Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania RBA
July 28, 2008
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Subject: [BIRDEAST] RBA western Pennsylvania, 28 July 2008
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RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE07.28.08
Highlights:
LITTLE BLUE HERON (Indiana County)
VIRGINIA RAIL
SORA
COMMON MOORHEN
SANDHILL CRANE
CASPIAN TERN
SHORT-EARED OWL
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO
PURPLE MARTIN
CLIFF SWALLOW
WINTER WREN
HENSLOW'S SPARROW
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW (Clarion County)
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
Contributors: Mike Fialkovich, Steve Gosser, Jim Gray with Oscar Miller, Scott
Gregg, Margaret Higbee, Scott Kinzey, Richard Nugent, Mark Vass, Timothy
Vechter, Dave Wilbur.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Monday, 21 July 2008 through Monday, 28 July 2008
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Transcript-
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
On 7/24 in North Park, 1 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, 3 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 5
SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, 11 KILLDEER, 1 GREEN HERON (MV).
BEAVER COUNTY:
On 7/26 at Big Beaver Wetlands, 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 3
GREEN HERONS, 13 WOOD DUCKS (MV).
In East Rochester and Monaca on 7/27, PEREGRINE FALCONS (SGr).
On 7/27 in Potter Township and Midland, OSPREYS (SGr).
BUTLER COUNTY:
On 7/26 along the Butler Freeport Bike Trail between Sarver and Cabot,
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS, 1 singing LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH (MF).
On 7/26 from Branchton to New Hope, sightings included BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 6 GREEN
HERONS, BALD EAGLE, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, VIRGINIA RAIL, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO,
12+ PURPLE MARTINS, ORCHARD ORIOLE (JG and OM).
At Wolf Creek Narrows on 7/28, sightings included 1 singing WINTER WREN, EASTERN
WOOD-PEWEE, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, ACADIAN FLYCATCHER, SANDPIPER SP. (RN with
Melissa Little).
CLARION COUNTY:
Near Sligo on 7/26, GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS, CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS, HENSLOW'S
SPARROWS, EASTERN MEADOWLARKS (DWilb).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
In Pymatuning on 7/27, sightings included 3 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, CLIFF SWALLOWS,
BARN SWALLOWS, BANK SWALLOWS, TREE SWALLOWS, PURPLE MARTINS, 15 DOUBLE-CRESTED
CORMORANTS, OSPREYS (SK).
INDIANA COUNTY:
On 7/24 and 7/26 at Yellow Creek State Park, 2 LITTLE BLUE HERONS remain
present; also on 7/24, 1 CASPIAN TERN, 3 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER
(reported to MHi by Lee Carnahan); also on 7/26, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, PIED-BILLED
GREBE, WOOD DUCKS, WILLOW FLYCATCHER (SGo).
LAWRENCE COUNTY:
On 7/26 in New Beaver at the Wampum-New Galilee Road marsh, 1 SORA, 7 COMMON
MOORHENS, 29 WOOD DUCKS, 14 GREEN HERONS (MV).
In Plain Grove on 7/26, 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER at a farm pond on Vosler Road, 18
HORNED LARKS along Lake Road, 6 SANDHILL CRANES off Bonanni Road, 1 SEMIPALMATED
PLOVER and and 6 LEAST SANDPIPERS along Mason Road, and an adult BALD EAGLE at
the Golf Course Road marsh (MV and Becky Smith).
MERCER COUNTY:
On 7/27 at Shenango Lake, OSPREYS (SGr).
At the Lake Wilhelm marina on 7/27, 1 BONAPARTE'S GULL (SK).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
Along Palko Road/Sportman Road earlier this month, 4-5 SHORT-EARED OWLS
(reported to TV).
End transcript-
Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA
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