RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE04.01.07
Highlights:
COMMON LOON
HORNED GREBE
RED-NECKED GREBE (Venango County)
BLACK VULTURE (Erie County)
GREAT EGRET
TUNDRA SWAN
GREEN-WINGED TEAL
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK
RING-NECKED DUCK
NORTHERN SHOVELER
AMERICAN WIGEON
GADWALL
REDHEAD
CANVASBACK
NORTHERN PINTAIL
BUFFLEHEAD
COMMON GOLDENEYE
GREATER SCAUP
LESSER SCAUP
RUDDY DUCK
LONG-TAILED DUCK (Beaver County)
SURF SCOTER (Allegheny County)
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER
COMMON MERGANSER
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
BALD EAGLE
OSPREY
NORTHERN HARRIER
MERLIN (Erie County)
SANDHILL CRANE (Lawrence County)
LESSER YELLOWLEGS
GREATER YELLOWLEGS
WILSON'S SNIPE
SPOTTED SANDPIPER
BONAPARTE'S GULL
LITTLE GULL (Erie County)
ICELAND GULL (Erie County)
LONG-EARED OWL (Erie County)
ACADIAN FLYCATCHER
COMMON RAVEN
TREE SWALLOW
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW
WINTER WREN
HERMIT THRUSH
BROWN THRASHER
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
PALM WARBLER western race (Beaver County)
PALM WARBLER
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH
SAVANNAH SPARROW
SWAMP SPARROW
FOX SPARROW
RUSTY BLACKBIRD (Beaver County)
PURPLE FINCH
Contributors: Douglas Bauman, Simone Bennett, Marcia Brown, Marcy
Cunkelman, Mike Fialkovich, Leonard Hess, Paul Hess, Geoff Malosh, Cindy
McConnell, Jerry McWilliams, Richard Nugent, Fred Schroyer, Brian Shema,
Kate St. John, Jerry Stanley, Ryan Tomazin, Bob VanNewkirk, Mark Vass, Tim
Vechter, Carole Willenpart, Dan Yagusic.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Sunday, 25 March 2007 through Sunday, 1 April 2007
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Transcript-
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
In the Big Sewickley Creek area on 3/25, 2 adult and 1 young Great Horned
Owl (TV).
At Hutchinson Lake on 3/25, 4 TREE SWALLOWS (TV).
On 3/25 at an unspecified location, 1 drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL, American
Coots (TV).
In Etna on 3/26, 1 COMMON LOON, 23 Double-crested Cormorants, 1 NORTHERN
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, 5 BONAPARTE'S GULLS; on 3/27, 1 COMMON LOON; on
3/29, 4 BUFFLEHEADS (DY).
On 3/26 in East Liberty, sightings included 6 FOX SPARROWS; on 3/28, 5 FOX
SPARROWS; on 3/30, 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 1 HERMIT THRUSH, 3 Eastern
Towhees, 5 FOX SPARROWS, 1 Chipping Sparrow (DY).
At the Imperial grasslands on 3/26, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 3 WILSON'S SNIPE;
on 3/30, 2 SAVANNAH SPARROWS, 3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 18 WILSON'S SNIPE, 1
Pied-billed Grebe, 1 RING-NECKED DUCK, 2 BUFFLEHEADS, 7 GREEN-WINGED TEAL,
1 NORTHERN HARRIER, 1 Ring-necked Pheasant (MV).
At the Moody Road pond on 3/26, 7 RING-NECKED DUCKS; on 3/30, 1 GREEN-
WINGED TEAL (MV).
On 3/27 in Sharpsburg, 16 BONAPARTE'S GULLS (DY).
On 3/28 at Sewickley Heights Borough Park and various places along the
Little Sewickley Creek, sightings included 5 Eastern Towhees, 1 HERMIT
THRUSH, 1 FOX SPARROW, 1 singing Eastern Meadowlark, 2 Eastern Phoebes, 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 6 Wood Ducks, 2 Turkey Vultures (BV). On 3/30 in
the Sewickley Creek area, 37 species were counted by the bird club
including YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS (1 at Pontefrac Park and 2 at the
Edgeworth dump site), 1 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH at Walker Park, 1 FOX
SPARROW, 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 2 Chipping Sparrows, 2 Wood Ducks, 1
BONAPARTE'S GULL, 4 Double-crested Cormorants; on 3/31, 2 WINTER WRENS
near Walker Park, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, pair of SAVANNAH SPARROWS,
and 1 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW at the Edgeworth dump site (BV).
