RBA
* Pennsylvania
* Philadelphia
* PAPH0509.02
* September 2, 2005
Birds mentioned:
Audubon's Shearwater
Greater Shearwater
Cory's Shearwater
Leach's Storm-Petrel
Northern Gannet
American White Pelican
Wood Duck
Broad-winged Hawk
Common Moorhen
American Golden Plover
Black-bellied Plover
Piping Plover
Black-necked Stilt
Marbled Godwit
Hudsonian Godwit
Whimbrel
Upland Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Ruff
Red-necked Phalarope
Parasitic Jaeger
Long-tailed Jaeger
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Black Skimmer
Common Nighthawk
Red-headed Woodpecker
Green Violet Ear (Gone)
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Blue-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black and White Warbler
American Redstart
Worm-eating Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Canada Warbler
Dickcissel
Baltimore Oriole
Bobolink
Transcript
Hotline: Philadelphia Birdline
Date: September 2, 2005
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 Friday, September 2nd, 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, substituting for Armas Hill, who is
still away in Brazil.
This past week, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS have hit the Tri-state area
in force. A pair was seen on the Conejohelia Flats in Washington
Boro. Delaware reported BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS at Shearness Pool in
Bombay Hook, north of the town of Little Creek along Rt. 9 at
Edgewater Farm Lane, and near Magnolia.
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS have taken over New Jersey. 9 were seen at
the Johnson Sod Farms, near Deerfield in Cumberland Co. 2 were at the
dunes ponds at Cape May Point State Park. 6 were seen at Forsythe NWR
at Brigantine, and also seen at Stone Harbor Point.
Shorebirds at the Conejohelia Flats this past week have been superb.
15 species of shorebird were seen today, including 5 AMERICAN GOLDEN
PLOVERS, BUFF-BREASTED, BAIRD'S, and WESTERN SANDPIPERS, plus BLACK
and CASPIAN TERN. Earlier this week, WHIMBREL and an immature RUFF
were also found at the Flats on Wednesday.
Some good shorebirds at Green Lane off Church Rd. in Montgomery Co
include 4 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, BAIRD'S
SANDPIPERS, plus BLACK and COMMON TERN.
Among the 12 species of shorebirds at Lake Onteluntee near Reading
was a RUDDY TURNSTONE.
There were 4 COMMON MOORHENS, 2 BLACK TERNS, and lots of CASPIAN
TERNS seen at the Heinz NEEC at Tinicum this week. A remarkable count
267 WOOD DUCKS was also reported. Sounds like a good hatch year.
Fall migration is underway. The first BROAD-WINGED HAWK of the season
was spotted at Peace Valley in Bucks Co. An immature YELLOW-CROWNED
NIGHT HERON has also been around the lake. 19 species of WARBLERS
were found: MOURNING, CERULEAN, NASHVILLE, MAGNOLIA, BLACK-THROATED
BLUE, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, BLACKBURNIAN, WORM-EATING, NORTHERN
WATERTHRUSH, HOODED, WILSON'S and lots of CHESTNUT-SIDED. Other birds
included YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and 2 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES.
Birds around Lake Galena at Peace Valley included GREAT EGRET,
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, SOLITARY and SPOTTED
SANDPIPER, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, and CASPIAN TERN.
A nice flight of 38 BROAD-WINGS were counted at Rose Tree Hawk Watch
in Media, Delaware Co. today.
Warblers at Ridley Creek State Park last week included CAPE MAY,
BAY-BREASTED, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, PRAIRIE,
HOODED, CANADA, and PARULA.
In Ambler, Montgomery Co, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH and YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLERS were found. It's beginning to sound more like winter!
There was a big flight of NIGHTHAWKS last weekend, counted at
Haverford College. The peak count of 1392 birds on Sunday nearly
tripled the previous high count. Maybe NIGHTHAWKS are about to make a rebound.
Back in New Jersey, WARBLERS at Palmyra included BLUE-WINGED,
NASHVILLE, PARULA, YELLOW, CHESTNUT-SIDED, MAGNOLIA, BLACKBURNIAN,
BLACK-THROATED BLUE, MOURNING, CANADA, HOODED, AND WORM-EATING.
Brigantine has been very active. Besides the previously mentioned
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER; WHIMBREL, HUDSONAIN GODWIT, WHITE-RUMPED,
BAIRD'S, and STILT SANDPIPER were seen. The AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
continues, also an immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER.
Not mentioned last week was a GREEN VIOLET-EAR that showed up in
north Jersey, near Rumsun in Monmouth Co. along the Navesink River
near Sandy Hook. That bird was seen and photographed on Tuesday and
Wednesday. While this is a first state record for New Jersey, GREEN
VIOLET-EARS have a history of vagrancy. Get those feeders out and
watch for a big dark hummer.
Again in New Jersey, an adult male MAGNIFICENT FRIGETBIRD was
reported heading south off Holgate, on the south end of Long Beach
Island last two weeks ago on August 20th. So far, no reports of any
fallout of storm birds after Katrina in the Tri-state area.
There was a big fallout of birds at Cape May today, mostly BALTIMORE
ORIOLES, KINGBIRDS, and RED-EYED VIREO. Warblers seen included
MOURNING, NASHVILLE, BLUE-WINGED, CHESTNUT-SIDED, BLACK-THROATED
BLUE, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, BLACKBURNIAN, BLACKPOLL, and PRAIRIE.
DICKCISSEL, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, and several RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES
were also found.
Stone Harbor continues to have big numbers of shorebirds. There have
been over 2000 BLACK SKIMMERS, 9 MARBLED GODWITS, WHIMBREL, AMERICAN
GOLDEN PLOVER, and PIPING PLOVER at the point this week.
At the Johnson Sod Farm off Rt 77 in Cumberland Co, there were 14
American GOLDEN PLOVERS, 7 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, and 7 UPLAND SANDPIPERS.
In Delaware, there have been 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS in Shearness
Pool in Bombay Hook NWR for most of the week. These birds were seen
on the little grassy flats by the hammock of trees at the sharp turn
on the northeast side of the pool. BAIRD'S, WHITE-RUMPED, PECTORAL,
and STILT SANDPIPERS are also being seen on Shearness Pool, along
with a distant MARBLED GODWIT. Up to 6 BLACK-NECKED STILTS continue
to be seen at Bear Swamp in Bombay Hook. The grass along the dikes at
Bombay Hook are full of BOBOLINK right now.
A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER continues to be seen just north of the town of
Little Creek, in a harvested potato field at the intersection of Rt 9
and Edgewater Farm Lane. Today, there were 4-5 AMERICAN GOLDEN
PLOVERS in the same field.
Two pelagic trips out of Lewes produced similar results. On Friday to
Wilmington Canyon, the best bird was a dark morph LONG-TAILED JAEGER.
Also seen were 2 LEACH'S STORM-PETRELS, and AUDUBON'S, CORY'S and
GREATER SHEARWATER.
Saturday's trip only stayed in Delaware briefly on its way to
Baltimore Canyon. There was a rapid, fly-by PARASITIC JAEGER, along
with 3 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, and a NORTHERN GANNET.
There will be another Pelagic Trip on Saturday to Sunday, September
10th to the 11th from Barnaget, New Jersey. The boat is the 100 ft
Doris Mae IV, and buffet breakfast will be served. The cost is $125.
For reservations call Focus On Nature Tours at 1-800-721-9986.
Thank you for calling. To report birds, call 302-792-9591 or email me
at ednieap@wittnet.com. Until next time, good birding.
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