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9 May Re: Blue Jays out the wazoo [Kathy Clark ] 9 May Northern Waterthrush; Allegheny County [Richard Nugent ] 9 May Bids of Spring 3 [Herbert Flavell ] 9 May Eighty Four, Washington County [Lori DeThomas ] 9 May Yellow- breasted Chat & Prothonotary Warbler, Rote, Clinton Co., 5/7 [Wayne Laubscher ] 9 May 12 Warblers; Beechwood; Allegheny County [Richard Nugent ] 9 May Blue Jays out the wazoo ["Povse, Sandra" ] 9 May Juniata County - American Woodcock [Chad Kauffman ] 9 May Monroe County: Rose Breasted Grosbeaks [kendall ] 9 May Bittern, Newberry Twnshp, York county [Jason Miller ] 9 May Dunlin, Ruddy Duck, Northampton County [Dustin Welch ] 9 May Singing in the rain, Pittsburgh ["Kate St.John" ] 9 May Jordan Creek Parkway (Lehigh) ["Hopkins,Jeffrey A." ] 9 May PA Migration Count...tomorrow, Saturday 10 May! [Bill Etter ] 8 May Eastern PA Birdline: 5/8/2008 [Dave DeReamus ] 8 May Cliff Jones [Scott Weidensaul ] 8 May Venango [Kathie Goodblood ] 8 May Struble Trail, Chester Co. 5/08/08 [Holly Merker ] 8 May Great Crested Flycathcer - Chester County [JUDITH STOLTZFUS ] 9 May Help [Audrey Manspeaker ] 8 May Blue Marsh and Bern Twp., Berks County [Joan Silagy ] 8 May Kingbirds and Blackburnian Warbler (Ind. Co) [Marcy Cunkelman ] 8 May Warbling Vireo, Westmoreland Co ["Douglas A. Bauman" ] 8 May Green Pond, Northampton County [Dave DeReamus ] 8 May Black Terns -- Allegheny County [Geoff Malosh ] 8 May Scarlet Tanager, Jordan Parkway Lehigh County [Kathy ] 8 May Hummingbirds [Herbert Flavell ] 8 May Possible Blackpoll Warbler in Levittown, Lower Bucks Garden [Patricia Rossi ] 8 May Conejohela Flats, Lancaster County, 8 May 2008 [Bob Schutsky ] 8 May Lancaster Co. 5 Flycatchers, 11 Warblers [Drew Weber ] 8 May Audubon Beechwood Migration ["Brian D. Shema" ] 8 May Juniata County Shorebirds [Chad Kauffman ] 8 May Northampton Co. migrants [Betsy Mescavage ] 8 May 13 Species of Shorebirds in Cumberland County.... [Andrew Markel ] 8 May Chat - Crawford County ["Thomas C. Nicolls" ] 8 May Extralimital: Wood Sandpiper still present [Margaret Higbee ] 8 May Re: ID please, Wader, Westmoreland Co. ["Douglas A. Bauman" ] 8 May Eurasian Collared-Dove, Lancaster County 5-8-08 [Cheryl Amico ] 8 May Delaware Valley RBA, 8 May 2008 [Stephen Kacir ] 8 May ID please, Wader, Westmoreland Co. ["Douglas A. Bauman" ] 7 May Wood Thrush behavior question [Mary Coomer ] 7 May Bradford Co. Warbler FOY [Trudy Gerlach ] 7 May Evening Grosbeaks still- Cameron County [Mark Johnson ] 7 May Juniata County - shorebird ID [Chad Kauffman ] 7 May Imperial - Allegheny Co. [Mark Vass ] 7 May Bald Eagle Fairfield, Adams Cty, PA [Michael OBrien ] 7 May OT - WOOD SANDPIPER in Delaware [Nick Pulcinella ] 7 May OT - Wood Sandpiper in DE [Matt Sharp ] 7 May Central PA Birdline for 5.8.2008 ["Mark A. McConaughy" ] 7 May Summer Tanager in Washington Co. [Margaret Higbee ] 7 May Lincoln's Sparrow, Jordan Parkway, Lehigh County [Kathy ] 7 May Lancaster Co.,Wed.Group, Golden-winged Warbler [Chuck Chalfant ] Subject: Re: Blue Jays out the wazoo From: Kathy Clark <KCBSP AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 15:22:33 EDT Maybe West Nile virus? they are in the crow family. Just a wild guess. I used to have tons of them, and see the same thing you are seeing. Now a huge return after several years of not seeing many at all. Kathy Clark, New Cumberland, PA Wind ===== The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails. ~John Maxwell~ In a message dated 5/9/2008 11:58:38 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, povses AT ES.MARYWOOD.EDU writes: After hardly having one blue jay all winter and spring, there are at least a dozen fattening up on suet and seed in my yard. I thought I remember reading something about the jays disappearing for some reason. It is curious. If convenient, some thoughts or info, please. Thank you, Sandra Povse Honesdale, Wayne CO **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) Subject: Northern Waterthrush; Allegheny County From: Richard Nugent <rmnugent AT EXCITE.COM> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 14:58:31 -0400 This afternoon I went to North Park to see if the Kentucky Warblers had returned to the Braille Trail and found two singing Kentucky Warblers in the same places as last year (they nested there). As I was leaving at 2:00 PM I heard a Northern Waterthrush singing in the marshy area next the the Braille Trail parking lot. It sang several times and I did get a glimpse of it. This is the same place that a Northern Waterthrush was found last year (or maybe two years ago). Best Regards .... Richard Nugent Hampton Township, Allegheny County _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! Subject: Bids of Spring 3 From: Herbert Flavell <herb1013 AT EPIX.NET> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 10:21:46 -0700 You're invited to view my online photos at the Gallery. Enjoy!There are 24 new photos in Birds of Spring 3. The Turkeys are still here. I'm wondering if they are nesting under the Spruce trees behind the house. They come out every morning and evening, eat bird seed then go back uder the Spruces. There are at least 3 pair of Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks a few Orioles and a Catbird and at least 2 male Hummers are back. You're invited to view these photos online at KODAK Gallery! 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Visit http://help.kodakgallery.com. ------------------------------------------------------------ The KODAK Gallery Customer Service Team Phone: 800-360-9098 / 512-651-9770 Outside of the US and Canada ------------------------------------------------------------ If you cannot see the links above, copy and paste the following URL directly into your browser: http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=5ulowdp.5alxtfzh&x=0&y=kwswj5&localeid=en_US Subject: Eighty Four, Washington County From: Lori DeThomas <loridee AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 13:12:27 -0400 A couple of new birds this week. *1 Killdeer* *1 female turkey, trotting alongside my car* *1 male common yellowthroat* ** Lori DeThomas Washington County Subject: Yellow- breasted Chat & Prothonotary Warbler, Rote, Clinton Co., 5/7 From: Wayne Laubscher <wlaubsch AT KCNET.ORG> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 12:57:38 -0400 On Wed., May 7th., I participated in a birding walk that was conducted by the Amish community of the Rote/ Salona area for their local schoolchildren. Aden Troyer made the trip up from Juniata Co. to lead the group. We were on the property of the local Beagle Club and and adjacent farm. In a brushy, fairly open area, Aden located a very cooperative Yellow- breasted Chat. All the folks present got to see it well. Interestingly, Chats are a very difficult bird to find in Clinton County. I learned of some anecdotal information that Chats was found in this area in the early 1990's but no records since. It's likely breeding here and I'll be revisting the location. Aden pulled another hat trick when at our last stop at a woodland pond, he spotted a Prothonotary Warbler which soon disappeared. This is a first county record for Clinton. It is possible that the Prothonotary was a migrant but it was in promising habitat and will also be revisited when the rain lets up. Wayne Laubscher Lock Haven Clinton Co. wlaubsch AT kcnet.org "Owl be back" Subject: 12 Warblers; Beechwood; Allegheny County From: Richard Nugent <rmnugent AT EXCITE.COM> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 12:03:46 -0400 I birded a couple hours this morning at Beechwood and came up with 12 species of warblers. After watching the radar, I decided that the rain was almost over and I headed out. I birded in light drizzle for 15 minutes and when the rain did stop the warblers appeared. The best warbler was a Wilson's Warbler and it was also very nice to see a Yellow-throated Vireo. Below is my list of warblers and the vireo in the order encountered: Y R Warbler Common Yellowthroat Blk Thr Green Warbler Hooded Warbler Blk Thr Blue Warbler B&W Warbler Ch Sided Warbler Amer Redstart Yellow Warbler Wilson's Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo Mag Warbler Blue-winged Warbler Best Regards .... Richard Nugent Hampton Township, Allegheny County _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! Subject: Blue Jays out the wazoo From: "Povse, Sandra" <povses AT ES.MARYWOOD.EDU> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 11:58:08 -0400 After hardly having one blue jay all winter and spring, there are at least a dozen fattening up on suet and seed in my yard. I thought I remember reading something about the jays disappearing for some reason. It is curious. If convenient, some thoughts or info, please. Thank you, Sandra Povse Honesdale, Wayne CO Subject: Juniata County - American Woodcock From: Chad Kauffman <chadkauffman AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 11:49:28 -0400 hello all after making another trip to the flooded field to see if anything new was showing, I took my girlfriends youngest girl, mackenzie osborne, along for some evening birding. We struck out looking for the bitterns or herons at Kratzers wetlands. We went to back mountain road to listen for whip poor wills, but weren't able to hear any. We did have many American Woodcock flying and making noises, so she enjoyed that. We went a few more places, but only had more woodcock. here are some more pictures of the shorebirds Mac took for me. http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/chadkauffy/Birds/DSC01698.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/chadkauffy/Birds/DSC01700.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/chadkauffy/Birds/DSC01702.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/chadkauffy/Birds/DSC01703.