At Six-Mile Island on 3/28, 3 LESSER SCAUP; on 3/31, 7 Wood Ducks (DY).
At Dashield's Dam on 3/30, 18 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 3 BUFFLEHEADS, 1 LESSER
SCAUP, 1 American Coot; on 3/31, 1 drake SURF SCOTER, up to 63 BONAPARTE'S
GULLS, 1-2 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS (GM, MV).
On 3/31 at Harrison Hills Park, 8 Wood Ducks, 5 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 2
Hooded Mergansers, 1 WINTER WREN, 1 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, 2 PURPLE
FINCHES, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Towhee, Field Sparrow (PH).
BEAVER COUNTY:
On 3/27 at the Big Beaver Wetlands, 49 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 2 American Coots
(MV).
At the Three Rivers gravel ponds on 3/27, 23 Hooded Mergansers, 38 RING-
NECKED DUCKS, 2 REDHEADS, 7 LESSER SCAUP, 2 BUFFLEHEADS, 2 GREEN-WINGED
TEAL; on 4/1, 4 LESSER SCAUP, 28 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 17 Hooded Mergansers
(MV).
On 3/28 at Ambridge Reservoir, sightings included 2 COMMON LOONS, 2 LONG-
TAILED DUCKS, 45 LESSER SCAUP, 17 BUFFLEHEADS, 4 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS,
6 Hooded Mergansers, 1 Pied-billed Grebe, 1 calling Barred Owl; on 3/30, 1
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, BUFFLEHEAD, LESSER SCAUP, RING-NECKED DUCK, Hooded
Merganser, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, RUDDY DUCK, HORNED GREBE; on 4/1, 3
AMERICAN WIGEON, 8 GADWALL, 1 COMMON LOON, 38 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 33 LESSER
SCAUP, 1 RUDDY DUCK, 8 BUFFLEHEADS, 23 Hooded Mergansers, 2 Pied-billed
Grebes (MV).
At Little Blue Lake on 3/30, sightings included 1 BROWN THRASHER, 1 COMMON
RAVEN, 1 BALD EAGLE, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 4 WILSON'S SNIPE, 4 BLUE-WINGED
TEAL, 4 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 1 GADWALL, 9 AMERICAN WIGEON, 3 NORTHERN
SHOVELER, 17 BUFFLEHEADS, 8 LESSER SCAUP, 3 HORNED GREBE, 11 Double-
crested Cormorants; on 4/1, 39 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 4 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 10
AMERICAN WIGEON, 3 NORTHERN SHOVELERS, 1 HORNED GREBE (MV).
In Beaver Falls on 3/30, 1 probable singing western-race PALM WARBLER: on
3/31, 1 Chipping Sparrow (SB).
On 4/1 at Independence Marsh, 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 2 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 1
GADWALL, 3 BUFFLEHEADS, 1 Hooded Merganser (MV).
On 4/1 at Darlington Lake, 14 LESSER SCAUP (MV).
At Madden Run Road marsh on 4/1, 12 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, 4 GREEN-WINGED TEAL,
singing SWAMP SPARROWS (MV).
BUTLER COUNTY:
At State Gamelands #95 in the Slippery Rock Creek area on 3/25, sightings
included COMMON LOON, Hooded Mergansers, BUFFLEHEAD, pair of Wood Ducks,
Eastern Phoebe, 2 TREE SWALLOWS, Red-shouldered Hawk (KSJ).
At the Todd Nature Reserve Center on 3/27, 1 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH and 1
calling ACADIAN FLYCATCHER (BS).
On 3/31 at an unspecified location, 1 Chipping Sparrow, 2 pairs of PURPLE
FINCHES (MB).
CLARION COUNTY:
On 3/26 at the Curllsville strips pond there were RING-NECKED DUCKS,
Hooded Mergansers, and several GREEN-WINGED TEAL; WILSON'S SNIPE returned
on 3/25 to the usual flooded pasture in Curllsville (CW).
