RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE03.18.07
Highlights:
RED-NECKED GREBE (Erie and Venango Counties)
HORNED GREBE
TUNDRA SWAN
TRUMPETER SWAN (Lawrence County)
SNOW GOOSE (Erie County)
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK
GADWALL
NORTHERN PINTAIL
NORTHERN SHOVELER
REDHEAD
LESSER SCAUP
GREATER SCAUP
RING-NECKED DUCK
AMERICAN WIGEON
GREEN-WINGED TEAL
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
CANVASBACK
BUFFLEHEAD
COMMON GOLDENEYE
RUDDY DUCK
LONG-TAILED DUCK (Crawford County)
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER (Erie County)
BLACK SCOTER (Beaver County)
COMMON MERGANSER
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER
BALD EAGLE
OSPREY
MERLIN (Allegheny and Erie Counties)
NORTHERN HARRIER
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
SANDHILL CRANE (Crawford and Lawrence Counties)
GREATER YELLOWLEGS
WILSON'S SNIPE
BONAPARTE'S GULL
SHORT-EARED OWL (Crawford County)
COMMON RAVEN
TREE SWALLOW
TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE (Erie County)
AMERICAN PIPIT (Allegheny, Beaver, Greene, Lawrence, Westmoreland Counties)
PINE WARBLER (Indiana County)
AMERICAN TREE SPARROW
FOX SPARROW
SWAMP SPARROW
"OREGON" DARK-EYED JUNCO (Butler and Westmoreland Counties)
LAPLAND LONGSPUR (Erie and Lawrence Counties)
SNOW BUNTING
RUSTY BLACKBIRD (Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence, and Somerset Counties)
PURPLE FINCH
Contributors: Jeff Brinker, Dick Byers, Lauren Conkle, Marcy Cunkelman, John
Fedak, Mike Fialkovich, Scott Gregg, Leonard Hess, Paul Hess, Margaret
Higbee, Marjorie Howard, Scott Kinzey, Geoff Malosh, Flo McGuire, Jerry
McWilliams, Kate St. John, Walt Shaffer, Jerry Stanley, Russ States, Mark
Vass, Timothy Vechter, Paul Wiegman, Carole Willenpart, Dave Wilton.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Sunday, 11 March 2007 through Sunday, 18 March 2007
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Transcript-
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
On the evening of 3/12 and on 3/13 at Schenley Park, 1 MERLIN (MF, KSJ).
During the week at Boyce-Mayview Park, sightings included 9 Wood Ducks, 2
AMERICAN WIGEON, 1 AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, 4 CANVASBACKS, 1 RING-NECKED DUCK, 2
COMMON GOLDENEYES, 10 Hooded Mergansers, 2 Turkey Vultures, 1 MERLIN, 2
Killdeer, 2 American Woodcock, 2 Eastern Phoebes, 3 Eastern Towhees, 28
AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS, 1 Field Sparrow, 1 FOX SPARROW, 1 SWAMP SPARROW, 10
White-throated Sparrows, 1 White-crowned Sparrow, 115 Red-winged Blackbirds,
1 RUSTY BLACKBIRD, 157 Common Grackles, 2 Brown-headed Cowbirds (DW). On
3/16, 8 FOX SPARROWS (DW).
In Oakland at Phipps Conservatory on 3/14, sightings included 1
Red-shouldered Hawk, Common Grackles (PW).
On 3/14 at the Imperial Grasslands, 6 drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 1 REDHEAD, 6
RING-NECKED DUCKS (MV). On 3/15 at Bald Knob Pond, 2 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, 6
GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 2 LESSER SCAUP, 1 REDHEAD, 2 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 1 male
BUFFLEHEAD, 3 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, 2 Horned Larks (GM). On 3/16 at the main
pond at Imperial grasslands, 7 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 1 hen REDHEAD, pair of
LESSER SCAUP (MV). On 3/17 in the Imperial area, sightings included 5+
GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 1 hen REDHEAD, 1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 1 Ruffed Grouse, 10
WILSON'S SNIPE, 50+ Killdeer, 13 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, 1 Eastern Towhee, 1 FOX
SPARROW (GM).
At Moody Road on 3/14, 4 LESSER SCAUP, 8 RING-NECKED DUCKS (MV); on 3/15,
~16 SCAUP SP. and RING-NECKED DUCKS (mixed) (GM). On 3/16, 19 RING-NECKED
DUCKS, 2 AMERICAN WIGEON, 2 Horned Larks, 1 AMERICAN PIPIT (MV).
