* Pennsylvania
* Philadelphia
* PAPH0610.02
* October 2, 2006
- Birds mentioned
Tundra Swan
Snow Goose
Cinnamon Teal (Del)
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Black Scoter
Ruddy Duck
Horned Grebe
Northern Gannet
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Tricolored Heron
Green Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Black Vulture
Mississippi Kite
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Ring-necked Pheasant
Purple Gallinule (Pa)
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden Plover
American Oystercatcher
American Avocet
Marbled Godwit
Sanderling
White-rumped Sandpiper
Dunlin
Stilt Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Parasitic Jaeger
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Royal Tern
Black Tern
Black Skimmer
Common Nighthawk
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Red-headed Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Eastern Kingbird
Least Flycatcher
Philadelphia Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Marsh Wren
Brown Thrasher
Swainson's Thrush
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
American Redstart
Black and White Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Ovenbird
Connecticut Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Scarlet Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Clay-colored Sparrow
Salt Marsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Lark Sparrow (Del)
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Transcript
Hotline: Philadelphia Birdline
Date: October 2, 2006
Number: 215-567-BIRD (2473)
To Report: Armas Hill, 302-529-1876 (VOICE)
302-529-1085 (FAX)
Compiler: Andy Ednie (ednieap@fcc.com)
Coverage: Delaware Valley, Delmarva Peninsula, Southern New Jersey
Transcriber: Andy Ednie (ednieap@fcc.com)
For Monday, October 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, glad to be with you.
Armas Hill is away this week.
An immature PURPLE GALLINULE was found on Sunday in Lehigh Co. The bird was in a
retention pond off Scenic Road, near Alburtis, southwest of Allentown. This is
actually just a few miles north of Green Lane reservoir. Here are the directions: At
the intersection of Rt 100 and Alburtis Road go west. When Alburtis Road turns
right, go straight onto Orchard Road. After the railroad tracks, turn right onto
Scenic road, and drive 0.3 miles to the pond, opposite Iron Drive. This is private
property, please be respectful. The GALLINULE can be seen going through the reeds on
the west side of the pond.
At Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Berks Co. 9 BALD EAGLES were seen on Friday, giving a
total of 26 for the week. Good numbers of BROAD-WINGED HAWKS are still going through
with an increase in SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS. The flight of 36 NORTHERN HARRIERS last
Tuesday was the largest single day total in a half century.
The previously reported immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER at Ft. Washington State Park
in Montgomery Co. has not been seen. A CONNECTICUT WARBLER and a singing LINCOLN'S
SPARROW were reported on Tuesday. The Militia Hill Hawk Watch reported all three
species of FALCON, plus good numbers of BALD EAGLES and BROAD-WINGS. A record count
of 42 OSPREY was recorded last Monday.
The Rose Tree Hawk Watch in Media, Delaware Co. reported 1116 BROAD-WINGS and 5 BALD
EAGLES on Tuesday. A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was reported on Friday. Last Wednesday,
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD were seen. GREAT BLUE HERON,
GREAT EGRET, and DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS have also been seen flying over the
hawkwatch.
A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was found at the Rodin Museum along the Ben Franklin Parkway
today, along with YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, a late WOOD PEWEE, BROWN THRASHER, and
OVENBIRD.
2 RING-NECKED PHEASANTS were reported at the John Heinz National Environmental
Education Center at Tinicum this week. Other birds reported include: YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKER, BROWN THRASHER, MARSH WREN, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, SCARLET TANAGER, and
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. WARBLERS seen included PARULA, MAGNOLIA, BLACK-THROATED
GREEN, YELLOW RUMPED, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, PALM, PINE, and BLACKBURNIAN. There were
9 RUDDY DUCKS were seen on the impoundments, along with PIED-BILLED GREBE, WOOD
DUCK, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, and NORTHERN PINTAIL.
A NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW was found at the Conejohelia Flats, Washington Boro,
Lancaster Co. this weekend. Only 9 species of shorebirds were seen but those
reported last week included a juvenal AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, SANDERLING, DUNLIN,
SPOTTED, LEAST, STILT, and PECTORAL SANDPIPER.
Birds reported at Middle Creek Wildlife Area in Lancaster Co. included TUNDRA SWAN,
AMERICAN WIGEON, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, and LINCOLN'S SPARROW.
Last Saturday at Silver Lake Nature Center in Bucks Co. a late YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO
was found, along with RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, MAGNOLIA, CHESTNUT-SIDED, YELLOW-RUMPED,
PINE, and BLACK AND WHITE WARBLERS.
In New Jersey, a pair of juvenal GOLDEN PLOVER was seen at Forsytle NWR at
Brigantine, along with LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER.
SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS found at Great Bay Boulevard in Tuckerton during the DVOC
field trip there included 50 SALT MARSH, and 6 NELSON'S of two different subspecies.
BROWN PELICAN, TRICOLORED HERON, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, and a DARK-EYED JUNCO
were also reported.
Another juvenal GOLDEN PLOVER was seen at Stone Harbor Point, along with about 200
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, 550 BLACK SKIMMER, 9 MARBLED GODWITS, 16 CASPIAN TERNS, and
an immature LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. CATTLE EGRET and YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON
was also reported. BROWN PELICAN was seen at Avalon.
An adult MISSISSIPPI KITE was reported at the Cape May Hawk Watch last Friday, seen
around the Beanery this weekend. A total of over 400 PEREGRINE FALCONS were reported
at the Cape May hawk watch last week. The biggest day was last Tuesday, September
26th with highlights of 39 BALD EAGLES, 1231 COOPER'S HAWKS, 956 BROAD-WINGS, and
162 PEREGRINES. Do you remember the day when seeing one BALD EAGLE or a single
PEREGRINE was a red letter day!
New birds at Cape May include YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, and
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. An unusually high count of CAPE MAY WARBLERS went through
last week. Other WARBLERS seen included NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, PINE, BLACKPOLL,
BAY-BREASTED, and a very late WORM-EATING. 4 species of THRUSH, including
GRAY-CHEEKED, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, and LEAST and ALDER
FLYCATCHER were all reported. PIED-BILLED GREBE and RUDDY DUCK was reported from
Lighthouse Pond. Several PARASITIC JAEGERS are still being seen off the ocean from
St. Mary's jetty.
There was a flyover GOLDEN PLOVER at Palmyra, Burlington Co. on Saturday. Migrants
included ALDER FLYCATCHER that was calling last week, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, DARK-EYED
JUNCO, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, and lots of SWAINSON'S and GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH. Both CAPE
MAY and CONNECTICUT WARBLER were included in the 19 species reported that included
OVENBIRD, PRAIRIE, CHESTNUT-SIDED, NASHVILLE, and TENNESSEE.
CAPE MAY WARBLERS were also seen at Assumpink, below Trenton. BLACKBURNIAN, PALM and
BLACKPOLL were also reported. A HOODED WARBLER at Princeton Woods was one of the 10
species reported there. It has been a very good year for fall migrants. LINCOLN'S
SPARROW, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, and BLUE-WINGED, CAPE MAY, and NASHVILLE WARBLERS plus
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH were reported at Rancocas State Park.
In Delaware, A CINNAMON TEAL was seen over the weekend, at the North Pond at the Ted
Harvey Conservation Area's Logan Lane Tract off the Kitts Hummock Road. The TEAL was
in a big flock of BLUE-WINGED and GREEN-WINGED TEALS, along with a few NORTHERN
SHOVELERS. It is in a transitional plumage, closer to eclipse, with cinnamon tones
in the flanks and face, especially in the lores and near the bill. The red iris was
easy to see in good light. Bands were not reported.
The big flock of AMERICAN AVOCETS, almost 50 of them, has moved south, also to the
North Pond. The woods at the Logan Tract has been good for migrants like
PHILADELPHIA VIREO, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, LEAST FLYCATCHER, and MAGNOLIA WARBLER.