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/chadkauffy/Birds/DSC01707.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/chadkauffy/Birds/DSC01711.jpg Chad Kauffman Mifflintown, PA ############################ ### www.juniatacounty.com ###### #####Get a free quote now###### ############################ Subject: Monroe County: Rose Breasted Grosbeaks From: kendall <kendall AT ENTER.NET> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 11:43:04 -0400 I have had up to 4 male Rose Breasted Grosbeaks at my feeders, along with some females. A nice Indigo Bunting has come around for bird seed. Subject: Bittern, Newberry Twnshp, York county From: Jason Miller <Millerellim AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 10:58:46 EDT This morning,Friday the 9th, had a Bittern walking around the pond edge. Great to see, since there are no reeds. Also a Double-crested Cormorant in the pond. Jason Miller Newberry Township, York County millerellim AT aol.com **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) Subject: Dunlin, Ruddy Duck, Northampton County From: Dustin Welch <dwelch5951 AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 09:48:37 -0400 May 9, 2008 Hanoverville Rd., Northampton County DUNLIN 1 breeding plumage Least Sandpiper 1 Gremar Rd., Upper Nazareth Twp. Ruddy Duck 1 drake continues in detention pond (first seen 5/4) Least and Spotted Sandpipers Green Pond and Christian Springs Rd both held the following: Least and Solitary Sandpipers, both Yellowlegs. Bird on, Dustin Welch Whitehall, Lehigh County Subject: Singing in the rain, Pittsburgh From: "Kate St.John" <kstjohn001 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 05:39:46 -0700 In Schenley Park this morning: Wood Thrush Ovenbird Rose-breasted Grosbeak Song Sparrow Baltimore Oriole Red-eyed Vireo Subject: Jordan Creek Parkway (Lehigh) From: "Hopkins,Jeffrey A." <HOPKINJA AT AIRPRODUCTS.COM> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 08:07:26 -0400 I was able to get into Jordan last evening before the cyclists and the frisbee-bozos showed up and had a quite productive walk. Baltimore orioles, house wrens, and great crested flycatchers were very vocal; wood thrush were less so, but I did hear and see a few. Migrant warblers included northern waterthrush, black-throated blue, yellow-rumped, common yellowthroat, and several ovenbirds. Non-warblers included scarlet tanager, blue-gray gnatcatcher, rose-breasted grosbeak, veery, belted kingfisher, red-eyed vireos, and chimney swifts. Surprisingly, there was no warbling vireo at the tennis court parking lot. They're usually quite reliable there. Maybe it's still to early? Good birding, Jeff Hopkins Whitehall Subject: PA Migration Count...tomorrow, Saturday 10 May! From: Bill Etter <esbittern AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 06:07:07 -0400 Hi everyone, A final reminder...the 24 hour PA Migration Count (PAMC) starts at midnight tonight! Please help out! If you don't know how it works yet, here it is in a nutshell: pick a place (a yard, park, state forest, gameland, whatever...) count all the birds you see/hear, keep track of your field hours, and report the information. The 2008 PAMC form (Excel file) is available for download here: http://pa.audubon.org/PAMC_Form2008.xls If the above link doesn't work for you, let me know and i can get a form to you later. If you have last year's form, that works too. Or make your own form. Or forward a report via eBird http://ebird.org/content/index.html . Lots of options! With all the great birds being reported to the list over the past few days, i'm really looking forward to spending the day outside tomorrow! I hope EVERYONE who goes birding in Pennsylvania on Saturday will take the time to help collect data!!! If any last minute questions, let me know and i'll try to get back to you asap. Good luck and have fun! See ya later, Bill Etter PAMC Coordinator 1030 Old Bethlehem Rd #2 Perkasie, PA 18944 215.964.3613 esbittern AT verizon.net The 2008 PAMC form (Excel file) is available for download here: http://pa.audubon.org/PAMC_Form2008.xls Subject: Eastern PA Birdline: 5/8/2008 From: Dave DeReamus <becard AT RCN.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 22:47:00 -0400 - RBA * Pennsylvania * Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity * May 8, 2008 * PAEA0805.08 - Birds mentioned YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT RED-HEADED WOODPECKER GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER MISSISSIPPI KITE LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE - Transcript Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline Date: May 8th at 10:00 PM Phone Number: (610) 252-3455 To Report by Phone: Call (610) 252-3455, press the (*) key and leave your message. To Report by E-Mail: Send to becard AT 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 Thursday, more often when necessary. You can visit the Lehigh Valley Audubon Society Website at http://www.lehigh.edu/~bcm0/lvas.html. You can visit my 'Eastern PA Birding' Website for photos and information at http://users.rcn.com/becard/home.html. This is Dave DeReamus, for the Eastern PA Birdline, sponsored by the Lehigh Valley Audubon Society, recorded on May 8th at 10:00 PM. There will be a field trip to the Jordan Creek Parkway on May 10th. Meet at the tennis courts parking lot off Lehnert Road / Scherersville Road at 7:30 AM. Trip leader will be Alan Jennings. There will also be a field trip to the Monocacy Nature Center on May 11th. Meet at the Illick's Mill Road parking lot at the park at 7:30 AM. Trip leader will be Pauline Morris. Next week's field trips are to Leaser Lake on May 17th and to either the Lehigh Canal towpath near Freemansburg or Green Pond on May 18th. Details will be in next week's update. 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". NOW FOR THE BIRDS! Sightings from JACOBSBURG STATE PARK, Northampton County included: YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT - 1 on 5/6 Hooded Warbler - 1 on 5/3 and 5/4 Lincoln's Sparrows - 5 on 5/7. Also Common Merganser, Black-billed Cuckoo, and White-eyed Vireo. Sightings from the GREEN POND area, Northampton County included: Green-winged Teal - 2 on 5/3 Semipalmated Plovers - 4 on 5/8 Wilson's Snipe - 1 on 5/8 Lesser Black-backed Gulls - 107 on 5/3; 13 on 5/8. Also Green Heron. Sightings from the MONOCACY NATURE CENTER, Northampton County included: Black-billed Cuckoo and Least Flycatcher. Sightings from the NORTHAMPTON area, Northampton County included: RED-HEADED WOODPECKER - 1 on 5/6. Sightings from the KUNKLETOWN area, Monroe County included: GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH - 1 on 5/4 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER - 1 on 5/4 Lincoln's Sparrow - 1 on 5/4. Also Common Raven. Sightings from NORTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP, Lehigh County included: MISSISSIPPI KITE - 1 on 5/7 ('fly-by' at the Treichlers Bridge near Laury's Station). Cerulean Warbler - 1 on 5/7. Sightings from GREEN LANE RESERVOIR, Montgomery County included: At the Church Road area: Dunlin - 3 on 5/3. Sightings from the JORDAN CREEK PARKWAY, Lehigh County included: Lincoln's Sparrow - 1 on 5/6. Sightings from the UNAMI CREEK VALLEY, Montgomery County included: Swainson's Thrushes - 3 on 5/5. Also Tennessee Warbler. Sightings from the PERKASIE area, Bucks County included: LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE - 1 on 5/5 (near the bridge over the Perkiomen Creek on Callowhill Road). Birds noted at several sites this past week included Lesser Yellowlegs, Spotted, Solitary and Least Sandpiper, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Great Crested Flycatcher, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Veery, Wood Thrush, Gray Catbird, Red-eyed, Blue-headed, and Yellow-throated Vireo, Indigo Bunting, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Scarlet Tanager, Baltimore and Orchard Oriole, and warblers that included Yellow, Yellow-rumped, Nashville, Prairie, Blue-winged, Blackburnian, Black-and-white, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Worm-eating, Magnolia, Chestnut-sided, Ovenbird, Northern Parula, American Redstart, and Common Yellowthroat. - End transcript Subject: Cliff Jones From: Scott Weidensaul <scottweidensaul AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 22:44:56 -0400 I'm forwarding another remembrance of Cliff Jones, on behalf of Nate Dias of the Cape Romain (NC) Bird Observatory. Scott Weidensaul Schuylkill Haven, PA >====================================== >Dear Pennsylvania birders, > >The majority of you do not know me and have never heard of me. > >However, I have dedicated my life to bird and wildlife conservation. > >Neither this, nor my birding career, would have occurred had it not >been for Cliff Jones. > >I first met Cliff back in the late 1980s when his son Martin first >joined the College of Charleston as a math professor. I had Martin >for some classes, and he knew I was a nature enthusiast who knew the >local fields and forests. So he asked if I could help his dad see >Red-cockaded Woodpeckers during one of Cliff's visits to Charleston, >SC. > >I did some research, contacted biologists at the Francis Marion >National Forest, and drove Cliff out to pursue the target bird. > >During the course of 2 outings, we found Red-cockaded Woodpeckers >and many other birds as well. > >Cliff's ability to ID distant birds and bird vocalizations astounded me. > >From that time on I have been hooked. > >In later years, Cliff watched as my birding abilities and travels >grew. He was a wonderful source of encouragement and advice. He >also nudged me toward conservation issues, since our birding pastime >depends on conservation so very much. One of my great regrets in >life was not being able to go on one of Cliff's trips to Churchill, >Manitoba. > >There are doubtless hundreds or thousands of people like me who >Cliff inspired and brought into birding. Our collective effect on >the world is huge - as was Cliff's. > >Cliff Jones was a credit to Pennsylvania, to >birder-conservationists, and to the notion that "conservative" and >"conservation" are not mutually exclusive. > >He will be sorely missed, but never forgotten. > >Sincerely, > >Nathan Dias >--- >Executive Director >Cape Romain Bird Observatory >http://www.crbo.net/ Subject: Venango From: Kathie Goodblood <bhns AT CSONLINE.NET> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 22:05:23 -0400 Kahle Lake 300 terns, about 5 Ven. County years worth of terns dropped in briefly, of the lingerers there were 53 common & 2 Forsters 1 black-bellied plover, rare here 1 long-tailed duck, late Buttermilk Hill 1 merlin Jerry Stanley Buttermilk Hill Nature Sanctuary 170 Keith Lane Franklin, PA 16323 bhns AT csonline.net 814-432-4496 Subject: Struble Trail, Chester Co. 5/08/08 From: Holly Merker <HCybelle AT AOL.