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PABIRDS for Friday, September 10, 2004
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| Subject | From | Time |
| [PABIRDS] Avocets, Northampton county | Wiltraut, Richard E | 12:03am |
| [PABIRDS] Shorebird Fallout at PPL's Washingtonville plant,
Montour Co. 9/9 | Wayne Laubscher | 12:21am |
| [PABIRDS] Red-necked Phalarope, White-rumped Sandpipers,
more at South Avis, Clinton Co., 9/9 | Wayne Laubscher | 12:57am |
| [PABIRDS] Clinton County Shorebirds | Shervinskie, Thomas | 8:26am |
| [PABIRDS] BERKS COUNTY PHALAROPES GONE | Matt Wlasniewski | 8:46am |
| [PABIRDS] Beaver Co. Shorebirds | Mark Vass | 12:16pm |
| [PABIRDS] Pinchot SP / York County | Lou Carpenter | 12:23pm |
| [PABIRDS] HSR: Waggoner's Gap (10 Sep 2004) 200 Raptors | reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.OR | 7:15pm |
| [PABIRDS] HSR: Rose Tree Park (10 Sep 2004) 26 Raptors | reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.OR | 7:18pm |
| [PABIRDS] Little Blue/Bald Knob-Shorebirds | Mark Vass | 8:17pm |
| [PABIRDS] HSR: Allegheny Front (10 Sep 2004) 56 Raptors | reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.OR | 8:19pm |
| [PABIRDS] Carbon County - Tagged Turkey Vulture | Rich Rehrig | 8:19pm |
| [PABIRDS] Evening Grosbeaks, Lycoming County | Eric Anderson | 9:12pm |
| [PABIRDS] Blue Marsh, Berks County | Joan Silagy | 9:29pm |
| [PABIRDS] Bald eagles in Carbon | Gregory | 9:45pm |
| [PABIRDS] More Evening Grosbeaks ? - Lycoming County | Steve Pinkerton | 10:52pm |
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Avocets, Northampton county
From: "Wiltraut, Richard E" <rwiltraut(AT)STATE.PA.US>
Date: 10 Sep 2004 12:03am
This evening there were two Avocets at the Martins Creek PPL flyash basin. This
is the second record for this location and the third county record. I am
trying to work with the company so that birders will have access to this site in
the future.
Rick Wiltraut, EES
Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center
835 Jacobsburg Road
Wind Gap, PA 18091-9781
(610) 746-2810
(610) 746-2804 (fax)
rwiltraut(AT)state.pa.us
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Shorebird Fallout at PPL's Washingtonville plant,
Montour Co. 9/9
From: Wayne Laubscher <wlaubsch(AT)CUB.KCNET.ORG>
Date: 10 Sep 2004 12:21am
A significant shorebird fallout also occurred yesterday at PPL's
Washingtonville plant on the fly ash basin. Poor light conditions and
wind made identifications challenging at times amongst the 200+
sandpipers but late in the afternoon I found (at least) the following:
Red-necked Phalarope- 1
Gr. Yellowlegs- 12
L. Yellowlegs- 5
Dowitcher (prob. Short-billed)- 10
Sanderlings- 5
Ruddy Turnstones- 7
Pectoral Sandpipers- 8
White-rumped Sandpipers- 4
Baird's Sandpipers- 2
Semipalmated Sandpipers- many
Least Sandpipers- many
Semipalmated Plovers- 3
Black Tern (juv.)- 1
Forster's Terns- 3
Caspian Tern- 1
Osprey- 1
Wayne Laubscher
Lock Haven
wlaubsch(AT)cub.kcnet.org
"Owl be back"
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Red-necked Phalarope, White-rumped Sandpipers,
more at South Avis, Clinton Co., 9/9
From: Wayne Laubscher <wlaubsch(AT)CUB.KCNET.ORG>
Date: 10 Sep 2004 12:57am
Clinton County seldom gets unusual storm-related birds this time of year
but a few good birds showed up yesterday on the rejuvenated "big puddle"
at the South Avis fields. On my returning from Washingtonville, Joe
Lipar alerted me to a White-rumped Sandpiper and some Yellowlegs he saw
there in the late afternoon. I stopped there around 7:00 p.m. and found
not only 3 White-rumped Sandpipers and both Yellowlegs (3 Greater and 2
Lesser) but one Red-necked Phalarope, that being the second in a second
location in the span of a few hours. Also present were 3 Least and 2
Semipalmated Sandpipers. I think that there are only two previous
records for Red-necked Phalarope in Clinton County. Also earlier in the
day Dave Rockey observed two Caspian Terns and one probable Forster's
Tern over the Susquehanna River at Lock Haven. I saw 5 Caspians there
on the previous day.
