Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania RBA
August 4, 2008
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Subject: [BIRDEAST] RBA western Pennsylvania, 4 August 2008
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RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE08.04.08
Highlights:
LITTLE BLUE HERON (Washington County)
GADWALL
COMMON MOORHEN
WILSON'S PHALAROPE (Allegheny County)
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
PECTORAL SANDPIPER
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO
COMMON RAVEN
VEERY
Contributors: Marcy Cunkelman, Mike Fialkovich, Richard Nugent, Kate St. John,
Ryan Tomazin, Mark Vass, Dave Wilton.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Monday, 28 July 2008 through Monday, 4 August 2008
***This report is distributed by e-mail only. Compiler is not responsible for
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Transcript-
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
On 7/31 at the Imperial Grasslands pond, 1 juvenile WILSON'S PHALAROPE, 1
GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 3 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 1 LEAST
SANDPIPER, 5 KILLDEER (MV); on 8/2-8/3, 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, SPOTTED
SANDPIPERS, KILLDEER, WHITE-EYED VIREOS, EASTERN KINGBIRDS, 6 female ORCHARD
ORIOLES (MF).
BEAVER COUNTY:
On 8/1 at Big Beaver Wetlands, 8 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS (MV).
At Independence Marsh on 8/1, 18 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, KILLDEER, SPOTTED
SANDPIPERS; on 8/3, 4 GREAT EGRETS, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 4 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 15
SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER; on 8/4, 4 GREAT EGRETS, 1 SEMIPALMATED
SANDPIPER (MV).
BUTLER COUNTY:
On 8/3 along the Butler-Freeport Trail, sightings included YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO,
INDIGO BUNTING (KSJ).
At Jenning's Prairie and surrounding woods on 8/4, sightings included LEAST
FLYCATCHER, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, VEERY (RN).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
On 8/2 at Miller's Ponds, 5 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 8 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 1
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, 2 WILSON'S SNIPE, 3 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 5 LEAST
SANDPIPERS, 3 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 7 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 1 SPOTTED
SANDPIPER, 2 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, KILLDEER, 1 GADWALL (MV). In Pymatuning on
8/2, 1 RUDDY DUCK, 1 GREAT EGRET (MV).
INDIANA COUNTY:
On 7/31 in Clarksburg, 2 COMMON RAVENS, PURPLE FINCHES (MCu).
LAWRENCE COUNTY:
On 8/1 at the marsh on Wampum-New Galilee Road in New Beaver, 2 adult and 10
juvenile COMMON MOORHENS, 1 PIED-BILLED GREBE, 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS (MV).
On 8/2 at the Glacial Sand gravel pond on Route 108, 1 GREAT EGRET (MV).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
At Canonsburg Lake on 7/29, 1 immature LITTLE BLUE HERON, 1 HYBRID GREAT EGRET X
GREAT BLUE HERON (DWilt); on 7/30, 11 KILLDEER, 2 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, 5
SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 1 HYBRID GREAT EGRET X GREAT BLUE HERON (RT).
End transcript-
Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA
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