* Pennsylvania
* Philadelphia
* PAPH0701.11
* January 11, 2007
- Birds mentioned
Tundra Swan
Snow Goose
Ross' Goose
Cackling Goose
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Long-tailed Duck
King Eider
Common Eider
White-winged Scoter
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Eared Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Northern Gannet
Brown Pelican
Great Cormorant
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Black-crowned Night Heron
Sandhill Crane
Bald Eagle
Clapper Rail
Purple Gallinue
American Golden Plover
Black-bellied Plover
American Oystercatcher
Marbled Godwit
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Purple Sandpiper
Parasitic Jaeger
Little Gull
Black-headed Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Glaucous Gull
Short-eared Owl
Great horned Owl
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Northern Shrike
Blue-headed Vireo
Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren
Brown Thrasher
Nashville Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Western Tanager
Painted Bunting
Indigo Bunting
LeConte's Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow
Whit-crowned Sparrow
Snow Bunting
Lapland Longspur
Brewer's Blackbird
Transcript
Hotline: Philadelphia Birdline
Date: January 11, 2007
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 January 11, 2007, 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.
A female PAINTED BUNTING was found at the John Heinz National Environmental
Education Center at Tinicum. That bird was found Friday afternoon along the
pipeline trail and seen again on Saturday as part of the Philadelphia
Mid-Winter Survey. The Bunting has continued to be seen all week.
Interesting, the bird at Tinicum coincides with a bird last seen in Seaford,
Delaware on December 30th. 8 species of waterfowl were seen at Tinicum,
including COMMON GOLDENEYE. 2 BALD EAGLES and 3 GREAT EGRETS were also
found.
A possibly an INDIGO BUNTING was found in FDR Park, across from the Sports
complex on Saturday. That bird was a brownish female or immature bird. 10
species of waterfowl including 3 REDHEADS were also found at FDR Park. 129
CANVASBACK were found at East Lane Reservoir, but that area of the city is
off limits.
Other birds seen on the Mid-Winter Census included a drake WHITE-WINGED
SCOTER seen on the Delaware River at Orthodox Street. A YELLOW WARBLER was
found in a restricted area at the mouth of Pennypack Creek. A LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL was along the river at Pleasant Hill Park. And, 70
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS were found at the NE Sewage Treatment Plant.
ROUGH-WINGS were found along the Delaware last Saturday, from Pennypack
Creek to Tinicum, in total 130-140 were found on the mid-winter census.
In New Jersey, an adult PURPLE GALLINULE was found at Parkertown, off Rt 9,
just north of Tuckerton. For directions: Go north on Rt 9 in Parkertown.
Opposite the first y-shaped double telephone pole as you go east, just west
of the docks and construction machinery on Barnegat Bay and watch the marsh.
A pair of EARED GREBE was seen along the bayside of Atlantic City. Those
birds were on Lakes Bay, off Rt 40/322 take Cordova Ave to Toledo Ave and
scan the bay.
The warm weather has left a number of insectivous birds, including several
western species in the area. An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER has been seen in a
yard in Lititz, Lancaster Co. The bird is visiting the home of Joyce
Shearffer at 109 Orchard Rd. Please do not park on the grass.
A WESTERN KINGBIRD has been visiting an area above Morgantown, Pa. That bird
is in Berks Co, just above the Lancaster/Chester Co line. It is being seen
along Shiloh Rd. Take Rt. 10 north out of Morgantown, turn onto Shiloh, and
go about 200yds and look for the house with berries on a vine.
Another ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER has been in Stockton, Hunterdon Co, NJ. That
bird is being seen near the intersection of Rt 29 and Ferry Rd. You can walk
the towpath to Phrasvile Mill, the bird was seen around the chicken coops or
playground.
Close by, A WESTERN TANAGER has been seen nearby at Echo Hill Park. Park in
the lot, walk up the hill and look in the northeast corner of the field for
the bird.
A SANDHILL CRANE has been seen at Middle Creek Wildlife Area in Lancaster
Co. all week. A ROSS' and CACKLING GOOSE were also seen there among the SNOW
GEESE. Waterfowl reported at Middle Creek include TUNDRA SWAN, NORTHERN
SHOVELER, RING-NECKED DUCK, COMMON GOLDENEYE, HOODED and COMMON MERGANSER,
and RUDDY DUCK.
In Chester Co., A ROSS' GOOSE, along with a WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE and
LONG-TAILED DUCK were seen Saturday at the Coatesville Reservoir. WOOD DUCK
and HOODED MERGANSER were also there. A COMMON GOLDENEYE was found at nearby
Chambers Lake.