At Kahle Lake on 3/27, sightings included 5 COMMON MERGANSERS, 19 RUDDY
DUCKS, 2 BUFFLEHEADS, 2 HORNED GREBES, 1 BONAPARTE'S GULL, 5+ TREE
SWALLOWS, Eastern Meadowlarks, and others (CW).
ERIE COUNTY:
At the Tom Ridge Environmental Center on 3/26, sightings included 2 BLACK
VULTURES, 1,636 Turkey Vultures, 4 BALD EAGLES, 3 NORTHERN HARRIERS, 41
Red-shouldered Hawks, 3 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 1 albino Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2
Wood Ducks, 3 Double-crested Cormorants, 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 15
TREE SWALLOWS, 1 COMMON RAVEN, and others (JM).
On 3/26 at Presque Isle State Park, sightings included Pied-billed Grebe,
SCAUP SP., RING-NECKED DUCKS, NORTHERN SHOVELER, AMERICAN WIGEON, American
Coot, NORTHERN PINTAIL, RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, CANVASBACK, COMMON
GOLDENEYES, Hooded Merganser, COMMON MERGANSER, RUDDY DUCK, BUFFLEHEAD,
BONAPARTE'S GULL, Field Sparrow, 12 HERMIT THRUSHES, PURPLE FINCH, Eastern
Towhee, Yellow-rumped Warbler, American Woodcock (RN). On 3/31, sightings
included 1 LONG-EARED OWL, 1 Great Horned Owl, 2 American Woodcocks, 1
MERLIN, 1 BALD EAGLE, 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 1 HERMIT THRUSH, 1
Eastern Phoebe, 1 Eastern Towhee, Field Sparrows, 1 flyover TUNDRA SWAN,
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, GADWALL, AMERICAN WIGEON, NORTHERN PINTAIL, NORTHERN
SHOVELER, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, CANVASBACK, REDHEAD, RING-NECKED DUCK,
GREATER SCAUP, LESSER SCAUP, BUFFLEHEAD, COMMON GOLDENEYE, Hooded
Merganser, COMMON MERGANSER, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, RUDDY DUCK, Pied-
billed Grebe, HORNED GREBE, American Coot (MV with Dave Darney). On 4/1
from the Niagra boat launch, 1 adult LITTLE GULL; from Misery Bay, 1
immature ICELAND GULL (JM).
At Miller's pond on 3/26, GADWALL, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, NORTHERN PINTAIL,
NORTHERN SHOVELER, RING-NECKED DUCK, American Coot, GREATER YELLOWLEGS
(RN).
In Erie on 3/26, 1 PALM WARBLER (JM).
FAYETTE COUNTY:
On 3/31 at Jacob's Creek Lake, 14 NORTHERN SHOVELERS, 2 BUFFLEHEADS, 1
Hooded Merganser, 1 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, 1 RUDDY DUCK, 2 HORNED GREBES,
3 American Coots, 1 Ring-necked Pheasant calling, 1 BROWN THRASHER, 1
Chipping Sparrow (MF).
GREENE COUNTY:
In Waynesburg on 3/26, 8-10 Brown-headed Cowbirds (FS).
INDIANA COUNTY:
In Clarksburg on 3/27, a first-county-record Carolina Chickadee has been
seen and heard; also PURPLE FINCH, Chipping Sparrow, AMERICAN TREE
SPARROWS, White-throated Sparrows, American Woodcock; on 3/29, 1 NORTHERN
HARRIER; on 3/31, 1 BROWN THRASHER; oN 4/1, 3 GREBE SP., 5 RING-NECKED
DUCKS, PURPLE FINCHES (MC).
LAWRENCE COUNTY:
On 3/27 at the Three Rivers gravel pond, 27 REDHEADS, 43 RING-NECKED
DUCKS, 1 CANVASBACK, 5 RUDDY DUCKS, 1 Hooded Merganser, 1 HORNED GREBE, 4
American Coots; on 4/1, 14 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 14 LESSER SCAUP, 5 RUDDY
DUCKS, 3 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 1 HORNED GREBE, 2 American Coots (MV).
