RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE04.08.07
Highlights:
COMMON LOON
RED-NECKED GREBE (Butler, Erie, and Venango Counties)
HORNED GREBE
AMERICAN BITTERN
GREAT EGRET
NORTHERN SHOVELER
NORTHERN PINTAIL
RING-NECKED DUCK
GREEN-WINGED TEAL
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
LESSER SCAUP
AMERICAN WIGEON
GADWALL
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK
BUFFLEHEAD
RUDDY DUCK
LONG-TAILED DUCK (Butler County)
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER
BALD EAGLE
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
OSPREY
NORTHERN HARRIER
DUNLIN
GREATER YELLOWLEGS
LESSER YELLOWLEGS
WILSON'S SNIPE
FORSTER'S TERN
BONAPARTE'S GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
ICELAND GULL (Erie County)
GLAUCOUS GULL (Erie County)
LONG-EARED OWL
WHIP-POOR-WILL (Indiana County)
BLUE-HEADED VIREO
COMMON RAVEN
FISH CROW (Butler County)
TREE SWALLOW
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW
BARN SWALLOW
PURPLE MARTIN (Butler County)
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
WINTER WREN
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER
HERMIT THRUSH
BROWN THRASHER
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH
SWAMP SPARROW
FOX SPARROW
SAVANNAH SPARROW
VESPER SPARROW
RUSTY BLACKBIRD (Butler County)
PURPLE FINCH
Contributors: Douglas Bauman, Cassie Campsey, Mike Campsey, Lauren Conkle,
Mike Fialkovich, Irene Frey, Steve Gosser, Leonard & Linda Hess, Marjorie
Howard, Scott Kinzey, Don Lepley, Cindy McConnell, Jerry McWilliams, Lee
Ann Reiners, Jack and Sue Solomon, Kate St. John, Russ States, Leo
Stember, Randy Stringer, Jarred Taracido, Mark Vass, Paul Wiegman.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Sunday, 1 April 2007 through Sunday, 8 April 2007
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for errors on websites who reproduce/reprint these reports. If you would
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Transcript-
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
At the Imperial grasslands on 4/2, 1 VESPER SPARROW, 2 SAVANNAH SPARROWS,
2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS; on 4/5, 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS,
10 WILSON'S SNIPE, 1 Pied-billed Grebe (MV). On 4/7, 2 COMMON RAVENS (MF).
On 4/2 at the Moody Road pond, 1 hen GREEN-WINGED TEAL (MV).
At Schenley Park on 4/3, 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker; on 4/8, Eastern
Phoebe, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 2 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS (KSJ).
On 4/3 at Frick Park, sightings included 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers,
WINTER WREN, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW (JS and SS); also Eastern
Phoebe (DB). On 4/4, a BLUE-HEADED VIREO was seen (SS). On 4/7, sightings
included BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 3 singing FOX SPARROWS, 1 singing WINTER WREN;
on 4/8, 1 HERMIT THRUSH (SS, KSJ), 1 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH (KSJ).
At Dashield's Lock & Dam on 4/4, sightings included 14-19 BONAPARTE'S
GULLS (SK); on 4/7, 4 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, 2 Double-crested Cormorants
(MF); on 4/8, 2 COMMON LOONS (MV).
On 4/6 in North Oakland, 5 Chipping Sparrows (LS).
At McKees Rocks Boat Launch on 4/7, 6 HORNED GREBES (MF).
On 4/7 and 4/8 in Highland Park, 2 Chipping Sparrows (LS).
BEAVER COUNTY:
On 4/1 at the Raccoon Creek State Park Wildflower Reserve, sightings
included Turkey Vulture, Great Horned Owl, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker,
Eastern Phoebe, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, WINTER WREN, Eastern Towhee,
Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, and others (KSJ). On 4/3 at Raccoon
Creek State Park, 3 Wood Ducks, 1 FOX SPARROW (LC).
