- RBA
* Pennsylvania
* Central Pennsylvania
* September 15, 2005
* PACE0509.15
Bird Highlights
FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCK (?Lancaster Co., *PORC needs
documentation)
American Golden Plover
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Caspian Tern
Common Tern
Forster's Tern
Black Tern
EURASIAN COLARED-DOVE (Franklin and Lancaster Cos., *PORC
needs documentation)
Blue-winged Warbler
"Brewster's Warbler"
Golden-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Mourning Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
- Transcript
Hotline: Central Pennsylvania Birdline
Date: September 15, 2005
To Report: TimeTraveler@email.msn.com
Compiler: Mark A. McConaughy
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,
September 15, 2005.
BEDFORD/SOMERSET COUNTY:
Allegheny Front Hawk Watch reported counting 13 OSPREY, 87 BALD EAGLES, 34
SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 8 COOPER'S HAWKS, 1 NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 382 BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS, 44 RED-TAILED HAWKS, 3 AMERICAN KESTREL and 1 MERLIN between
September 7 and 13 (TB, RM, TD, GF, NF, BSt, DBy, CM, MM).
BRADFORD COUNTY:
Birds seen on September 9 at Roundtop Park in Athens Township included
PILEATED WOODPECKER, EASTERN PHOEBE and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH (RSh).
CENTRE COUNTY:
Birds seen at Benner Spring Fish Hatchery on September 7 included 12 GREAT
BLUE HERONS, 5 GREAT EGRETS, OSPREY, 1 BALD EAGLE, COOPER'S HAWK,
BROAD-WINGED HAWK, RED-TAILED HAWKS, AMERICAN KESTREL, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO,
EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, RED-EYED VIREOS, BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES and SCARLET
TANAGERS (JM).
Visits to Scotia Barrens between September between 8 and 14 located a 6 WOOD
DUCK, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, 8 KILLDEER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 SPOTTED
SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, WILSON'S SNIPE, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO,
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, LEAST FLYCATCHER, EASTERN PHOEBE, BLUE-HEADED
VIREO, 3 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, RED-EYED VIREOS, CAROLINA WRENS, HOUSE WRENS,
EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, VEERY, 7 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, HERMIT THRUSH, WOOD THRUSH,
CEDAR WAXWINGS, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, BREWSTER'S WARBLER, GOLDEN-WINGED
WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA,
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED
BLUE WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER,
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER,
BLACKPOLL WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, WORM-EATING
WARBLER, OVENBIRD, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, HOODED WARBLER, WILSON'S WARLBER,
CANADA WARBLER, SCARLET TANAGER, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK and PURPLE FINCH
(RS, MH, JY, GG, DO, MR, WL).
A check of Bald Eagle State Park on September 11 found 3 OSPREYS (BSn).
A RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH was calling in Howard on September 12 (BSn).
COLUMBIA COUNTY:
Nesting MOURNING DOVES, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES and AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES
were seen on an Orangeville property on September 12 (DG).
CUMBERLAND COUNTY;
Waggoner's Gap Hawk Watch reported tabulating 36 OSPREY, 37 BALD EAGLES, 10
NORTHERN HARRIERS, 115 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 15 COOPER'S HAWKS, 1369
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, 31 RED-TAILED HAWKS, 46 AMERICAN KESTRELS and 4 MERLINS
between September 8 and 14 (DG, RF, GW, CH).
DAUPHIN COUNTY:
A probable immature BALD EAGLE was seen flying down the Susquehanna River
from Front Street in Harrisburg on the evening of September 7 (BK).
A bird walk held on September 8 at Wildwood Lake Sanctuary in Harrisburg
found WOOD DUCKS, GREAT BLUE HERON, GREAT EGRET, GREEN HERON, SPOTTED
SANDPIPER, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, EMPHID sp., RED-EYED VIREO, COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT, WILSON'S WARBLER and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK (CR).
FRANKLIN COUNTY:
Tuscarora Summit Hawk Watch reported counting 5 OSPREY, 5 BALD EAGLE, 1
NORTHERN HARRIER, 12 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 50 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, 4
RED-TAILED HAWKS and 1 AMERICAN KESTREL on September 7 and 11 (DGe).
A total of 12 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were seen perched on a TV antenna in
Shady Grove on September 7 (DGe).
LANCASTER COUNTY:
A EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was seen at Susquehannock State Park on September 8
(TA).
