- RBA
* Pennsylvania
* Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
* March 1, 2007
* PAEA0703.01
- Birds mentioned
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
SNOW BUNTING
CANVASBACK
REDHEAD
RED-NECKED GREBE
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
CACKLING GOOSE
LARK SPARROW
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
ICELAND GULL
SCOTT'S ORIOLE (extralimital; 1st state record)
- Transcript
Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline
Date: March 1st at 11:00 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@rcn.com 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 'Eastern PA Birding' Website for photos and information at
http://users.rcn.com/becard/home.html.
This is Dave DeReamus, for the Eastern PA Birdline, sponsored by the Lehigh
Valley Audubon Society, recorded on March 1st at 11:00 PM.
There will be a field trip to Green Lane Reservoir on March 17th. Meet at
the Tilghman Square Parking lot, near the Red Robin restaurant, just west of
Route 309 at 8:30 AM. Trip leader will be Mark Boyd.
The next Audubon meeting will be held on March 13th at 7:30 PM at the Pool
Wildlife Sanctuary in Emmaus. Frank Haas will do a program on Adak, Alaska.
This program is rescheduled for this month after being cancelled last month
due to bad weather.
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 UPPER MOUNT BETHEL TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
Pied-billed Grebe - 1 this past weekend along Riverton Road
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK - 1 this past weekend along Riverton Road.
Also Northern Harrier.
Sightings from the MARTINS CREEK ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVE (Tekening) area,
Northampton County included:
Hermit Thrush.
Sightings from PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
Northern Harrier.
Sightings from WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
Northern Harrier.
Sightings from the BETHLEHEM area, Northampton County included:
Chipping Sparrow.
Sightings from BELTZVILLE STATE PARK, Carbon County included:
Golden Eagle - 1 on 2/24.
Also Northern Harrier and Eastern Meadowlark.
Sightings from the TRACHSVILLE area, Carbon County included:
SNOW BUNTING - 1 on 2/27 (behind the Trachsville firehouse).
Sightings from the LEHIGHTON area, Carbon County included:
SNOW BUNTINGS - 3 on 2/28 (along Route 443 west of Lehighton).
And, in the nearby Ashfield area: Eastern Phoebe - 1 on 2/28.
Sightings from HEIDELBERG TOWNSHIP, Lehigh County included:
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK - 1 to at least 2/25 (along Bullhead Road).
Sightings from the SCHNECKSVILLE area, Lehigh County included:
Fox Sparrow.
Sightings from the ALLENTOWN area, Lehigh County included:
At the lake at Dorney Park:
CANVASBACKS - up to 3 to at least 2/24
REDHEAD - up to 4 to at least 2/24.
Killdeer - 1 on 2/24.
And, at nearby Lake Muhlenberg:
CANVASBACKS - 2 on 2/23.
And, near Ruchsville: ~6000 Snow Geese.
Sightings from GREEN LANE RESERVOIR, Montgomery County included:
At the Hill Road area:
RED-NECKED GREBE - 1 on 2/27 and 3/1
CANVASBACKS - 2 on 3/1
REDHEADS - 4 on 2/26
Red-breasted Merganser - 1 on 2/26 and 3/1.
Also Wood Duck, Hooded Merganser, Bald Eagle, and Fox Sparrow.
At the Walt Road area:
Pied-billed Grebe - 1 on 2/28
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE - 3 on 3/1
American Wigeon - ~90 on 2/28
Northern Pintails - 144 on 3/1
Ring-necked Duck - ~150 on 2/28
CANVASBACKS - 3 on 3/1
Red-breasted Mergansers - 2 on 3/1.
Also Wood Duck.
Along Knight Road: Northern Harrier.
And, at Knight Lake: Killdeer - 4 on 2/28.
Sightings from PEACE VALLEY PARK, Bucks County included:
Horned Grebe - 1 to at least 2/23
Tundra Swan - up to 8 to 2/22
CACKLING GOOSE - seen during this past week
REDHEADS - 2 at least 2/24.
Also Hooded Merganser, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, and Field and Swamp
Sparrow.
Sightings from BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP, Bucks County included:
LARK SPARROW - 1 to at least 2/26 (still at the Maple Knoll Farm)
LAPLAND LONGSPURS - 2 on 2/26.
Sightings from LAKE NOCKAMIXON, Bucks County included:
Common Mergansers - 420 on 2/28
Red-breasted Merganser - 1 on 2/28
ICELAND GULL - 1 on 2/28.
Also Wood Duck, Hooded Merganser, Lesser Black-backed Gull, and Bald Eagle,
and Hermit Thrush.
Farther afield, a male SCOTT'S ORIOLE has been seen along Kent Drive near
Mechanicsburg, PA from the 19th to at least the 28th. This bird represents
the first record for Pennsylvania and, probably, for the entire northeastern
U.S.!
