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Subject: [PABIRDS] Buff-breasted and Baird's Sandpiper photos
From: Dave DeReamus <becard(AT)FAST.NET>
Date: 18 Sep 2004 2:37am
Hi all,
I've posted a few fairly good photos of the Northampton County Buff-breasted
Sandpiper and a distant photo of the Baird's Sandpiper that have been at the
Hanoverville Road Retention Ponds.
To view them, click on the link below and then click on "What's New".
Good Birding,
Dave DeReamus
Compiler of the 'Eastern PA Birdline'
Easton, PA
becard(AT)fast.net
Eastern PA Birding Website: http://www.users.fast.net/~becard/index.html
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Gettysburg Vultures
From: John and Lisa Fedak <jlfedak(AT)ATLANTICBB.NET>
Date: 18 Sep 2004 7:53am
>An acquaintance told me today that every fall a large number of Turkey Vultures
return to the >Gettysburg battleground, and that they have done so since the
Civil War, when they came >there to feed on horses killed in battle. I hadn't
heard this before, and wonder if anyone has >any information on this.
I had heard that that was when the first Black Vultures showed up when I was in
High School, anyone know the truth?
John Fedak
Bradford
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Subject: Re: [PABIRDS] Gettysburg Vultures
From: ShearH2Os(AT)AOL.COM
Date: 18 Sep 2004 8:37am
Hi All,
I wish I could remember where I've read or seen the info on the Vultures at
Gettysburg, but I have seen somewhere that this roost indeed started after the
battles coming from as far north as Maine.
I believe it was a PBS special on the Battle and I remember seeing old
photos of the piles of dead animals that littered the countryside. Because the
huge number of dead soldiers consumed most of the burial time the animals laid
waste in the fields for a long time drawing Vultures from all over.
I've got to believe this scene was repeated over and over during the war,
but they say the descendants of the Gettysburg battle (Vultures) are still here
today.
All this info comes from memory so keep that in mind...
Good Birding,
Harvey Tomlinson
Somerset County NJ
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Vultures at Gettysburg
From: "L. William Clark(Home)" <lwc1(AT)PTD.NET>
Date: 18 Sep 2004 8:46am
Could the continued presence of the large numbers of vultures at Gettysburg be
related to high deer mortality on the highways and agricultural practices as
well as a relatively undisturbed area for a roost? Would they not soon leave if
there were not food and shelter available in the area?
lwc1(AT)ptd.net
L. William (Bill) Clark
Box 71, Kresgeville, PA 18333
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Fw: Report of Tricolored Heron, Pittsburgh, PA
From: Dave DeReamus <becard(AT)FAST.NET>
Date: 18 Sep 2004 9:17am
FW: Report of Tricolored Heron, Pittsburgh, PAHi to those of you in the soggy
Pittsburgh area,
Since I have no idea how knowledgeable the reporter is, I'm forwarding this
message to those of you who may be interested in checking it out.
Good Birding,
Dave DeReamus
Compiler of the 'Eastern PA Birdline'
Easton, PA
becard(AT)fast.net
Eastern PA Birding Website: http://www.users.fast.net/~becard/index.html
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----- Original Message -----
From: Surfbirds Team
To: becard(AT)fast.net
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 2:06 AM
Subject: FW: Report of Tricolored Heron, Pittsburgh, PA
Hi Dave, this sighting was sent to us so thought I would pass it on in case of
interest. Best, Andy Birch
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From: "Rico Costa" <costa206(AT)comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 21:49:08 -0400
To: <martin(AT)surfbirds.com>
Subject: Rare sighting (for here anyway!)
