- RBA
* Pennsylvania
* Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
* October 27, 2005
* PAEA0510.27
- Birds mentioned
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
PINE SISKIN
Black-billed Cuckoo
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
SNOW BUNTING
BRANT
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
LARK SPARROW
- Transcript
Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline
Date: October 27th 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@fast.net 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 Website for photos and information about Eastern PA Birding
at http://www.users.fast.net/~becard/index.html.
This is Dave DeReamus, for the Eastern PA Birdline, sponsored by the Lehigh
Valley Audubon Society, recorded on October 27th at 11:00 PM.
The next Audubon meeting will be held on November 8th at 7:00 PM at the Pool
Wildlife Sanctuary in Emmaus. Paul Zeph will do a program on the Blue
Mountain / Kittatinny Ridge.
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: NORTHERN GOSHAWK, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, PINE SISKIN,
Black-billed Cuckoo, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, SNOW BUNTING, BRANT, GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE,
LARK SPARROW, and others.
Last Friday, rain advancing from the south produced a massive fallout,
consisting mainly of sparrows, that was noted not only in our area, but also
on the New York and New Jersey coast.
Sightings from the KIRKRIDGE area, Northampton County included:
Bald Eagles - 4 on 10/26
NORTHERN GOSHAWK - 1 on 10/26
Red-tailed Hawks - 207 on 10/26
Golden Eagles - 4 on 10/26.
Sightings from WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER - 1 on 10/21
Nashville Warbler - 1 on 10/27
PINE SISKIN - seen occasionally during the week
Also House Wren, Common Yellowthroat, and Fox and White-crowned Sparrow.
Sightings from the MONOCACY NATURE CENTER, Northampton County included:
Black-billed Cuckoo - 1 back on 10/16 (record late date).
Sightings from MOORE TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
Eastern Phoebes - 2 on 10/26 (along Derhammer Road).
Sightings from LITTLE GAP, Northampton County included:
Bald Eagles - 2 on 10/23
NORTHERN GOSHAWKS - 5 on 10/23
Cooper's Hawks - 58 on 10/23
Sharp-shinned Hawks - 210 on 10/23
Red-tailed Hawks - 166 on 10/23
Golden Eagles - 5 on 10/23.
Sightings from BAKE OVEN KNOB, Lehigh County included:
NORTHERN GOSHAWKS - 6 on 10/23; 4 on 10/26; 3 on 10/27
Sharp-shinned Hawks - 238 on 10/23
Broad-winged Hawk - 1 on 10/27
Red-tailed Hawks - 220 on 10/23; 248 on 10/26
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK - 1 on 10/26
Golden Eagles - 7 on 10/23; 11 on 10/26
Merlins - 6 on 10/23.
PINE SISKIN - 1 on 10/27
SNOW BUNTING - 1 on 10/27.
Sightings from the JORDAN CREEK PARKWAY, Lehigh County included:
Eastern Phoebe - 1 on 10/23
House Wren - 1 on 10/23
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1 on 10/23.
Sightings from LOWER MILFORD TOWNSHIP, Lehigh County included:
Eastern Phoebe - 1 on 10/23
House Wren - 1 on 10/23
Nashville Warbler - 1 on 10/26.
Sightings from GREEN LANE RESERVOIR, Montgomery County included:
At a nearby backyard:
Black Throated Blue Warbler - 1 on 10/22.
Sightings from PEACE VALLEY PARK, Bucks County included:
BRANT - 1 on 10/22
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE - 1 on 10/24
Lesser Scaup - 1 on 10/20 and 10/22
Spotted Sandpiper - 1 to at least 10/22
Bonaparte's Gulls - 3 on 10/22
Ovenbird - 1 back on 10/17
Also Ruddy Duck, Bald Eagle, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Chimney Swift,
Eastern Phoebe, Tree Swallow, House Wren, Indigo Bunting, and White-crowned
Sparrow.
Sightings from the SILVERDALE area, Bucks County included:
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE - 1 on 10/24 and 10/25 (at a farm pond along
Route 113 between Silverdale and Souderton).
Sightings from the PIPERSVILLE area, Bucks County included:
LARK SPARROW - 1 on 10/25 (first-winter bird; seen briefly during the
rainstorm at a private feeder).
Sightings from MERRILL CREEK RESERVOIR in nearby New Jersey included:
At the Scott's Mountain hawkwatch:
Bald Eagles - 3 on 10/23
NORTHERN GOSHAWK - 1 on 10/23
Golden Eagles - 3 on 10/23; 2 on 10/24.
