Waxwings, 4 Wood Ducks (MV).
BUTLER COUNTY:
On Forestville Road on 5/1, OVENBIRD; over Shields Road, NORTHERN HARRIER (JB).
At an unspecified location on 5/1, male Ruby-throated Hummingbird (MB).
On 5/4-5/5 at Camp Lutherlyn, sightings included GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHERS,
Broad-winged Hawk, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, Barn Swallow, Tree Swallow, Scarlet
Tanager (BV).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
Near Spartansburg on 5/2, sightings included nesting Ring-necked Pheasant,
BALD EAGLES, Broad-winged Hawk, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, LEAST FLYCATCHER,
Eastern Kingbird, PURPLE MARTIN (4/28), Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Barn
Swallow, House Wren, Wood Thrush, Yellow Warbler, OVENBIRD, SAVANNAH
SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, INDIGO BUNTING, BOBOLINK, Eastern Meadowlark
(FM).
In northern Crawford this week, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS (LAR).
On 5/6 an adult female WILSON'S PHALAROPE was found in Pymatuning, at the
second pond at Miller's Ponds (MHi). It was seen again on 5/7, along with 4
DUNLIN, 2 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 2 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 2 PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS, 1 Wilson's Snipe, 3 UPLAND SANDPIPERS, YELLOWLEGS, 1 GREEN
HERON, and BOBOLINKS (MV). Sightings later on 5/7 were SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHERS, UPLAND SANDPIPERS, LEAST SANDPIPERS, PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, GREEN
HERON, Ruddy Ducks, BOBOLINKS, Tree Swallows, CLIFF SWALLOWS, BANK SWALLOWS,
SAVANNAH SPARROWS (LAR).
At the spillway on 5/7, 22 Ruddy Ducks, 1 flyover OSPREY (MV).
ERIE COUNTY:
Through the week at Presque Isle, WHITE-EYED VIREOS and BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS
have been fairly regular along with the occasional BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER;
LINCOLN'S SPARROWS have been present as well; other highlights were 2 male
SURF SCOTERS at Gull Point, a BREWSTER'S WARBLER at Fry's landing on 5/3,
and a "GAMBEL'S" WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW on Gull Point Trail (JM). On 5/5, one
or two SANDHILL CRANES were seen flying over Gull Point Trail; a PINE SISKIN
was seen and heard from the observation platform; and 5 species of warblers
were reported (JM).
FAYETTE COUNTY:
At Fort Necessity National Battlefield on 4/30, sightings included NORTHERN
PARULA, PRAIRIE WARBLER (SW).
FOREST COUNTY:
In Tionesta on 5/2, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS (FM).
GREENE COUNTY:
At Enlow Fork on 4/30, highlights were GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, Field
Sparrows, WARBLING VIREOS, Common Yellowthroats, WHITE-EYED VIREOS,
BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS, OVENBIRDS, Wood Thrushes, Louisiana Waterthrushes,
Yellow-throated Warblers, AMERICAN REDSTARTS, HOODED WARBLERS, ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAKS, Barred Owl, Scarlet Tanagers, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER,
Eastern Kingbirds, 2 COMMON RAVENS, Orchard Orioles, NORTHERN PARULAS, 10-15
CERULEAN WARBLERS, YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds,
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS, 2 WORM-EATING WARBLERS, INDIGO BUNTING (RT).
On 5/5-5/6 in Waynesburg, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
(FS).
INDIANA COUNTY:
On 4/30 in Clarksburg, 2-3 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Baltimore Oriole,
Scarlet Tanager, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS, PINE SISKIN (MC). On 5/4, AMERICAN
REDSTART, Yellow Warbler, NASHVILLE WARBLER, OVENBIRD, Louisiana
Waterthrush, Common Yellowthroat, HOODED WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER,
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, Orchard Oriole (adult male), BLACK-BILLED
CUCKOO, many Baltimore Orioles, Scarlet Tanager, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS,
BLUE-HEADED VIREO, INDIGO BUNTING, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Wood Thrush,
Gray Catbird, Brown Thrashers, Barn Swallows, Tree Swallows, House Wren, and
others (MC).
LAWRENCE COUNTY:
In New Castle this week, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Chimney Swifts (LS).
On 5/7, sightings at Golf Course Road marsh were 2 DUNLIN, 2 LEAST
SANDPIPERS, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER (MV).
At the Volant Strips on 5/7, BOBOLINKS, 2 NORTHERN HARRIERS, GRASSHOPPER
SPARROWS, SAVANNAH SPARROWS, WHITE-EYED VIREO, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW,
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, Baltimore Oriole, Common Yellowthroat (MV).
MERCER COUNTY:
From last week: on 4/28 behind Grove City's YMCA, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS; on
4/29 in Jefferson Township, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
TENNESSEE WARBLER, 4 PURPLE FINCHES, Gray Catbird; in Mercer on 4/29,
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, WARBLING VIREO (JB).
