Central PA Birdline
- RBA
* Pennsylvania
* Central Pennsylvania
* August 3, 2006
* PACE0608.03
Bird Highlights
KING RAIL (Cumberland Co., *PORC needs documentaion)
Semipalmated Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
LEAST TERN (Lancaster Co.)
Prothonotary Warbler
- Transcript
Hotline: Central Pennsylvania Birdline
Date:August 3, 2006
To Report: TimeTraveler@email.msn.com
Compiler: Mark A. McConaughy
TimeTraveler@email.msn.com
Coverage: Central Pennsylvania, Susquehanna River
Drainage System
Transcriber: Mark A. McConaughy
Welcome to Pennsylvania Audubon's and the Patriot-News' Birdline. This
Birdline covers sightings made primarily during the week prior to
Thursday, August 3, 2006.
CENTRE COUNTY:
The Julian wetlands along Route 220 produced 6 GREAT EGRETS, 4 GREEN
HERONS, 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER and a few NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS on
July 31 (LG).
Birds seen at Colyer Lake on July 31 included 1 GREAT EGRET, 1 GREEN
HERON, 3 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS and 2 EASTERN SCREECH
OWLS (LG).
CUMBERLAND COUNTY:
State Game Lands 169 produced 20 WOOD DUCKS, 15 GREAT BLUE HERONS, 15
GREAT EGRETS, 7 GREEN HERONS, 4 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS, 1 KING RAIL,
2 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS, 1 BARRED OWL and 5 BELTED KINGFISHERS, EASTERN
WOOD-PEWEE, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, WARBLING VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO, WOOD
TRUSH, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT and SCARLET TANAGER on August 1 (AM).
DAUPHIN COUNTY:
There were 3 SNOWY EGRETS at Wildwood Lake Wildlife Sanctuary on July 27
(CR).
LANCASTER COUNTY:
Birds seen at Conejohela Flats between July 27 and August 1 included 1
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, 1 SNOWY EGRET, 13 BALD EAGLES, 1 BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVER, 7 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 63 KILLDEER, 9 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, 3
GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 5 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 2 SANDERLINGS, 3 SEMIPALMATED
SANDPIPERS, 106 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 7 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 9 SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHERS, 1 BONAPARTE'S GULL, 250 RING-BILLED GULLS, 5 HERRING GULLS,
2 COMMON TERNS, 28 FORSTER'S TERNS, 1 LEAST TERN and 1 PROTHONOTARY
WARBLER (DH).
MCKEAN COUNTY:
The 2 adult and 2 fledged MERLINS continue to be seen near their nest at
a withheld location (for their protection) through at least July 31
(JF).
YORK COUNTY:
On July 29, the Safe Harbor area produced RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, DOWNY
WOODPECKER, HAIRY WOODPECKER, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, BARN SWALLOW, CAROLINA
CHICKADEE, CAROLINA WREN, HOUSE WREN, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, EASTERN
BLUEBIRD, WOOD THRUSH, AMERICAN ROBIN, GRAY CATBIRD, CEDAR WAXWING,
SCARLET TANAGER, EASTERN TOWHEE, NORTHERN CARDINAL, INDIGO BUNTING,
COMMON GRACKLE, AMERICAN GOLDFINCH and HOUSE SPARROW (AM).
Closing Announcements:
If you miss the usual Thursday postings of the Central PA Birdline on
BIRDEAST and PABIRDS, I will also be posting it on my page web site at:
http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/currentbl.htm
The address for the home page of the web site is:
http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/index.html
Also, people can access both the current and older birdlines at:
http://groups.msn.com/CentralPABirdlinebackupfiles/messages.msnw
*PORC = Pennsylvania Ornithological Record Committee. Rare bird
sightings should be documented with written descriptions and photographs
whenever possible and sent to PORC for review. Send PORC reports to Nick
Pulcinella, 613 Howard Road, West Chester, PA 19380.
I would like to acknowledge people who have contributed to this report;
John Fedak (JF), Deuane Hoffman (DH), Andrew Markel (AM), Andrew McGann
(AM), Chris Rebert (CR). I apologize if I have misspelled their names
and I will also refrain from naming that person on request.
I would also like to point out that one of the people who regularly
reports to the hotline is Bob Schutsky, owner of BIRD TREKS Tours. Any
one wishing to see birds along the Conojohela Flats should contact him
about one of his boat tours of the area. He also leads birding tours in
other areas of North and Central America. You can contact him at
717-548-3303 or at his new web site:
http://www.birdtreks.com
I want to thank Bob for his reports and recommend booking one of his
tours if you want to view local and extraregional birds.