On 3/18 in Natrona Heights, 1 FOX SPARROW (PH).
BEAVER COUNTY:
In Industry on 3/14, 1 OSPREY (SG).
In Rochester on 3/15, 2 BLACK SCOTERS, 1 HORNED GREBE, 1 AMERICAN WIGEON, 5
RING-NECKED DUCKS, 7 RUDDY DUCKS, 1 Eastern Phoebe (GM); later on, 9 HORNED
GREBES were seen too, and a hen BUFFLEHEAD, 1 COMMON RAVEN (MV). On 3/18, 2
BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 2 AMERICAN WIGEON, 2 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS (MV).
On 3/15 at Independence Marsh, 17 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 1 Pied-billed Grebe,
~125 Red-winged Blackbirds, 4 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, 1 FOX SPARROW (GM).
In Independence Township along Route 151 on 3/16, 12 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS (MV).
At the Three Rivers gravel pond on 3/17, 19 Hooded Mergansers, 11
RING-NECKED DUCKS, 1 RUDDY DUCK, 3 BUFFLEHEADS (MV).
On 3/18 at Ambridge Reservoir, 12 Hooded Mergansers, 1 RED-BREASTED
MERGANSER, 2 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 2 BUFFLEHEADS, 1 RUDDY DUCK (MV).
On 3/18 at Little Blue Lake, 1 drake BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 54 GREEN-WINGED TEAL,
25 AMERICAN WIGEON, 2 NORTHERN PINTAILS, 9 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, 7 LESSER
SCAUP, 2 American Coots, 10 AMERICAN PIPITS, 1 BALD EAGLE, AMERICAN TREE
SPARROWS, White-crowned Sparrows (MV).
At Raccoon Creek on 3/18, 4 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 1 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, 2
Hooded Mergansers, 1 Pied-billed Grebe, 2 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS (MV).
At the Montgomery Dam on 3/18, 1 OSPREY, 1 BALD EAGLE (MV).
BUTLER COUNTY:
On 3/11 along the trails in the Muddy Creek area, sightings included 3 drake
Hooded Mergansers, 5 Wood Ducks, Dark-eyed Junco (KSJ).
At the Moraine State Park administration building on 3/17, 1 FOX SPARROW, 1
"OREGON" DARK-EYED JUNCO (PH).
CLARION COUNTY:
In New Bethlehem on 3/13, SCAUP SP., Pied-billed Grebe, Hooded Mergansers (CW).
In Sligo on 3/13, 14 American Woodcock (CW).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
At Miller's Pond on 3/13, 2 SANDHILL CRANES (reported to MV by Irene Frey).
In Pymatuning on 3/17, sightings included 3 LONG-TAILED DUCKS, 1 SHORT-EARED
OWL, 400+ RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, a few COMMON MERGANSERS, COMMON
GOLDENEYES, 3+ ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 35 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, small numbers of
SCAUP and other ducks, 3 BONAPARTE'S GULLS (SK).
ERIE COUNTY:
At Presque Isle on 3/12, sightings included 1 RED-NECKED GREBE at the
channel (JM), 2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, 8 HORNED GREBES, 1 Pied-billed Grebe,
8 TUNDRA SWANS, 2 Wood Ducks, 10 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, 1 GADWALL, 15
AMERICAN WIGEON, 30 NORTHERN PINTAILS, up to 200 CANVASBACKS, ~25 REDHEADS,
~50 RING-NECKED DUCKS, a few hundred BUFFLEHEADS, 6 COMMON MERGANSERS, 1
RUDDY DUCK, 6 Turkey Vultures, up to 100 American Coots, 2 Killdeer (SK). On
3/15 at Perry Monument, 1 male Hooded Merganser X COMMON GOLDENEYE hybrid, 1
RED-NECKED GREBE (JS, JM). At the channel on 3/15, 38 SNOW GEESE (JM). The
RED-NECKED GREBE was present through at least 3/16 (JM).
On 3/12 at Bluffs State Park, 1 LAPLAND LONGSPUR (JM).
On 3/13 at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center, 1 MERLIN (JM).
In Fairview through 3/18, a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE is being seen again since
March 1 (JM).