In Mercer on 4/30, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS, pair of Hooded Mergansers; on
5/1, 2 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS; on 5/6, sightings included Wood Duck, Turkey
Vultures, Eastern Phoebe, mixed flight of 20-30 swallows including Barn,
Tree, Northern Rough-winged, and CLIFF SWALLOWS, Wood Thrush, Yellow
Warbler, NASHVILLE WARBLER, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, Yellow-rumped Warbler,
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, Scarlet Tanager, ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAK, Baltimore Oriole, PURPLE FINCH (JB).
On 5/6 at Shenango Reservoir, sightings included PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, 5
species of VIREOS, INDIGO BUNTING, AMERICAN REDSTART, HOODED WARBLER (RS).
Over Grove City on 5/6, BALD EAGLE (RS).
Along Valley Road, North River Road, and West River Road on 5/7, highlights
were WARBLING VIREO, WHITE-EYED VIREO, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, Yellow Warbler,
Common Yellowthroat, HOODED WARBLER, Louisiana Waterthrush, SWAMP SPARROW,
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, Red-eyed Vireo, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, AMERICAN
REDSTARTS, CERULEAN WARBLERS, INDIGO BUNTING, PURPLE FINCH, MAGNOLIA
WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, Scarlet Tanagers (JB).
On 5/7 at Pennsy Swamp, VIRGINIA RAIL, MARSH WREN, COMMON MOORHEN, mating
SWAMP SPARROWS, LEAST FLYCATCHER, Scarlet Tanager, White-throated Sparrow,
Red-eyed Vireo, Common Yellowthroat (MV).
VENANGO COUNTY:
On 5/5 at Oil Creek State Park, 1 MOURNING WARBLER, 3 CANADA WARBLERS, 1
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO (JSt).
At Justus Bike Trail on 5/6, an adult breeding SNOWY EGRET was seen
throughout the day (GE et. al.).
In Buttermilk Hill on 5/6, sightings included 1 Scarlet Tanager eating grape
jelly, 1 Brown Thrasher eating cracked corn off a gravel driveway, 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker attempting to eat grape jelly; also Field Sparrow,
Chipping Sparrow, & WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, PINE SISKIN, PURPLE FINCH,
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, INDIGO BUNTING (JSt).
At Kahle Lake on 5/6, 2 BLACK TERNS (JSt).
On 5/6 at the Wyatteville gravel pit, 2 BLACK TERNS, 3 BALD EAGLES (JSt).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
From last week: in West Pike Run Township on 4/25, BOBOLINKS (JT).
At Canonsburg Lake on 4/30-5/1, sightings included Wood Duck, Blue-winged
Teal, 7 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS (RT). A
LITTLE BLUE HERON was discovered there on 5/1 (JH, MV) and continued its
presence through 5/6 (RT, EF, RG); also seen this week were GREAT EGRET,
Great Egret x Great Blue Heron hybrid, Blue-winged Teal, Wood Ducks, GREATER
YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, Wilson's Snipe, SOLITARY
SANDPIPERS (MV); SWAMP SPARROW, Cedar Waxwings 5/2-5/3 (RT); LEAST
SANDPIPERS, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, Double-crested Comorant, singing WARBLING
VIREO (RG).
Along Hahn Road on 4/30-5/1, American Coot, Sharp-shinned Hawk (RT).
On the morning of 5/1 in West Pike Run, singing BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS,
WHITE-EYED VIREOS, Wood Thrushes, Ring-necked Pheasant, and others; on 5/2,
INDIGO BUNTING, CERULEAN WARBLER; on 5/3 and 5/4, Orchard Oriole, Baltimore
Oriole, Wood Thrush, WHITE-EYED VIREO, Scarlet Tanager, WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROWS, Ring-necked Pheasants (5/4), Louisiana Waterthrush, and others;
throughout the week, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (AT). On 5/5, new sights &
sounds were NASHVILLE WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, OVENBIRD, BLACK-THROATED BLUE
WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, ACADIAN FLYCATCHER,
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER; also singing were CERULEAN WARBLER, ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAK, Scarlet Tanager, Louisiana Waterthrush, SAVANNAH SPARROW, Common
Yellowthroat, Eastern Meadowlark, Yellow Warbler, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, Wood
Thrushes, Red-eyed Vireo, and a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO (AT).
On 5/6 at Peter's Lake, a FORSTER'S TERN came in and flew around the lake
for 10-15 minutes (RG).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
From last week: In Washington Township on 4/29, sightings included Wood
Thrush, Eastern Phoebes, Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Meadowlark, Field
Sparrow, and others (DB).
On 5/1 in Washington Township, AMERICAN REDSTART, HOODED WARBLER; on 5/3,
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER, OVENBIRD, Baltimore Oriole (DB).
In Greensburg on 5/2, COMMON NIGHTHAWKS (SM).
At Powdermill Nature Reserve on 5/3, an adult male BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK was
seen at a backyard feeder and within the yard; it was not refound later on (ML).
In New Kensington on 5/4, 3 ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS (DB).
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Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA
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