Eastern PA Birdline: 8/5/2016

  • RBA
  • Pennsylvania
  • Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
  • August 5, 2016
  • PAEA1608.05

  • Birds mentioned

Snow Goose Red-breasted Nuthatch LITTLE BLUE HERON SNOWY EGRET

  • Transcript

Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline Date: August 5th at 2:00 PM To Report by E-Mail: Send to becard@rcn.com with “Birdline” in subject heading. Compiler: Dave DeReamus My reporting area includes all of Lehigh and Northampton Counties with the northern edge of the area reaching Beltzville State Park and the southern edge reaching Peace Valley Park in Bucks County. Updates are typically done every Friday, more often when necessary.

You can visit the Lehigh Valley Audubon Society Website at http://www.lvaudubon.org/ .

You can visit my 'Eastern PA Birding' Website for photos and information at http://users.rcn.com/becard/home.html .

Directions to many of the sites in this report can be found in the area’s birding guidebook, “Birds of the Lehigh Valley and Vicinity”. A completely revised, 2nd edition of the book can be ordered at: http://www.lvaudubon.org/shop/ .

NOW FOR THE BIRDS!

Sightings from the STOCKERTOWN area, Northampton County: Snow Goose – 1 to at least 8/1 (at the Stockertown Rod & Gun Club).

Sightings from the BETHLEHEM area, Lehigh County: Red-breasted Nuthatches – 2 on 8/4 (at the Bethlehem Municipal Golf Club).

Sightings from GREEN LANE RESERVOIR, Montgomery County: At the Church Road area: LITTLE BLUE HERON – 1 to at least 8/4 SNOWY EGRET – 1 to at least 8/4. And at Knight Lake: Hooded Merganser.

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