-End Transcript
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Mark A. McConaughy TimeTraveler@email.msn.com
Bushy Run Battlefield
P.O. Box 486
Harrison City, PA 15636-0468 (724) 527-5585 x103
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- RBA
* Pennsylvania
* Central Pennsylvania
* August 3, 2006
* PACE0608.03
Bird Highlights
KING RAIL (Cumberland Co., *PORC needs documentaion)
Semipalmated Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
LEAST TERN (Lancaster Co.)
Prothonotary Warbler
- Transcript
Hotline: Central Pennsylvania Birdline
Date:August 3, 2006
To Report: TimeTraveler@email.msn.com
Compiler: Mark A. McConaughy
TimeTraveler@email.msn.com
Coverage: Central Pennsylvania, Susquehanna River
Drainage System
Transcriber: Mark A. McConaughy
Welcome to Pennsylvania Audubon's and the Patriot-News' Birdline. This
Birdline covers sightings made primarily during the week prior to
Thursday, August 3, 2006.
CENTRE COUNTY:
The Julian wetlands along Route 220 produced 6 GREAT EGRETS, 4 GREEN
HERONS, 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER and a few NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS on
July 31 (LG).
Birds seen at Colyer Lake on July 31 included 1 GREAT EGRET, 1 GREEN
HERON, 3 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS and 2 EASTERN SCREECH
OWLS (LG).
CUMBERLAND COUNTY:
State Game Lands 169 produced 20 WOOD DUCKS, 15 GREAT BLUE HERONS, 15
GREAT EGRETS, 7 GREEN HERONS, 4 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS, 1 KING RAIL,
2 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS, 1 BARRED OWL and 5 BELTED KINGFISHERS, EASTERN
WOOD-PEWEE, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, WARBLING VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO, WOOD
TRUSH, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT and SCARLET TANAGER on August 1 (AM).
DAUPHIN COUNTY:
There were 3 SNOWY EGRETS at Wildwood Lake Wildlife Sanctuary on July 27
(CR).
LANCASTER COUNTY:
Birds seen at Conejohela Flats between July 27 and August 1 included 1
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, 1 SNOWY EGRET, 13 BALD EAGLES, 1 BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVER, 7 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 63 KILLDEER, 9 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, 3
GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 5 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 2 SANDERLINGS, 3 SEMIPALMATED
SANDPIPERS, 106 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 7 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 9 SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHERS, 1 BONAPARTE'S GULL, 250 RING-BILLED GULLS, 5 HERRING GULLS,
2 COMMON TERNS, 28 FORSTER'S TERNS, 1 LEAST TERN and 1 PROTHONOTARY
WARBLER (DH).
MCKEAN COUNTY:
The 2 adult and 2 fledged MERLINS continue to be seen near their nest at
a withheld location (for their protection) through at least July 31
(JF).
YORK COUNTY:
On July 29, the Safe Harbor area produced RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, DOWNY
WOODPECKER, HAIRY WOODPECKER, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, BARN SWALLOW, CAROLINA
CHICKADEE, CAROLINA WREN, HOUSE WREN, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, EASTERN
BLUEBIRD, WOOD THRUSH, AMERICAN ROBIN, GRAY CATBIRD, CEDAR WAXWING,
SCARLET TANAGER, EASTERN TOWHEE, NORTHERN CARDINAL, INDIGO BUNTING,
COMMON GRACKLE, AMERICAN GOLDFINCH and HOUSE SPARROW (AM).
Closing Announcements:
If you miss the usual Thursday postings of the Central PA Birdline on
BIRDEAST and PABIRDS, I will also be posting it on my page web site at:
http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/currentbl.htm
The address for the home page of the web site is:
http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/index.html
Also, people can access both the current and older birdlines at:
http://groups.msn.com/CentralPABirdlinebackupfiles/messages.msnw
*PORC = Pennsylvania Ornithological Record Committee. Rare bird
sightings should be documented with written descriptions and photographs
whenever possible and sent to PORC for review. Send PORC reports to Nick
Pulcinella, 613 Howard Road, West Chester, PA 19380.
I would like to acknowledge people who have contributed to this report;
John Fedak (JF), Deuane Hoffman (DH), Andrew Markel (AM), Andrew McGann
(AM), Chris Rebert (CR). I apologize if I have misspelled their names
and I will also refrain from naming that person on request.
I would also like to point out that one of the people who regularly
reports to the hotline is Bob Schutsky, owner of BIRD TREKS Tours. Any
one wishing to see birds along the Conojohela Flats should contact him
about one of his boat tours of the area. He also leads birding tours in
other areas of North and Central America. You can contact him at
717-548-3303 or at his new web site:
http://www.birdtreks.com
I want to thank Bob for his reports and recommend booking one of his
tours if you want to view local and extraregional birds.
-End Transcript
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mark A. McConaughy TimeTraveler@email.msn.com
Bushy Run Battlefield
P.O. Box 486
Harrison City, PA 15636-0468 (724) 527-5585 x103
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~