At Little Blue Lake on 4/4, sightings included 1 DUNLIN, 31 GREEN-WINGED
TEAL, 5 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 10 AMERICAN WIGEON, 9 GADWALL, 2 BONAPARTE'S
GULLS, 1 NORTHERN HARRIER; on 4/6, 38 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 13 BLUE-WINGED
TEAL, 4 GADWALL, 10 AMERICAN WIGEON, 8 NORTHERN SHOVELERS, 1 American
Coot, 1 BALD EAGLE, 1 BROWN THRASHER; on 4/8, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, GREEN-
WINGED TEAL, GADWALL, AMERICAN WIGEON, NORTHERN SHOVELER, Wood Duck (MV).
In Rochester on 4/4, 3 BUFFLEHEADS and 6 Double-crested Cormorants flying
downriver; on 4/6, 16 BONAPARTE'S GULLS; on 4/8, 14 LESSER SCAUP, 7
BONAPARTE'S GULLS (MV).
At Ambridge Reservoir on 4/6, 4 GREAT EGRETS, 5 COMMON LOONS, 6 Hooded
Mergansers, 3 LESSER SCAUP, 4 HORNED GREBES, 2 Double-crested Cormorants,
1 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, TREE SWALLOWS, 5 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS, 1
BARN SWALLOW; on 4/8, 5 GREAT EGRETS, 2 GADWALL, 1 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 2
AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, 15 Hooded Mergansers, 4 COMMON LOONS, 8 LESSER
SCAUP, 2 BUFFLEHEADS, 1 BALD EAGLE, 5 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 1 BARN SWALLOW
(MV).
On 4/6 at the Three Rivers gravel ponds, 11 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 5 LESSER
SCAUP, 3 Hooded Mergansers (MV).
At Hereford Manor on 4/7, 2 OSPREYS, 2 BALD EAGLES, 34 BONAPARTE'S GULLS,
3 RUDDY DUCKS, 2 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 2 BUFFLEHEADS, 4 Pied-billed Grebes, 1
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler, 2 SWAMP SPARROWS, 2
Eastern Phoebes, 7-8 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS, and others (MV).
BUTLER COUNTY:
At Moraine State Park on 4/2, 1 RED-NECKED GREBE was seen (reported to MV
by Debbie Darney); also 1 OSPREY and several TREE SWALLOWS (JS); on 4/7,
BUFFLEHEADS, 1 COMMON LOON, PURPLE MARTINS, 50+ Double-crested Cormorants,
Pied-billed Grebes, 1 HORNED GREBE, Killdeer (MCa); on 4/8, 50-60 RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS, 1 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET (reported to MV by Dave Darney); also a
large flock of TREE SWALLOWS, BUFFLEHEADS, HORNED GREBES, female RED-
BREASTED MERGANSERS, Great Horned Owl, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, probable
FISH CROW (KSJ).
On 4/8 at the Bear Run Boat Launch, pair of LONG-TAILED DUCKS, 22-23
COMMON LOONS, 1 NORTHERN HARRIER, RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, BUFFLEHEAD,
LESSER SCAUP, RUDDY DUCKS, some HORNED GREBES, many BONAPARTE'S GULLS (MV).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
On 4/2 at Hartztown Marsh, 6 HORNED GREBES, 2 Killdeer, 2 Eastern Phoebes,
3 American Coots (IF).
At Miller’s Ponds on 4/2, 34 GADWALL, 40+ GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 15 GREEN-
WINGED TEAL, 6 Killdeer, 1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 1 AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, 15-20
TREE SWALLOWS, 4 Eastern Meadowlarks (IF).
At Pymatuning Lake on 4/2, 1 sub-adult BALD EAGLE (and 2 more sub-adults
in the surrounding area), 6 COMMON LOONS, 100+ Double-crested Cormorants,
50+ RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, 6 BUFFLEHEADS, BONAPARTE'S GULLS (IF).
On 4/3 in Dempseytown/Two-Mile Run, 3 COMMON LOONS (2 males and a female)
(DL).
In Rockdale Township on 4/5, 2 VESPER SPARROWS (LAR).
On 4/7 at Miller's pond, NORTHERN PINTAILS, GADWALLS, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK,
RUDDY DUCK, WILSON'S SNIPES, 1 pair BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 3 GREATER
YELLOWLEGS, SCAUP SP., RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS (MCa).
