Eastern PA Birdline: 5/23/2015

  • RBA
  • Pennsylvania
  • Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
  • May 23, 2015
  • PAEA1505.23

  • Birds mentioned

GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH MOURNING WARBLER YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER ALDER FLYCATCHER COMMON GALLINULE OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER PROTHONOTARY WARBLER

PINE SISKIN

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Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline Date: May 23rd at 7:00 AM 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 UPPER MOUNT BETHEL TOWNSHIP, Northampton County: Along National Park Drive: GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH – 1 on 5/18 MOURNING WARBLERS – 2 on 5/19.

Sightings from BEAR SWAMP, Northampton County: GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH – 1 on 5/18.

Sightings from JACOBSBURG STATE PARK, Northampton County: YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER – 1 on 5/21 ALDER FLYCATCHERS – 2 on 5/17 MOURNING WARBLER – 1 on 5/19.

Sightings from LOWER NAZARETH TOWNSHIP, Northampton County: At the Gremar Road retention ponds: COMMON GALLINULE – 1 on 5/17.

Sightings from the MONOCACY NATURE CENTER, Northampton County: MOURNING WARBLER – 1 on 5/19.

Sightings from STATE GAME LANDS 217, Lehigh County: OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER – 1 on 5/15 and 5/17 ALDER FLYCATCHER – 1 on 5/17.

Sightings from LEASER LAKE, Lehigh County: Ruffed Grouse – 1 on 5/16 (near top of mountain).

Sightings from the ALLENTOWN area, Lehigh County: At Lehigh Canal Park: YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER – 1 on 5/17.

Sightings from PEACE VALLEY PARK, Bucks County: PROTHONOTARY WARBLER – 2 continued this past week.

PINE SISKINS continued to be reported from several sites this past week.

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