A BLACK-HEADED GULL was found in Bucks Co, along the river at Franklin's
Cove, between Bristol and Tullytown. Other gulls found around Tullytown in
Bucks co include 3-4 KUMLIN'S GULLS, a single NELSON'S GULL (that's a
Herring x Glaucous Gull hybrid), and 2 ICELAND and a GLAUCOUS GULL at the
Falls Township Community Park. Lake Galena in Peace Valley recorded 314
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS this week. 13 GREAT CORMORANTS were seen on a
channel marker in the Delaware River just below Bristol, near the turnpike
bridge.
At Lake Ontelantee near Reading, in addition to the usual hundreds of gulls
there, a BONAPARTE'S GULL and 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were reported
today.
In New Jersey, the Barnegat Christmas count, compiled by Tom Bailey,
reported 154 COMMON EIDER and 1 KING EIDER, 5 REDHEAD, 27 AMERICAN
OYSTERCATCHERS, and PALM WARBLER. 2 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 80 TREE SWALLOWS,
and 14 SNOW BUNTINGS were found at Holgate, on the south side of Long Beach
Island. An ORANGE-CROWNED and NASHVILLE WARBLER were found at Manahawkin
WMA.
14 MARBLED GODWITS were seen this week at Brigantine Island, along with over
100 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS.
2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen along the loop road at Forsytle NWR at
Brigantine on Tuesday.
In South Jersey, Several KING EIDERS has also been seen off the 8th Street
jetty at Avalon.
There have been 3-5 COMMON EIDERS at St. Mary's Point in Cape May all week.
A REDHEAD has been on Lily Lake in Cape May Point. Lots of GANNET, GREAT
CORMORANT, PURPLE SANDPIPERS, LONG-TAILED DUCKS and BONAPARTE'S GULLS can be
seen from Sunset Beach, looking toward the Concrete Ship.
8 species of wintering shorebirds were seen at Two Mile Landing, between
Cape May and Wildwood Crest, including an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER,
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, RED KNOT, RUDDY TURNSTONE, and GREATER YELLOWLEGS.
250 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were count at Hereford Inlet last week, along
with 6 WILLET, and a 3 rd year LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. There were 20 GREAT
CORMORANTS here, on the sandbars. 10 MARBLED GODWITS were seen at Nummy
Island, along with SNOWY and GREAT EGRET.
A small flock of SNOW BUNTINGS, PURPLE SANDPIPER, plus all 3 SCOTERS and
LONG-TAILED DUCK were seen off Stone Harbor Point.
There are a number of late lingering waders about, 6 GREAT EGRETS were
reported at the Trenton marshes, 2 was at Cape May State Park, and another
was seen at Jake's Landing. A SNOWY EGRET was seen at the Wetlands Institute
at Stone Harbor, and there are still several flocks of BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT
HERON around.
Jakes Landing reported 5 SHORT-EARED OWLS, GREAT HORNED OWL, CLAPPER RAIL,
SEASIDE SPARROW, and both SEDGE and MARSH WREN.
In Salem Co., 6 BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were reported
at Frens Rd in Pennsville.
A ROSS' GOOSE was seen at near National Park in a spoils area.
A BLUE-HEADED VIREO, with BROWN THRASHER and several TOWHEES was seen at the
Nantuxent WMA in Cumberland Co., south of Bridgeton.
In Delaware, an adult NORTHERN SHRIKE continues to be seen around the
recycling bins at Prime Hook NWR. The bird is being seen on the wires or
shrubs in the field by the bins, as you enter the refuge, going to the
headquarters. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, BROWN THRASHER, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT,
and a LECONTE'S SPARROW have also been seen by the headquarters.
Indian River Inlet has a huge flock of Gulls, mostly BONAPARTE'S being seen
right now. But, there have been as many as 3 LITTLE GULLS and a BLACK-HEADED
GULL in the flock. A PARASITIC JAEGER was also seen there.
A RED-NECKED GREBE, found on the Bombay Hook Christmas count, continues to
be seen in the gravel pit off Rt 113, across from the Dover Air Force Base,
south of Dover.
BROWN PELICANS continue to be seen along the coast. 1 was reported on
Tuesday, at Herring Point in Cape Henlopen State Park.
Finally, everybody knows that BALD EAGLES have been increasing in our area
over recent years. This week there have been multiple EAGLES sightings at
Peace Valley, along the Susquehanna at Holtwood, at Lakes Ontelantee and
Octaroro, in New Jersey, in downtown Trenton, at Palmyra and National Park,
and in Delaware. But, the stronghold for EAGLES in our area is in south
Philly. Let's wish them luck as they take off and fly south for New Orleans
this weekend. Let's go EAGLES!
Pictures of rare birds in Pennsylvania can be seen at PaBirds.org. Just
click "What's hot". Please call your reports to me 302-791-9591 or email me
at ednieap@fcc.net. Special thanks to Keith Russell, Doris McGovern and
Frank Haas for their help. Until next time, good birding.
