Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania RBA
February 22, 2010
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RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE02.22.10
Highlights:
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
GADWALL
HARLEQUIN DUCK (Erie County)
NORTHERN PINTAIL
CANVASBACK
REDHEAD
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
MERLIN
SANDHILL CRANE
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Allegheny County)
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Allegheny County)
GLACUOUS GULL (Erie County)
THAYER'S/ICELAND GULL (Allegheny COunty)
SNOWY OWL (Crawford County)
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
NORTHERN SHRIKE
AMERICAN PIPIT (Lawrence County)
LAPLAND LONGSPUR (Lawrence County)
SAVANNAH SPARROW
FOX SPARROW
SNOW BUNTING
Contributors: Marcy Cunkelman, Amy Henrici, Margaret and Roger Higbee,
Craig Holt, Craig Kern, Geoff Malosh, Jerry McWilliams, Clare Nicolls,
Steve Sanford, Marjorie Van Tassel, Mark Vass, Dave Wilton, Dan Yagusic.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Monday, 15 February 2010 through Monday, 22 February 2010
***This report is distributed by e-mail only. Compiler is not responsible
for errors on websites who reproduce/reprint these reports. If you would
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Transcript-
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
On 2/17 at the Point in Pittsburgh, sightings included 4 GREAT BLACK-
BACKED GULLS, 1 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, ~400 HERRING GULLS; on
2/19, 1 first-cycle THAYER'S/ICELAND TYPE GULL, 1 adult LESSER BLACK-
BACKED GULL (GM); on 2/21, 1 first-cycle THAYER'S/ICELAND TYPE GULL, 2
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (DY).
On 2/20 along the Allegheny River between Oakmont and Lock and Dam #3,
sightings included 6 hen COMMON GOLDENEYES, 4 BUFFLEHEADS (AH with Pat
McShea); on 2/21 at Lock and Dam #3, 1 COMMON GOLDENEYE, 2 NORTHERN
PINTAILS (DY).
In Etna on 2/21, 2 COMMON GOLDENEYES (DY).
At Dashield's Dam on 2/21, 1 hen AMERICAN BLACK DUCK (MVas).
On 2/21 at Neville Island, 1 hen CANVASBACK (MVas).
At Emsworth Dam on 2/21, sightings included 2 COMMON GOLDENEYES, 14
BUFFLEHEADS (MVas).
ARMSTRONG COUNTY:
At Crooked Creek State Park on 2/20, 1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 1 COMMON RAVEN,
and others (MVan).
On 2/21 along the river from Rosston to Tarrtown, 1 COMMON GOLDENEYE, 2
GADWALLS, 4 BUFFLEHEADS, 1 COMMON LOON, and others (MH).
BEAVER COUNTY:
In Rochester on 2/17 and 2/19, sightings included 1 PEREGRINE FALCON; on
2/18, 2/19, and 2/21, 1 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER; also on 2/21, 1 AMERICAN
BLACK DUCK X MALLARD hybrid, 1 GREEN-WINGED TEAL X MALLARD hybrid (MVas).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
Daily this week from 2/16 to 2/21 in Springboro, 1 SNOWY OWL continued its
presence (CN).
ERIE COUNTY:
On 2/15 at Roderick Wildlife Reserve (State Gamelands #314), 2 NORTHERN
SHRIKES (JM).
At Lakeview Landfill on 2/16, 1 probable fourth-cycle GREAT BLACK-BACKED
GULL X HERRING GULL hybrid (JM).
In Erie on 2/19, 1 NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD (locally uncommon/rare) (CK).
On 2/20 and 2/21 at Presque Isle State Park, 1 adult male HARLEQUIN DUCK
(reported to DW by MVas, JM, SS with Don Dixon), COMMON GOLDENEYES, 2 hen
WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS (JM), CANVASBACKS, REDHEADS, HORNED GREBE, RUDDY DUCK
(MVas); on 2/22, 1 HARLEQUIN DUCK continued (DW, CN), and 1 GLAUCOUS GULL
was seen flying over the bay (CN).
On 2/22 and 2/23 near Edinboro, 1 FOX SPARROW (reported to JM by Gail
Neelys).
INDIANA COUNTY:
On 2/17 and 2/18 in Clarksburg, 1 MERLIN (MC).
LAWRENCE COUNTY:
On 2/18 in the Volant Strips area, sightings included 1 LAPLAND LONGSPUR,
6 SNOW BUNTINGS, 10 HORNED LARKS (CH).
On 2/18 in the Pulaski/New Wilmington area, 1 NORTHERN HARRIER, 1 WILSON'S
SNIPE, 53 HORNED LARKS (CH).
In the Plain Grove area on 2/20, 1 SAVANNAH SPARROW was seen with ~30
AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS; also 12 SANDHILL CRANES, 30 SNOW BUNTINGS, HORNED
LARKS (MVas); on 2/22, 1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 2 AMERICAN PIPITS, 1 RED-
HEADED WOODPECKER, 35+ flyover SNOW BUNTINGS, 1 flyover LAPLAND LONGSPUR,
4 SANDHILL CRANES, 1 NORTHERN SHRIKE (DW with Shannon Thompson).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
On 2/19 at the Hahn Road AMD Pond in North Strabane Township, 1 REDHEAD, 1
RUDDY DUCK (MVas).
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Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA
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