A LARK SPARROW was found in Sussex Co., Delaware at Oak Grove west of Seaford. That
bird was actual first found in Carolina Co., Maryland by Glen Lovelace, then cross
the Mason Dixon Line into Delaware. Oak Grove is off Rd 540 between Seaford and
Federalsburg, MD. A LINCOLN'S SPARROW was reported on the Lovelace Farm, last
Monday. Also reported, but just over the state line in Maryland were both
CONNECTICUT and CAPE MAY WARBLER, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, HUMMINGBIRD, EASTERN
KINGBIRD, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET. Other WARBLERS seen included
OVENBIRD, PARULA, MAGNOLIA, CHESTNUT-SIDED, BLACK-THROATED GREEN and PINE.
An early HORNED GREBE was seen from the Hawk Watch at Cape Henlopen State Park. That
bird was with a small group of BLACK SCOTERS. 2 BLACK TERNS and 6 NORTHERN GANNETS
were also reported from the fishing pier. At Lewes Beach, 96 ROYAL TERNS and 3 BLACK
SKIMMERS were counted today. YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH, a
rare bird in Sussex Co., were reported from Angola Neck. BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCHES
were found this week at Gordon's Pond and at Thompson's Island.
At Raymond Pool, Bombay Hook, STILT SANDPIPER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, YELLOWLEGS and
DOWITCHERS were reported there. WHITE-RUMPED and PECTORAL SANDPIPER, GREEN HERON and
an immature YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON were seen at Bear Swamp. PIED-BILLED GREBE
and a big flock of NORTHERN PINTAILS with a few SNOW GEESE were at Shearness Pool.
Lots of SAVANNAH SPARROWS can be seen flying along the dikes at Bombay Hook right
now.
The birdline needs your reports. Please call interesting sightings to 302-792-9591
or email ednieap@fcc.net. My thanks to Bill Murphy for his report. Until next week,
good birding.
-end transcript
* Philadelphia
* PAPH0610.02
* October 2, 2006
- Birds mentioned
Tundra Swan
Snow Goose
Cinnamon Teal (Del)
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Black Scoter
Ruddy Duck
Horned Grebe
Northern Gannet
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Tricolored Heron
Green Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Black Vulture
Mississippi Kite
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Ring-necked Pheasant
Purple Gallinule (Pa)
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden Plover
American Oystercatcher
American Avocet
Marbled Godwit
Sanderling
White-rumped Sandpiper
Dunlin
Stilt Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Parasitic Jaeger
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Royal Tern
Black Tern
Black Skimmer
Common Nighthawk
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Red-headed Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Eastern Kingbird
Least Flycatcher
Philadelphia Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Marsh Wren
Brown Thrasher
Swainson's Thrush
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
American Redstart
Black and White Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Ovenbird
Connecticut Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Scarlet Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Clay-colored Sparrow
Salt Marsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Lark Sparrow (Del)
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Transcript
Hotline: Philadelphia Birdline
Date: October 2, 2006
Number: 215-567-BIRD (2473)
To Report: Armas Hill, 302-529-1876 (VOICE)
302-529-1085 (FAX)
Compiler: Andy Ednie (ednieap@fcc.com)
Coverage: Delaware Valley, Delmarva Peninsula, Southern New Jersey
Transcriber: Andy Ednie (ednieap@fcc.com)
For Monday, October 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, glad to be with you.
Armas Hill is away this week.
An immature PURPLE GALLINULE was found on Sunday in Lehigh Co. The bird was in a
retention pond off Scenic Road, near Alburtis, southwest of Allentown. This is
actually just a few miles north of Green Lane reservoir. Here are the directions: At
the intersection of Rt 100 and Alburtis Road go west. When Alburtis Road turns
right, go straight onto Orchard Road. After the railroad tracks, turn right onto
Scenic road, and drive 0.3 miles to the pond, opposite Iron Drive. This is private
property, please be respectful. The GALLINULE can be seen going through the reeds on
the west side of the pond.
At Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Berks Co. 9 BALD EAGLES were seen on Friday, giving a
total of 26 for the week. Good numbers of BROAD-WINGED HAWKS are still going through
with an increase in SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS. The flight of 36 NORTHERN HARRIERS last
Tuesday was the largest single day total in a half century.
The previously reported immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER at Ft. Washington State Park
in Montgomery Co. has not been seen. A CONNECTICUT WARBLER and a singing LINCOLN'S
SPARROW were reported on Tuesday. The Militia Hill Hawk Watch reported all three
species of FALCON, plus good numbers of BALD EAGLES and BROAD-WINGS. A record count
of 42 OSPREY was recorded last Monday.
The Rose Tree Hawk Watch in Media, Delaware Co. reported 1116 BROAD-WINGS and 5 BALD
EAGLES on Tuesday. A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was reported on Friday. Last Wednesday,
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD were seen. GREAT BLUE HERON,
GREAT EGRET, and DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS have also been seen flying over the
hawkwatch.
A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was found at the Rodin Museum along the Ben Franklin Parkway
today, along with YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, a late WOOD PEWEE, BROWN THRASHER, and
OVENBIRD.
2 RING-NECKED PHEASANTS were reported at the John Heinz National Environmental
Education Center at Tinicum this week. Other birds reported include: YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKER, BROWN THRASHER, MARSH WREN, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, SCARLET TANAGER, and
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. WARBLERS seen included PARULA, MAGNOLIA, BLACK-THROATED
GREEN, YELLOW RUMPED, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, PALM, PINE, and BLACKBURNIAN. There were
9 RUDDY DUCKS were seen on the impoundments, along with PIED-BILLED GREBE, WOOD
DUCK, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, and NORTHERN PINTAIL.
A NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW was found at the Conejohelia Flats, Washington Boro,
Lancaster Co. this weekend. Only 9 species of shorebirds were seen but those
reported last week included a juvenal AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, SANDERLING, DUNLIN,
SPOTTED, LEAST, STILT, and PECTORAL SANDPIPER.
Birds reported at Middle Creek Wildlife Area in Lancaster Co. included TUNDRA SWAN,
AMERICAN WIGEON, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, and LINCOLN'S SPARROW.
Last Saturday at Silver Lake Nature Center in Bucks Co. a late YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO
was found, along with RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, MAGNOLIA, CHESTNUT-SIDED, YELLOW-RUMPED,
PINE, and BLACK AND WHITE WARBLERS.
In New Jersey, a pair of juvenal GOLDEN PLOVER was seen at Forsytle NWR at
Brigantine, along with LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER.
SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS found at Great Bay Boulevard in Tuckerton during the DVOC
field trip there included 50 SALT MARSH, and 6 NELSON'S of two different subspecies.
BROWN PELICAN, TRICOLORED HERON, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, and a DARK-EYED JUNCO
were also reported.
Another juvenal GOLDEN PLOVER was seen at Stone Harbor Point, along with about 200
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, 550 BLACK SKIMMER, 9 MARBLED GODWITS, 16 CASPIAN TERNS, and
an immature LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. CATTLE EGRET and YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON
was also reported. BROWN PELICAN was seen at Avalon.
An adult MISSISSIPPI KITE was reported at the Cape May Hawk Watch last Friday, seen
around the Beanery this weekend. A total of over 400 PEREGRINE FALCONS were reported
at the Cape May hawk watch last week. The biggest day was last Tuesday, September
26th with highlights of 39 BALD EAGLES, 1231 COOPER'S HAWKS, 956 BROAD-WINGS, and
162 PEREGRINES. Do you remember the day when seeing one BALD EAGLE or a single
PEREGRINE was a red letter day!
