Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania RBA
March 1, 2010
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RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE03.01.10
Highlights:
COMMON LOON
HARLEQUIN DUCK (Erie County)
NORTHERN SHOVELER
AMERICAN WIGEON
REDHEAD
RUDDY DUCK
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
SURF SCOTER
MERLIN
THAYER'S GULL (Allegheny County)
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Allegheny County)
ICELAND GULL (Erie County)
SNOWY OWL (Crawford County)
NORTHERN SHRIKE
SNOW BUNTING
Contributors: Scott Brown, Amy Henrici, Margaret Higbee, Scott Kinzey,
Jerry McWilliams, Clare Nicolls, Ed Richards, Steve Sanford, Marjorie Van
Tassel, Mark Vass, Dave Wilton.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Monday, 22 February 2010 through Monday, 1 March 2010
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Transcript-
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
At The Point in Pittsburgh on 2/22, a few hundred gulls were observed
including 1 first-cycle THAYER'S GULL, 1 adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL,
25+ HERRING GULLS (DW).
On 2/27 along the Allegheny River between Twelve and Fourteen Mile
Islands, sightings included 1 hen COMMON GOLDENEYE (AH). On 2/28 along the
Allegheny River, 1 drake COMMON GOLDENEYE, 4 hen COMMON GOLDENEYS (AH).
On the Ohio River on 2/27, 2 adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS at Dashield's
Dam; and 1 hen SURF SCOTER, 19 BUFFLEHEADS, 7 COMMON GOLDENEYES, and
others at Emsworth Dam and Kilbuck boat access (MVas). 2 GREAT BLACK-
BACKED GULLS were seen again at Dashield's Dam on 3/1 (SK).
ARMSTRONG COUNTY:
Along the Allegheny River at Kittanning on 2/27, sightings included 1
COMMON LOON; at Rosston, 1 BALD EAGLE (MH with Roger Higbee).
On 3/1 in Manorville, 1 BALD EAGLE, 9 BUFFLEHEADS, 1 COMMON LOON, and
others (MVan).
BEAVER COUNTY:
In Rochester on ~2/22, 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS (SB). On 2/26 at the mouth of
the Beaver River, 1 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, 1 drake REDHEAD, and others
(MVas); on 3/1 at Riverfront Park in Rochester, 1 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, 1
GREATER SCAUP (SK).
On 2/24 at Siegel Marsh, 1 NORTHERN SHRIKE (JM).
On 2/25 at Big Rock Park in New Brighton, sightings included 1 hen
BUFFLEHEAD (ER).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
Daily from 2/22 through 3/1 in Springboro, 1 SNOWY OWL continued its
presence (CN).
On 2/28 in Pymatuning, sightings included 19 COMMON GOLDENEYES, 2 GREATER
SCAUP, 3 REDHEADS, 6 BALD EAGLES, 1 NORTHERN HARRIER, 10 HORNED LARKS
(MVas).
ERIE COUNTY:
On 2/23 and 2/25 at Presque Isle State Park, 1 HARLEQUIN DUCK continued
its presence near the channel, with several hundred COMMON GOLDENEYES, and
also on 2/23, 1+ WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, 2 drake AMERICAN WIGEON, 1 drake
NORTHERN SHOVELER (JM).
In Erie on 2/28, 1 first-cycle ICELAND GULL (JM).
LAWRENCE COUNTY:
In the Plain Grove area on 2/28, HORNED LARKS, SNOW BUNTINGS, 1 BALD EAGLE
(MVas).
MERCER COUNTY:
In Sharon on 2/28, 2 flyover BALD EAGLES; near Sharon on 3/1, 4 circling
BALD EAGLES, ~2,500 GULLS (SS).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
On 2/22 at the Washington Cemetery, 2 MERLINS, pair of NORTHERN PINTAILS,
1 AMERICAN BLACK DUCK (reported to MVas by Chris Knoll).
At the Hahn Road AMD Pond on 3/1, 1 RUDDY DUCK, 1 drake REDHEAD, and
others (MVas).
End transcript-
Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA
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