I live in Pittsburgh, PA, and today we were hit by the remnants of Hurricane
Ivan. Lots of rain-- over 5 inches, a single-day record for the city--and of
course widespread flooding. Now, the area I live in is not flood prone, but
nearby is Schenley Park, one of the largest city parks in the country, and I
often go through it when I walk home from work. In the park is a large manmade
pond, whimsically called Panther Hollow Lake, which is mainly a mallard habitat,
but I have also seen the occasional kingfisher, green heron and killdeer (and
on one memorable foggy fall morning, an upland sandpiper). When I walked by the
pond today, the streams that feed it were raging, it was flooded over its
"banks" and was streaming into a drainage ditch abutting some railroad tracks
(on which in fact I was standing.) I spotted a couple of mallards who seemed to
be enjoying the wealth of water and was getting ready to make my soggy way home
when I saw this large bird with a pointed beak flying straight toward me. It
had a long wingspan and seemed to be making a kind of groaning noise. When it
landed, I could see its long legs and long, retractile neck that clearly
identified it as some sort of heron. I observed it for several minutes as it
crept through the water, snatching food, and generally scanning what had to have
been pretty foreign territory. What struck me most about this bird--which
according to my book must have been a tricolored heron--was its almost
wraith-like thinness when viewed from a frontal angle--almost like a
stick-figure representation of a bird. Very, very cool (and well worth my
getting pretty soaked).
I realize that storms often cause birds to get far removed from their territory,
but I wonder how difficult it is for those such as my heron to re-orient
themselves and get back to where they belong, so to speak.
Thanks,
Rico Costa
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Subject: Re: [PABIRDS] Vultures at Gettysburg
From: Yellowlegs <yellowlegs(AT)WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Date: 18 Sep 2004 9:21am
If you do a google using ( Gettysburg, vultures) you will find some info
there.
Bob
Bob Moul (yellowlegs(AT)worldnet.att.net)
Adams County
Pennsylvania
Webpage: www.pbase.com/rcm1840/avian_friends
www.pbase.com/rcm1840/butterflies
www.pbase.com/rcm1840/fav_pix
Outgoing mail scanned by Norton
----- Original Message -----
From: L. William Clark(Home)
To: PABIRDS(AT)LIST.AUDUBON.ORG
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 8:31 AM
Subject: [PABIRDS] Vultures at Gettysburg
Could the continued presence of the large numbers of vultures at Gettysburg be
related to high deer mortality on the highways and agricultural practices as
well as a relatively undisturbed area for a roost? Would they not soon leave if
there were not food and shelter available in the area?
lwc1(AT)ptd.net
L. William (Bill) Clark
Box 71, Kresgeville, PA 18333
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Subject: [PABIRDS] hummingbird activity and plantings
From: Kerry Grim <kagrim(AT)ENTER.NET>
Date: 18 Sep 2004 11:26am
It is good to read what plants are working to attract hummingbirds during
summer and fall as most of my plantings have been to attract hummers during
the spring and summer. As of yesterday we were still getting hummingbirds at
the feeder and the last of the flowers of monarda, abelia, and butterfly
bushes (my non-natives will stay!). Up to just a few years ago they would
leave at the beginning of September. It appears that we are seeing more
migrants. Although they are using the hummingbird feeder, activity at the
plants is higher than during summer as it is with others so I will focus on
late plantings in the future. Please keep you planting suggestions coming!
Thank you.
Kerry A. Grim
Hamburg, PA
Berks Co.
kagrim(AT)enter.net
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Subject: Re: [PABIRDS] Gettysburg Vultures
From: Scott Weidensaul <sweidnsl(AT)INFIONLINE.NET>
Date: 18 Sep 2004 11:31am
Romantic as it sounds, this hoary old chestnut is actually just an
infuriatingly persistent battlefield myth, perpetuated by
ill-informed tour guides, poorly researched Civil War publications --
and even, it seems, PBS producers who should know better. It's one of
those just-so stories that sounds good but has no grounding in fact
or natural history.