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 20:50:38 EDT Hello Pa Birders, Colleen Cranney and I were happy to find a singing male Cerulean along the Struble Trail in Downingtown this afternoon. The bird was singing from an area where Ceruleans have been noted for the past several years along the trail. This would be south of where Dowlin Forge Road crosses over the trail, and before the mile marker number four. The bird was actively tree hopping, and singing from the tops of trees on both sides of the trail. His continuous movement made him easy to spot. Interestingly, at one point the bird engaged in a mid-air fight with a male Northern Parula, which is also singing in the same vicinity. Other birds seen or heard today were: Canada Goose 7 American Black Duck 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Acadian Flycatcher 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Yellow-throated Vireo 3 Warbling Vireo 4 Blue Jay 5 Carolina Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Carolina Wren 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 8 Veery 2 Wood Thrush 3 American Robin 5 Gray Catbird 7 Northern Mockingbird 2 Northern Parula 3 Yellow Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Cerulean Warbler 1 American Redstart 4 Common Yellowthroat 1 Scarlet Tanager 1 Chipping Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 6 Baltimore Oriole 5 House Finch 1 American Goldfinch 6 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Good birding, Holly Merker Downingtown, Pennsylvania _HCybelle AT aol.com_ (mailto:HCybelle AT aol.com) **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) Subject: Great Crested Flycathcer - Chester County From: JUDITH STOLTZFUS <stoltzfus1 AT PRODIGY.NET> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 17:41:55 -0700 Hi All, Yesterday morning I heard the Great Crested Flycatcher in our woods for the first time. It was calling again today. The Rose-breasted Grossbeaks are at our feeders daily. Happy Birding, Judith Stoltzfus Parkesburg, Chester County, Pa Subject: Help From: Audrey Manspeaker <harpyeagle AT ATT.NET> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 00:11:08 +0000 Dear Friends, I am going to be moving, and I want to sign off this wonderful list serve 'til the dust settles and it's not working. How do I do it? I did it once before, but can't find the magic spell. Thanks. Audrey Manspeaker Womelsdorf, Berks Co. Subject: Blue Marsh and Bern Twp., Berks County From: Joan Silagy <jsilagy AT EPIX.NET> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 20:08:50 -0400 May 7, 2008, Blue Marsh Bald Eagle, 1 adult, 1 immature Black-crowned Night Heron, 1 Prairie Warbler American Red-start Yellow Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat White-eyed Vireo Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Orchard Oriole Baltimore Oriole Great Crested Flycatcher Eastern Towhee Wood Thrush Scarlet Tanagers Rose-breasted Grosbeaks Indigo Buntings White-crowned Sparrows and many of the more common species May 8, 2008, Blue Marsh No Aechmorphorus Grebe although I checked several times Common Loon, 1 Caspian Tern, 2 Least Sandpipers Spotted Sandpipers Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper At my home in Bern Twp, many Gray Catbirds, 7 to 10 of them at the feeders at one time. Baltimore Orioles, several, and they and the Catbirds are "pigging" out on fruit, beef suet and suet cakes. I'm running out of apples and oranges so I put watermelon out and the orioles, catbirds and Red-bellied Woodpeckers just love it. I watched as the oriole inserted his bill into it and drank like he would from an oriole feeder. Some days Rose-breasted Grosbeaks at the feeders and today my first male Indigo Bunting at the feeder. Male and female Eastern Towhees and Brown Thrashers are steady visitors. At least 16 Blue Jays are making short work of bird seed and also hitting the suet. A local Cooper's hawk sent them all scurrying yesterday. Chipping and Field Sparrows daily visitors, chickadees and robins nesting in the yard and across the street, Eastern Bluebirds nesting. One lone turkey continues to visit me daily although he looks like he's met his match more than once and is in really shabby shape. No trophy in him. Downy, Red-belly and Hairy Woodpeckers, White-breasted Nuthatch, Northern Flicker and Tufted Titmouse all nesting in my woods. Joan Silagy and Sidney Leesport, PA Subject: Kingbirds and Blackburnian Warbler (Ind. Co) From: Marcy Cunkelman <cunkmar AT PTD.NET> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 19:33:08 -0400 Hi All, A nice rain today and it didn't seem to bother the birds in the yard...I couldn't really get out, but know there were warblers down in the woods...heard Yellow, Yellow-rumped, Common Yellowthroat, Redstarts, Hooded and then when I went to get the mail, a male Blackburnian(1st for spring) was in the Butterfly Garden. Checked the Bluebird box and we have 4 babies, came back to the house and watched the 4 baby Robins being fed. They seem to grow overnight and can't believe how they fit in the nest after they squeeze back together after being fed and "changed" (poop sac taken by adult)...Mom Robin has been keeping them warm and dry inbetween feedings... I saw 2 Kingbirds (First of year) at the top of the "feeder" Maple tree right by the house...they stayed there for a while and then it started raining and I needed to get back in the house...nice to look out and see the nice variety of birds. Scarlet Tanagers were very vocal today... The female Baltimore Orioles are now busily stripping the fibers off the milkweed stems I saved from last year's plants and flying in different parts of the yard...wasn't able to follow to see exactly where, but hopefully this weekend I will be able to check things out...on Sunday....if I'm not too tired from the Migratory count...It is going to be very hard to see the birds...even the oak leaves are out farther than I remember this time of year. Has anyone else noticed the sassafras blossoms this year? Looks like it could be a good year for fruit. I had never seen fruit on sassafras until a few years ago..the birds loved them and they disappeared very quickly. So far the fruit berry trees and shrubs looks like a good year...much better than last year when we had the killing frost. Hope to get out in the morning for the warblers... Marcy Cunkelman Clarksburg PA Conemaugh Twp. Indiana Co. Subject: Warbling Vireo, Westmoreland Co From: "Douglas A. Bauman" <tr1045 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 19:07:00 -0400 Forgot to mention that I also heard, REALLY HEARD, and saw, a very vocal Warbling Vireo at Saint Vincent Lake, Latrobe, PA yesterday: http://www.flickr.com/photos/javadoug/2476305529/ What a wonderful warbling sound, truly like the name implies. And this fellow was easily heard and vociferous! In fact, there were several of them there at different locations along either the lake or the St. Vincent treatment areas next to their Environmental Education Center. -- Douglas A. Bauman, Westmoreland County Subject: Green Pond, Northampton County From: Dave DeReamus <becard AT RCN.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 18:50:32 -0400 Hi all, This afternoon's stop at the flooded fields by Green Pond produced an increasing variety of shorebirds. 4 Semipalmated Plovers 7 Lesser Yellowlegs 8 Solitary Sandpipers 3 Spotted Sandpipers 1 Wilson's Snipe 51 Least Sandpipers 13 Lesser Black-backed Gulls 1 Eastern Kingbird. Unfortunately, one of the young LBBG's had a large fishing lure hooked in its bill. Good birding, Dave DeReamus 'Eastern PA Birdline' Compiler Easton, PA becard -at- rcn.com Eastern PA Birding: http://users.rcn.com/becard/home.html My PicasaWeb Albums: http://picasaweb.google.com/becard57 Subject: Black Terns -- Allegheny County From: Geoff Malosh <pomarine AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 18:31:49 -0400 I just found 2 Black Terns flying around the Main Pond at Bald Knob Road. Geoff Malosh ...in the field... Subject: Scarlet Tanager, Jordan Parkway Lehigh County From: Kathy <pabirder AT PTD.NET> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 16:46:40 -0400 I neglectd to mentioned the Scarlet Tanager I heard at Jordan Parkway on Tues evening. I was unable to locate it in the dense foliage across the creek but the distinctive call chip burrr was ovbious. Baltimore Oriole was present there as well as inthe Lehigh Parkway this week. Kathy Stagl Emmaus, PA Subject: Hummingbirds From: Herbert Flavell <herb1013 AT EPIX.NET> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 16:20:27 -0400 I thought everyone would be interested to know that there are 2 male Hummingbirds here at Bonnie Dell farm in Susquehanna County.They were both fighting over the deck feeder. The Turkeys have also taken up residence here. They came out from under the Spruce trees as I watched this morning. Herb Flavell,Gods Knob, Milk Can Corners, Franklin Twsp.,Susquehanna County &Br38 NALC www.angelfire.com/pa/bonniedellfarm Subject: Possible Blackpoll Warbler in Levittown, Lower Bucks Garden From: Patricia Rossi <circus_cyaneus AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 15:09:07 -0500 Greetings! For the past few mornings, I have been hearing what sounds like a Blackpoll Warbler in my garden. Had a Baltimore Oriole visit today. Patricia Rossi Levittown, Lower Bucks circus_cyaneus AT verizon.net Subject: Conejohela Flats, Lancaster County, 8 May 2008 From: Bob Schutsky <info AT BIRDTREKS.