In Plain Grove on 3/31, 1 SANDHILL CRANE, several RING-NECKED DUCKS, 1
GREAT EGRET, 1 Hooded Merganser, 1 Pied-billed Grebe; on 4/1, 3 SANDHILL
CRANES, RING-NECKED DUCKS, 2 COMMON LOONS, SCAUP SP., 2 GADWALL, Eastern
Towhee (CM).
In Edinburg on 4/1, 2 COMMON LOONS, 3 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 11 Wood Ducks
(CM).
SOMERSET COUNTY:
On 3/31 at Somerset Lake, sightings included 2 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 10
LESSER SCAUP, 14 BUFFLEHEADS, 8 Hooded Mergansers, 16 RED-BREASTED
MERGANSERS, 1 RUDDY DUCK, 2 Double-crested Cormorants, 2 OSPREY, 21
BONAPARTE'S GULLS (MF).
VENANGO COUNTY:
In Canal Township on 3/27, 1 BROWN THRASHER (JS).
At the Wyattville pond on 3/27, 1 RED-NECKED GREBE (JS).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
At Canonsburg Lake on the morning of 3/28, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER; later that
day, 1 Double-crested Cormorant, 1 hen LESSER SCAUP, 1 drake NORTHERN
SHOVELER, Killdeer, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, Brown-headed Cowbirds (RT).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
In Washington Township on 3/25, calling Eastern Screech-owl, singing
Eastern Meadowlark, Eastern Phoebe, Dark-eyed Juncos, and others (DB).
On 3/26 in Stahlstown, 2+ American Woodcocks (LH).
On 3/30 at Forbes State Forest, sightings included 4 Eastern Towhees, 10
Dark-eyed Juncos, 1 Eastern Phoebe, 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 1 Turkey
Vulture, 1 Ruffed Grouse (heard), 1 Eastern Meadowlark (LH).
At Acme Lake on 3/31, 1 HORNED GREBE (MF).
End transcript-
Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA
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*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE04.01.07
Highlights:
COMMON LOON
HORNED GREBE
RED-NECKED GREBE (Venango County)
BLACK VULTURE (Erie County)
GREAT EGRET
TUNDRA SWAN
GREEN-WINGED TEAL
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK
RING-NECKED DUCK
NORTHERN SHOVELER
AMERICAN WIGEON
GADWALL
REDHEAD
CANVASBACK
NORTHERN PINTAIL
BUFFLEHEAD
COMMON GOLDENEYE
GREATER SCAUP
LESSER SCAUP
RUDDY DUCK
LONG-TAILED DUCK (Beaver County)
SURF SCOTER (Allegheny County)
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER
COMMON MERGANSER
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
BALD EAGLE
OSPREY
NORTHERN HARRIER
MERLIN (Erie County)
SANDHILL CRANE (Lawrence County)
LESSER YELLOWLEGS
GREATER YELLOWLEGS
WILSON'S SNIPE
SPOTTED SANDPIPER
BONAPARTE'S GULL
LITTLE GULL (Erie County)
ICELAND GULL (Erie County)
LONG-EARED OWL (Erie County)
ACADIAN FLYCATCHER
COMMON RAVEN
TREE SWALLOW
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW
WINTER WREN
HERMIT THRUSH
BROWN THRASHER
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
PALM WARBLER western race (Beaver County)
PALM WARBLER
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH
SAVANNAH SPARROW
SWAMP SPARROW
FOX SPARROW
RUSTY BLACKBIRD (Beaver County)
PURPLE FINCH
Contributors: Douglas Bauman, Simone Bennett, Marcia Brown, Marcy
Cunkelman, Mike Fialkovich, Leonard Hess, Paul Hess, Geoff Malosh, Cindy
McConnell, Jerry McWilliams, Richard Nugent, Fred Schroyer, Brian Shema,
Kate St. John, Jerry Stanley, Ryan Tomazin, Bob VanNewkirk, Mark Vass, Tim
Vechter, Carole Willenpart, Dan Yagusic.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Sunday, 25 March 2007 through Sunday, 1 April 2007
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for errors on other websites who reproduce/reprint these reports. If you
would like to receive western PA RBAs, contact meadowlark4@verizon.net.