Wayne Laubscher
Lock Haven
wlaubsch(AT)cub.kcnet.org
"Owl be back"
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Clinton County Shorebirds
From: "Shervinskie, Thomas" <tshervinsk(AT)STATE.PA.US>
Date: 10 Sep 2004 8:26am
To add to the list of sightings for Clinton County for 10 September, we found:
Spotted Sandpiper (3)
Pectoral Sandpiper (9)
Dunlin (4)
American Golden Plover (8) various plumages
Greater Yellowlegs (5)
Lesser Yellowlegs (2)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (2)
These birds were observed feeding and preening in a puddle laden field on the
Great Island along River Road just east of Lock Haven.
Tom Shervinskie
Lamar
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Subject: [PABIRDS] BERKS COUNTY PHALAROPES GONE
From: Matt Wlasniewski <matski(AT)ENTER.NET>
Date: 10 Sep 2004 8:46am
6:45AM I checked the pond at Shartlesville this morning and the 3
Red-necked Phalaropes were not there. Shorebirds present were: Least and Spotted
Sandpipers. The pond water is high and only 6 feet of mud flats are exposed.
Matt Wlasniewski, Hamburg, PA
Berks County
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Beaver Co. Shorebirds
From: Mark Vass <mvas1(AT)ACCESS995.COM>
Date: 10 Sep 2004 12:16pm
This morning I checked Raccoon Lake and the Ambridge Reservoir,nothing unusual
I went back to Little Blue
2 Baird`s Sandpiper
8 Semi-palmated Sandpiper
1 Least Sandpiper
2 Spotted Sandpiper
2 Semi-palmated Plover
Killdeer(lots)
I have been thinking about the birds I had there last night and listened to the
cd again.
I have been comparing Franklin`s Gulls and Laughing Gull
I am going to stick with Laughing Gulls based on the calls I heard.
Mark Vass
Ambridge,Pa.
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Pinchot SP / York County
From: Lou Carpenter <loulcar(AT)WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Date: 10 Sep 2004 12:23pm
birds of interest for:
Fri 10 Sep 2004
9-to-11 AM
Gifford Pinchot SP
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Bald Eagle
Great Heron
Black Vulture
no shorebirds
no warblers
practically no songbirds
plenty of herons, kingfishers
Kunkles Mill Bridge
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Sharp-shinned Hawk (being mobbed by a mixed flock of 100+ swallows)
Swallows (100+) (about 66% tree? 33% rough-winged? 1% barn)
Lou Carpenter
York, PA
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: Waggoner's Gap (10 Sep 2004) 200 Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 10 Sep 2004 7:15pm
Waggoner's Gap Hawkwatch
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 10, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 0 0
TV 0 0 0
OS 15 68 123
BE 2 21 65
NH 2 12 32
SS 32 69 111
CH 4 14 32
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 4
BW 132 303 628
RT 7 32 88
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 5 17 76
ML 0 1 1
PG 0 0 1
UR 1 7 16
Total: 200 544 1177
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Dave Grove, Gene Wagner
Observers: Carl Laughlin, Carl Rojahn, Dave Smith, Deb Gingrich,
Gene Wagner, Jim Spontak, Joe Lavella, Ron Freed
Visitors:
Brain McKenzie, 2
Weather:
Mostly sunny with a moderate NW wind
Observations:
Juv BE at 9:46 and 12:10
TV with white primaries seen again
hummers - 7. Monarchs - 2
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Report submitted by dave grove (waggap(AT)pa.net)
Waggoner's Gap Hawkwatch information may be found at:
http://user.pa.net/~waggap/
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: Rose Tree Park (10 Sep 2004) 26 Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 10 Sep 2004 7:18pm
Rose Tree Park Hawkwatch, Media, PA
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 10, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 1 6 6
Black Vulture 0 3 3
Osprey 3 28 36
Northern Harrier 0 5 5
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 4 17 19
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 13 16
Cooper's Hawk 2 6 7
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 9 97 127
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 2 8
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 4 13 13
Merlin 0 3 4
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown 1 6 8
Total: 26 200 253
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Shirley Robbins
Observers: Andy Burns, Bill Cranny, Charles Smith, Jim Lockyer,
Mike Gallager, Rob Furrow
Visitors:
Barbara Arant, Jim O'Donnell, Tom Reeves, Chris - Mainline Photographer
Weather:
Clear blue skies most of the day with NW-WNW winds at 9-13 mph.
Temperatures in the low 70's rising to 82 F.
Observations:
Four Bald Eagles today: a 1st-year bird at 0850, and 3 adult birds at 0833,
1000, and 1454 (EST).
Hummingbirds - 3, Double-crested Cormorant - 1, and one of our local
Pileated Woodpeckers made an appearance today.
Predictions:
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
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Report submitted by Jim Lockyer (jim(AT)jl-studio.com)
Rose Tree Park Hawkwatch, Media, PA information may be found at:
www.jl-studio.com/RTP_HW
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Little Blue/Bald Knob-Shorebirds
From: Mark Vass <mvas1(AT)ACCESS995.COM>
Date: 10 Sep 2004 8:17pm
This afternoon Dave Wilton and I checked these locations
BEAVER CO.