At the Spillway on 4/7, 1 male and 8 female RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS,
VESPER SPARROW (MCa).
In Cambridge Springs on 4/8, 2 WILSON'S SNIPE (LAR).
ERIE COUNTY:
At Presque Isle State Park on 4/2, 3 LONG-EARED OWLS; on 4/4, 1 FORSTER'S
TERN; on the morning of 4/5, between 50,000 and 75,000 BONAPARTE'S GULLS
were counted, and among 15,000 other gulls were a GLAUCOUS GULL, an
ICELAND GULL, and 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS; also present that morning
were 15,000 to 20,000+ RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS (JM). On 4/6, BONAPARTE'S
GULLS still numbered in the thousands, although lower than the previous
day; and among 25,000 to 30,000 other gulls there were 9+ LESSER BLACK-
BACKED GULLS, 5+ GLAUCOUS GULLS, 6+ ICELAND GULLS (JM). On 4/8 from the
Niagra boat launch, 1 RED-NECKED GREBE; the GLAUCOUS GULLS, ICELAND GULLS,
and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS remained present through 4/8 (JM).
FAYETTE COUNTY:
On 4/2 at Jacob's Creek Lake, sightings included 4 LESSER SCAUP, 2
BUFFLEHEADS, 1 Pied-billed Grebe, 4 American Coots; on 4/5, 2 RUDDY DUCKS,
2 American Coots (MF).
GREENE COUNTY:
In Waynesburg on 4/1, sightings included YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, SWAMP
SPARROW, Killdeer (MHo).
INDIANA COUNTY:
From last week: a report of a WHIP-POOR-WILL heard near Shelocta on 3/27
(reported to MHi by Kurt Dudt).
LAWRENCE COUNTY:
In Plain Grove on 4/2, 3 (2 drakes and 1 hen) NORTHERN SHOVELERS, 2 Pied-
billed Grebes (CM).
At an unspecified location on 4/6, sightings included 5 RUDDY DUCKS, 8
LESSER SCAUP, 2 BUFFLEHEADS, 2 Hooded Mergansers, 1 HORNED GREBE, 3
American Coots, 12 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 1 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 WILSON'S
SNIPE (MV).
MERCER COUNTY:
On 4/6 in Mercer, PURPLE FINCHES, Dark-eyed Juncos (RS).
SOMERSET COUNTY:
On 4/3 from the Yough Dam Outflow to Ramcat Run, sightings included 7
BUFFLEHEADS (6 hens, 1 drake) (PW).
VENANGO COUNTY:
On 4/3 at Oil Creek State Park, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, 1 RED-NECKED GREBE
(present since 3/25) (RS).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
In the Buffalo Creek area on 4/1, sightings included 3 Yellow-rumped
Warblers, 2 Pied-billed Grebes, pair of GREEN-WINGED TEAL, pair of BLUE-
WINGED TEAL, pair of BUFFLEHEADS, 2 pairs of Wood Ducks, 1 American Coot,
TREE SWALLOWS, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS, BARN SWALLOWS, Killdeer,
WILSON'S SNIPE, and others; on 4/2, 1 AMERICAN BITTERN (CC).
On 4/5 at the truck stop pond in northern Washington County, 1 GREATER
YELLOWLEGS, 8 WILSON'S SNIPE (MV).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
In Washington Township on 4/2, many Eastern Phoebes (DB).
On 4/5 at a farm in Mount Pleasant, ~20 Wood Ducks, pair of GREEN-WINGED
TEAL (JaT).
On 4/7 near Stahlstown, 12 WILSON'S SNIPE, 5 Killdeer, 1 SWAMP SPARROW
(LH).
At the Beaver Run Reservoir on 4/7, 1 flyover OSPREY, Hooded Mergansers,
HORNED GREBE, Pied-billed Grebe, TREE SWALLOWS, Killdeer (SG).
