- RBA
* Pennsylvania
* Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
* April 26, 2007
* PAEA0704.26
- Birds mentioned
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD
CATTLE EGRET
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
GLOSSY IBIS
GLAUCOUS GULL
ICELAND GULL
RED-NECKED GREBE
LONG-TAILED DUCK
LARK SPARROW
- Transcript
Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline
Date: April 26th 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 26th at 11:00 PM.
There will be a field trip to Sand Island along the Lehigh River on April
28th. Meet at the Sears parking lot on Route 191, just south of Route 22 at
7:00 AM. Trip leader will be Karen Dolan.
There will also be a field trip to Jacobsburg State Park on April 29th.
Meet at the Henry's Woods parking lot at 8:00 AM. Trip leader will be Kathy
Sieminski.
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 include: YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD, CATTLE EGRET, YELLOW-THROATED
WARBLER, GLOSSY IBIS, GLAUCOUS GULL, ICELAND GULL, RED-NECKED GREBE,
LONG-TAILED DUCK, LARK SPARROW, and others.
Sightings from the KIRKRIDGE area, Northampton County included:
Common Raven - 1 on 4/22.
Sightings from PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD - 1 on 4/26 (at a private feeder).
Sightings from LOWER NAZARETH TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
CATTLE EGRET - 1 on 4/25 to at least 4/26 (in a flooded field along Route
191 near Hollo Road).
Sightings from WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1 on 4/23.
Sightings from the BETHLEHEM BOAT CLUB area, Northampton County included:
Warbling Vireo - 1 on 4/25
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER - 1 from 4/21 to at least 4/24
American Redstart - 1 on 4/24.
Also Bald Eagle.
Sightings from the FREEMANSBURG area, Northampton County included:
Worm-eating Warbler - 1 on 4/23 (along the Lehigh River towpath).
Sightings from the GREEN POND area, Northampton County included:
GLOSSY IBIS - 2 from 4/19 to 4/22; 1 on 4/23
GLAUCOUS GULL - 1 on 4/19-20, 4/23, and 4/25 to at least 4/26 (first-year
bird)
ICELAND GULLS - 2 on 4/20; 1 on 4/24 to at least 4/26
Bonaparte's Gulls - 4 on 4/23
Eastern Kingbird - 1 on 4/22 and 4/24
Yellow Warblers - 2 on 4/24.
Sightings from the MONOCACY NATURE CENTER, Northampton County included:
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1 on 4/26.
Sightings from BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
Solitary Sandpiper - 1 on 4/22 (in a small retention pond off Brodhead
Road).
Sightings from the KUNKLETOWN area, Monroe County included:
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1 on 4/26.
Sightings from the PALMERTON area, Carbon County included:
American Redstart - 1 on 4/24 (at the Palmerton Blue Ridge Golf Course).
Sightings from BELTZVILLE STATE PARK, Carbon County included:
RED-NECKED GREBE - 1 on 4/23
LONG-TAILED DUCK - 1 on 4/23 and 4/24
Red-breasted Mergansers - 2 on 4/24
Cliff Swallows - 6 on 4/23 (at the Pine Run bridge)
Black-and-white Warblers - 2 on 4/24
Black-throated Green Warblers - 2 on 4/24
Northern Parula - 1 on 4/24.
Also Common Raven.
Sightings from the PENN FOREST RESERVOIR area, Carbon County included:
Blackburnian Warbler - 1 on 4/24 (along Hell Hollow Road).
Also Bald Eagle.
Sightings from BAKE OVEN KNOB, Lehigh County included:
Broad-winged Hawks - 102 on 4/22
Osprey - 25 on 4/22.
Sightings from LYNN TOWNSHIP, Lehigh County included:
Peregrine Falcon - 1 on 4/24.
Sightings from the JORDAN CREEK PARKWAY, Lehigh County included:
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1 on 4/22.
Sightings from PEACE VALLEY PARK, Bucks County included:
Great Egret - 1 on 4/22
Snow Geese - 2 to at least 4/20
LONG-TAILED DUCK - 1 on 4/20
Common Goldeneye - seen during this past week
Chimney Swift - 1 on 4/21
Common Yellowthroat - 1 on 4/23.
Also Hooded Merganser and Bald Eagle.
Sightings from BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP, Bucks County included:
LARK SPARROW - 1 to at least 4/24 (still at the Maple Knoll Farm).
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers and House Wrens were reported from several sites this
past week.