FAYETTE COUNTY:
At Jacobs Creek on 3/13, sightings included 4 Hooded Mergansers, 1 American
Coot, 1 deceased TUNDRA SWAN (LH).
FOREST COUNTY:
In Tionesta on 3/14, Eastern Towhee, PURPLE FINCH (FM).
GREENE COUNTY:
At State Gamelands #223 and Enlow Fork on 3/14, sightings included 6 Wood
Ducks, 1 Hooded Merganser, 1 TREE SWALLOW, 3 Eastern Phoebes, 2 Killdeer (WS).
In an unspecified location on 3/17, 2 AMERICAN PIPITS (MHo).
INDIANA COUNTY:
In Clarksburg on 3/13, 3 American Woodcock, 2 Wood Ducks, AMERICAN TREE
SPARROWS; on 3/14, 4+ American Woodcock, Killdeer, Wood Ducks; on 3/16,
sightings included 80+ Dark-eyed Juncos, 25 White-throated Sparrows, 35+
AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS, 3 FOX SPARROWS, 6 Common Grackles, 3 Red-winged
Blackbirds, and others; on 3/17, 5 FOX SPARROWS, 1 Eastern Towhee, Common
Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds (MC).
Near Shelocta on 3/16, 3 FOX SPARROWS and 1 PINE WARBLER (MHi).
LAWRENCE COUNTY:
At the Three Rivers gravel pond on 3/13, sightings included 64 REDHEADS,
~100 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 3 LESSER SCAUP, 1 COMMON GOLDENEYE, 11 Hooded
Mergansers, 2 BUFFLEHEADS, 3 American Coots (MV). On 3/17, ~80 RING-NECKED
DUCKS, 67 REDHEADS, 12 SCAUP SP., 2 Hooded Mergansers, 4 American Coots (MV).
On 3/13 in a field along Wampum-Mt. Air Road, 1 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 4
NORTHERN PINTAILS (MV).
At Wampum-New Gallilee Road on 3/13, 1 TRUMPETER SWAN (MV).
In northeastern Lawrence County on 3/17, sightings included 19 SANDHILL
CRANES at the Golf Course Road wetlands, 17 WILSON'S SNIPE in a seep along
Old Ash Road, 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS and 2 SNOW BUNTINGS in a flock of ~200
Horned Larks along Lake Road, a third LAPLAND LONGSPUR in a flock of ~100
Horned Larks, 2 Wood Ducks, 1 AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, 5 NORTHERN PINTAILS, 91
RING-NECKED DUCKS, 1 BUFFLEHEAD, 8 Hooded Mergansers, 1 NORTHERN HARRIER, 2
Eastern Towhees (PH).
At Edinburg Lake on 3/17, 7 COMMON MERGANSERS, 3 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, 2
Hooded Mergansers, ~150 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 1 SCAUP SP., 5 BUFFLEHEADS, 3
RUDDY DUCKS, 3 HORNED GREBES, 4 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 4 NORTHERN PINTAILS, 1
AMERICAN WIGEON, 3 WILSON'S SNIPE, 2 AMERICAN PIPITS, 2 BALD EAGLES (MV).
In Plain Grove on 3/17, ~200 Horned Larks on Lake Road, with 2 LAPLAND
LONGSPURS; also seen that day in the county, several flocks of RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS and several WILSON'S SNIPE (MV).
At Black Swamp on 3/17, 1 NORTHERN SHOVELER (MV).
MERCER COUNTY:
In Mercer on 3/14, a pair of Hooded Mergansers (JB).
SOMERSET COUNTY:
On 3/17 at the Youghiogheny Reservoir outflow area, sightings included 5
COMMON MERGANSERS, 3 Hooded Mergansers, 2 American Coots, 5 RING-NECKED
DUCKS, 1 hen BUFFLEHEAD, 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, and others (PW).
VENANGO COUNTY:
On 3/13 along the Allegheny River from Franklin to Oil City, sightings
included 15 COMMON MERGANSERS, 1 HORNED GREBE, 1 Pied-billed Grebe, 5 LESSER
SCAUP, 93 COMMON GOLDENEYES, 44 BUFFLEHEADS, 17 Hooded Mergansers, 2
RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, 4 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 8 Wood Ducks, 11 RING-NECKED
DUCKS, 1 CANVASBACK, 4 AMERICAN WIGEON, 2 GREATER SCAUP, Killdeer, Turkey
Vulture (RS).