Birds seen at Conejohela Flats between September 11 and 13 included 1
possible immature FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCK, 6 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, 5
BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 5 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 10 PIED-BILLED GREBES, 117
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, 3 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 2 OSPREY, 2 adult
and 5 immature BALD EAGLES, 1 MERLIN, 1 AMERICAN COOT, 3 AMERICAN GOLDEN
PLOVERS, 6 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS, 4 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 13 SEMIPALMATED
PLOVERS, 164 KILLDEER, 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 3 SPOTTED
SANDPIPERS, 7 SANDERLINGS, 5 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 23 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 2
BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, 26 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, 1
LAUGHING GULL, 400 RING-BILLED GULLS, 1 HERRING GULL, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL, 4 CASPIAN TERNS, 6 FOSTER'S TERNS, 2 BLACK TERNS, 1 RED-HEADED
WOODPECKER, 3000 TREE SWALLOWS, 3000 BANK SWALLOWS, some BARN SWALLOWS and 3
AMERICAN PIPITS (BS, TR, CRu, TJ, DH, CB).
A Lancaster Bird Club outing to Pumping Station Road along Hammer Creek on
September 14 found COOPER'S HAWK, BROAD-WINGED HAWK. RED-TAILED HAWK, 2
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS, CHIMNEY SWIFT, 5 RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS, BELTED
KINGFISHER, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, DOWNY WOODPECKER, HAIRY WOODPECKER,
NORTHERN FLICKER, PILEATED WOODPECKER, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, EASTERN PHOEBE,
RED-EYED VIREO, TREE SWALLOW, CAROLINA WREN, HOUSE WREN, EASTERN BLUEBIRD,
CEDAR WAXWING, NORTHERN PARULA, YELLOW WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER,
MAGNOLIA WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER,
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, CANADA WARBLER, SCARLET
TANAGER, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, COMMON GRACKLES and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH
(CC).
LEBANON COUNTY:
Second Mountain Hawk Watch reports counting 8 OSPREY, 5 BALD EAGLES, 4
NORTHERN HARRIERS, 27 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 3 COOPER'S HAWKS, 1 NORTHERN
GOSHAWK, 1 RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, 322 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, 19 RED-TAILED HAWKS,
4 AMERICAN KESTRELS, 2 MERLINS and 1 PEREGRINE FALCON from September 7 to 13
(DS, FW, GK, RP).
LUZERNE COUNTY:
A visit to Francis Slocum State Park on September 8 yielded CANADA GOOSE,
WOOD DUCK, GREAT BLUE HERON, TURKEY VULTURE, RED-TAILED HAWK, MOURNING DOVE,
CHIMNEY SWIFT, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, EASTERN PHOEBE, PHILADELPHIA
VIREO, BLUE JAY, AMERICAN CROW, BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE, TUFTED TITMOUSE,
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, AMERICAN ROBIN, GRAY CATBIRD,
CEDAR WAXWING, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, EASTERN TOWHEE,
SONG SPARROW, NORTHERN CARDINAL and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH (JD).
MIFFLIN COUNTY:
Stone Mountain Hawk watch reported tabulating 2 OSPREY, 4 BALD EAGLES, 2
NORTHERN HARRIERS, 20 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 10 COOPER'S HAWKS, 1
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, 187 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, 10 RED-TAILED HAWKS and 2
AMERICAN KESTRELS between September 8 and 14 (TK, DB, GG, JM).
Jack's Mountain Hawk Watch reported counting 7 BLACK VULTURES, 3 OSPREY, 3
NORTHERN HARRIERS, 7 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 1 COOPER'S HAWK, 196 BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS, 5 RED-TAILED HAWKS and 3 AMERICAN KESTRELS between September 8 and 13
(RSi, GB).
SCHUYLKILL/BERKS COUNTIES:
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary reported counting 2 BLACK VULTURES, 49 OSPREY, 6
BALD EAGLES, 3 NORTHERN HARRIERS, 71 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 27 COOPER'S HAWKS,
2 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, 963 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, 12 RED-TAILED HAWK, 27
AMERICAN KESTRELS, 9 MERLINS and 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS between September 8 and
14 (LG, DBa).
SNYDER COUNTY:
The evening of September 7 produced MOURNING DOVE, BARRED OWL, EASTERN
WOOD-PEWEE, BLUE JAY, AMERICAN CROW, COMMON RAVEN, BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE,
TUFTED TITMOUSE, GRAY CATBIRD, CEDAR WAXWING, EASTERN TOWHEE, CHIPPING
SPARROW and NORTHERN CARDINAL at Mt. Pisgah Alter on top of the mountain
between McAlisterville and Beaver Springs (CK, AT, RC).
SULLIVAN COUNTY:
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES were seen on the lake trail at Eagles Mere on
September 12 (TG).