-end transcript
* Philadelphia
* PAPH0701.11
* January 11, 2007
- Birds mentioned
Tundra Swan
Snow Goose
Ross' Goose
Cackling Goose
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Long-tailed Duck
King Eider
Common Eider
White-winged Scoter
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Eared Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Northern Gannet
Brown Pelican
Great Cormorant
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Black-crowned Night Heron
Sandhill Crane
Bald Eagle
Clapper Rail
Purple Gallinue
American Golden Plover
Black-bellied Plover
American Oystercatcher
Marbled Godwit
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Purple Sandpiper
Parasitic Jaeger
Little Gull
Black-headed Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Glaucous Gull
Short-eared Owl
Great horned Owl
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Northern Shrike
Blue-headed Vireo
Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren
Brown Thrasher
Nashville Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Western Tanager
Painted Bunting
Indigo Bunting
LeConte's Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow
Whit-crowned Sparrow
Snow Bunting
Lapland Longspur
Brewer's Blackbird
Transcript
Hotline: Philadelphia Birdline
Date: January 11, 2007
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 January 11, 2007, 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.
A female PAINTED BUNTING was found at the John Heinz National Environmental
Education Center at Tinicum. That bird was found Friday afternoon along the
pipeline trail and seen again on Saturday as part of the Philadelphia
Mid-Winter Survey. The Bunting has continued to be seen all week.
Interesting, the bird at Tinicum coincides with a bird last seen in Seaford,
Delaware on December 30th. 8 species of waterfowl were seen at Tinicum,
including COMMON GOLDENEYE. 2 BALD EAGLES and 3 GREAT EGRETS were also
found.
A possibly an INDIGO BUNTING was found in FDR Park, across from the Sports
complex on Saturday. That bird was a brownish female or immature bird. 10
species of waterfowl including 3 REDHEADS were also found at FDR Park. 129
CANVASBACK were found at East Lane Reservoir, but that area of the city is
off limits.
Other birds seen on the Mid-Winter Census included a drake WHITE-WINGED
SCOTER seen on the Delaware River at Orthodox Street. A YELLOW WARBLER was
found in a restricted area at the mouth of Pennypack Creek. A LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL was along the river at Pleasant Hill Park. And, 70
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS were found at the NE Sewage Treatment Plant.
ROUGH-WINGS were found along the Delaware last Saturday, from Pennypack
Creek to Tinicum, in total 130-140 were found on the mid-winter census.
In New Jersey, an adult PURPLE GALLINULE was found at Parkertown, off Rt 9,
just north of Tuckerton. For directions: Go north on Rt 9 in Parkertown.
Opposite the first y-shaped double telephone pole as you go east, just west
of the docks and construction machinery on Barnegat Bay and watch the marsh.
A pair of EARED GREBE was seen along the bayside of Atlantic City. Those
birds were on Lakes Bay, off Rt 40/322 take Cordova Ave to Toledo Ave and
scan the bay.
The warm weather has left a number of insectivous birds, including several
western species in the area. An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER has been seen in a
yard in Lititz, Lancaster Co. The bird is visiting the home of Joyce
Shearffer at 109 Orchard Rd. Please do not park on the grass.
A WESTERN KINGBIRD has been visiting an area above Morgantown, Pa. That bird
is in Berks Co, just above the Lancaster/Chester Co line. It is being seen
along Shiloh Rd. Take Rt. 10 north out of Morgantown, turn onto Shiloh, and
go about 200yds and look for the house with berries on a vine.
Another ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER has been in Stockton, Hunterdon Co, NJ. That
bird is being seen near the intersection of Rt 29 and Ferry Rd. You can walk
the towpath to Phrasvile Mill, the bird was seen around the chicken coops or
playground.
Close by, A WESTERN TANAGER has been seen nearby at Echo Hill Park. Park in
the lot, walk up the hill and look in the northeast corner of the field for
the bird.
A SANDHILL CRANE has been seen at Middle Creek Wildlife Area in Lancaster
Co. all week. A ROSS' and CACKLING GOOSE were also seen there among the SNOW
GEESE. Waterfowl reported at Middle Creek include TUNDRA SWAN, NORTHERN
SHOVELER, RING-NECKED DUCK, COMMON GOLDENEYE, HOODED and COMMON MERGANSER,
and RUDDY DUCK.
In Chester Co., A ROSS' GOOSE, along with a WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE and
LONG-TAILED DUCK were seen Saturday at the Coatesville Reservoir. WOOD DUCK
and HOODED MERGANSER were also there. A COMMON GOLDENEYE was found at nearby
Chambers Lake.
