Eastern Pennsylvania RBA
February 19, 2010
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Subject: [BIRDEAST] Eastern PA Birdline: 2/19/2010
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- RBA
* Pennsylvania
* Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
* February 19, 2010
* PAEA1002.19
- Birds mentioned
CLAY COLORED SPARROW
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
SNOW BUNTING
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
CACKLING GOOSE
- Transcript
Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline
Date: February 19th at 4:00 AM
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
My reporting area includes all of Lehigh and Northampton Counties with the
northern edge of the area reaching Beltzville State Park and the southern
edge reaching Peace Valley Park in Bucks County. Updates are typically done
every Thursday, more often when necessary.
You can visit the Lehigh Valley Audubon Society Website at
http://www.lehigh.edu/lvas.
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 February 19th at 4:00 AM.
There will be a field trip to the New Jersey Shore on February 27th. Meet
at the Tilghman Square parking lot, near the Red Robin restaurant, just west
of Route 309 at 8:00 AM. Trip leader will be Mark Boyd.
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 the CHERRY VALLEY N.W.R., Monroe County included:
Golden Eagle - 1 on 2/13.
Also Bald Eagle and Red-shouldered Hawk.
Sightings from the KUNKLETOWN area, Monroe County included:
American Pipit - 1 on 2/14.
Also Brown Creeper and Field Sparrow.
Sightings from the MARTINS CREEK PPL POWER PLANT area, Northampton County
included:
Merlin.
Sightings from WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
CLAY COLORED SPARROW - 1 from 1/21 to at least 2/14.
Also Northern Harrier, Merlin, and Field and Chipping Sparrow.
Sightings from EAST ALLEN TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
LAPLAND LONGSPURS - 2 on 2/15 (along Arrowhead Road)
SNOW BUNTINGS - 4 on 2/15 (along Arrowhead Road).
Sightings from HEIDELBERG TOWNSHIP, Lehigh County included:
LAPLAND LONGSPURS - 2 on 2/15 (along Handwerk Road)
SNOW BUNTINGS - 3 on 2/15 (along Handwerk Road)
LAPLAND LONGSPURS - 2 on 2/13 (at the intersection of Bake Oven and Church
Roads)
SNOW BUNTING - 1 on 2/13 (at the intersection of Bake Oven and Church Roads)
SNOW BUNTINGS - 6 on 2/15 (along Hawk View Road).
Sightings from NORTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP, Lehigh County included:
SNOW BUNTING - 1 on 2/15 (along Neffs-Laurys Road near Echo Road).
Sightings from the ALLENTOWN area, Lehigh County included:
Peregrine Falcon - 1 on 2/16 and 2/17 (at the PPL Building).
At the Dorney Park pond:
Lesser Black-backed Gulls - 10 on 2/13.
Sightings from GREEN LANE RESERVOIR, Montgomery County included:
At the Walt Road area: Bald Eagle.
At the Hill Road area: American Wigeon.
Sightings from PEACE VALLEY PARK, Bucks County included:
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE - 2 on 2/13
CACKLING GEESE - 2 seen this past week
Lesser Black-backed Gulls - 12 back on 2/9
Gray Catbird - 1 back on 2/8 (at the Chapman Road bridge)
Brown Thrasher - 1 on 2/13 (along the road west of Sailor's Point).
Also Hooded Merganser, Bald Eagle, Merlin, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Red-winged
Blackbird, Common Grackle, Eastern Meadowlark, and Fox, Field, Swamp,
Chipping, and Savannah Sparrow.
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