End transcript-
Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA
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*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE04.08.07
Highlights:
COMMON LOON
RED-NECKED GREBE (Butler, Erie, and Venango Counties)
HORNED GREBE
AMERICAN BITTERN
GREAT EGRET
NORTHERN SHOVELER
NORTHERN PINTAIL
RING-NECKED DUCK
GREEN-WINGED TEAL
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
LESSER SCAUP
AMERICAN WIGEON
GADWALL
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK
BUFFLEHEAD
RUDDY DUCK
LONG-TAILED DUCK (Butler County)
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER
BALD EAGLE
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
OSPREY
NORTHERN HARRIER
DUNLIN
GREATER YELLOWLEGS
LESSER YELLOWLEGS
WILSON'S SNIPE
FORSTER'S TERN
BONAPARTE'S GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
ICELAND GULL (Erie County)
GLAUCOUS GULL (Erie County)
LONG-EARED OWL
WHIP-POOR-WILL (Indiana County)
BLUE-HEADED VIREO
COMMON RAVEN
FISH CROW (Butler County)
TREE SWALLOW
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW
BARN SWALLOW
PURPLE MARTIN (Butler County)
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
WINTER WREN
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER
HERMIT THRUSH
BROWN THRASHER
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH
SWAMP SPARROW
FOX SPARROW
SAVANNAH SPARROW
VESPER SPARROW
RUSTY BLACKBIRD (Butler County)
PURPLE FINCH
Contributors: Douglas Bauman, Cassie Campsey, Mike Campsey, Lauren Conkle,
Mike Fialkovich, Irene Frey, Steve Gosser, Leonard & Linda Hess, Marjorie
Howard, Scott Kinzey, Don Lepley, Cindy McConnell, Jerry McWilliams, Lee
Ann Reiners, Jack and Sue Solomon, Kate St. John, Russ States, Leo
Stember, Randy Stringer, Jarred Taracido, Mark Vass, Paul Wiegman.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Sunday, 1 April 2007 through Sunday, 8 April 2007
***This report is distributed by e-mail only. Compiler is not responsible
for errors on websites who reproduce/reprint these reports. If you would
like to receive western PA RBAs, contact meadowlark4@verizon.net.
Transcript-
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
At the Imperial grasslands on 4/2, 1 VESPER SPARROW, 2 SAVANNAH SPARROWS,
2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS; on 4/5, 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS,
10 WILSON'S SNIPE, 1 Pied-billed Grebe (MV). On 4/7, 2 COMMON RAVENS (MF).
On 4/2 at the Moody Road pond, 1 hen GREEN-WINGED TEAL (MV).
At Schenley Park on 4/3, 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker; on 4/8, Eastern
Phoebe, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 2 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS (KSJ).
On 4/3 at Frick Park, sightings included 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers,
WINTER WREN, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW (JS and SS); also Eastern
Phoebe (DB). On 4/4, a BLUE-HEADED VIREO was seen (SS). On 4/7, sightings
included BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 3 singing FOX SPARROWS, 1 singing WINTER WREN;
on 4/8, 1 HERMIT THRUSH (SS, KSJ), 1 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH (KSJ).
At Dashield's Lock & Dam on 4/4, sightings included 14-19 BONAPARTE'S
GULLS (SK); on 4/7, 4 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, 2 Double-crested Cormorants
(MF); on 4/8, 2 COMMON LOONS (MV).
On 4/6 in North Oakland, 5 Chipping Sparrows (LS).
At McKees Rocks Boat Launch on 4/7, 6 HORNED GREBES (MF).
On 4/7 and 4/8 in Highland Park, 2 Chipping Sparrows (LS).
BEAVER COUNTY:
On 4/1 at the Raccoon Creek State Park Wildflower Reserve, sightings
included Turkey Vulture, Great Horned Owl, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker,
Eastern Phoebe, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, WINTER WREN, Eastern Towhee,
Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, and others (KSJ). On 4/3 at Raccoon
Creek State Park, 3 Wood Ducks, 1 FOX SPARROW (LC).