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 15:01:29 -0400 Dear PABirders, I birded the Conejohela Flats on Thursday morning from 8 AM until noon. There were a few small showers and heavy WNW winds, but no storms. Water level was moderate. I found 8 species of shorebirds today: Black-bellied Plover, 1 Semipalmated Plover, 19 Killdeer, 1 Greater Yellowlegs, 4 Lesser Yellowlegs, 5 Spotted Sandpiper, 39 Least Sandpiper, 67 Dunlin, 5 flock of unidentified peeps (Least or Semipalmated Sandpipers), 14 Additional highlights include: Bald Eagle, 13 (2 adult, 11 imm) Osprey, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 1 adult male that buzzed Gull Island and chased up all of the shorebirds and swallows. I did not see it catch anything. Common Loon, 3 unidentified sterna terns, 2 Prothonotary Warbler, 2 On my way to the Flats I passed through Willow Street, Lancaster County, at about 7 PM. As I approached the Kendig Square Shopping Center, a single Eurasian Collared-Dove flew in from the NW and landed on the top of a utility pole. The pole is at the extreme SE corner of the shopping center, or at the NE intersection of Kendig Drive and PA 272 N. Chuck Chalfant was serching for the Collared-Dove later this morning and I looked briefly on my way home, without success. The square lights on top of high poles in the shopping center parking lot would make absolutely perfect perches for this species. Sincerely, BOB SCHUTSKY -- BIRD TREKS--Quality Worldwide Birding Tours 216 Spring Lane Peach Bottom, PA USA 17563-4008 WEB SITE: www.birdtreks.com VOICE: 717-548-3303 FAX: 717-548-3327 E-MAIL: info AT birdtreks.com Subject: Lancaster Co. 5 Flycatchers, 11 Warblers From: Drew Weber <drewweber AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 13:47:14 -0400 Birded Lancaster County Central Park this morning and while there was not that much activity, the birds I found were worth it. Definite highlight was the the Olive-sided Flycatcher (phonescoped picture) that I came across perched in the very top of a tree. Other highlights- Eastern Wood-Pewee- 2 Eastern Kingbird- 6 Great Crested Flycatcher- 2 Eastern Phoebe- 2 Hooded Warbler- 1 Magnolia Warbler- 2 Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1 American Redstart- 1 Ovenbird- 5 Black-throated Blue Warbler- 2 Black-throated Green Warbler- 2 Yellow-throated Warbler- 1 Yellow Warbler- 2 Common Yellowthroat- 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler- 4 Drew Weber Bird in Hand, PA Subject: Audubon Beechwood Migration From: "Brian D. Shema" <bshema AT ASWP.ORG> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 13:07:50 -0400 PA Birders, Today marked the best migration day this season at Beechwood. Although rainy, birds were very active and most were singing. Spent about 1.5 hours on the trails between the facilities and the treehouse off of Spring Hollow Trail. Was joined by Betsey Owens and Bob VanNewkirk as well as two of our educators at various times. Turned up 17 species of warblers, Red-eyed Vireo, lots of tanagers, grosbeaks, orioles and buntings. Warblers included (in no particular order): Hooded, Yellow, Black-throated Green, Black-throated Blue, Amer. Redstart, Com. Yellowthroat, Chestnut-sided, Bay-breasted, Yellow-rumped, Black and white, Blue-winged, GOLDEN-WINGED, Nashville, Palm, N. PARULA, Blackburnian and Tennessee. Dipped on Magnolia, normally abundant here in migration. Never saw the Golden-winged but it was in the upper fields area. I hope I didn't miss seeing a Lawrence's or Brewster's! Put on your rain jacket and get out there, if you haven't already! Brian Brian D. Shema | Director of Conservation Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve Todd Nature Reserve 614 Dorseyville Road Pittsburgh PA 15238 (412) 963-6100 X 25 www.aswp.org Subject: Juniata County Shorebirds From: Chad Kauffman <chadkauffman AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 12:42:17 -0400 hello all thanks to all who helped ID some of the birds last night. I am not good at many bird ID's and shorebirds is probably my worst. today Aden Troyer and I went out to the flooded pond outside of Oakland Mills and saw the following 3 Greater Yellowlegs 2 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 Spotted Sandpiper 3 Solitary Sandpiper 6 Lesser Yellowlegs 3 Killdeer I didn't have a camera along since I didn't think we were making a run anywhere, I just had to drop off some papers to Aden and he twisted my arm to go look again. :) ############################ ### www.juniatacounty.com ###### #####Get a free quote now###### ############################ Subject: Northampton Co. migrants From: Betsy Mescavage <amkestrel AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 12:00:47 -0400 A nice morning walk in a gentle spring rain yielded lots of migrants. Most notable, to me at least, were Yellow-throated vireo, Northern Parula and a first year male Orchard Oriole. All birds were first heard and then I was able to locate them. The Parula was singing continuously and I never noticed before today that parts of the song, other than the upscale buzzy zip, sound similar to Black-throated Blue (my favorite warbler). Got great looks at the Parula. Betsy Mescavage E.Allen Twp. Seemsville Northampton Co. Subject: 13 Species of Shorebirds in Cumberland County.... From: Andrew Markel <pabirdman007 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 11:35:34 -0400 As heavy rains pelted the roof during the middle of the night, I couldn't help but smile at thought of shorebirds dropping out of the sky and landing on Mud Level Road. Sure enough there was a great variety of shorebirds along Mud Level Road, in the flooded fields. The following birds of interest were observed; 1 Glossy Ibis 3 Black-bellied Plovers 5 Semipalmated Plovers 7 Killdeer 1 SANDERLING 1 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 White-rumped Sandpiper 30+ Least Sandpipers 5+ Semipalmated Sandpipers 1 Spotted Sandpiper 15+ Solitary Sandpipers 3 Short-billed Dowitchers Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs 2 Ring-billed Gulls Northern Harrier American Pipits Eastern Meadowlark Purple Martins Good birding, Andrew Markel pabirdman007 AT hotmail.com Newburg, PA Subject: Chat - Crawford County From: "Thomas C. Nicolls" <tcnicolls AT ALLTEL.NET> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 09:38:59 -0400 On Wednesday afternoon I had a Yellow-breasted Chat singing in a Multiflora Rose tangle on my farm for about half an hour in Spring Township Crawford Co. Clare Nicolls tcnicolls AT alltel.net Springboro, PA Subject: Extralimital: Wood Sandpiper still present From: Margaret Higbee <bcoriole AT ALLTEL.NET> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 08:55:23 -0400 I just received a phone call from Kevin Georg who was watching the Wood Sandpiper this morning. It is still in the same area. Margaret Higbee Indiana, PA bcoriole AT alltel.net Subject: Re: ID please, Wader, Westmoreland Co. From: "Douglas A. Bauman" <tr1045 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 08:41:25 -0400 Thanks all for bearing with this novice wader/water birder. Even though I've been birding for decades, believe it or not this is the first Spotted Sandpiper that I've ever knowingly seen. I mostly bird song birds, mostly while hiking or riding my bike. I don't generally go around water. Doug Bauman On 5/8/08, Douglas A. Bauman wrote: > > I'm not at all familiar with water birds. Can someone help me ID this > lovely little > bird that I saw yesterday at Saint Vincent Lake, Westmoreland Co. > He was surprisingly small > http://www.flickr.com/photos/javadoug/2475884984/ > > Thanks. > > -- > Douglas A. Bauman, Westmoreland County > > -- Douglas A. Bauman, Westmoreland County "And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything."-- William Shakespeare As You Like It ! http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plots/asups.html (Duke Senior had his dukedom stolen, nevertheless he finds good in everything; and out in the woods and forest, no less) http://shakespeare.mit.edu/asyoulikeit/full.html Subject: Eurasian Collared-Dove, Lancaster County 5-8-08 From: Cheryl Amico <tamico AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 12:27:05 +0000 PABirds, Eurasian Collared-Dove: Willow Street, PA Bob Schutsky called while I was on my way home from work this morning around 7 a.m. On the way tothe Flats for his shorebird survey he had a Eurasian Collared Dove at the SE corner of Kendig Square Shopping Center in Willow Street. It was along the Willow Street Pike (Route 272 North) in West Lampeter Township. This is about 5 miles south of Lancaster City. -- Tom Amico 1023 Penny Road Holtwood, PA 17532 484-429-8224 tamico AT comcast.net Subject: Delaware Valley RBA, 8 May 2008 From: Stephen Kacir <rba AT DVOC.ORG> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 04:34:04 -0700 - RBA * PA, NJ, DE * Delaware Valley: Southeast PA, Central/Southern NJ & DE * PADV0805.08 * May 8, 2008 - Birds Mentioned Clark's Grebe ++ Anhinga ++ Swallow-tailed Kite + Swallow-tailed Kite +++ Mississippi Kite ++ Yellow Rail + Wood Sandpiper +++ Eurasian Collared-dove + Fork-tailed Flycatcher + Loggerhead Shrike + Loggerhead Shrike ++ + (Details requested by NJBRC) ++ (Details requested by PORC) +++ (Details requested by DERC) Common Loon Great Cormorant American Bittern Least Bittern Tricolored Heron Cattle Egret Yellow-crowned Night-heron Common Eider Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Common Goldeneye Red-breasted Merganser Broad-winged Hawk Merlin Ruffed Grouse Northern Bobwhite Black Rail King Rail Virginia Rail American Golden-plover Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Black-necked Stilt Whimbrel Marbled Godwit Red Knot White-rumped Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Parasitic Jaeger Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Caspian Tern Roseate Tern Black Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Barred Owl Long-eared Owl Chuck-will's-widow Whip-poor-will Red-headed Woodpecker Olive-sided Flycatcher Acadian Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Yellow-throated Vireo Bank Swallow Cliff Swallow Red-breasted Nuthatch Gray-cheeked Thrush Swainson's Thrush Golden-winged Warbler Tennessee Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Sutton's Warbler Cape May Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Prairie Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Kentucky Warbler Hooded Warbler Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Summer Tanager Vesper Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Blue Grosbeak Bobolink Purple Finch Pine Siskin - Transcript Hotline: Delaware Valley Rare Bird Alert Email reports to: rba AT dvoc.org Compilers: Steve Kacir and Tony Croasdale -- Delaware Valley Ornithological Club Phone: (215) 240-7547 URL: http://www.dvoc.org/RBA/Current/Active/Index.htm Welcome to the Delaware Valley Rare Bird Alert, a service provided by the joint efforts of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club (DVOC), covering the Delaware Valley Region of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. I'm Steve Kacir your guide for birding in the Greater Philadelphia Region. For May 7, 2008 we highlight reports of WOOD SANDPIPER in Sussex County, DE; a possible CLARK'S GREBE in Berks County, PA; ANHINGAS in Chester County, PA; SWALLOW-TAILED KITES in Monmouth, NJ and Sussex County, DE; MISSISSIPPI KITE in Lehigh County, PA; YELLOW RAIL in Cumberland County, NJ; EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE in Cumberland County, NJ; possible FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER in Monmouth County, NJ; LOGGERHEAD SHRIKES in Monmouth County, NJ and Bucks County, PA. Remember to check out our website for additional content and information: http://www.dvoc.org/RBA/Current/Active/Index.htm FOR NEW JERSEY: Cape May County: A RUFF was at The Nature Conservancy's Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge on May 7, and a Reeve (female RUFF) was there on May 5. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was at the refuge on May 6. PIPING PLOVERS were on the beach at Cape May Point State Park and the Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge. A ROSEATE TERN was at the St Peter's Jetty on May 4, and up to 3 COMMON EIDERS were seen in the Cape May Point area through May 7. The rips off Cape May Point have attracted PARASITIC JAEGERS through the week. Highlights from Higbee Beach WMA this week included BLUE GROSBEAKS and NASHVILLE WARBLER. The Rea Farm had BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER and BLUE GROSBEAKS. The Villas WMA hosted PINE SISKIN and PROTHONOTARY WARBLER; the Villas WMA RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were noted through May 4. A BOBOLINK was at the Woodcock Trail of Cape May NWR on May 4. This week's highlights from Belleplain State Forest included SUMMER TANAGERS, ACADIAN FLYCATCHER, PROTHONOTARY, KENTUCKY, WORM-EATING and HOODED WARBLERS. CATTLE EGRETS were at the Eastern Shore Nursing Home and the Cape May County Park and Zoo on May 4. A CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW called from Reeds Beach Rd on May 4. Jake's Landing had a calling YELLOW RAIL on May 1, and BLACK RAILS on May 4. A KING RAIL, VIRGINIA RAILS and LEAST BITTERNS were at Cedar Swamp Creek on May 5. Nummy's Island had a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, WHIMBREL and RED KNOT on May 4, while the Hereford Inlet area hosted SURF SCOTER and TRICOLORED HERON. Nearly 300 WHIMBREL were at Nummy's Island on May 7. A MARBLED GODWIT was at Two Mile Landing that day, while RED KNOTS were at the Two Mile Beach Unit of Cape May NWR. Cumberland County: On May 4, WHIP-POOR-WILL and VIRGINIA RAILS called from Turkey Point Wildlife Area at the Glades Wildlife Refuge. That day, a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was at the Robinstown Rd area. On May 2, a SUMMER TANAGER and WORM-EATING WARBLER were at the Paynter's Crossing/Railroad Ave area. A EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was found along Valatia Ave in Millville on May 4. Atlantic County: Edwin B Forsythe NWR's Brigantine Division had a GLAUCOUS GULL in the marsh north of the dike just before leaving the dike at Jen's Trail on May 3. Other sightings from the refuge that day included MARBLED GODWIT and 53 WHIMBREL. A BLUE GROSBEAK appeared in Port Republic on May 4. Monmouth County: A probable FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER was near the Sandy Hook Coast Guard Base on May 6. That day, a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE and a WILSON'S PHALAROPE were found near Fisherman's Trail, and the PHALAROPE was seen again on May 7. Sandy Hook boasted ROSEATE TERNS through May 7. The ROSEATES were reported from the bay across from the Sandy Hook Bird Observatory, the sandbar north of Plum Island, North Beach, and the False Hook area on May 3. Other notable sightings from Sandy Hook this week included 8 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, BLACK TERN, AMERICAN BITTERN, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, BANK SWALLOWS, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, CAPE MAY WARBLER and YELLOW-THROATED VIREO. Sandy Hook had 17 species of warbler on May 4, including YELLOW- THROATED, BAY-BREASTED and WORM-EATING WARBLERS. The Sandy Hook Migration Watch had a high count of 58 MERLINS on May 4. A SWALLOW-TAILED KITE flew by the Migration Watch on May 2. A BARRED OWL called from the Rusty Barn area on May 1. On May 3, Sandy Hook's False Hook area at the end of Fisherman's Trail had PIPING PLOVERS. On May 4, a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER was at Natco Lake. That day, Allaire State Park had YELLOW-THROATED VIREO; CAPE MAY, CANADA and HOODED WARBLERS. Burlington County: This week, Palmyra Cove Nature Park had COMMON GOLDENEYE and at least 16 species of warbler including WILSON'S, WORM-EATING, HOODED and BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS. That day, there were BLUE GROSBEAKS at the Chatsworth section of Franklin Parker Preserve. The Hawkins Rd area had PROTHONOTARY, HOODED and WORM-EATING WARBLERS. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was at Riversedge Park on May 3. Brightview Farm had BOBOLINKS, GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS and SUMMER TANAGER on May 6. Salem County: On May 4, BOBOLINKS were at Featherbed Lane and CATTLE EGRETS were at Compromise Rd. Gloucester County: A CASPIAN TERN was at the High Hill Rd Marsh area on May 1, and Raccoon Island had 2 GREAT CORMORANTS that day. A NORTHERN BOBWHITE was at Riverwinds on May 3. Glassboro Woods WMA had HOODED, WORM-EATING, KENTUCKY and PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS. Camden County: A WORM-EATING WARBLER and YELLOW-THROATED VIREO were at the Stafford Trails in Vorhees Twp on May 4. A BOBOLINK was at the Stafford Farm in Vorhees on May 5. KENTUCKY WARBLERS were at Winslow WMA on May 1. Mercer County: Baldpate Mountain had eBird reports of OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER and KENTUCKY WARBLER on May 2. A HOODED WARBLER was at Princeton Institute Woods on May 7. Somerset County: Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve had BLUE GROSBEAKS, VESPER SPARROWS and GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS on May 5. Hunterdon County: On May 3, Spruce Run Reservoir had nearly 50 COMMON LOONS, PURPLE FINCHES, SUMMER TANAGER and 15 species of warbler including TENNESSEE and GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS. Warren County: Old Mine Rd had 20 species of warblers on May 4, including CERULEAN, CANADA, HOODED and WORM-EATING WARBLERS. A BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER was near Merril Creek Reservoir on May 4. FOR DELAWARE: New Castle County: This week, Brandywine Creek State Park had YELLOW-THROATED VIREO and 23 species of warbler including WORM-EATING, KENTUCKY, HOODED and BLACKPOLL WARBLERS. On May 3, White Clay Creek State Park hosted YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, ACADIAN FLYCATCHER and 13 species of warbler including WILSON'S WARBLER. On May 1, the Meadows Tract of Blackbird State Forest had HOODED and KENTUCKY WARBLERS. Alapocas Woods Park had SWAINSON'S THRUSH on May 7. A KING RAIL called from Grier's Pond on May 4. Kent County: On May 4, Bombay Hook NWR had 35-50 RED KNOTS at Shearness Pool. Other highlights from Bombay Hook that day included BLUE GROSBEAKS and BLACK-NECKED STILTS. Killens Pond State Park had a SUMMER TANAGER on May 5. Sussex County: A WOOD SANDPIPER was found at the Broadkill Impoundments of Prime Hook NWR on May 5, and was still present in the area on May 8. The WOOD SANDPIPER was found on the right side of the impoundment, and was observed from the second pull-out after the nearly ninety degree turn at the gated Island Farm Rd. On May 4, Prime Hook NWR had 18 species of warbler including YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT; WORM- EATING, PROTHONOTARY, HOODED and BLACKPOLL WARBLERS. Trap Pond State Park had a SWALLOW-TAILED KITE on May 3, and another SWALLOW-TAILED KITE was seen from the Cape Henlopen State Park Hawk Watch on May 7. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was found on State Forest Rd, a mile north of Seashore Highway in the Redden State Forest Area. The RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen as recently as May 7, when it was 1.8 miles south of Deer Forest Rd. The DuPont Nature Center had RED KNOTS and a TRICOLORED HERON on May 4. On May 7, Abbott's Mill Nature Center had ACADIAN FLYCATCHER, BLUE GROSBEAK, HOODED and PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS. On May 4, Milford Neck WA had BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO and PROTHONOTARY WARBLER. FOR PENNSYLVANIA: Philadelphia County: On May 3, John Heinz NWR at Tinicum had YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, WHITE-EYED VIREO and 17 species of warbler including YELLOW- BREASTED CHAT. The next day, the refuge had a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH and 15 species of warbler. The University of Pennsylvania's Biopond hosted NASHVILLE WARBLER on May 5. A BAY- BREASTED WARBLER was found along the Wissahickon Creek near Valley Green Inn in Chestnut Hill on May 3. That day a WILSON'S WARBLER and WORM-EATING WARBLER were banded at Fairmount Park, and a few BOBOLINKS were at the hay fields along Spring Lane. Delaware County: Two ANHINGAS soared over Struble Lake on May 4. That day Hibernia Park also hosted a LONG-EARED OWL, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO and PURPLE FINCH. A May 4 walk along Crum Creek at Scott's Arboretum at Swarthmore College provided SWAINSON'S THRUSH, SUMMER TANAGER, TENNESSEE and HOODED WARBLER. Chester County: At the private Bucktoe Creek Preserve in Chester County, there were 15 BOBOLINKS on May 5. A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was in a yard near White Clay Creek on May 3. This week, White Clay Creek Preserve had PURPLE FINCHES and at least 15 species of warbler including BAY-BREASTED and HOODED WARBLERS. PINE SISKINS appeared on private property on May 7. Montgomery County: A BAY-BREASTED WARBLER was found in Audubon on May 4. On May 3, the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove had a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO. On May 3, Green Lane Reservoir had 6 COMMON LOONS, and 3 DUNLIN were at the Church Rd area. This week, Fort Washington State Park hosted GRAY-CHEEKED and SWAINSON'S THRUSH and at least 17 species of warbler including GOLDEN-WINGED, CERULEAN, YELLOW- THROATED, WORM-EATING and WILSON'S WARBLERS. A BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER was at Huntingdon Valley on May 1. Mill Creek Preserve had WORM-EATING WARBLER and YELLOW-THROATED VIREO on May 5. Bucks County: On May 5, a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was seen from a dirt path near the Callowhill Rd bridge over the Perkiomen Creek. A May 2 walk along the Perkiomen Trail in Perkasie revealed 14 species of warbler. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was at Hidden Lake off of Route 532 near Newtown on May 2. Seventeen species of warbler were noted at Peace Valley Park through May 3, including WORM-EATING and BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER. Silver Lake Park had RUSTY BLACKBIRD and 10 species of warbler on May 3. This week Churchville Nature Center had PURPLE FINCH and HOODED WARBLER. Nockamixon State Park had YELLOW- THROATED VIREO, BLACKBURNIAN and TENNESSEE WARBLERS on May 3. That day, SGL-157 had PURPLE FINCH; RED-HEADED WOODPECKER; HOODED, BLACKBURNIAN and WORM-EATING WARBLERS. On May 5, Core Creek Park had a CLIFF SWALLOW. Northampton County: On May 4, Moore Twp sightings included KENTUCKY WARBLER, GRASSHOPPER and VESPER SPARROWS. Green Pond had LESSER BLACK- BACKED GULLS through May 3, with a high count of 107 LESSER BLACK- BACKS on May 3. This week Jacobsburg State Park hosted WHITE-EYED VIREO, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO and 16 warbler species including BLACKBURNIAN and HOODED WARBLERS. A LINCOLN'S SPARROW was at Jacobsburg State Park on May 5, and five more were there on May 7. Lehigh County: On May 3, Purchase Park had 7 species of warbler. A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen from Treichlers Bridge near Laury's Station on May 7, and a CERULEAN and several WORM-EATING WARBLERS were in that area. Schuylkill County: On May 2, the Tumbling Run Watershed had 16 species of warbler including HOODED and BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS. A CLIFF SWALLOW was at Hidden Valley on May 4. Sweet Arrow Lake had HOODED WARBLER on May 2. Berks County: A possible CLARK'S GREBE and a COMMON LOON were on Blue Marsh Lake on May 7. CERULEAN and WORM-EATING WARBLERS were at Hay Creek on May 3. That day, SGL-110 had RUFFED GROUSE and 13 species of warbler including WORM-EATING and HOODED WARBLERS. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary had migrating BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and MERLINS. Lancaster County: On May 4, the Conejohela Flats had RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, 4 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER; FORSTER'S, CASPIAN and BLACK TERNS. Five DUNLIN were at the Flats on May 2. On May 3, Holtwood Ash Basin #2 had PRAIRIE WARBLER, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT and WHITE-EYED VIREO. Three BLUE GROSBEAKS were at Lancaster County Central Park on May 2, along with 14 species of warbler including YELLOW-THROATED and BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS. Safe Harbor Park that day hosted 3 CERULEAN WARBLERS, and a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was at Observation Site Rd. Northern Lancaster County Park's Pumping Station Rd had GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER and YELLOW-THROATED VIREO on May 7. Lebanon County: On May 3, the power line area along Pinch Rd revealed 20 species of warbler; including CERULEAN, BAY-BREASTED, KENTUCKY, PROTHONOTARY, HOODED and WORM-EATING WARBLERS. *** ANNOUNCEMENTS *** Due to scheduling and internet access issues, there will be no Delaware Valley RBA for the week of May 19, 2008. We will resume a regular schedule for the week of May 26, 2008. On May 9-11, Colin Campbell will lead a DVOC field trip, Birding Southern Delaware into Maryland. If you would like to attend this field trip, contact Colin Campbell in advance. A flyer with additional information will be made available to participants. The DVOC website also has information about this trip, including contact information for the trip leader and reports from past trips: http://www.dvoc.org On 12, Sandra Keller will lead a DVOC field trip exploring Gloucester County, NJ. The trip will meet at will meet at 7:00AM at Glassboro Woods WMA on Carpenter - the west (Rt. 47) end; pull into the parking area by the gate. Please contact Sandra Keller if you plan on attending. Additional information, including contact information for the trip leader is on the DVOC website: http://www.dvoc.org The next meeting of the DVOC is on Thursday May 15 at 7:30pm at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, when Debi Shearwater will present "Penguins of the World." In lieu of an Ornithological Study that evening, the Nikon DVOC Lagerhead Shrikes will present their World Series of Birding report. The meeting after that will be on June 5, featuring Frank Windfelder's "My Philly Big Year in 2007." Details are on the website, and guests are always welcome. Spring Migration is in full swing. For a bird's eye view of the phenomenon and some birding forecasts, check out David La Puma's Woodcreeper.com website at http://www.woodcreeper.com Or read his forecasts at http://birdcapemay.org/bfma The second Delaware Breeding Bird Atlas kicks off this year. Please consider taking part in this massive citizen science project to study the map the distribution of birds breeding in Delaware and compare the data with that gathered by the first Delaware Breeding Bird Atlas from 20 years ago. For more information contact the DE BBA Coordinator, Anthony Gonzon at Anthony.Gonzon AT state.de.us or call (302)653-2880. More information is available at the DE BBA Website: http://www.fw.delaware.gov/BBA The Delaware Valley Rare Bird Alert is a weekly report on birding in the Delaware Valley Region including Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey. To report birds or significant birding events and planned pelagic trips, please email rba AT dvoc.org. This is Steve Kacir, good birding to you all and thanks for calling, surfing and reporting. - End Transcript Steve Kacir rba AT dvoc.org DVOC Rare Bird Alert Committee Chair Academy of Natural Sciences Delaware Valley Ornithological Club Philadelphia Subject: ID please, Wader, Westmoreland Co. From: "Douglas A. Bauman" <tr1045 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 06:21:54 -0400 I'm not at all familiar with water birds. Can someone help me ID this lovely little bird that I saw yesterday at Saint Vincent Lake, Westmoreland Co. He was surprisingly small http://www.flickr.com/photos/javadoug/2475884984/ Thanks. -- Douglas A. Bauman, Westmoreland County Subject: Wood Thrush behavior question From: Mary Coomer <coomare AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 20:32:57 -0700 Will a Wood Thrush use the broken wing act as a distraction like the Killdeer does?  On Tuesday evening as I was making my way back to my car in the parking lot at Governor Dick I came across a Wood Thrush that was either injured or acting.  It was flopping around on the ground on its side with one wing extended.    It was right off the trail that is behind the Education building. It was almost 8 pm and I was having trouble with an ID.   