- End transcript
* Pennsylvania
* Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
* October 27, 2005
* PAEA0510.27
- Birds mentioned
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
PINE SISKIN
Black-billed Cuckoo
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
SNOW BUNTING
BRANT
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
LARK SPARROW
- Transcript
Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline
Date: October 27th 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@fast.net 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 Website for photos and information about Eastern PA Birding
at http://www.users.fast.net/~becard/index.html.
This is Dave DeReamus, for the Eastern PA Birdline, sponsored by the Lehigh
Valley Audubon Society, recorded on October 27th at 11:00 PM.
The next Audubon meeting will be held on November 8th at 7:00 PM at the Pool
Wildlife Sanctuary in Emmaus. Paul Zeph will do a program on the Blue
Mountain / Kittatinny Ridge.
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: NORTHERN GOSHAWK, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, PINE SISKIN,
Black-billed Cuckoo, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, SNOW BUNTING, BRANT, GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE,
LARK SPARROW, and others.
Last Friday, rain advancing from the south produced a massive fallout,
consisting mainly of sparrows, that was noted not only in our area, but also
on the New York and New Jersey coast.
Sightings from the KIRKRIDGE area, Northampton County included:
Bald Eagles - 4 on 10/26
NORTHERN GOSHAWK - 1 on 10/26
Red-tailed Hawks - 207 on 10/26
Golden Eagles - 4 on 10/26.
Sightings from WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER - 1 on 10/21
Nashville Warbler - 1 on 10/27
PINE SISKIN - seen occasionally during the week
Also House Wren, Common Yellowthroat, and Fox and White-crowned Sparrow.
Sightings from the MONOCACY NATURE CENTER, Northampton County included:
Black-billed Cuckoo - 1 back on 10/16 (record late date).
Sightings from MOORE TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
Eastern Phoebes - 2 on 10/26 (along Derhammer Road).
Sightings from LITTLE GAP, Northampton County included:
Bald Eagles - 2 on 10/23
NORTHERN GOSHAWKS - 5 on 10/23
Cooper's Hawks - 58 on 10/23
Sharp-shinned Hawks - 210 on 10/23
Red-tailed Hawks - 166 on 10/23
Golden Eagles - 5 on 10/23.
Sightings from BAKE OVEN KNOB, Lehigh County included:
NORTHERN GOSHAWKS - 6 on 10/23; 4 on 10/26; 3 on 10/27
Sharp-shinned Hawks - 238 on 10/23
Broad-winged Hawk - 1 on 10/27
Red-tailed Hawks - 220 on 10/23; 248 on 10/26
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK - 1 on 10/26
Golden Eagles - 7 on 10/23; 11 on 10/26
Merlins - 6 on 10/23.
PINE SISKIN - 1 on 10/27
SNOW BUNTING - 1 on 10/27.
Sightings from the JORDAN CREEK PARKWAY, Lehigh County included:
Eastern Phoebe - 1 on 10/23
House Wren - 1 on 10/23
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1 on 10/23.
Sightings from LOWER MILFORD TOWNSHIP, Lehigh County included:
Eastern Phoebe - 1 on 10/23
House Wren - 1 on 10/23
Nashville Warbler - 1 on 10/26.
Sightings from GREEN LANE RESERVOIR, Montgomery County included:
At a nearby backyard:
Black Throated Blue Warbler - 1 on 10/22.
Sightings from PEACE VALLEY PARK, Bucks County included:
BRANT - 1 on 10/22
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE - 1 on 10/24
Lesser Scaup - 1 on 10/20 and 10/22
Spotted Sandpiper - 1 to at least 10/22
Bonaparte's Gulls - 3 on 10/22
Ovenbird - 1 back on 10/17
Also Ruddy Duck, Bald Eagle, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Chimney Swift,
Eastern Phoebe, Tree Swallow, House Wren, Indigo Bunting, and White-crowned
Sparrow.
Sightings from the SILVERDALE area, Bucks County included:
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE - 1 on 10/24 and 10/25 (at a farm pond along
Route 113 between Silverdale and Souderton).
Sightings from the PIPERSVILLE area, Bucks County included:
LARK SPARROW - 1 on 10/25 (first-winter bird; seen briefly during the
rainstorm at a private feeder).
Sightings from MERRILL CREEK RESERVOIR in nearby New Jersey included:
At the Scott's Mountain hawkwatch:
Bald Eagles - 3 on 10/23
NORTHERN GOSHAWK - 1 on 10/23
Golden Eagles - 3 on 10/23; 2 on 10/24.
- End transcript