- RBA
* Pennsylvania
* Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
* September 7, 2006
* PAEA0609.07
- Birds mentioned
COMMON TERN
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
AMERICAN BITTERN
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
STILT SANDPIPER
ROYAL TERN
SANDERLING
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER
ALDER FLYCATCHER
BLACK TERN
LAUGHING GULL
- Transcript
Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline
Date: September 7th at 7:00 PM
Phone Number: (610) 252-3455
To Report by Phone: Call (610) 252-3455, press the (*) key and leave your
message.
To Report by E-Mail: Send to becard@fast.net with "Birdline" in subject
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 September 7th at 7:00 PM.
There will be a field trip to the Whitehall Parkway on September 9th. Meet
at the Tilghman Square Parking lot, near the Red Robin restaurant, just west
of Route 309 at 7:30 AM. Trip leader will be Ted Fritzinger.
There will also be a field trip to Bake Oven Knob on September 16th. Meet
at the Tilghman Square Parking lot, near the Red Robin restaurant, just west
of Route 309 at 9:00 AM. Trip leader will be Jon Levin.
The next Audubon meeting will be held on September 12th at 7:30 PM at the
Pool Wildlife Sanctuary in Emmaus. A P.E.E.C. naturalist will do a program
on "Birding Opportunities at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation
Area".
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 LAKE MINSI, Northampton County included:
COMMON TERN - 1 probable on 9/3.
Sightings from the MARTINS CREEK area, Northampton County included:
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER - 1 on 9/2 (near Delhaven Road).
Sightings from WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
AMERICAN BITTERN - 1 on 9/4
Also Bobolink.
Sightings from the GREEN POND area, Northampton County included:
At the pond itself:
ROYAL TERN - 1 on 9/3 (adult; seen flying around the pond after Tropical
Storm Ernesto). I believe this represents a 1st Northampton County record.
And, at the flooded field:
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON - 1 immature on 9/2
Great Egrets - 12 on 8/31 and 9/1
STILT SANDPIPERS - up to 5 from 8/28 to 9/2.
Also Green-winged Teal, Wilson's Snipe, Semipalmated Sandpiper, and
Bobolink.
Sightings from LOWER NAZARETH TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
At a retention pond off Hecktown Road along Cobblestone Lane:
SANDERLING - 1 on 9/7
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER - 1 on 9/7.
Also Semipalmated Sandpiper.
Sightings from the HANOVERVILLE ROAD RETENTION PONDS, Northampton County
included:
STILT SANDPIPER - 1 on 9/2.
Sightings from LITTLE GAP, Northampton County included:
Bald Eagles - 9 on 9/4
Merlins - 2 on 9/4.
Sightings from the LEHIGH GAP WILDLIFE REFUGE, Carbon County included:
Tennessee Warbler (reported back on 8/20).
Sightings from the BELTZVILLE LAKE area, Carbon County included:
Caspian Terns - 4 on 9/2.
Also Cape May Warbler.
Sightings from the PENN FOREST RESERVOIR area, Carbon County included:
Common Raven and Hooded Warbler.
Sightings from BAKE OVEN KNOB, Lehigh County included:
Bald Eagles - 4 on 9/1; 10 on 9/4
Osprey - 29 on 9/4
Merlins - 3 on 9/4
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER - 1 on 9/3.
Also Common Raven and Blue-headed Vireo.
Sightings from LEASER LAKE, Lehigh County included:
AMERICAN BITTERN - 1 reported on 9/6.
Sightings from the JORDAN CREEK PARKWAY, Lehigh County included:
ALDER FLYCATCHER - 1 on 9/6.
Also Canada and Blackburnian Warbler.
Sightings from LOWER MILFORD TOWNSHIP, Lehigh County included:
Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
Sightings from GREEN LANE RESERVOIR, Montgomery County included:
BLACK TERNS - 3 on 9/2 (at the Walt Road area)
COMMON TERN - 1 on 9/2 (at the Walt Road area)
BLACK TERNS - 2 on 9/2 (at Knight Lake).
Sightings from PEACE VALLEY PARK, Bucks County included:
LAUGHING GULL - 1 on 9/2 (immature)
Bald Eagle - 1 seen this past week
Also Semipalmated Plover, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black-billed Cuckoo,
Willow and Least Flycatcher, and Wilson's, Canada, and Blackburnian Warbler.
Sightings from LAKE NOCKAMIXON, Bucks County included:
BLACK TERNS - 3 on 9/2.
Also Lesser Black-backed Gull.
Sightings from the RAUBSVILLE area, Northampton County included:
BLACK TERN - 1 on 9/2 (along the Delaware River).
Sightings from MERRILL CREEK RESERVOIR in nearby New Jersey included:
At the Scotts Mountain Hawkwatch:
Bald Eagles - 2 on 9/3; 3 on 9/4 and 9/7
Peregrine Falcon - 1 on 9/3 and 9/7
Merlin - 1 on 9/4.
Also Lesser Black-backed Gull.