Yes, the battle produced an astounding amount of carrion (including
one of my ancestors), and no doubt it was a windfall for local
scavenger populations in the immediate aftermath of the fight -- the
very immediate aftermath, because it was, remember, a very hot spell
in early July, and insect and bacterial decomposition would have
rendered most of the carrion inedible even to vultures within a week
or two. I'm sure it drew in crows and turkey vultures from miles
around -- but really, Maine? Vultures have a good sense of smell,
but how would vultures 400 miles away learn of the presence of food
down here? (And how, in the days before bird marking studies, how
would anyone know that's where they came from?)
One associated myth you often hear is that these are the same,
incredibly old vultures that were here in 1863, waiting for another
battle...though no one bothers to explain what they've been eating in
the intervening 141 years. Maybe Cheetos dropped by tourists?
As someone else on the list suggested, the presence of vultures at
Gettysburg is a direct result of current conditions -- protected
roost sites on some of the only high, wooded ground for miles, and an
abundance of roadkill. You can find similar large roosts all across
Pennsylvania, in places where there never were any battles -- the
fact that this one is at Gettysburg is just a coincidence. And don't
forget, black vultures (which now make up a large percentage, maybe
even a majority, at the Gettysburg roosts) weren't even found in
Pennsylvania until well into the 20th century.
Scott Weidensaul
Schuylkill Haven, Pa.
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: BroadwingSEPT - Pipersville (16 Sep 2004) 7
Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 18 Sep 2004 11:44am
BroadwingSEPT - Pipersville
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 3 3
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 1 5 5
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 1 2 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 25 25
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 180 180
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 4 4
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0
Total: 7 221 221
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Observation start time: 12:30:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter: Diane Allison
Observers:
Weather:
near complete cloud cover, light wind in the later hours, about 70 Degrees.
Observations:
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Report submitted by (dalliso(AT)mail.ptd.net)
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Tri-colored Heron--Allegheny--No
From: Mike Fialkovich <mpfial(AT)EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: 18 Sep 2004 12:54pm
Hi,
I checked Schenley Park in Pittsburgh this morning for the Tri-colored Heron
reported and did not find anything. The observer stated the bird had a long
wingspan, long legs and a long neck and concluded it was some type of heron. I
am wondering if it was a Great Blue Heron.
Thanks to Dave DeReamus for forwarding the information to the listserv.
Mike Fialkovich
Pittsburgh, Alleghney County
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Silver Lake in Bucks CO
From: Doug Filler <d.filler(AT)VERIZON.NET>
Date: 18 Sep 2004 1:35pm
The following were seen or heard on a very wet morning birdwalk from the Silver
Lake Nature Center in Lower Bucks CO.
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
American Redstart
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
American Goldfinch
Doug Filler
www.dougfiller.com
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Ruddy Turnstone-Beaver Co.
From: Mark Vass <mvas1(AT)ACCESS995.COM>
Date: 18 Sep 2004 3:47pm
This morning I checked these spots
Little Blue Lake
1 RUDDY TURNSTONE
1 Semi-palmated Plover
2 Semi-palmated Sandpiper
1 Least Sandpiper
2 Spotted Sandpiper
Killdeer
2 Ring-billed Gull
Ambridge Reservoir
1 Osprey
2 D.c. Cormorant
Mark Vass
Ambridge,Pa.
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Subject: [PABIRDS] A. Pipits-Bald Knob
From: Mark Vass <mvas1(AT)ACCESS995.COM>
Date: 18 Sep 2004 3:56pm
I went out to Bald Knob,Allegheny Co. this afternoon
Main pond
15 A.PIPIT(first of the fall,the birds were feeding on a dirt pile next to the
pond)
5 Greater Yellowlegs
2 Pectoral Sandpiper
1 Blue-winged Teal
1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo(toy airport)
also the Ohio River might be the highest that I have ever seen it
Dashields L/D is under water and the access road is closed
Mark Vass
Ambridge,Pa.