At Little Blue Lake on 4/4, sightings included 1 DUNLIN, 31 GREEN-WINGED
TEAL, 5 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 10 AMERICAN WIGEON, 9 GADWALL, 2 BONAPARTE'S
GULLS, 1 NORTHERN HARRIER; on 4/6, 38 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 13 BLUE-WINGED
TEAL, 4 GADWALL, 10 AMERICAN WIGEON, 8 NORTHERN SHOVELERS, 1 American
Coot, 1 BALD EAGLE, 1 BROWN THRASHER; on 4/8, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, GREEN-
WINGED TEAL, GADWALL, AMERICAN WIGEON, NORTHERN SHOVELER, Wood Duck (MV).
In Rochester on 4/4, 3 BUFFLEHEADS and 6 Double-crested Cormorants flying
downriver; on 4/6, 16 BONAPARTE'S GULLS; on 4/8, 14 LESSER SCAUP, 7
BONAPARTE'S GULLS (MV).
At Ambridge Reservoir on 4/6, 4 GREAT EGRETS, 5 COMMON LOONS, 6 Hooded
Mergansers, 3 LESSER SCAUP, 4 HORNED GREBES, 2 Double-crested Cormorants,
1 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, TREE SWALLOWS, 5 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS, 1
BARN SWALLOW; on 4/8, 5 GREAT EGRETS, 2 GADWALL, 1 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 2
AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, 15 Hooded Mergansers, 4 COMMON LOONS, 8 LESSER
SCAUP, 2 BUFFLEHEADS, 1 BALD EAGLE, 5 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 1 BARN SWALLOW
(MV).
On 4/6 at the Three Rivers gravel ponds, 11 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 5 LESSER
SCAUP, 3 Hooded Mergansers (MV).
At Hereford Manor on 4/7, 2 OSPREYS, 2 BALD EAGLES, 34 BONAPARTE'S GULLS,
3 RUDDY DUCKS, 2 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 2 BUFFLEHEADS, 4 Pied-billed Grebes, 1
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler, 2 SWAMP SPARROWS, 2
Eastern Phoebes, 7-8 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS, and others (MV).
BUTLER COUNTY:
At Moraine State Park on 4/2, 1 RED-NECKED GREBE was seen (reported to MV
by Debbie Darney); also 1 OSPREY and several TREE SWALLOWS (JS); on 4/7,
BUFFLEHEADS, 1 COMMON LOON, PURPLE MARTINS, 50+ Double-crested Cormorants,
Pied-billed Grebes, 1 HORNED GREBE, Killdeer (MCa); on 4/8, 50-60 RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS, 1 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET (reported to MV by Dave Darney); also a
large flock of TREE SWALLOWS, BUFFLEHEADS, HORNED GREBES, female RED-
BREASTED MERGANSERS, Great Horned Owl, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, probable
FISH CROW (KSJ).
On 4/8 at the Bear Run Boat Launch, pair of LONG-TAILED DUCKS, 22-23
COMMON LOONS, 1 NORTHERN HARRIER, RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, BUFFLEHEAD,
LESSER SCAUP, RUDDY DUCKS, some HORNED GREBES, many BONAPARTE'S GULLS (MV).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
On 4/2 at Hartztown Marsh, 6 HORNED GREBES, 2 Killdeer, 2 Eastern Phoebes,
3 American Coots (IF).
At Miller’s Ponds on 4/2, 34 GADWALL, 40+ GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 15 GREEN-
WINGED TEAL, 6 Killdeer, 1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 1 AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, 15-20
TREE SWALLOWS, 4 Eastern Meadowlarks (IF).
At Pymatuning Lake on 4/2, 1 sub-adult BALD EAGLE (and 2 more sub-adults
in the surrounding area), 6 COMMON LOONS, 100+ Double-crested Cormorants,
50+ RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, 6 BUFFLEHEADS, BONAPARTE'S GULLS (IF).
On 4/3 in Dempseytown/Two-Mile Run, 3 COMMON LOONS (2 males and a female)
(DL).
In Rockdale Township on 4/5, 2 VESPER SPARROWS (LAR).