On 3/13 at the pond in Wyattville, 1 RED-NECKED GREBE (RS).
WARREN COUNTY:
At Kinzua Dam on 3/12, 3 TUNDRA SWANS; on 3/17 at Kinzua Point, 4 FOX
SPARROWS (JF).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
On 3/11 at the Greencove wetlands, 4 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 1 GREATER
YELLOWLEGS, 2 GREEN-WINGED TEAL (LC).
At Canonsburg Lake on 3/12, 1 male GREEN-WINGED TEAL, pair of Hooded
Mergansers (MV).
At the Hahn Road AMD pond on 3/12, sightings included 1 female CANVASBACK, 1
Pied-billed Grebe, 4 American Coots (MV).
In Coal Center on 3/14, 1 singing Eastern Phoebe, 1 Turkey Vulture (AT).
On 3/14 in the Enlow Fork area, sightings included 10 WILSON'S SNIPE, 2
BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 7 Wood Ducks (WS).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
On 3/13 at Donegal Lake, 3 RUDDY DUCKS, 13 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 4 GADWALL, 1
Pied-billed Grebe (LH). On 3/15, sightings included 40 mixed SCAUP SP., 5
RING-NECKED DUCKS, 8 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, 10 HORNED GREBES (DB).
At Acme Dam on 3/13, 6 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 4 Hooded Mergansers (LH). At Acme
Reservoir on 3/15, 1 drake COMMON MERGANSER, 4 Hooded Mergansers (DB).
On 3/16 in Stahlstown, 1 FOX SPARROW; on 3/17, 1 Eastern Phoebe, 3 FOX
SPARROWS, 1 "OREGON" DARK-EYED JUNCO (LH).
At Loyalhanna Lake on 3/18, 1 WILSON'S SNIPE, 1 AMERICAN PIPIT, 2 Killdeer,
1 Pied-billed Grebe, 1 Eastern Phoebe (TV).
At Mannitto Lake on 3/18, 20+ RING-NECKED DUCKS, 3+ GREATER SCAUP (TV).
End transcript-
Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA
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*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE03.18.07
Highlights:
RED-NECKED GREBE (Erie and Venango Counties)
HORNED GREBE
TUNDRA SWAN
TRUMPETER SWAN (Lawrence County)
SNOW GOOSE (Erie County)
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK
GADWALL
NORTHERN PINTAIL
NORTHERN SHOVELER
REDHEAD
LESSER SCAUP
GREATER SCAUP
RING-NECKED DUCK
AMERICAN WIGEON
GREEN-WINGED TEAL
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
CANVASBACK
BUFFLEHEAD
COMMON GOLDENEYE
RUDDY DUCK
LONG-TAILED DUCK (Crawford County)
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER (Erie County)
BLACK SCOTER (Beaver County)
COMMON MERGANSER
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER
BALD EAGLE
OSPREY
MERLIN (Allegheny and Erie Counties)
NORTHERN HARRIER
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
SANDHILL CRANE (Crawford and Lawrence Counties)
GREATER YELLOWLEGS
WILSON'S SNIPE
BONAPARTE'S GULL
SHORT-EARED OWL (Crawford County)
COMMON RAVEN
TREE SWALLOW
TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE (Erie County)
AMERICAN PIPIT (Allegheny, Beaver, Greene, Lawrence, Westmoreland Counties)
PINE WARBLER (Indiana County)
AMERICAN TREE SPARROW
FOX SPARROW
SWAMP SPARROW
"OREGON" DARK-EYED JUNCO (Butler and Westmoreland Counties)
LAPLAND LONGSPUR (Erie and Lawrence Counties)
SNOW BUNTING
RUSTY BLACKBIRD (Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence, and Somerset Counties)
PURPLE FINCH
Contributors: Jeff Brinker, Dick Byers, Lauren Conkle, Marcy Cunkelman, John
Fedak, Mike Fialkovich, Scott Gregg, Leonard Hess, Paul Hess, Margaret
Higbee, Marjorie Howard, Scott Kinzey, Geoff Malosh, Flo McGuire, Jerry
McWilliams, Kate St. John, Walt Shaffer, Jerry Stanley, Russ States, Mark
Vass, Timothy Vechter, Paul Wiegman, Carole Willenpart, Dave Wilton.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Sunday, 11 March 2007 through Sunday, 18 March 2007
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for errors on other websites who reproduce/reprint these reports. If you
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Transcript-
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
On the evening of 3/12 and on 3/13 at Schenley Park, 1 MERLIN (MF, KSJ).
