- RBA
* Pennsylvania
* Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
* April 5, 2007
* PAEA0704.05
- Birds mentioned
SORA
VIRGINIA RAIL
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
RED-THROATED LOON
GREAT CORMORANT
ICELAND GULL
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
SURF SCOTER
LAZULI BUNTING (3rd PA record)
RED-NECKED GREBE
GREATER SCAUP
LARK SPARROW
LAUGHING GULL
SCOTT'S ORIOLE (extralimital; 1st PA record)
- Transcript
Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline
Date: April 5th 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 April 5th at 11:00 PM.
There will be a field trip to the Bethlehem Boat Club area of the Lehigh
Canal on April 21st. Meet at the Park & Ride Lot at the William Penn
Highway exit of Route 33 at 7:30 AM. I will be leading this trip.
There will also be a Beginner's Bird Walk at Jacobsburg State Park on April
22nd. Meet at the Henry's Woods parking lot at 2:00 PM. Trip leader will
be Dennis Miller.
The next Audubon meeting will be held on April 10th at 7:30 PM at the Pool
Wildlife Sanctuary in Emmaus. Hope Anwell will do a program on raptor
identification that will include live birds of prey.
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:
SORA - 1 heard on 4/3 (along Totts Gap Road).
VIRGINIA RAIL - 1 heard on 4/3 (along School Road).
And, along National Park Drive:
Red-breasted Nuthatch, Winter Wren, and Common Raven.
Sightings from the PORTLAND area, Northampton County included:
Bald Eagle - 1 on 3/30.
Sightings from ECHO LAKE, Northampton County included:
Spotted Sandpiper - 1 on 4/3
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER - 1 on 4/3.
Sightings from LAKE MINSI, Northampton County included:
RED-THROATED LOON - 1 on 4/3
Common Loons - 2 on 3/30
Bald Eagles - 2 on 3/30
Osprey - 1 on 3/30
Barn Swallow - 1 on 3/30
Northern Rough-winged Swallows - 2 on 3/30.
Also Tree Swallow.
Sightings from BEAR SWAMP, Northampton County included:
Pine Warblers - 4 on 3/30
Brown Thrasher - 1 on 3/30
Louisiana Waterthrush - 1 on 3/30 to at least 4/3.
Also Eastern Phoebe.
Sightings from the MARTINS CREEK area, Northampton County included:
At the Martins Creek Quarry:
GREAT CORMORANTS - 2 on 3/30 to at least 4/3
Osprey - 2 on 3/30.
Also nearby: ~40 Black Vultures on 4/4.
Sightings from JACOBSBURG STATE PARK, Northampton County included:
Ring-necked Pheasant - 1 on 4/2.
Sightings from the GREEN POND area, Northampton County included:
Double-crested Cormorants - 10 on 4/2
Great Egrets - 2 on 4/4
ICELAND GULL - 1 on 4/4 and 4/5 (first-winter bird)
Lesser Black-backed Gulls - ~200 on 3/30
Blue-winged Teal - 2 on 3/27 to at least 4/5.
Also Swamp Sparrow.
Sightings from LOWER NAZARETH TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
At the private Dutch Springs Quarry:
WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS - 3 to at least 3/31
SURF SCOTER - 1 to at least 4/5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 1 from 3/26 to at least 4/3.
Also Eastern Phoebe.
Sightings from the MONOCACY NATURE CENTER, Northampton County included:
Pine Warbler - 1 on 3/30.
Also Eastern Phoebe and Eastern Towhee.
Sightings from the HANOVERVILLE ROAD RETENTION PONDS, Northampton County
included:
Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 on 3/30.
Sightings from the KUNKLETOWN area, Monroe County included:
Common Raven - 1 on 3/31.
Also Eastern Phoebe, Chipping Sparrow, and Purple Finch.
Sightings from the LITTLE GAP village area, Carbon County included:
Ring-necked Pheasant - 1 on 4/2
Brown Thrasher - 1 on 4/2.
Also Winter Wren and Swamp, Savannah, and American Tree Sparrow.
Sightings from the ALLENTOWN area, Lehigh County included:
At downtown Allentown:
Peregrine Falcons - 2 during this past week (at the PPL Building).
Sightings from GREEN LANE RESERVOIR, Montgomery County included:
At the nearby town of Red Hill:
LAZULI BUNTING - 1 seen sporadically from 3/4 to at least 4/5 (along St.