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Fw: Storm birds at Donegal Lake
From: Leonard Hess <lnlhess(AT)LHTC.NET>
Date: 18 Sep 2004 4:18pm
----- Original Message -----
From: Leonard Hess
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 3:56 PM
Subject: Storm birds at Donegal Lake
Hi All,
This morning at about 9:00 AM, Linda and I stopped at Donegal Lake in
Westmoreland Co. on our way to find some place that had electric power and a hot
breakfast, as we had neither. We had a nice assortment of birds, as listed
below. The mud flats Walt Shaffer had reported a couple of days ago were all
inundated by Ivan. Dick Byers reported 3.5 inches of rain in Stahlstown.
Caspian Tern - 10
Forster's Tern - 3
Great Blue Heron - 8
Pied-bill Grebe - 1
Red-breasted Merganser -1
Canada Goose - 14
Mallard - 6
Osprey - 2 (probably the resident birds)
Spotted Sandpiper - 8
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 1 (landed at our feet)
Killdeer - 12
Semipalmated Plover - 1 (also at our feet)
American Crow - 100+
Sorry for the delay in posting, but our power was off for about 16 hours.
Len & Linda Hess
Stahlstown, PA
Westmoreland Co.
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Subject: [PABIRDS] broadwings
From: AL <alaven(AT)EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: 18 Sep 2004 4:30pm
A group of us watched several kettles of Broadwings and a few Ospreys pass over
at Bake Oven Knob in just a short period of time on Saturday.
Ann Lavenburg
Northampton Co
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: Rose Tree Park (18 Sep 2004) 4 Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 18 Sep 2004 6:01pm
Rose Tree Park Hawkwatch, Media, PA
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 7 7
Black Vulture 0 7 7
Osprey 2 66 74
Northern Harrier 2 12 12
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 24 26
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 95 98
Cooper's Hawk 0 17 18
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 0 289 319
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 6 12
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 27 27
Merlin 0 9 10
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown 0 10 12
Total: 4 571 624
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Jim Lockyer
Observers:
Visitors:
BULLDOG Cross Country Invitational participants and spectators (who got out
of their cars)
Weather:
Rain and drizzle, with variable winds from 4-25 mph. Temperature from
63-75F.
Observations:
Interesting day watching a few rain birds - Northern Harrier in the morning
and several Osprey and a Sharp-shinned Hawk in the afternoon all flying in
moderate rain. Nothing was observed flying in the heavy rain which was
the menu for most of the day (2+" rain - storm total). Radar indicated
that the rain would stop somewhere around 2:00 PM. It did go from heavy
to moderate rain at that time but it was still raining at 4:00 PM.
Swifts, swallows, and gulls were also noted flying in moderate rain during
the day. The ground harriers struggled in the heavy to moderate rain all
day.
Predictions:
Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 10 to 20 mph.
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Report submitted by Janet Crawford (janet.l.c(AT)att.net)
Rose Tree Park Hawkwatch, Media, PA information may be found at:
www.jl-studio.com/RTP_HW
For additional information please contact: Jim Lockyer (jim(AT)jl-studio.com),
Janet Crawford (janet.l.c(AT)att.net)
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Subject: [PABIRDS] State Hill Hawk Watch, Blue Marsh, Berks Ctny
From: Joan Silagy <bnjsil(AT)TALON.NET>
Date: 18 Sep 2004 7:37pm
I arrived at the Hawk Watch at about 1 PM, and just in time to see two
adult Bald Eagles fly over. It was very cold, damp and windy on the
lookout but it was well worth the time. I left there at 4:30 PM. Seen were
the following:
Turkey Vulture, 2
Bald Eagles, 5
Osprey, 9
Sharp-shinned Hawk, 5
Cooper's Hawk, 3
Broad-winged Hawk, 162
Red-tailed Hawk, 7
American Kestrel, 3
Merlin, 1
Peregrine, 1 (it stayed at the hawk watch a good 5 minutes or more)
Caspian Terns, 4
Double-crested Cormorant, 18
American Crow, 46 in one flock
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Over 1000 Broadwings
From: "Hopkins,Jeffrey A" <HOPKINJA(AT)AIRPRODUCTS.COM>
Date: 18 Sep 2004 8:42pm
After a couple of unsuccessful tries for storm birds this morning, I ended up
hawkwatching at the Osprey House in Lehigh Gap (Lehigh Cty.). I didn't expect
too much because of the 20-30 mph winds and intermittent drizzle, but between
1:00 and 4:45 (people time), I had 1053 broadwings, 34 ospreys, 9 sharpies, a
bald eagle (immature), a harrier, and a red-tail. Most of the birds were
distant, but the numbers certainly made up for it. Non-raptors included two
different common mergansers, several hundred tree swallows, a southbound flock
of 20 chimney swifts, and several ruby-throated hummers stopping at the feeders
on the porch.