It was too far away for my eyes in that light but too close for my binoculars.   I took a couple of pictures and looked at them when I got home to definitely ID the Wood Thrush.    I wasn¢t sure what to do.  I know Killdeer will do that to lure you away from the nest.  So after I took a couple of pictures I left hoping that is what was going on.  If I knew for a fact that the bird was injured should I have tried to get it to help?  Or just assume it will be part of the food chain that is nature¢s way and live with that?   My hike up to the tower was rather quiet.  I saw two male Indigo Buntings in the area before the tower where the Bluebird boxes are. Also heard but did not see Towhees singing in that same area.  There were lots of Wood Thrushes singing too but they were all near the foot of the trail.   Mary Coomer Palmyra Lebanon Co ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Subject: Bradford Co. Warbler FOY From: Trudy Gerlach <tgswoods AT EPIX.NET> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 22:52:19 -0400 Dear All, A beautiful day atlasing up along the Schrader Creek, Cahill Mt. side...saw and heard the first Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler (2 countersinging!) and heard the first Black-throated Blue Warbler Trudy Gerlach Bradford Co. tgswoods AT epix.net Subject: Evening Grosbeaks still- Cameron County From: Mark Johnson <kathyandmarkj AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 22:24:11 -0400 Greetings, A few Evening Grosbeaks are still visiting a feeder every day near Emporium. Mark Johnson, Driftwood Subject: Juniata County - shorebird ID From: Chad Kauffman <chadkauffman AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 21:32:59 -0400 hello all I got a phone call from Aden Troyer that his grandson saw many shorebirds at a pond in a farmers field outside of Oakland Mills. Until I got there, there wasn't more than 1/2 dozen, but I think there was at least 2 other kinds there. Other than Killdeer, I think there was Yellowlegs, but not sure what else. I had my girlfriend take these pictures from the car window, the traffic didn't help any. Can anyone offer some input as to what they think these are? http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/chadkauffy/Birds/DSC01685.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/chadkauffy/Birds/DSC01686.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/chadkauffy/Birds/DSC01687.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/chadkauffy/Birds/DSC01688.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/chadkauffy/Birds/DSC01689.jpg Chad Kauffman Mifflintown, PA ############################ ### www.juniatacounty.com ###### #####Get a free quote now###### ############################ Subject: Imperial - Allegheny Co. From: Mark Vass <godwit1 AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 20:18:12 -0500 This evening I went to check the ponds at the Imperial Grasslands I checked the retention pond and ponds on Bald Knob Rd. Here is what I had 1 Greater Yellowlegs 5 Lesser Yellowlegs 6 Least Sandpiper 4 Solitary Sandpiper 10 Spotted Sandpiper 4 Wilson`s Snipe 2 Blue-winged Teal 1 Hooded Merganser 1 Coot Mark Vass Beaver Co. Subject: Bald Eagle Fairfield, Adams Cty, PA From: Michael OBrien <maddogobrien AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 20:39:02 -0400 To All: Had an adult Bald Eagle at 4PM over house a mile outside of Fairfield proper. Also a flock of 15 or so Waxwings fly by shortly after that, 1st Waxwings seen here (when looking) since 7/3/07. Subject: OT - WOOD SANDPIPER in Delaware From: Nick Pulcinella <nickpulcinella AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 20:28:52 -0400 Hi PA Birders I have not seen this mentioned on our Listserve yet, but a breeding plumaged Wood Sandpiper was present today at the Broadkill Beach Impoundment in Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, east of Milton, Delaware. Photos of this bird are posted at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffgyr/sets/72157604940005597/ This site also contains information about viewing the bird. Please check the DE BIRDS Listserve for further updates. Good Birding, Nick Pulcinella West Chester, Chester Co. Subject: OT - Wood Sandpiper in DE From: Matt Sharp <gentrysharp AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 20:22:59 -0400 In case the word has not been spread yet there has been a Wood Sandpiper in DE. Links to more info http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffgyr/sets/72157604940005597/ http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/DEBD.html#1210200366 -- Matt Sharp Phila. PA "All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can"t get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer." -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925 Subject: Central PA Birdline for 5.8.2008 From: "Mark A. McConaughy" <TimeTraveler AT MSN.COM> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 20:16:22 -0400 Central PA Birdline - RBA * Pennsylvania * Central Pennsylvania * May 8, 2008 * PACE0805.08 Bird Highlights LEAST BITTERN (Cumberland Co.) GLOSSY IBIS (Cumberland Co.) COMMON MOORHEN (Cumberland Co.) SANDHILL CRANE (Huntingdon Co.) WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER (Cumberland Co.) PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (Lancaster, Lebanon and York Cos.) BLUE GROSBEAK (Lancaster Co.) EVENING GROSBEAK (Adams, Cameron and Luzerne Cos.) - Transcript Hotline: Central Pennsylvania Birdline Date: May 8, 2008 To Report: TimeTraveler AT msn.com Compiler: Mark A. McConaughy Coverage: Central Pennsylvania, Susquehanna River Drainage System Transcriber: Mark A. McConaughy Welcome to Pennsylvania Audubon's and the Patriot-News' Birdline. This Birdline covers sightings made primarily during the week prior to Thursday, May 8, 2007. The passerine migration is now well under way. Most woodlands are now reporting vireos, thrushes and all the "common" warblers. Only the rarer species are reported below. ADAMS COUNTY: An EVENING GROSBEAK was seen at an unspecified location on May 4 (BM). BRADFORD COUNTY: A LEAST FLYCATCHER was seen near New Era on May 4 (TG). CAMERON COUNTY: A small flock of EVENING GROSBEAKS continues to visit feeders in Emporium through at least May 3 (MJ). CARBON COUNTY: A VIRGINIA RAIL called from a swamp located at the end of the power line off of Hatchery Road in Penn Forest Township on May 3 (AS). An adult BALD EAGLE was observed perched in a tree at the northwestern corner of Penn Forest Reservoir on May 3 (AS). CENTRE COUNTY: Lederer Park produced 2 LEAST FLYCATCHERS, 3 PURPLE FINCHES and 11 PINE SISKINS between May 1 and 6 (MO). A LEAST FLYCATCHER was found at Walnut Springs Park on May 2 and 6 (MO). There also were 2 PINE SISKINS on May 6 (MO). A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen on May 4 in a fencerow line of trees along Williams Road near Airport Road (JD). Scotia Barrens yielded GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER on May 4 (W). A SORA was observed at Julian Wetlands on May 5 (NB). CENTRE/MIFFLIN COUNTY: In breeding bird block 63B46 along the Centre/Mifflin County border, 2 BARRED OWLS and 3 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS were found on May 5 (DG, GG, RF). CLINTON COUNTY: Birds found along Beech Mountain Road on May 2 included LEAST FLYCATCHER, CERULEAN WARBLER, WORM-EATING WARBLER and PURPLE FINCH (JS). CUMBERLAND COUNTY: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and 30 PURPLE FINCHES were seen at Big Springs on May 3 (VG, BF, LF). State Game Lands 230 produced CERULEAN WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER and PURPLE FINCHES on May 3 (PL). Puddles near the intersection of Mud Level and Duncan Roads produced GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS and WILSON'S SNIPE on May 4 (AM). A GLOSSY IBIS, 1 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 10 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 50 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 3 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS and 12 LEAST SANDPIPERS were present on May 6 (BK, VG). A LEAST BITTERN and 1 COMMON MOORHEN were seen at State Game Lands 169 on May 6 (BK). A retaining pond near the entrance to the Summerfield housing development in South Middletown Township and just off Eastgate Drive produced 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER and several LEAST SANDPIPERS (DR). DAUPHIN COUNTY: CERULEAN WARBLERS were found on May 1 along the base of Blue Mountain near Linglestown at the entrance to Camp Sertoma (PL). Stony Creek Valley yielded 1 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER and 1 CAPE MAY WARBLER on May 3 (DW, CR). There were 4 PURPLE FINCHES and 1 PINE SISKIN on Peter's Mountain on May 3 (DW). A CERULEAN WARBLER was found at State Game Lands 246 on May 3 (BH, JH). DAUPHIN/LEBANON COUNTY: A trip down Swatara Creek from Black's Bridge Road in Lebanon County to Middletown in Dauphin County on May 3 and 4 found 75 species of birds including 1 BALD EAGLE, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, SPOTTED SANPIPER, LEAST FLYCATCHER and PURPLE FINCH (DD). HUNTINGDON COUNTY: A SANDHILL CRANE was spotted in a cornfield near Cottage on May 2 (LGr, GG, DG, DK, TK). There were two AMERICAN BITTERNS at the propagation area near Raystown Lake on May 3 (LGr, GG, DG, DK, TK). A VIRGINIA RAIL was found in a wet field near Petersburg on May 3 (LGr, GG, DG, DK, TK). GOLEN-WINGED WARBLER, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER and CERULIAN WARBLER were seen at unspecified locations on May 3 (LG, GG, DG, DK, TK). PURPLE FINCHES were seen in an Oneida Township yard on May 3 (AW). A hike along the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River on May 3 