YORK COUNTY:
A check of Pinchot State Park on September 8 found 8 YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS,
4 WHITE-EYED VIREOS, 1 PHILADELPHIA VIREO, 1 NASHVILLE WARBLER, 3 NORTHERN
PARULAS, 21 MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, 3 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, 2 BLACKBURNIAN
WARBLERS, 1 PRAIRIE WARBLER, 1 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, 1 CONNECTICUT WARBLER
and 1 CANADA WARBLER (RK).
An adult BALD EAGLE was seen on September 11 in Codorus State Park about a
mile east of Lake Marburg and near Jefferson (LS).
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/MarkMcConaughyHomePage/messageboard.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; Tom
Amico, Dave Barber (DBa), Tony Barle (TB), Gloria Bickel (GB), Carolyn
Blatchley (CB), Don Bryant (DB), Dick Byers (DBy), Chuck Chalfant (CC), Ron
Colledge (RC), Jonathan DeBalko (JD), Tom Dick (TD), Gene Flament (GF),
Nancy Flament (NF), Ron Freed (RF), Dale Gearhart (DGe), Trudy Gerlach (TG),
Laurie Goodrich (LG), Dave Grove (DG), Greg Grove (GG), Molly Heath (MH),
Deuane Hoffman (DH), Craig Houston (CH), Tom Johnson (TJ), Chad Kauffman
(CK), Bill Kimmich (BK), Gary Koppenhaver (GK), Ramsay Koury (RK), Trudy
Kyler (TK), Mark McConaughy (MMc), Rosemary McGlynn (RM), Jeff Michaels
(JM), Che Mincone (CM), Marian Mincone (MM), Dan Ombalski (DO), Richard
Pohner (RP), Tom Raub (TR), Chris Rebert (CR), Jim Rocco (JR), Matt Rockmore
(MR), Cameron Rutt (CRu), Bob Schutsky (BS), Dave Schwenk (DS), Richard
Shelling (RSh), Ron Singer (RSi), Larry Sizemore (LS), Bob Snyder (BSn), Rob
Stone (RS), Bob Stewart (BSt), Aden Troyer (AT), Gene Wagner (GW), Fred
Wilcox (FW) and John Yerger (JY). I apologize if I have misspelled their
names. 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. He 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
* Pennsylvania
* Central Pennsylvania
* September 15, 2005
* PACE0509.15
Bird Highlights
FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCK (?Lancaster Co., *PORC needs
documentation)
American Golden Plover
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Caspian Tern
Common Tern
Forster's Tern
Black Tern
EURASIAN COLARED-DOVE (Franklin and Lancaster Cos., *PORC
needs documentation)
Blue-winged Warbler
"Brewster's Warbler"
Golden-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Mourning Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
- Transcript
Hotline: Central Pennsylvania Birdline
Date: September 15, 2005
To Report: TimeTraveler@email.msn.com
Compiler: Mark A. McConaughy
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,
September 15, 2005.
BEDFORD/SOMERSET COUNTY:
Allegheny Front Hawk Watch reported counting 13 OSPREY, 87 BALD EAGLES, 34
SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 8 COOPER'S HAWKS, 1 NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 382 BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS, 44 RED-TAILED HAWKS, 3 AMERICAN KESTREL and 1 MERLIN between
September 7 and 13 (TB, RM, TD, GF, NF, BSt, DBy, CM, MM).
BRADFORD COUNTY:
Birds seen on September 9 at Roundtop Park in Athens Township included
PILEATED WOODPECKER, EASTERN PHOEBE and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH (RSh).
CENTRE COUNTY:
Birds seen at Benner Spring Fish Hatchery on September 7 included 12 GREAT
BLUE HERONS, 5 GREAT EGRETS, OSPREY, 1 BALD EAGLE, COOPER'S HAWK,
BROAD-WINGED HAWK, RED-TAILED HAWKS, AMERICAN KESTREL, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO,
EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, RED-EYED VIREOS, BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES and SCARLET
TANAGERS (JM).
Visits to Scotia Barrens between September between 8 and 14 located a 6 WOOD
DUCK, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, 8 KILLDEER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 SPOTTED
SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, WILSON'S SNIPE, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO,
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, LEAST FLYCATCHER, EASTERN PHOEBE, BLUE-HEADED
VIREO, 3 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, RED-EYED VIREOS, CAROLINA WRENS, HOUSE WRENS,
EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, VEERY, 7 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, HERMIT THRUSH, WOOD THRUSH,
CEDAR WAXWINGS, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, BREWSTER'S WARBLER, GOLDEN-WINGED
WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA,
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED
BLUE WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER,
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER,
BLACKPOLL WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, WORM-EATING
WARBLER, OVENBIRD, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, HOODED WARBLER, WILSON'S WARLBER,
CANADA WARBLER, SCARLET TANAGER, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK and PURPLE FINCH
(RS, MH, JY, GG, DO, MR, WL).