Paul's Church Road).
To reach the spot where the bunting has been seen, from the intersection of
Routes 663 and 29 in Pennsburg, take Route 29 south to the 2nd light (6th
St - Red Hill) at Red Hill Ford. Turn left and go about a half-mile to a
stop sign. Turn left onto St. Paul's Church Road and proceed to the bridge
over Macoby Creek. There is parking for 4 vehicles just past the bridge on
the right. PARK COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD! More parking is available about
an eighth-mile farther up the road in an undeveloped housing area. DO NOT
PARK on residents' lawns. Please bring seed in order to help entice the
bird to stay. This bird represents the 1st record for Montgomery County and
only the 3rd record for Pennsylvania!
At the Walt Road area:
Bald Eagles - 2 on 3/31.
Palm Warbler - 1 on 3/31.
Sightings from PEACE VALLEY PARK, Bucks County included:
Common Loons - 2 during this past week
RED-NECKED GREBE - increasing numbers during this past week
Double-crested Cormorant - 1 seen during this past week
Green Heron - 1 on 3/31
GREATER SCAUP - 2 back on 3/25
Red-breasted Merganser - 1 on 3/31
Bald Eagle - 1 on 3/29
Osprey - 1 on 3/31.
Also Eastern Phoebe and Tree Swallow.
Sightings from BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP, Bucks County included:
LARK SPARROW - 1 to at least 3/31 (still at the Maple Knoll Farm)
American Pipits - seen during this past week.
Sightings from LAKE NOCKAMIXON, Bucks County included:
LAUGHING GULL - 1 on 4/4
Lesser Black-backed Gulls - 320 on 4/4
ICELAND GULL - 1 on 4/4.
Also Tree Swallow.
Sightings from LAKE TOWHEE, Bucks County included:
Palm Warblers - 2 on 4/5.
Sightings from LAKE WARREN, Bucks County included:
Palm Warbler - 1 on 4/2.
Farther afield, a male SCOTT'S ORIOLE has been seen along Kent Drive near
Mechanicsburg, PA from February 19th to at least April 1st. This bird
represents the first record for Pennsylvania and for the entire northeastern
U.S.!
- End transcript
* Pennsylvania
* Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
* April 5, 2007
* PAEA0704.05
- Birds mentioned
SORA
VIRGINIA RAIL
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
RED-THROATED LOON
GREAT CORMORANT
ICELAND GULL
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
SURF SCOTER
LAZULI BUNTING (3rd PA record)
RED-NECKED GREBE
GREATER SCAUP
LARK SPARROW
LAUGHING GULL
SCOTT'S ORIOLE (extralimital; 1st PA record)
- Transcript
Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline
Date: April 5th 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 April 5th at 11:00 PM.
There will be a field trip to the Bethlehem Boat Club area of the Lehigh
Canal on April 21st. Meet at the Park & Ride Lot at the William Penn
Highway exit of Route 33 at 7:30 AM. I will be leading this trip.
There will also be a Beginner's Bird Walk at Jacobsburg State Park on April
22nd. Meet at the Henry's Woods parking lot at 2:00 PM. Trip leader will
be Dennis Miller.
The next Audubon meeting will be held on April 10th at 7:30 PM at the Pool
Wildlife Sanctuary in Emmaus. Hope Anwell will do a program on raptor
identification that will include live birds of prey.
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:
SORA - 1 heard on 4/3 (along Totts Gap Road).
VIRGINIA RAIL - 1 heard on 4/3 (along School Road).
And, along National Park Drive:
Red-breasted Nuthatch, Winter Wren, and Common Raven.
Sightings from the PORTLAND area, Northampton County included:
Bald Eagle - 1 on 3/30.
Sightings from ECHO LAKE, Northampton County included:
Spotted Sandpiper - 1 on 4/3
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER - 1 on 4/3.
Sightings from LAKE MINSI, Northampton County included:
RED-THROATED LOON - 1 on 4/3
Common Loons - 2 on 3/30
Bald Eagles - 2 on 3/30
Osprey - 1 on 3/30
Barn Swallow - 1 on 3/30
Northern Rough-winged Swallows - 2 on 3/30.
Also Tree Swallow.
Sightings from BEAR SWAMP, Northampton County included:
Pine Warblers - 4 on 3/30
Brown Thrasher - 1 on 3/30
Louisiana Waterthrush - 1 on 3/30 to at least 4/3.