During the week at Boyce-Mayview Park, sightings included 9 Wood Ducks, 2
AMERICAN WIGEON, 1 AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, 4 CANVASBACKS, 1 RING-NECKED DUCK, 2
COMMON GOLDENEYES, 10 Hooded Mergansers, 2 Turkey Vultures, 1 MERLIN, 2
Killdeer, 2 American Woodcock, 2 Eastern Phoebes, 3 Eastern Towhees, 28
AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS, 1 Field Sparrow, 1 FOX SPARROW, 1 SWAMP SPARROW, 10
White-throated Sparrows, 1 White-crowned Sparrow, 115 Red-winged Blackbirds,
1 RUSTY BLACKBIRD, 157 Common Grackles, 2 Brown-headed Cowbirds (DW). On
3/16, 8 FOX SPARROWS (DW).
In Oakland at Phipps Conservatory on 3/14, sightings included 1
Red-shouldered Hawk, Common Grackles (PW).
On 3/14 at the Imperial Grasslands, 6 drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 1 REDHEAD, 6
RING-NECKED DUCKS (MV). On 3/15 at Bald Knob Pond, 2 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, 6
GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 2 LESSER SCAUP, 1 REDHEAD, 2 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 1 male
BUFFLEHEAD, 3 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, 2 Horned Larks (GM). On 3/16 at the main
pond at Imperial grasslands, 7 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 1 hen REDHEAD, pair of
LESSER SCAUP (MV). On 3/17 in the Imperial area, sightings included 5+
GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 1 hen REDHEAD, 1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 1 Ruffed Grouse, 10
WILSON'S SNIPE, 50+ Killdeer, 13 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, 1 Eastern Towhee, 1 FOX
SPARROW (GM).
At Moody Road on 3/14, 4 LESSER SCAUP, 8 RING-NECKED DUCKS (MV); on 3/15,
~16 SCAUP SP. and RING-NECKED DUCKS (mixed) (GM). On 3/16, 19 RING-NECKED
DUCKS, 2 AMERICAN WIGEON, 2 Horned Larks, 1 AMERICAN PIPIT (MV).
On 3/18 in Natrona Heights, 1 FOX SPARROW (PH).
BEAVER COUNTY:
In Industry on 3/14, 1 OSPREY (SG).
In Rochester on 3/15, 2 BLACK SCOTERS, 1 HORNED GREBE, 1 AMERICAN WIGEON, 5
RING-NECKED DUCKS, 7 RUDDY DUCKS, 1 Eastern Phoebe (GM); later on, 9 HORNED
GREBES were seen too, and a hen BUFFLEHEAD, 1 COMMON RAVEN (MV). On 3/18, 2
BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 2 AMERICAN WIGEON, 2 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS (MV).
On 3/15 at Independence Marsh, 17 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 1 Pied-billed Grebe,
~125 Red-winged Blackbirds, 4 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, 1 FOX SPARROW (GM).
In Independence Township along Route 151 on 3/16, 12 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS (MV).
At the Three Rivers gravel pond on 3/17, 19 Hooded Mergansers, 11
RING-NECKED DUCKS, 1 RUDDY DUCK, 3 BUFFLEHEADS (MV).
On 3/18 at Ambridge Reservoir, 12 Hooded Mergansers, 1 RED-BREASTED
MERGANSER, 2 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 2 BUFFLEHEADS, 1 RUDDY DUCK (MV).
On 3/18 at Little Blue Lake, 1 drake BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 54 GREEN-WINGED TEAL,
25 AMERICAN WIGEON, 2 NORTHERN PINTAILS, 9 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, 7 LESSER
SCAUP, 2 American Coots, 10 AMERICAN PIPITS, 1 BALD EAGLE, AMERICAN TREE
SPARROWS, White-crowned Sparrows (MV).
At Raccoon Creek on 3/18, 4 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 1 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, 2
Hooded Mergansers, 1 Pied-billed Grebe, 2 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS (MV).
At the Montgomery Dam on 3/18, 1 OSPREY, 1 BALD EAGLE (MV).