yielded a CERULEAN WARBLER among the various species observed (AW). An AMERICAN BITTERN was seen in Muddersbaugh Swamp near Lake Perez on May 6 (GG). JUNIATA COUNTY: A VIRGINIA RAIL was seen between Centre and van Wert villages on May 3 (SS). Two BALD EAGLES, 3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 4 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS and 2 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS were seen at Clearview Reservoir on May 4 (CK, HP, MT). A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen in Licking Creek Valley on May 4 (CK, HP, MT). LANCASTER COUNTY: A visit to Lancaster County Central Park on May 2 found a good variety of migrating warblers and 3 BLUE GROSBEAKS (DW). A CERULEAN WARBLER was at Safe Harbor Park on May 2 (DW). Conejohela Flats produced 1 SNOW GOOSE, 4 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 18 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, 90 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 7 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 11 DUNLIN, 1 CASPIAN TERN, 1 FORSTER'S TERN, 1 BLACK TERN and 2 PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS between May 2 and 4 (DW, TA, BS). CERULEAN WARBLERS were found along McCall's Ferry Road on May 3 (JSm). A hike up a power line about 1.5 miles north from Route 322 along Pumping Station Road found a GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER along with many other warbler species on May 7 (CC). LEBANON COUNTY: Birds found at various locations around Annville, Quittapahilla Nature Park and Fort Indiantown Gap on May 3 included LEAST FLYCATCHER, CERULEAN WARBLER, 20 other species of warblers and PINE SISKIN (DY). A power line cut off of Pinch Road yielded 4 CERULEAN WARBLERS, 1 PROTHONOTARY WARBLER and 2 KENTUCKY WARBLERS along with 17 other species of warblers on May 3 (RM). A MERLIN was observed in the Governor Dick area on May 3 (RM). A pond along N. Mt. Pleasant Road produced 1 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 7 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 1 SOLITATARY SANDPIPER, 5 LEAST SANDPIPERS and 1 DUNLIN on May 5 (RM). LUZERNE COUNTY: An EVENING GROSBEAK visited a feeder in Wilkes-Barre on May 1 (CB). SCHUYKILL/BERKS COUNTIES: Hawk Mountain Hawk Watch reported counting 3 BLACK VULTURES, 1 TURKEY VULTURE, 25 OSPREY, 13 BALD EAGLES, 3 NORTHERN HARRIERS, 13 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 5 COOPER'S HAWKS, 28 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, 13 RED-TAILED HAWKS, 2 AMERICAN KESTRELS and 2 MERLINS between April 30 and May 5 (LG). SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY: PURPLE FINCHES were among the many birds visiting Milk Can Corners on May 4 (HF). YORK COUNTY: Gut Road and Brunner's Island wetlands produced several PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS on May 5 (DC). A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen on May 7 at the old York County landfill (DC). Closing Announcements: If you miss the usual Thursday postings of the Central PA Birdline on BIRDEAST and PABIRDS, I will also be posting it on my page web site at: http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/currentbl.htm The address for the home page of the web site is: http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/index.html Also, people can access both the current and older birdlines at: http://groups.msn.com/CentralPABirdlinebackupfiles/messages.msnw *PORC = Pennsylvania Ornithological Record Committee. Rare bird sightings should be documented with written descriptions and photographs whenever possible and sent to PORC for review. Send PORC reports to Nick Pulcinella, 613 Howard Road, West Chester, PA 19380. The following people have contributed to this birdline: Tom Amico (TA), Christopher Bohinski (CB), Nan Butkovich (NB), Chuck Chalfant (CC), Dick Cleary (DC), Denise Donmoyer (DD), Jim Dunn (JD), Herb Flavell (HF), Bill Franz (BF), Linda Franz (LF), Roana Fuller (RF), Vern Gauthier (VG), Trudy Gerlach (TG), Laurie Goodrich (LG), Deborah Grove (DG), Greg Grove (GG), Lewis Grove (LGr), Barry Horton (BH), Jenni Horton (JH), Mark Johnson (MJ), Chad Kauffman (CK), Bob Keener (BK), Dave Kyler (DK), Trudy Kyler (TK), Pete Lusardi (PL), Andrew Markel (AM), Randy Miller (RM), Bob Moul (BM), Matt O'Donnell (MO), Henry Petersheim (HP), Dieter Rolfinke (DR), Cameron Rutt (CR), Jeff Schafer (JS), Bob Schutsky (BS), Adam Smith (AS), Jim Smith (JSm), Shawn Stoner (SS), Marvin Troyer (MT), Walsh (W), Drew Weber (DW), Andy Wilson (AW) and David Yeany II (DY). I apologize if I have misspelled their names and I will also refrain from naming that person on request. I would also like to point out that one of the people who regularly reports to the hotline is Bob Schutsky, owner of BIRD TREKS Tours. He leads birding tours to other areas of North and Central America. You can contact him at 717-548-3303 or at his new web site: http://www.birdtreks.com I want to thank Bob for his reports and recommend booking one of his tours if you want to view extraregional birds. -End Transcript ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mark A. McConaughy TimeTraveler AT msn.com Bushy Run Battlefield P.O. Box 486 Harrison City, PA 15636-0468 (724) 527-5585 x103 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Subject: Summer Tanager in Washington Co. From: Margaret Higbee <bcoriole AT ALLTEL.NET> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 20:11:31 -0400 I just received a note from a birding friend in N. Strabane Twp., Washington Co., that he and his son just found a male Summer Tanager in his yard within the last few hours. Margaret Higbee Indiana, PA bcoriole AT alltel.net Subject: Lincoln's Sparrow, Jordan Parkway, Lehigh County From: Kathy <pabirder AT PTD.NET> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 20:00:21 -0400 Yesterday evening I had a Lincoln's Sparrow at Jordan Parkway. Also Black-throated Green, Yellow Rumped and Yellow Warblers plus Woodthrush, Hairy Woodpecker and Great Crested Flycatchers. There was way too much people activity-bikers (Several groups passed me more than once) and disk golfers were tramping through the woods. When I arrived home I heard a Wood Thrush in my trees-a first for my yard that I've heard. The other day I had a Hermit Thrush and last week a male RT Hummingbird. Kathy Stagl Emmaus, PA Subject: Lancaster Co.,Wed.Group, Golden-winged Warbler From: Chuck Chalfant <chuckchalfant AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 19:07:02 -0400 Greetings, May 7, 2008. Pumping Station Road Northern Lancaster County Pa. 8:00--48 deg.F--Noon-68 deg.F. Birded from 8:00 to 12:30 Sunny, Calm Participants--13 Total Species Count--59----10 Warblers Today our group walked up to the second power line which is 1 1/2 miles north on Pumping Station Road from rt.# 322 upstream following Hammer Creek. There were lots of birds singing at the parking area, with Veerys on the ground, both Waterthrushes calling and lots of other birds around to get our attention while we shuttled a few cars upstream to the turn around point. Shortly after starting the walk we heard among other things, Blue-winged Warbler, and then GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, and eventually got good looks of this seldom seen warbler. I know this is our first Golden-wing in the last 8 years for sure. And probably longer than that. The lower part of the trail was the best birding, but the upper part of the road had some interesting finds also. Such as at least 6 Yellow-billed Cuckoos. Several well seen, stayed long enough to study every field mark and call most of it's calls. We also saw one devouring quite a few Tent Caterpillars at one tent. Also got good looks at Yellow-throated Vireo, Am.Redstart, Ovenbird, many Veerys, Great Osprey flyover, Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Many Catbirds, Red-eyed Vireos, Veerys. I'll just list the highlights and very approximate numbers. Birds in CAPITALS are NEW FOR YEAR FOR GROUP. Great Blue Heron----5 flyovers Both Vultures---- Osprey----1 very nicely marked female close flyover Accipiter Species----briefly seen- Coop or Sharpy Broad-winged Hawk----4 Red-tailed Hawk----5 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO----great looks--at least 6 Ruby-throated Hummingbird----2 Red-belied Woodpecker----5 Downy Woodpecker----3 Hairy Woodpecker----2 N.Flicker----2 EASTERN WOOD PEWEE----1 heard only Eastern Phoebe----2 GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER----5---heard only White-eyed Vireo----1----heard only YELLOW-THROATED VIREO----1---good looks RED-EYED VIREO----50+----probably lots more Blue Jay's----25 Am.Crow----10 Barn Swallow----2 Carolina Chickadee----10 Tufted Titmouse----10 White-breasted Nuthatch----3 Carolina Wren----5--1 carrying food to young House Wren----1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher----many on nests---one pair feeding young--heard continually 50+ VEERY----20 Wood Thrush----10-- heard only Gray Catbird----here in full force--probably a 100 N.Mockingbird----1 Cedar Waxwing----3 BLUE-WINGED WARBLER----saw 1--heard several more--4 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER----1 SEEN WELL N.Parula----heard only 2 BLACK-THROATED BLUE----3--heard only BLACK AND WHITE ----saw 1--heard several more--4 AMERICAN REDSTART----saw 1 well Ovenbird----saw 1 well----heard many--20 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH----saw and heard 1 Louisiana Waterthrush----5--heard only Common Yellowthroat----saw well--12 Eastern Towhee----8 Chipping Sparrow----5 Song Sparrow----3 White-throated Sparrow----5--lingering INDIGO BUNTING----1--heard briefly A real good walk today, with lots of bird activity. Good Birding, Chuck Chalfant Happy Trails Chuck Chalfant Gap, Penna. E.Lancaster Co. chuckchalfant AT comcast.net