Little Blue Lake
1 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
2 Baird`s Sandpiper
14 Semi-palmated Sandpiper
4 Least Sandpiper
Killdeer
ALLEGHENY CO.
Bald Knob
2 Greater Yellowlegs
1 Lesser Yellowlegs
2 Semi-palmated Sandpiper
4 Least Sandpiper
1 Spotted Sandpiper
Killdeer
Mark Vass
Ambridge,Pa.
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: Allegheny Front (10 Sep 2004) 56 Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 10 Sep 2004 8:19pm
Allegheny Front Hawkwatch, Central City,
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 10, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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TV 0 0 0
BE 0 4 20
OS 5 35 66
NH 0 8 14
SS 12 53 101
CH 1 18 27
NG 0 0 1
RS 0 1 10
BW 11 341 747
RT 20 86 168
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 7 29
ML 0 1 2
PG 0 0 0
BV 3 3 7
UA 0 2 6
UB 0 3 12
UF 0 0 0
UE 1 1 1
UR 3 7 30
Total: 56 570 1241
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Jim Rocco
Observers: Jack Julian, Lee Tosh, Sally Dick, Tom & Sally Dick
Visitors:
THREE VISITORS
Weather:
WSPD-------MODERATE
WFM--------NE
TEMP-------17 DEGREES C
CLCV-------10% TO 80%
VISB-------VERY CLEAR UP TO 32KM OR 20 MILES
HTFL-------LOW TO HIGH FAR OUT IN VALLEY
Observations:
UNIDENTIFIED EAGLE AT 11:15
HUMMINGBIRDS-------9
MONARCH'S----------3
INDIGO BUNTING-----PILEATED WOODPECKER----HAIRY WOODPECKER
LARGE NUMBER OF TURKEY VULTURES UP TO 18 AT ONE TIME
EVERY RAVEN SEEN HAD SOMETHING IN THERE BEAKS THAT
LOOKED LIKE RED MEAT
Predictions:
CLEAR TO PARTIALLY CLOUDED
TEMP. MID 70'S
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Report submitted by Jim Rocco ()
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Carbon County - Tagged Turkey Vulture
From: Rich Rehrig <rrehrig(AT)PTD.NET>
Date: 10 Sep 2004 8:19pm
I spent the day, along with several other hawkwatchers, at Blue Mountain Ski
area ( Little Gap ) and saw a Turkey Vulture with a very conspicuous red
'Tag/Marker' on its left wing. If anyone knows to whom this should be
reported, kindly email me.
Hawks seen today were:
Turkey Vulture - 5 ( max at one time )
Black Vulture - 2
Osprey - 23
Bald Eagle - 1 Adult 3 Immature
Red-Tailed Hawk - 2
Broad-winged Hawk - 21
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 11
American Kestrel - 10
Northern Harrier - 1
Other sightings of interest:
Raven - 2
Great White Egret - 2
Coyote - 1
Rich Rehrig
Palmerton, Carbon County, Pa
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Evening Grosbeaks, Lycoming County
From: Eric Anderson <berachah(AT)CHILITECH.NET>
Date: 10 Sep 2004 9:12pm
At about 6:50 P.M. over my property 2 miles north of Williamsport I saw and
heard approximately 8 Evening Grosbeaks. Pretty early I'd say.
Eric Anderson
Williamsport
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Blue Marsh, Berks County
From: Joan Silagy <bnjsil(AT)TALON.NET>
Date: 10 Sep 2004 9:29pm
State Hill Hawk Watch, Blue Marsh
Bald Eagles
1 Adult
2 Immature
Osprey, 9
Broadwing, 1
Coopers Hawk, 1
American Kestrel, 1
Black Vulture, 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, 5
Joan Silagy, Sidney and many observers
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Bald eagles in Carbon
From: Gregory <meg5(AT)PSU.EDU>
Date: 10 Sep 2004 9:45pm
I watched two Bald Eagles (both adults) circling high over the Route 903
bridge (over the Lehigh River) at Jim Thorpe at 11:40 a.m. Thursday.
Alan Gregory
Conyngham, Luzerne County
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Subject: [PABIRDS] More Evening Grosbeaks ? - Lycoming County
From: Steve Pinkerton <stevepinkerton(AT)SUSCOM.NET>
Date: 10 Sep 2004 10:52pm
Dear PaBirders,
Today around 6pm I Got a phone call from my brother and his wife who were having
dinner at the home of Family members who live 4 miles west of South
Williamsport. They called to tell me that they had "Evening Grosbeaks",
as many as 10 flying around the property. I told them that they need to start
consuming more food and less wine but they still insisted that the Evening
Grosbeaks were being seen... Well as many of you out there would have done I
totally dismissed the story 5 minutes after I hung up, Thinking there is no way,
The id must be wrong .
Now I come home and see that Eric Anderson also had Evening Grosbeaks in
Lycoming County and it makes me wonder !!!! Could it be ?????
Steve Pinkerton
Williamsport, pa
Stephen L Pinkerton
stevepinkerton(AT)suscom.net
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