BUTLER COUNTY:
On 3/11 along the trails in the Muddy Creek area, sightings included 3 drake
Hooded Mergansers, 5 Wood Ducks, Dark-eyed Junco (KSJ).
At the Moraine State Park administration building on 3/17, 1 FOX SPARROW, 1
"OREGON" DARK-EYED JUNCO (PH).
CLARION COUNTY:
In New Bethlehem on 3/13, SCAUP SP., Pied-billed Grebe, Hooded Mergansers (CW).
In Sligo on 3/13, 14 American Woodcock (CW).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
At Miller's Pond on 3/13, 2 SANDHILL CRANES (reported to MV by Irene Frey).
In Pymatuning on 3/17, sightings included 3 LONG-TAILED DUCKS, 1 SHORT-EARED
OWL, 400+ RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, a few COMMON MERGANSERS, COMMON
GOLDENEYES, 3+ ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 35 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, small numbers of
SCAUP and other ducks, 3 BONAPARTE'S GULLS (SK).
ERIE COUNTY:
At Presque Isle on 3/12, sightings included 1 RED-NECKED GREBE at the
channel (JM), 2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, 8 HORNED GREBES, 1 Pied-billed Grebe,
8 TUNDRA SWANS, 2 Wood Ducks, 10 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, 1 GADWALL, 15
AMERICAN WIGEON, 30 NORTHERN PINTAILS, up to 200 CANVASBACKS, ~25 REDHEADS,
~50 RING-NECKED DUCKS, a few hundred BUFFLEHEADS, 6 COMMON MERGANSERS, 1
RUDDY DUCK, 6 Turkey Vultures, up to 100 American Coots, 2 Killdeer (SK). On
3/15 at Perry Monument, 1 male Hooded Merganser X COMMON GOLDENEYE hybrid, 1
RED-NECKED GREBE (JS, JM). At the channel on 3/15, 38 SNOW GEESE (JM). The
RED-NECKED GREBE was present through at least 3/16 (JM).
On 3/12 at Bluffs State Park, 1 LAPLAND LONGSPUR (JM).
On 3/13 at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center, 1 MERLIN (JM).
In Fairview through 3/18, a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE is being seen again since
March 1 (JM).
FAYETTE COUNTY:
At Jacobs Creek on 3/13, sightings included 4 Hooded Mergansers, 1 American
Coot, 1 deceased TUNDRA SWAN (LH).
FOREST COUNTY:
In Tionesta on 3/14, Eastern Towhee, PURPLE FINCH (FM).
GREENE COUNTY:
At State Gamelands #223 and Enlow Fork on 3/14, sightings included 6 Wood
Ducks, 1 Hooded Merganser, 1 TREE SWALLOW, 3 Eastern Phoebes, 2 Killdeer (WS).
In an unspecified location on 3/17, 2 AMERICAN PIPITS (MHo).
INDIANA COUNTY:
In Clarksburg on 3/13, 3 American Woodcock, 2 Wood Ducks, AMERICAN TREE
SPARROWS; on 3/14, 4+ American Woodcock, Killdeer, Wood Ducks; on 3/16,
sightings included 80+ Dark-eyed Juncos, 25 White-throated Sparrows, 35+
AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS, 3 FOX SPARROWS, 6 Common Grackles, 3 Red-winged
Blackbirds, and others; on 3/17, 5 FOX SPARROWS, 1 Eastern Towhee, Common
Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds (MC).
Near Shelocta on 3/16, 3 FOX SPARROWS and 1 PINE WARBLER (MHi).
LAWRENCE COUNTY:
At the Three Rivers gravel pond on 3/13, sightings included 64 REDHEADS,
~100 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 3 LESSER SCAUP, 1 COMMON GOLDENEYE, 11 Hooded
Mergansers, 2 BUFFLEHEADS, 3 American Coots (MV). On 3/17, ~80 RING-NECKED
DUCKS, 67 REDHEADS, 12 SCAUP SP., 2 Hooded Mergansers, 4 American Coots (MV).
On 3/13 in a field along Wampum-Mt. Air Road, 1 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 4
NORTHERN PINTAILS (MV).
At Wampum-New Gallilee Road on 3/13, 1 TRUMPETER SWAN (MV).