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* Pennsylvania
* Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
* April 26, 2007
* PAEA0704.26
- Birds mentioned
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD
CATTLE EGRET
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
GLOSSY IBIS
GLAUCOUS GULL
ICELAND GULL
RED-NECKED GREBE
LONG-TAILED DUCK
LARK SPARROW
- Transcript
Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline
Date: April 26th 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 26th at 11:00 PM.
There will be a field trip to Sand Island along the Lehigh River on April
28th. Meet at the Sears parking lot on Route 191, just south of Route 22 at
7:00 AM. Trip leader will be Karen Dolan.
There will also be a field trip to Jacobsburg State Park on April 29th.
Meet at the Henry's Woods parking lot at 8:00 AM. Trip leader will be Kathy
Sieminski.
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 include: YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD, CATTLE EGRET, YELLOW-THROATED
WARBLER, GLOSSY IBIS, GLAUCOUS GULL, ICELAND GULL, RED-NECKED GREBE,
LONG-TAILED DUCK, LARK SPARROW, and others.
Sightings from the KIRKRIDGE area, Northampton County included:
Common Raven - 1 on 4/22.
Sightings from PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD - 1 on 4/26 (at a private feeder).
Sightings from LOWER NAZARETH TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
CATTLE EGRET - 1 on 4/25 to at least 4/26 (in a flooded field along Route
191 near Hollo Road).
Sightings from WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1 on 4/23.
Sightings from the BETHLEHEM BOAT CLUB area, Northampton County included:
Warbling Vireo - 1 on 4/25
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER - 1 from 4/21 to at least 4/24
American Redstart - 1 on 4/24.
Also Bald Eagle.
Sightings from the FREEMANSBURG area, Northampton County included:
Worm-eating Warbler - 1 on 4/23 (along the Lehigh River towpath).
Sightings from the GREEN POND area, Northampton County included:
GLOSSY IBIS - 2 from 4/19 to 4/22; 1 on 4/23
GLAUCOUS GULL - 1 on 4/19-20, 4/23, and 4/25 to at least 4/26 (first-year
bird)
ICELAND GULLS - 2 on 4/20; 1 on 4/24 to at least 4/26
Bonaparte's Gulls - 4 on 4/23
Eastern Kingbird - 1 on 4/22 and 4/24
Yellow Warblers - 2 on 4/24.
Sightings from the MONOCACY NATURE CENTER, Northampton County included:
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1 on 4/26.
Sightings from BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
Solitary Sandpiper - 1 on 4/22 (in a small retention pond off Brodhead
Road).
Sightings from the KUNKLETOWN area, Monroe County included:
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1 on 4/26.
Sightings from the PALMERTON area, Carbon County included:
American Redstart - 1 on 4/24 (at the Palmerton Blue Ridge Golf Course).
Sightings from BELTZVILLE STATE PARK, Carbon County included:
RED-NECKED GREBE - 1 on 4/23
LONG-TAILED DUCK - 1 on 4/23 and 4/24
Red-breasted Mergansers - 2 on 4/24
Cliff Swallows - 6 on 4/23 (at the Pine Run bridge)
Black-and-white Warblers - 2 on 4/24
Black-throated Green Warblers - 2 on 4/24
Northern Parula - 1 on 4/24.
Also Common Raven.
Sightings from the PENN FOREST RESERVOIR area, Carbon County included:
Blackburnian Warbler - 1 on 4/24 (along Hell Hollow Road).
Also Bald Eagle.
Sightings from BAKE OVEN KNOB, Lehigh County included:
Broad-winged Hawks - 102 on 4/22
Osprey - 25 on 4/22.
Sightings from LYNN TOWNSHIP, Lehigh County included:
Peregrine Falcon - 1 on 4/24.
Sightings from the JORDAN CREEK PARKWAY, Lehigh County included:
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1 on 4/22.
Sightings from PEACE VALLEY PARK, Bucks County included:
Great Egret - 1 on 4/22
Snow Geese - 2 to at least 4/20
LONG-TAILED DUCK - 1 on 4/20
Common Goldeneye - seen during this past week
Chimney Swift - 1 on 4/21
Common Yellowthroat - 1 on 4/23.
Also Hooded Merganser and Bald Eagle.
Sightings from BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP, Bucks County included:
LARK SPARROW - 1 to at least 4/24 (still at the Maple Knoll Farm).
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers and House Wrens were reported from several sites this
past week.
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