Transcript-
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
In the Big Sewickley Creek area on 3/25, 2 adult and 1 young Great Horned
Owl (TV).
At Hutchinson Lake on 3/25, 4 TREE SWALLOWS (TV).
On 3/25 at an unspecified location, 1 drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL, American
Coots (TV).
In Etna on 3/26, 1 COMMON LOON, 23 Double-crested Cormorants, 1 NORTHERN
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, 5 BONAPARTE'S GULLS; on 3/27, 1 COMMON LOON; on
3/29, 4 BUFFLEHEADS (DY).
On 3/26 in East Liberty, sightings included 6 FOX SPARROWS; on 3/28, 5 FOX
SPARROWS; on 3/30, 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 1 HERMIT THRUSH, 3 Eastern
Towhees, 5 FOX SPARROWS, 1 Chipping Sparrow (DY).
At the Imperial grasslands on 3/26, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 3 WILSON'S SNIPE;
on 3/30, 2 SAVANNAH SPARROWS, 3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 18 WILSON'S SNIPE, 1
Pied-billed Grebe, 1 RING-NECKED DUCK, 2 BUFFLEHEADS, 7 GREEN-WINGED TEAL,
1 NORTHERN HARRIER, 1 Ring-necked Pheasant (MV).
At the Moody Road pond on 3/26, 7 RING-NECKED DUCKS; on 3/30, 1 GREEN-
WINGED TEAL (MV).
On 3/27 in Sharpsburg, 16 BONAPARTE'S GULLS (DY).
On 3/28 at Sewickley Heights Borough Park and various places along the
Little Sewickley Creek, sightings included 5 Eastern Towhees, 1 HERMIT
THRUSH, 1 FOX SPARROW, 1 singing Eastern Meadowlark, 2 Eastern Phoebes, 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 6 Wood Ducks, 2 Turkey Vultures (BV). On 3/30 in
the Sewickley Creek area, 37 species were counted by the bird club
including YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS (1 at Pontefrac Park and 2 at the
Edgeworth dump site), 1 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH at Walker Park, 1 FOX
SPARROW, 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 2 Chipping Sparrows, 2 Wood Ducks, 1
BONAPARTE'S GULL, 4 Double-crested Cormorants; on 3/31, 2 WINTER WRENS
near Walker Park, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, pair of SAVANNAH SPARROWS,
and 1 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW at the Edgeworth dump site (BV).
At Six-Mile Island on 3/28, 3 LESSER SCAUP; on 3/31, 7 Wood Ducks (DY).
At Dashield's Dam on 3/30, 18 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 3 BUFFLEHEADS, 1 LESSER
SCAUP, 1 American Coot; on 3/31, 1 drake SURF SCOTER, up to 63 BONAPARTE'S
GULLS, 1-2 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS (GM, MV).
On 3/31 at Harrison Hills Park, 8 Wood Ducks, 5 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 2
Hooded Mergansers, 1 WINTER WREN, 1 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, 2 PURPLE
FINCHES, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Towhee, Field Sparrow (PH).
BEAVER COUNTY:
On 3/27 at the Big Beaver Wetlands, 49 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 2 American Coots
(MV).
At the Three Rivers gravel ponds on 3/27, 23 Hooded Mergansers, 38 RING-
NECKED DUCKS, 2 REDHEADS, 7 LESSER SCAUP, 2 BUFFLEHEADS, 2 GREEN-WINGED
TEAL; on 4/1, 4 LESSER SCAUP, 28 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 17 Hooded Mergansers
(MV).
On 3/28 at Ambridge Reservoir, sightings included 2 COMMON LOONS, 2 LONG-
TAILED DUCKS, 45 LESSER SCAUP, 17 BUFFLEHEADS, 4 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS,
6 Hooded Mergansers, 1 Pied-billed Grebe, 1 calling Barred Owl; on 3/30, 1
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, BUFFLEHEAD, LESSER SCAUP, RING-NECKED DUCK, Hooded
Merganser, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, RUDDY DUCK, HORNED GREBE; on 4/1, 3
AMERICAN WIGEON, 8 GADWALL, 1 COMMON LOON, 38 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 33 LESSER
SCAUP, 1 RUDDY DUCK, 8 BUFFLEHEADS, 23 Hooded Mergansers, 2 Pied-billed
Grebes (MV).