New birds at Cape May include YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, and
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. An unusually high count of CAPE MAY WARBLERS went through
last week. Other WARBLERS seen included NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, PINE, BLACKPOLL,
BAY-BREASTED, and a very late WORM-EATING. 4 species of THRUSH, including
GRAY-CHEEKED, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, and LEAST and ALDER
FLYCATCHER were all reported. PIED-BILLED GREBE and RUDDY DUCK was reported from
Lighthouse Pond. Several PARASITIC JAEGERS are still being seen off the ocean from
St. Mary's jetty.
There was a flyover GOLDEN PLOVER at Palmyra, Burlington Co. on Saturday. Migrants
included ALDER FLYCATCHER that was calling last week, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, DARK-EYED
JUNCO, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, and lots of SWAINSON'S and GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH. Both CAPE
MAY and CONNECTICUT WARBLER were included in the 19 species reported that included
OVENBIRD, PRAIRIE, CHESTNUT-SIDED, NASHVILLE, and TENNESSEE.
CAPE MAY WARBLERS were also seen at Assumpink, below Trenton. BLACKBURNIAN, PALM and
BLACKPOLL were also reported. A HOODED WARBLER at Princeton Woods was one of the 10
species reported there. It has been a very good year for fall migrants. LINCOLN'S
SPARROW, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, and BLUE-WINGED, CAPE MAY, and NASHVILLE WARBLERS plus
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH were reported at Rancocas State Park.
In Delaware, A CINNAMON TEAL was seen over the weekend, at the North Pond at the Ted
Harvey Conservation Area's Logan Lane Tract off the Kitts Hummock Road. The TEAL was
in a big flock of BLUE-WINGED and GREEN-WINGED TEALS, along with a few NORTHERN
SHOVELERS. It is in a transitional plumage, closer to eclipse, with cinnamon tones
in the flanks and face, especially in the lores and near the bill. The red iris was
easy to see in good light. Bands were not reported.
The big flock of AMERICAN AVOCETS, almost 50 of them, has moved south, also to the
North Pond. The woods at the Logan Tract has been good for migrants like
PHILADELPHIA VIREO, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, LEAST FLYCATCHER, and MAGNOLIA WARBLER.
A LARK SPARROW was found in Sussex Co., Delaware at Oak Grove west of Seaford. That
bird was actual first found in Carolina Co., Maryland by Glen Lovelace, then cross
the Mason Dixon Line into Delaware. Oak Grove is off Rd 540 between Seaford and
Federalsburg, MD. A LINCOLN'S SPARROW was reported on the Lovelace Farm, last
Monday. Also reported, but just over the state line in Maryland were both
CONNECTICUT and CAPE MAY WARBLER, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, HUMMINGBIRD, EASTERN
KINGBIRD, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET. Other WARBLERS seen included
OVENBIRD, PARULA, MAGNOLIA, CHESTNUT-SIDED, BLACK-THROATED GREEN and PINE.
An early HORNED GREBE was seen from the Hawk Watch at Cape Henlopen State Park. That
bird was with a small group of BLACK SCOTERS. 2 BLACK TERNS and 6 NORTHERN GANNETS
were also reported from the fishing pier. At Lewes Beach, 96 ROYAL TERNS and 3 BLACK
SKIMMERS were counted today. YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH, a
rare bird in Sussex Co., were reported from Angola Neck. BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCHES
were found this week at Gordon's Pond and at Thompson's Island.
At Raymond Pool, Bombay Hook, STILT SANDPIPER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, YELLOWLEGS and
DOWITCHERS were reported there. WHITE-RUMPED and PECTORAL SANDPIPER, GREEN HERON and
an immature YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON were seen at Bear Swamp. PIED-BILLED GREBE
and a big flock of NORTHERN PINTAILS with a few SNOW GEESE were at Shearness Pool.
Lots of SAVANNAH SPARROWS can be seen flying along the dikes at Bombay Hook right
now.
The birdline needs your reports. Please call interesting sightings to 302-792-9591
or email ednieap@fcc.net. My thanks to Bill Murphy for his report. Until next week,
good birding.
-end transcript