A BLACK-HEADED GULL was found in Bucks Co, along the river at Franklin's
Cove, between Bristol and Tullytown. Other gulls found around Tullytown in
Bucks co include 3-4 KUMLIN'S GULLS, a single NELSON'S GULL (that's a
Herring x Glaucous Gull hybrid), and 2 ICELAND and a GLAUCOUS GULL at the
Falls Township Community Park. Lake Galena in Peace Valley recorded 314
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS this week. 13 GREAT CORMORANTS were seen on a
channel marker in the Delaware River just below Bristol, near the turnpike
bridge.
At Lake Ontelantee near Reading, in addition to the usual hundreds of gulls
there, a BONAPARTE'S GULL and 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were reported
today.
In New Jersey, the Barnegat Christmas count, compiled by Tom Bailey,
reported 154 COMMON EIDER and 1 KING EIDER, 5 REDHEAD, 27 AMERICAN
OYSTERCATCHERS, and PALM WARBLER. 2 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 80 TREE SWALLOWS,
and 14 SNOW BUNTINGS were found at Holgate, on the south side of Long Beach
Island. An ORANGE-CROWNED and NASHVILLE WARBLER were found at Manahawkin
WMA.
14 MARBLED GODWITS were seen this week at Brigantine Island, along with over
100 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS.
2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen along the loop road at Forsytle NWR at
Brigantine on Tuesday.
In South Jersey, Several KING EIDERS has also been seen off the 8th Street
jetty at Avalon.
There have been 3-5 COMMON EIDERS at St. Mary's Point in Cape May all week.
A REDHEAD has been on Lily Lake in Cape May Point. Lots of GANNET, GREAT
CORMORANT, PURPLE SANDPIPERS, LONG-TAILED DUCKS and BONAPARTE'S GULLS can be
seen from Sunset Beach, looking toward the Concrete Ship.
8 species of wintering shorebirds were seen at Two Mile Landing, between
Cape May and Wildwood Crest, including an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER,
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, RED KNOT, RUDDY TURNSTONE, and GREATER YELLOWLEGS.
250 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were count at Hereford Inlet last week, along
with 6 WILLET, and a 3 rd year LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. There were 20 GREAT
CORMORANTS here, on the sandbars. 10 MARBLED GODWITS were seen at Nummy
Island, along with SNOWY and GREAT EGRET.
A small flock of SNOW BUNTINGS, PURPLE SANDPIPER, plus all 3 SCOTERS and
LONG-TAILED DUCK were seen off Stone Harbor Point.
There are a number of late lingering waders about, 6 GREAT EGRETS were
reported at the Trenton marshes, 2 was at Cape May State Park, and another
was seen at Jake's Landing. A SNOWY EGRET was seen at the Wetlands Institute
at Stone Harbor, and there are still several flocks of BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT
HERON around.
Jakes Landing reported 5 SHORT-EARED OWLS, GREAT HORNED OWL, CLAPPER RAIL,
SEASIDE SPARROW, and both SEDGE and MARSH WREN.
In Salem Co., 6 BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were reported
at Frens Rd in Pennsville.
A ROSS' GOOSE was seen at near National Park in a spoils area.
A BLUE-HEADED VIREO, with BROWN THRASHER and several TOWHEES was seen at the
Nantuxent WMA in Cumberland Co., south of Bridgeton.
In Delaware, an adult NORTHERN SHRIKE continues to be seen around the
recycling bins at Prime Hook NWR. The bird is being seen on the wires or
shrubs in the field by the bins, as you enter the refuge, going to the
headquarters. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, BROWN THRASHER, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT,
and a LECONTE'S SPARROW have also been seen by the headquarters.
Indian River Inlet has a huge flock of Gulls, mostly BONAPARTE'S being seen
right now. But, there have been as many as 3 LITTLE GULLS and a BLACK-HEADED
GULL in the flock. A PARASITIC JAEGER was also seen there.
A RED-NECKED GREBE, found on the Bombay Hook Christmas count, continues to
be seen in the gravel pit off Rt 113, across from the Dover Air Force Base,
south of Dover.
BROWN PELICANS continue to be seen along the coast. 1 was reported on
Tuesday, at Herring Point in Cape Henlopen State Park.
Finally, everybody knows that BALD EAGLES have been increasing in our area
over recent years. This week there have been multiple EAGLES sightings at
Peace Valley, along the Susquehanna at Holtwood, at Lakes Ontelantee and
Octaroro, in New Jersey, in downtown Trenton, at Palmyra and National Park,
and in Delaware. But, the stronghold for EAGLES in our area is in south
Philly. Let's wish them luck as they take off and fly south for New Orleans
this weekend. Let's go EAGLES!
Pictures of rare birds in Pennsylvania can be seen at PaBirds.org. Just
click "What's hot". Please call your reports to me 302-791-9591 or email me
at ednieap@fcc.net. Special thanks to Keith Russell, Doris McGovern and
Frank Haas for their help. Until next time, good birding.
-end transcript