- RBA
- Pennsylvania
- Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
- March 27, 2015
PAEA1503.20
Birds mentioned
CANVASBACK REDHEAD WHITE-WINGED SCOTER ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK LAPLAND LONGSPUR ICELAND GULL GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE BARNACLE GOOSE ROSS’S GOOSE SHORT-EARED OWL BULLOCK’S ORIOLE GREATER SCAUP
- Transcript
Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline Date: March 27th 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 .
The next Audubon program will be held on April 3rd at 7:00 PM at the Wildlands Conservancy in Emmaus. Scott Burnet will do a program called “Attracting Birds with Nest Boxes, Feeders, and Water Features.”
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 CHERRY VALLEY N.W.R., Monroe County: ROSS’S GOOSE – 1 on 3/23.
Sightings from the BRODHEADSVILLE area, Monroe County: At Weir Lake: GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE – 2 on 3/24 and 3/25.
Sightings from the SAYLORSBURG area, Monroe County: Pine Warbler – 1 on 3/23 (at a private feeder).
Sightings from the RIVERTON area, Northampton County: REDHEADS – 3 on 3/20; 4 on 3/25.
Sightings from the MARTINS CREEK PPL POWER PLANT area, Northampton County: ROSS’S GEESE – 2 on 3/22 Cackling Goose – 1 on 3/22 CANVASBACKS – 5 on 3/20; 8 on 3/21; 7 on 3/22; 1 on 3/25; 2 on 3/27 REDHEADS – 23 on 3/20; 31 on 3/21; 28 on 3/22; 2 on 3/25 and 3/27; 3 on 3/26 Red-breasted Mergansers – 1 on 3/21 and 3/27 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK – 1 on 3/22 (light morph) Brown Thrasher – 1 on 3/25.
Sightings from LOWER NAZARETH TOWNSHIP, Northampton County: Red-breasted Merganser – 1 on 3/22 ICELAND GULLS – 2 on 3/21 and 3/22 (along Route 191 near Newburg) Bonaparte’s Gull – 1 on 3/21 (along Route 191 near Newburg).
Sightings from the MONOCACY NATURE CENTER, Northampton County: Brown Thrasher – 1 on 3/25.
Sightings from EAST ALLEN TOWNSHIP, Northampton County: Along Arrowhead Road: ROSS’S GOOSE – 1 on 3/22 (blue morph) LAPLAND LONGSPUR – 1 on 3/21. Also Tundra Swan and American Pipit.
Sightings from BELTZVILLE STATE PARK, Carbon County: ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK – 1 on 3/23 (dark morph).
Sightings from UPPER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP, Lehigh County: Eastern Phoebe and American Pipit (at Long Lane and Tillage Road).
Sightings from the TREXLERTOWN area, Lehigh County: Wilson’s Snipe – 4 on 3/21 (along Cetronia Road).
Sightings from the ALLENTOWN area, Lehigh County: At the Dorney Park pond: CANVASBACKS – 3 on 3/20; 5 on 3/21 and 3/22; 2 on 3/23 REDHEADS – 7 on 3/21 GREATER SCAUP – 3 on 3/21.
Double-crested Cormorants – 1 on 3/14; 2 on 3/15.
Sightings from SMITH LANE, near Alburtis, Lehigh County: LAPLAND LONGSPUR – 1 on 3/21.
Sightings from GREEN LANE RESERVOIR, Montgomery County: At the Church Road area: ROSS’S GEESE – 1 on 3/21 and 3/22; 2 on 3/24 Snow Geese – ~12,000 on 3/23 Cackling Goose – 1 on 3/22 CANVASBACKS – 5 on 3/24 REDHEADS – 1 on 3/22 and 3/23 GREATER SCAUP – 1 on 3/23 Red-breasted Mergansers – 8 on 3/22 Bonaparte’s Gulls – 3 on 3/26. Also Common Raven and Eastern Meadowlark. At Deep Creek Lake: GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE – 1 on 3/22 and 3/23 Cackling Geese – 2 on 3/25.
Sightings from the GILBERTSVILLE area, Montgomery County: BULLOCK’S ORIOLE – 1 to at least 3/20 (along Oberholtzer Road).
Sightings from PEACE VALLEY PARK, Bucks County: GLAUCOUS GULL – 1 on 3/22.
Tundra Swan, Bald Eagle, displaying American Woodcock, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, and PINE SISKINS were reported at several sites this past week.
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