Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania RBA
July 21, 2008
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Subject: [BIRDEAST] RBA western Pennsylvania, 21 July 2008
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RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE07.21.08
Highlights:
LITTLE BLUE HERON (Indiana County)
GREAT EGRET
COMMON MOORHEN
SANDHILL CRANE
PECTORAL SANDPIPER
UPLAND SANDPIPER
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
COMMON RAVEN
FISH CROW (Allegheny County)
PURPLE MARTIN
CLIFF SWALLOW
BANK SWALLOW
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (Crawford County)
HENSLOW'S SPARROW
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
BOBOLINK
Contributors: Simone Bennett, Jeff Brinker, Mike Fialkovich, Irene Frey, Steve
Gosser, Amy Henrici, Margaret Higbee, Craig Holt, Scott Kinzey, Jerry Kruth,
Richard Nugent, John Paul, Lee Ann Reiners, Jose Taracido, Bob VanNewkirk, Mark
Vass, Tim Vechter, Dan Weeks, Carole Willenpart, Dave Wilton.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Monday, 14 July 2008 through Monday, 21 July 2008
***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
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Transcript-
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
On 7/14 in Pittsburgh, 1 COMMON NIGHTHAWK (JP, JK).
In Penn Hills on 7/16, 2 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS (AH).
At the Imperial pond on 7/18, 1 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER; on
7/22, 1 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 4 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 2 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS (MV).
At All Souls Cemetery in North Braddock on 7/20, 3+ FISH CROWS (MF).
On 7/20 in North Park, 3 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 3 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, 7 WOOD
DUCKS, 2 HERRING GULLS, 1 GREEN HERON, 1 GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER (MV).
At the marina below the Highland Park Dam on 7/20, PEREGRINE FALCON, 105+
HERRING GULLS (SK).
On 7/21 in Hampton Township Community Park, 37+ KILLDEER (RN).
BEAVER COUNTY:
At Independence Marsh on 7/17, 42 BARN SWALLOWS, 2 BANK SWALLOWS, 100+
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS (MV).
On 7/18 at Little Blue Lake, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO (MV).
At Beaver Falls Dam on 7/18, 1 RING-BILLED GULL, 1 COMMON MERGANSER, 2
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS (MV).
On 7/20 in Chippewa, RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS (SB).
BUTLER COUNTY:
At Glade Dam Lake on 7/19, 1 juvenile BALD EAGLE (SGo).
On 7/20 in Squaw Valley Woodlands, Allegheny Township, sightings included GREEN
HERON, EASTERN KINGBIRD, 11-16 BOBOLINKS (DWe).
On 7/23 at Lake Oneida, 1 GREAT EGRET, 5 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 5 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS
(reported to MV by Debbie Darney).
CLARION COUNTY:
In Sligo on 7/21, BALD EAGLE; on 7/22, NORTHERN HARRIERS (CW).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
From last week: on 7/8 near Miller's Ponds, 2 UPLAND SANDPIPERS (IF). On 7/8 on
a pond at the Linesville fish hatchery, 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER (IF). On 7/8 in
Vernon Township, 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (IF).
On 7/15 in Pymatuning and the surrounding area, sightings included 3 OSPREYS, 1
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, 1 PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, 5 BALD EAGLES, 4 LESSER
YELLOWLEGS, 2 YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS, 2 GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHERS, 1 COMMON
MOORHEN, 7 GREEN HERONS (BV); on 7/19, 1 UPLAND SANDPIPER, 3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS,
5 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 1 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, 10 LEAST
SANDPIPERS, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 1 CASPIAN TERN, CLIFF SWALLOWS, 3 OSPREYS,
PURPLE MARTINS, and others (MV); on 7/22, RUDDY DUCK, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LEAST
SANDPIPERS, CASPIAN TERN (CH).
ERIE COUNTY:
From last week: on 7/11 on French Creek near Route 97 and Wheelertown Road, 1
NORTHERN HARRIER (LAR).
INDIANA COUNTY:
At Yellow Creek State Park on 7/22 and 7/23, 2 immature LITTLE BLUE HERONS (MHi,
DWi), 3 LEAST SANDPIPERS, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, and others (MHi).
LAWRENCE COUNTY:
In Plain Grove on 7/19, 6 SANDHILL CRANES (MV).
On 7/19 at the gravel pond on Route 108, 1 OSPREY, 4 LEAST SANDPIPERS (MV).
MERCER COUNTY:
PAWE
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
On 7/14 at the Hahn Road AMD pond, 1 AMERICAN COOT (MV).
On 7/14 at Canonsburg Lake behind Waterdam Plaza, 1 LEAST SANDPIPER, 1 GREAT
EGRET X GREAT BLUE HERON HYBRID, and others (MV).
In Coal Center on 7/21, 3 COMMON RAVENS (JoT); YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS (AT).
In the Dunningsville area this week, BOBOLINKS (JoT).
On 7/21 at Canonsburg Lake, 2 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 2 SPOTTED
SANDPIPERS, 17 KILLDEER (MV).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
On 7/15 at Keystone State Park and adjacent fields along Route 981, sightings
included GREEN HERON, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, TURKEY VULTURE, 4 COMMON RAVENS, 1
SWAMP SPARROW, 2 SAVANNAH SPARROWS, 2+ GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS, 2 HENSLOW'S
SPARROWS, 2 BOBOLINKS, ORCHARD ORIOLES, 1 BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (TV).
On 7/18 after midnight in the fields along Route 981 between New Alexandria and
Latrobe, singing HENSLOW'S SPARROW (TV).
End transcript-
Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA
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