A check of Bald Eagle State Park on September 11 found 3 OSPREYS (BSn).
A RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH was calling in Howard on September 12 (BSn).
COLUMBIA COUNTY:
Nesting MOURNING DOVES, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES and AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES
were seen on an Orangeville property on September 12 (DG).
CUMBERLAND COUNTY;
Waggoner's Gap Hawk Watch reported tabulating 36 OSPREY, 37 BALD EAGLES, 10
NORTHERN HARRIERS, 115 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 15 COOPER'S HAWKS, 1369
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, 31 RED-TAILED HAWKS, 46 AMERICAN KESTRELS and 4 MERLINS
between September 8 and 14 (DG, RF, GW, CH).
DAUPHIN COUNTY:
A probable immature BALD EAGLE was seen flying down the Susquehanna River
from Front Street in Harrisburg on the evening of September 7 (BK).
A bird walk held on September 8 at Wildwood Lake Sanctuary in Harrisburg
found WOOD DUCKS, GREAT BLUE HERON, GREAT EGRET, GREEN HERON, SPOTTED
SANDPIPER, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, EMPHID sp., RED-EYED VIREO, COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT, WILSON'S WARBLER and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK (CR).
FRANKLIN COUNTY:
Tuscarora Summit Hawk Watch reported counting 5 OSPREY, 5 BALD EAGLE, 1
NORTHERN HARRIER, 12 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 50 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, 4
RED-TAILED HAWKS and 1 AMERICAN KESTREL on September 7 and 11 (DGe).
A total of 12 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were seen perched on a TV antenna in
Shady Grove on September 7 (DGe).
LANCASTER COUNTY:
A EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was seen at Susquehannock State Park on September 8
(TA).
Birds seen at Conejohela Flats between September 11 and 13 included 1
possible immature FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCK, 6 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, 5
BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 5 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 10 PIED-BILLED GREBES, 117
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, 3 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 2 OSPREY, 2 adult
and 5 immature BALD EAGLES, 1 MERLIN, 1 AMERICAN COOT, 3 AMERICAN GOLDEN
PLOVERS, 6 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS, 4 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 13 SEMIPALMATED
PLOVERS, 164 KILLDEER, 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 3 SPOTTED
SANDPIPERS, 7 SANDERLINGS, 5 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 23 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 2
BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, 26 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, 1
LAUGHING GULL, 400 RING-BILLED GULLS, 1 HERRING GULL, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL, 4 CASPIAN TERNS, 6 FOSTER'S TERNS, 2 BLACK TERNS, 1 RED-HEADED
WOODPECKER, 3000 TREE SWALLOWS, 3000 BANK SWALLOWS, some BARN SWALLOWS and 3
AMERICAN PIPITS (BS, TR, CRu, TJ, DH, CB).
A Lancaster Bird Club outing to Pumping Station Road along Hammer Creek on
September 14 found COOPER'S HAWK, BROAD-WINGED HAWK. RED-TAILED HAWK, 2
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS, CHIMNEY SWIFT, 5 RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS, BELTED
KINGFISHER, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, DOWNY WOODPECKER, HAIRY WOODPECKER,
NORTHERN FLICKER, PILEATED WOODPECKER, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, EASTERN PHOEBE,
RED-EYED VIREO, TREE SWALLOW, CAROLINA WREN, HOUSE WREN, EASTERN BLUEBIRD,
CEDAR WAXWING, NORTHERN PARULA, YELLOW WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER,
MAGNOLIA WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER,
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, CANADA WARBLER, SCARLET
TANAGER, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, COMMON GRACKLES and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH
(CC).
LEBANON COUNTY:
Second Mountain Hawk Watch reports counting 8 OSPREY, 5 BALD EAGLES, 4
NORTHERN HARRIERS, 27 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 3 COOPER'S HAWKS, 1 NORTHERN
GOSHAWK, 1 RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, 322 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, 19 RED-TAILED HAWKS,
4 AMERICAN KESTRELS, 2 MERLINS and 1 PEREGRINE FALCON from September 7 to 13
(DS, FW, GK, RP).