In northeastern Lawrence County on 3/17, sightings included 19 SANDHILL
CRANES at the Golf Course Road wetlands, 17 WILSON'S SNIPE in a seep along
Old Ash Road, 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS and 2 SNOW BUNTINGS in a flock of ~200
Horned Larks along Lake Road, a third LAPLAND LONGSPUR in a flock of ~100
Horned Larks, 2 Wood Ducks, 1 AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, 5 NORTHERN PINTAILS, 91
RING-NECKED DUCKS, 1 BUFFLEHEAD, 8 Hooded Mergansers, 1 NORTHERN HARRIER, 2
Eastern Towhees (PH).
At Edinburg Lake on 3/17, 7 COMMON MERGANSERS, 3 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, 2
Hooded Mergansers, ~150 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 1 SCAUP SP., 5 BUFFLEHEADS, 3
RUDDY DUCKS, 3 HORNED GREBES, 4 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 4 NORTHERN PINTAILS, 1
AMERICAN WIGEON, 3 WILSON'S SNIPE, 2 AMERICAN PIPITS, 2 BALD EAGLES (MV).
In Plain Grove on 3/17, ~200 Horned Larks on Lake Road, with 2 LAPLAND
LONGSPURS; also seen that day in the county, several flocks of RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS and several WILSON'S SNIPE (MV).
At Black Swamp on 3/17, 1 NORTHERN SHOVELER (MV).
MERCER COUNTY:
In Mercer on 3/14, a pair of Hooded Mergansers (JB).
SOMERSET COUNTY:
On 3/17 at the Youghiogheny Reservoir outflow area, sightings included 5
COMMON MERGANSERS, 3 Hooded Mergansers, 2 American Coots, 5 RING-NECKED
DUCKS, 1 hen BUFFLEHEAD, 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, and others (PW).
VENANGO COUNTY:
On 3/13 along the Allegheny River from Franklin to Oil City, sightings
included 15 COMMON MERGANSERS, 1 HORNED GREBE, 1 Pied-billed Grebe, 5 LESSER
SCAUP, 93 COMMON GOLDENEYES, 44 BUFFLEHEADS, 17 Hooded Mergansers, 2
RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, 4 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 8 Wood Ducks, 11 RING-NECKED
DUCKS, 1 CANVASBACK, 4 AMERICAN WIGEON, 2 GREATER SCAUP, Killdeer, Turkey
Vulture (RS).
On 3/13 at the pond in Wyattville, 1 RED-NECKED GREBE (RS).
WARREN COUNTY:
At Kinzua Dam on 3/12, 3 TUNDRA SWANS; on 3/17 at Kinzua Point, 4 FOX
SPARROWS (JF).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
On 3/11 at the Greencove wetlands, 4 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 1 GREATER
YELLOWLEGS, 2 GREEN-WINGED TEAL (LC).
At Canonsburg Lake on 3/12, 1 male GREEN-WINGED TEAL, pair of Hooded
Mergansers (MV).
At the Hahn Road AMD pond on 3/12, sightings included 1 female CANVASBACK, 1
Pied-billed Grebe, 4 American Coots (MV).
In Coal Center on 3/14, 1 singing Eastern Phoebe, 1 Turkey Vulture (AT).
On 3/14 in the Enlow Fork area, sightings included 10 WILSON'S SNIPE, 2
BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 7 Wood Ducks (WS).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
On 3/13 at Donegal Lake, 3 RUDDY DUCKS, 13 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 4 GADWALL, 1
Pied-billed Grebe (LH). On 3/15, sightings included 40 mixed SCAUP SP., 5
RING-NECKED DUCKS, 8 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, 10 HORNED GREBES (DB).
At Acme Dam on 3/13, 6 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 4 Hooded Mergansers (LH). At Acme
Reservoir on 3/15, 1 drake COMMON MERGANSER, 4 Hooded Mergansers (DB).
On 3/16 in Stahlstown, 1 FOX SPARROW; on 3/17, 1 Eastern Phoebe, 3 FOX
SPARROWS, 1 "OREGON" DARK-EYED JUNCO (LH).
At Loyalhanna Lake on 3/18, 1 WILSON'S SNIPE, 1 AMERICAN PIPIT, 2 Killdeer,
1 Pied-billed Grebe, 1 Eastern Phoebe (TV).
At Mannitto Lake on 3/18, 20+ RING-NECKED DUCKS, 3+ GREATER SCAUP (TV).
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Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA
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