At Little Blue Lake on 3/30, sightings included 1 BROWN THRASHER, 1 COMMON
RAVEN, 1 BALD EAGLE, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 4 WILSON'S SNIPE, 4 BLUE-WINGED
TEAL, 4 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 1 GADWALL, 9 AMERICAN WIGEON, 3 NORTHERN
SHOVELER, 17 BUFFLEHEADS, 8 LESSER SCAUP, 3 HORNED GREBE, 11 Double-
crested Cormorants; on 4/1, 39 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 4 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 10
AMERICAN WIGEON, 3 NORTHERN SHOVELERS, 1 HORNED GREBE (MV).
In Beaver Falls on 3/30, 1 probable singing western-race PALM WARBLER: on
3/31, 1 Chipping Sparrow (SB).
On 4/1 at Independence Marsh, 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 2 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 1
GADWALL, 3 BUFFLEHEADS, 1 Hooded Merganser (MV).
On 4/1 at Darlington Lake, 14 LESSER SCAUP (MV).
At Madden Run Road marsh on 4/1, 12 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, 4 GREEN-WINGED TEAL,
singing SWAMP SPARROWS (MV).
BUTLER COUNTY:
At State Gamelands #95 in the Slippery Rock Creek area on 3/25, sightings
included COMMON LOON, Hooded Mergansers, BUFFLEHEAD, pair of Wood Ducks,
Eastern Phoebe, 2 TREE SWALLOWS, Red-shouldered Hawk (KSJ).
At the Todd Nature Reserve Center on 3/27, 1 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH and 1
calling ACADIAN FLYCATCHER (BS).
On 3/31 at an unspecified location, 1 Chipping Sparrow, 2 pairs of PURPLE
FINCHES (MB).
CLARION COUNTY:
On 3/26 at the Curllsville strips pond there were RING-NECKED DUCKS,
Hooded Mergansers, and several GREEN-WINGED TEAL; WILSON'S SNIPE returned
on 3/25 to the usual flooded pasture in Curllsville (CW).
At Kahle Lake on 3/27, sightings included 5 COMMON MERGANSERS, 19 RUDDY
DUCKS, 2 BUFFLEHEADS, 2 HORNED GREBES, 1 BONAPARTE'S GULL, 5+ TREE
SWALLOWS, Eastern Meadowlarks, and others (CW).
ERIE COUNTY:
At the Tom Ridge Environmental Center on 3/26, sightings included 2 BLACK
VULTURES, 1,636 Turkey Vultures, 4 BALD EAGLES, 3 NORTHERN HARRIERS, 41
Red-shouldered Hawks, 3 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 1 albino Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2
Wood Ducks, 3 Double-crested Cormorants, 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 15
TREE SWALLOWS, 1 COMMON RAVEN, and others (JM).
On 3/26 at Presque Isle State Park, sightings included Pied-billed Grebe,
SCAUP SP., RING-NECKED DUCKS, NORTHERN SHOVELER, AMERICAN WIGEON, American
Coot, NORTHERN PINTAIL, RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, CANVASBACK, COMMON
GOLDENEYES, Hooded Merganser, COMMON MERGANSER, RUDDY DUCK, BUFFLEHEAD,
BONAPARTE'S GULL, Field Sparrow, 12 HERMIT THRUSHES, PURPLE FINCH, Eastern
Towhee, Yellow-rumped Warbler, American Woodcock (RN). On 3/31, sightings
included 1 LONG-EARED OWL, 1 Great Horned Owl, 2 American Woodcocks, 1
MERLIN, 1 BALD EAGLE, 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 1 HERMIT THRUSH, 1
Eastern Phoebe, 1 Eastern Towhee, Field Sparrows, 1 flyover TUNDRA SWAN,
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, GADWALL, AMERICAN WIGEON, NORTHERN PINTAIL, NORTHERN
SHOVELER, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, CANVASBACK, REDHEAD, RING-NECKED DUCK,
GREATER SCAUP, LESSER SCAUP, BUFFLEHEAD, COMMON GOLDENEYE, Hooded
Merganser, COMMON MERGANSER, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, RUDDY DUCK, Pied-
billed Grebe, HORNED GREBE, American Coot (MV with Dave Darney). On 4/1
from the Niagra boat launch, 1 adult LITTLE GULL; from Misery Bay, 1
immature ICELAND GULL (JM).