LUZERNE COUNTY:
A visit to Francis Slocum State Park on September 8 yielded CANADA GOOSE,
WOOD DUCK, GREAT BLUE HERON, TURKEY VULTURE, RED-TAILED HAWK, MOURNING DOVE,
CHIMNEY SWIFT, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, EASTERN PHOEBE, PHILADELPHIA
VIREO, BLUE JAY, AMERICAN CROW, BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE, TUFTED TITMOUSE,
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, AMERICAN ROBIN, GRAY CATBIRD,
CEDAR WAXWING, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, EASTERN TOWHEE,
SONG SPARROW, NORTHERN CARDINAL and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH (JD).
MIFFLIN COUNTY:
Stone Mountain Hawk watch reported tabulating 2 OSPREY, 4 BALD EAGLES, 2
NORTHERN HARRIERS, 20 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 10 COOPER'S HAWKS, 1
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, 187 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, 10 RED-TAILED HAWKS and 2
AMERICAN KESTRELS between September 8 and 14 (TK, DB, GG, JM).
Jack's Mountain Hawk Watch reported counting 7 BLACK VULTURES, 3 OSPREY, 3
NORTHERN HARRIERS, 7 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 1 COOPER'S HAWK, 196 BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS, 5 RED-TAILED HAWKS and 3 AMERICAN KESTRELS between September 8 and 13
(RSi, GB).
SCHUYLKILL/BERKS COUNTIES:
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary reported counting 2 BLACK VULTURES, 49 OSPREY, 6
BALD EAGLES, 3 NORTHERN HARRIERS, 71 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 27 COOPER'S HAWKS,
2 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, 963 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, 12 RED-TAILED HAWK, 27
AMERICAN KESTRELS, 9 MERLINS and 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS between September 8 and
14 (LG, DBa).
SNYDER COUNTY:
The evening of September 7 produced MOURNING DOVE, BARRED OWL, EASTERN
WOOD-PEWEE, BLUE JAY, AMERICAN CROW, COMMON RAVEN, BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE,
TUFTED TITMOUSE, GRAY CATBIRD, CEDAR WAXWING, EASTERN TOWHEE, CHIPPING
SPARROW and NORTHERN CARDINAL at Mt. Pisgah Alter on top of the mountain
between McAlisterville and Beaver Springs (CK, AT, RC).
SULLIVAN COUNTY:
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES were seen on the lake trail at Eagles Mere on
September 12 (TG).
YORK COUNTY:
A check of Pinchot State Park on September 8 found 8 YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS,
4 WHITE-EYED VIREOS, 1 PHILADELPHIA VIREO, 1 NASHVILLE WARBLER, 3 NORTHERN
PARULAS, 21 MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, 3 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, 2 BLACKBURNIAN
WARBLERS, 1 PRAIRIE WARBLER, 1 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, 1 CONNECTICUT WARBLER
and 1 CANADA WARBLER (RK).
An adult BALD EAGLE was seen on September 11 in Codorus State Park about a
mile east of Lake Marburg and near Jefferson (LS).
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/MarkMcConaughyHomePage/messageboard.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; Tom
Amico, Dave Barber (DBa), Tony Barle (TB), Gloria Bickel (GB), Carolyn
Blatchley (CB), Don Bryant (DB), Dick Byers (DBy), Chuck Chalfant (CC), Ron
Colledge (RC), Jonathan DeBalko (JD), Tom Dick (TD), Gene Flament (GF),
Nancy Flament (NF), Ron Freed (RF), Dale Gearhart (DGe), Trudy Gerlach (TG),
Laurie Goodrich (LG), Dave Grove (DG), Greg Grove (GG), Molly Heath (MH),
Deuane Hoffman (DH), Craig Houston (CH), Tom Johnson (TJ), Chad Kauffman
(CK), Bill Kimmich (BK), Gary Koppenhaver (GK), Ramsay Koury (RK), Trudy
Kyler (TK), Mark McConaughy (MMc), Rosemary McGlynn (RM), Jeff Michaels
(JM), Che Mincone (CM), Marian Mincone (MM), Dan Ombalski (DO), Richard
Pohner (RP), Tom Raub (TR), Chris Rebert (CR), Jim Rocco (JR), Matt Rockmore
(MR), Cameron Rutt (CRu), Bob Schutsky (BS), Dave Schwenk (DS), Richard
Shelling (RSh), Ron Singer (RSi), Larry Sizemore (LS), Bob Snyder (BSn), Rob
Stone (RS), Bob Stewart (BSt), Aden Troyer (AT), Gene Wagner (GW), Fred
Wilcox (FW) and John Yerger (JY). I apologize if I have misspelled their
names. 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. He 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.
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