On 4/7 at Miller's pond, NORTHERN PINTAILS, GADWALLS, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK,
RUDDY DUCK, WILSON'S SNIPES, 1 pair BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 3 GREATER
YELLOWLEGS, SCAUP SP., RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS (MCa).
At the Spillway on 4/7, 1 male and 8 female RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS,
VESPER SPARROW (MCa).
In Cambridge Springs on 4/8, 2 WILSON'S SNIPE (LAR).
ERIE COUNTY:
At Presque Isle State Park on 4/2, 3 LONG-EARED OWLS; on 4/4, 1 FORSTER'S
TERN; on the morning of 4/5, between 50,000 and 75,000 BONAPARTE'S GULLS
were counted, and among 15,000 other gulls were a GLAUCOUS GULL, an
ICELAND GULL, and 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS; also present that morning
were 15,000 to 20,000+ RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS (JM). On 4/6, BONAPARTE'S
GULLS still numbered in the thousands, although lower than the previous
day; and among 25,000 to 30,000 other gulls there were 9+ LESSER BLACK-
BACKED GULLS, 5+ GLAUCOUS GULLS, 6+ ICELAND GULLS (JM). On 4/8 from the
Niagra boat launch, 1 RED-NECKED GREBE; the GLAUCOUS GULLS, ICELAND GULLS,
and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS remained present through 4/8 (JM).
FAYETTE COUNTY:
On 4/2 at Jacob's Creek Lake, sightings included 4 LESSER SCAUP, 2
BUFFLEHEADS, 1 Pied-billed Grebe, 4 American Coots; on 4/5, 2 RUDDY DUCKS,
2 American Coots (MF).
GREENE COUNTY:
In Waynesburg on 4/1, sightings included YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, SWAMP
SPARROW, Killdeer (MHo).
INDIANA COUNTY:
From last week: a report of a WHIP-POOR-WILL heard near Shelocta on 3/27
(reported to MHi by Kurt Dudt).
LAWRENCE COUNTY:
In Plain Grove on 4/2, 3 (2 drakes and 1 hen) NORTHERN SHOVELERS, 2 Pied-
billed Grebes (CM).
At an unspecified location on 4/6, sightings included 5 RUDDY DUCKS, 8
LESSER SCAUP, 2 BUFFLEHEADS, 2 Hooded Mergansers, 1 HORNED GREBE, 3
American Coots, 12 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 1 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 WILSON'S
SNIPE (MV).
MERCER COUNTY:
On 4/6 in Mercer, PURPLE FINCHES, Dark-eyed Juncos (RS).
SOMERSET COUNTY:
On 4/3 from the Yough Dam Outflow to Ramcat Run, sightings included 7
BUFFLEHEADS (6 hens, 1 drake) (PW).
VENANGO COUNTY:
On 4/3 at Oil Creek State Park, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, 1 RED-NECKED GREBE
(present since 3/25) (RS).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
In the Buffalo Creek area on 4/1, sightings included 3 Yellow-rumped
Warblers, 2 Pied-billed Grebes, pair of GREEN-WINGED TEAL, pair of BLUE-
WINGED TEAL, pair of BUFFLEHEADS, 2 pairs of Wood Ducks, 1 American Coot,
TREE SWALLOWS, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS, BARN SWALLOWS, Killdeer,
WILSON'S SNIPE, and others; on 4/2, 1 AMERICAN BITTERN (CC).
On 4/5 at the truck stop pond in northern Washington County, 1 GREATER
YELLOWLEGS, 8 WILSON'S SNIPE (MV).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
In Washington Township on 4/2, many Eastern Phoebes (DB).
On 4/5 at a farm in Mount Pleasant, ~20 Wood Ducks, pair of GREEN-WINGED
TEAL (JaT).
On 4/7 near Stahlstown, 12 WILSON'S SNIPE, 5 Killdeer, 1 SWAMP SPARROW
(LH).
At the Beaver Run Reservoir on 4/7, 1 flyover OSPREY, Hooded Mergansers,
HORNED GREBE, Pied-billed Grebe, TREE SWALLOWS, Killdeer (SG).
End transcript-
Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA
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