At Miller's pond on 3/26, GADWALL, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, NORTHERN PINTAIL,
NORTHERN SHOVELER, RING-NECKED DUCK, American Coot, GREATER YELLOWLEGS
(RN).
In Erie on 3/26, 1 PALM WARBLER (JM).
FAYETTE COUNTY:
On 3/31 at Jacob's Creek Lake, 14 NORTHERN SHOVELERS, 2 BUFFLEHEADS, 1
Hooded Merganser, 1 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, 1 RUDDY DUCK, 2 HORNED GREBES,
3 American Coots, 1 Ring-necked Pheasant calling, 1 BROWN THRASHER, 1
Chipping Sparrow (MF).
GREENE COUNTY:
In Waynesburg on 3/26, 8-10 Brown-headed Cowbirds (FS).
INDIANA COUNTY:
In Clarksburg on 3/27, a first-county-record Carolina Chickadee has been
seen and heard; also PURPLE FINCH, Chipping Sparrow, AMERICAN TREE
SPARROWS, White-throated Sparrows, American Woodcock; on 3/29, 1 NORTHERN
HARRIER; on 3/31, 1 BROWN THRASHER; oN 4/1, 3 GREBE SP., 5 RING-NECKED
DUCKS, PURPLE FINCHES (MC).
LAWRENCE COUNTY:
On 3/27 at the Three Rivers gravel pond, 27 REDHEADS, 43 RING-NECKED
DUCKS, 1 CANVASBACK, 5 RUDDY DUCKS, 1 Hooded Merganser, 1 HORNED GREBE, 4
American Coots; on 4/1, 14 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 14 LESSER SCAUP, 5 RUDDY
DUCKS, 3 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 1 HORNED GREBE, 2 American Coots (MV).
In Plain Grove on 3/31, 1 SANDHILL CRANE, several RING-NECKED DUCKS, 1
GREAT EGRET, 1 Hooded Merganser, 1 Pied-billed Grebe; on 4/1, 3 SANDHILL
CRANES, RING-NECKED DUCKS, 2 COMMON LOONS, SCAUP SP., 2 GADWALL, Eastern
Towhee (CM).
In Edinburg on 4/1, 2 COMMON LOONS, 3 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 11 Wood Ducks
(CM).
SOMERSET COUNTY:
On 3/31 at Somerset Lake, sightings included 2 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 10
LESSER SCAUP, 14 BUFFLEHEADS, 8 Hooded Mergansers, 16 RED-BREASTED
MERGANSERS, 1 RUDDY DUCK, 2 Double-crested Cormorants, 2 OSPREY, 21
BONAPARTE'S GULLS (MF).
VENANGO COUNTY:
In Canal Township on 3/27, 1 BROWN THRASHER (JS).
At the Wyattville pond on 3/27, 1 RED-NECKED GREBE (JS).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
At Canonsburg Lake on the morning of 3/28, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER; later that
day, 1 Double-crested Cormorant, 1 hen LESSER SCAUP, 1 drake NORTHERN
SHOVELER, Killdeer, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, Brown-headed Cowbirds (RT).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
In Washington Township on 3/25, calling Eastern Screech-owl, singing
Eastern Meadowlark, Eastern Phoebe, Dark-eyed Juncos, and others (DB).
On 3/26 in Stahlstown, 2+ American Woodcocks (LH).
On 3/30 at Forbes State Forest, sightings included 4 Eastern Towhees, 10
Dark-eyed Juncos, 1 Eastern Phoebe, 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 1 Turkey
Vulture, 1 Ruffed Grouse (heard), 1 Eastern Meadowlark (LH).
At Acme Lake on 3/31, 1 HORNED GREBE (MF).
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Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA
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