- End transcript
* Pennsylvania
* Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
* September 7, 2006
* PAEA0609.07
- Birds mentioned
COMMON TERN
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
AMERICAN BITTERN
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
STILT SANDPIPER
ROYAL TERN
SANDERLING
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER
ALDER FLYCATCHER
BLACK TERN
LAUGHING GULL
- Transcript
Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline
Date: September 7th at 7:00 PM
Phone Number: (610) 252-3455
To Report by Phone: Call (610) 252-3455, press the (*) key and leave your
message.
To Report by E-Mail: Send to becard@fast.net with "Birdline" in subject
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 September 7th at 7:00 PM.
There will be a field trip to the Whitehall Parkway on September 9th. Meet
at the Tilghman Square Parking lot, near the Red Robin restaurant, just west
of Route 309 at 7:30 AM. Trip leader will be Ted Fritzinger.
There will also be a field trip to Bake Oven Knob on September 16th. Meet
at the Tilghman Square Parking lot, near the Red Robin restaurant, just west
of Route 309 at 9:00 AM. Trip leader will be Jon Levin.
The next Audubon meeting will be held on September 12th at 7:30 PM at the
Pool Wildlife Sanctuary in Emmaus. A P.E.E.C. naturalist will do a program
on "Birding Opportunities at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation
Area".
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 LAKE MINSI, Northampton County included:
COMMON TERN - 1 probable on 9/3.
Sightings from the MARTINS CREEK area, Northampton County included:
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER - 1 on 9/2 (near Delhaven Road).
Sightings from WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
AMERICAN BITTERN - 1 on 9/4
Also Bobolink.
Sightings from the GREEN POND area, Northampton County included:
At the pond itself:
ROYAL TERN - 1 on 9/3 (adult; seen flying around the pond after Tropical
Storm Ernesto). I believe this represents a 1st Northampton County record.
And, at the flooded field:
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON - 1 immature on 9/2
Great Egrets - 12 on 8/31 and 9/1
STILT SANDPIPERS - up to 5 from 8/28 to 9/2.
Also Green-winged Teal, Wilson's Snipe, Semipalmated Sandpiper, and
Bobolink.
Sightings from LOWER NAZARETH TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
At a retention pond off Hecktown Road along Cobblestone Lane:
SANDERLING - 1 on 9/7
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER - 1 on 9/7.
Also Semipalmated Sandpiper.
Sightings from the HANOVERVILLE ROAD RETENTION PONDS, Northampton County
included:
STILT SANDPIPER - 1 on 9/2.
Sightings from LITTLE GAP, Northampton County included:
Bald Eagles - 9 on 9/4
Merlins - 2 on 9/4.
Sightings from the LEHIGH GAP WILDLIFE REFUGE, Carbon County included:
Tennessee Warbler (reported back on 8/20).
Sightings from the BELTZVILLE LAKE area, Carbon County included:
Caspian Terns - 4 on 9/2.
Also Cape May Warbler.
Sightings from the PENN FOREST RESERVOIR area, Carbon County included:
Common Raven and Hooded Warbler.
Sightings from BAKE OVEN KNOB, Lehigh County included:
Bald Eagles - 4 on 9/1; 10 on 9/4
Osprey - 29 on 9/4
Merlins - 3 on 9/4
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER - 1 on 9/3.
Also Common Raven and Blue-headed Vireo.
Sightings from LEASER LAKE, Lehigh County included:
AMERICAN BITTERN - 1 reported on 9/6.
Sightings from the JORDAN CREEK PARKWAY, Lehigh County included:
ALDER FLYCATCHER - 1 on 9/6.
Also Canada and Blackburnian Warbler.
Sightings from LOWER MILFORD TOWNSHIP, Lehigh County included:
Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
Sightings from GREEN LANE RESERVOIR, Montgomery County included:
BLACK TERNS - 3 on 9/2 (at the Walt Road area)
COMMON TERN - 1 on 9/2 (at the Walt Road area)
BLACK TERNS - 2 on 9/2 (at Knight Lake).
Sightings from PEACE VALLEY PARK, Bucks County included:
LAUGHING GULL - 1 on 9/2 (immature)
Bald Eagle - 1 seen this past week
Also Semipalmated Plover, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black-billed Cuckoo,
Willow and Least Flycatcher, and Wilson's, Canada, and Blackburnian Warbler.
Sightings from LAKE NOCKAMIXON, Bucks County included:
BLACK TERNS - 3 on 9/2.
Also Lesser Black-backed Gull.
Sightings from the RAUBSVILLE area, Northampton County included:
BLACK TERN - 1 on 9/2 (along the Delaware River).
Sightings from MERRILL CREEK RESERVOIR in nearby New Jersey included:
At the Scotts Mountain Hawkwatch:
Bald Eagles - 2 on 9/3; 3 on 9/4 and 9/7
Peregrine Falcon - 1 on 9/3 and 9/7
Merlin - 1 on 9/4.
Also Lesser Black-backed Gull.
- End transcript