Also Eastern Phoebe.
Sightings from the MARTINS CREEK area, Northampton County included:
At the Martins Creek Quarry:
GREAT CORMORANTS - 2 on 3/30 to at least 4/3
Osprey - 2 on 3/30.
Also nearby: ~40 Black Vultures on 4/4.
Sightings from JACOBSBURG STATE PARK, Northampton County included:
Ring-necked Pheasant - 1 on 4/2.
Sightings from the GREEN POND area, Northampton County included:
Double-crested Cormorants - 10 on 4/2
Great Egrets - 2 on 4/4
ICELAND GULL - 1 on 4/4 and 4/5 (first-winter bird)
Lesser Black-backed Gulls - ~200 on 3/30
Blue-winged Teal - 2 on 3/27 to at least 4/5.
Also Swamp Sparrow.
Sightings from LOWER NAZARETH TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
At the private Dutch Springs Quarry:
WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS - 3 to at least 3/31
SURF SCOTER - 1 to at least 4/5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 1 from 3/26 to at least 4/3.
Also Eastern Phoebe.
Sightings from the MONOCACY NATURE CENTER, Northampton County included:
Pine Warbler - 1 on 3/30.
Also Eastern Phoebe and Eastern Towhee.
Sightings from the HANOVERVILLE ROAD RETENTION PONDS, Northampton County
included:
Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 on 3/30.
Sightings from the KUNKLETOWN area, Monroe County included:
Common Raven - 1 on 3/31.
Also Eastern Phoebe, Chipping Sparrow, and Purple Finch.
Sightings from the LITTLE GAP village area, Carbon County included:
Ring-necked Pheasant - 1 on 4/2
Brown Thrasher - 1 on 4/2.
Also Winter Wren and Swamp, Savannah, and American Tree Sparrow.
Sightings from the ALLENTOWN area, Lehigh County included:
At downtown Allentown:
Peregrine Falcons - 2 during this past week (at the PPL Building).
Sightings from GREEN LANE RESERVOIR, Montgomery County included:
At the nearby town of Red Hill:
LAZULI BUNTING - 1 seen sporadically from 3/4 to at least 4/5 (along St.
Paul's Church Road).
To reach the spot where the bunting has been seen, from the intersection of
Routes 663 and 29 in Pennsburg, take Route 29 south to the 2nd light (6th
St - Red Hill) at Red Hill Ford. Turn left and go about a half-mile to a
stop sign. Turn left onto St. Paul's Church Road and proceed to the bridge
over Macoby Creek. There is parking for 4 vehicles just past the bridge on
the right. PARK COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD! More parking is available about
an eighth-mile farther up the road in an undeveloped housing area. DO NOT
PARK on residents' lawns. Please bring seed in order to help entice the
bird to stay. This bird represents the 1st record for Montgomery County and
only the 3rd record for Pennsylvania!
At the Walt Road area:
Bald Eagles - 2 on 3/31.
Palm Warbler - 1 on 3/31.
Sightings from PEACE VALLEY PARK, Bucks County included:
Common Loons - 2 during this past week
RED-NECKED GREBE - increasing numbers during this past week
Double-crested Cormorant - 1 seen during this past week
Green Heron - 1 on 3/31
GREATER SCAUP - 2 back on 3/25
Red-breasted Merganser - 1 on 3/31
Bald Eagle - 1 on 3/29
Osprey - 1 on 3/31.
Also Eastern Phoebe and Tree Swallow.
Sightings from BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP, Bucks County included:
LARK SPARROW - 1 to at least 3/31 (still at the Maple Knoll Farm)
American Pipits - seen during this past week.
Sightings from LAKE NOCKAMIXON, Bucks County included:
LAUGHING GULL - 1 on 4/4
Lesser Black-backed Gulls - 320 on 4/4
ICELAND GULL - 1 on 4/4.
Also Tree Swallow.
Sightings from LAKE TOWHEE, Bucks County included:
Palm Warblers - 2 on 4/5.
Sightings from LAKE WARREN, Bucks County included:
Palm Warbler - 1 on 4/2.
Farther afield, a male SCOTT'S ORIOLE has been seen along Kent Drive near
Mechanicsburg, PA from February 19th to at least April 1st. This bird
represents the first record for Pennsylvania and for the entire northeastern
U.S.!
- End transcript