- End transcript
* Pennsylvania
* Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
* March 1, 2007
* PAEA0703.01
- Birds mentioned
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
SNOW BUNTING
CANVASBACK
REDHEAD
RED-NECKED GREBE
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
CACKLING GOOSE
LARK SPARROW
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
ICELAND GULL
SCOTT'S ORIOLE (extralimital; 1st state record)
- Transcript
Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline
Date: March 1st at 11:00 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@rcn.com 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 'Eastern PA Birding' Website for photos and information at
http://users.rcn.com/becard/home.html.
This is Dave DeReamus, for the Eastern PA Birdline, sponsored by the Lehigh
Valley Audubon Society, recorded on March 1st at 11:00 PM.
There will be a field trip to Green Lane Reservoir on March 17th. Meet at
the Tilghman Square Parking lot, near the Red Robin restaurant, just west of
Route 309 at 8:30 AM. Trip leader will be Mark Boyd.
The next Audubon meeting will be held on March 13th at 7:30 PM at the Pool
Wildlife Sanctuary in Emmaus. Frank Haas will do a program on Adak, Alaska.
This program is rescheduled for this month after being cancelled last month
due to bad weather.
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 UPPER MOUNT BETHEL TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
Pied-billed Grebe - 1 this past weekend along Riverton Road
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK - 1 this past weekend along Riverton Road.
Also Northern Harrier.
Sightings from the MARTINS CREEK ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVE (Tekening) area,
Northampton County included:
Hermit Thrush.
Sightings from PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
Northern Harrier.
Sightings from WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
Northern Harrier.
Sightings from the BETHLEHEM area, Northampton County included:
Chipping Sparrow.
Sightings from BELTZVILLE STATE PARK, Carbon County included:
Golden Eagle - 1 on 2/24.
Also Northern Harrier and Eastern Meadowlark.
Sightings from the TRACHSVILLE area, Carbon County included:
SNOW BUNTING - 1 on 2/27 (behind the Trachsville firehouse).
Sightings from the LEHIGHTON area, Carbon County included:
SNOW BUNTINGS - 3 on 2/28 (along Route 443 west of Lehighton).
And, in the nearby Ashfield area: Eastern Phoebe - 1 on 2/28.
Sightings from HEIDELBERG TOWNSHIP, Lehigh County included:
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK - 1 to at least 2/25 (along Bullhead Road).
Sightings from the SCHNECKSVILLE area, Lehigh County included:
Fox Sparrow.
Sightings from the ALLENTOWN area, Lehigh County included:
At the lake at Dorney Park:
CANVASBACKS - up to 3 to at least 2/24
REDHEAD - up to 4 to at least 2/24.
Killdeer - 1 on 2/24.
And, at nearby Lake Muhlenberg:
CANVASBACKS - 2 on 2/23.
And, near Ruchsville: ~6000 Snow Geese.
Sightings from GREEN LANE RESERVOIR, Montgomery County included:
At the Hill Road area:
RED-NECKED GREBE - 1 on 2/27 and 3/1
CANVASBACKS - 2 on 3/1
REDHEADS - 4 on 2/26
Red-breasted Merganser - 1 on 2/26 and 3/1.
Also Wood Duck, Hooded Merganser, Bald Eagle, and Fox Sparrow.
At the Walt Road area:
Pied-billed Grebe - 1 on 2/28
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE - 3 on 3/1
American Wigeon - ~90 on 2/28
Northern Pintails - 144 on 3/1
Ring-necked Duck - ~150 on 2/28
CANVASBACKS - 3 on 3/1
Red-breasted Mergansers - 2 on 3/1.
Also Wood Duck.
Along Knight Road: Northern Harrier.
And, at Knight Lake: Killdeer - 4 on 2/28.
Sightings from PEACE VALLEY PARK, Bucks County included:
Horned Grebe - 1 to at least 2/23
Tundra Swan - up to 8 to 2/22
CACKLING GOOSE - seen during this past week
REDHEADS - 2 at least 2/24.
Also Hooded Merganser, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, and Field and Swamp
Sparrow.
Sightings from BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP, Bucks County included:
LARK SPARROW - 1 to at least 2/26 (still at the Maple Knoll Farm)
LAPLAND LONGSPURS - 2 on 2/26.
Sightings from LAKE NOCKAMIXON, Bucks County included:
Common Mergansers - 420 on 2/28
Red-breasted Merganser - 1 on 2/28
ICELAND GULL - 1 on 2/28.
Also Wood Duck, Hooded Merganser, Lesser Black-backed Gull, and Bald Eagle,
and Hermit Thrush.
Farther afield, a male SCOTT'S ORIOLE has been seen along Kent Drive near
Mechanicsburg, PA from the 19th to at least the 28th. This bird represents
the first record for Pennsylvania and, probably, for the entire northeastern
U.S.!
- End transcript