Based on recent reports from New England, it should be an equally productive day
tomorrow. We're at the peak of the broadwing migration, so if you want to see
good numbers of migrating hawks, get up on the ridge.
Jeff Hopkins
Whitehall
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Subject: [PABIRDS] White-rumps & R. Turnstone-Beaver Co.
From: Mark Vass <mvas1(AT)ACCESS995.COM>
Date: 18 Sep 2004 9:06pm
I went back out to Little Blue Lake late this afternoon
4 White-rumped Sandpiper
1 Ruddy Turnstone
5 Semi-palmated Sandpiper
3 Least Sandpiper
2 Spotted Sandpiper
Killdeer
There were birds on the other side that I could not i.d.
Mark Vass
Ambridge,Pa.
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: Allegheny Front (18 Sep 2004) 68 Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 18 Sep 2004 9:24pm
Allegheny Front Hawkwatch, Central City,
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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TV 0 0 0
BE 2 18 34
OS 3 75 106
NH 0 21 27
SS 8 109 157
CH 0 32 41
NG 0 0 1
RS 0 1 10
BW 37 4373 4779
RT 3 132 214
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 2 18 40
ML 0 2 3
PG 0 1 1
BV 8 13 17
UA 0 9 13
UB 1 6 15
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 1 1
UR 4 18 41
Total: 68 4829 5500
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Gene & Nancy Flament
Observers: Jack Julian, Kevin Georg, Tom & Sally Dick
Visitors:
26
Weather:
Wsp VS Wfm WNW Temp 10 to 15c Clc 95% to 0%
Visb H to C to VC
Observations:
Ad.BE at 10:15
Im BE at 3:35
Htf. L to H
Fdir S
Im R.H. Woodpecker
5 Canda Geese
Predictions:
64F
Precip 0%
Wind NE
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Report submitted by Nancy Flament ()
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: BroadwingSEPT - Lake Nockamixon (18 Sep 2004)
5 Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 18 Sep 2004 9:54pm
BroadwingSEPT - Lake Nockamixon
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 27 27
Bald Eagle 0 15 15
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 23 23
Cooper's Hawk 0 21 21
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 3 226 226
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 14 14
Merlin 1 21 21
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown 0 13 13
Total: 5 361 361
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Observation start time: 14:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 0 hours
Official Counter: Bob Friederman
Observers: Bill Etter
Weather:
Drizzle 14:00-15:30, then heavy cloud cover. Strong N winds.
Observations:
6 different Bald Eagles, but none seemed to be migrating...all residents or
loafers.
Predictions:
Looking forward to excellent conditions on Sunday!
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Report submitted by Bill (better(AT)netcarrier.com)
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Subject: [PABIRDS] BELTZVILLE STATE PARK, FRANKLIN TWP
From: david hawk <finch(AT)PTD.NET>
Date: 18 Sep 2004 9:59pm
in the downpour and howling winds this morning , I saw a green-winged teal and
(believe it or not) a WILSONS PLOVER. The rain let up about 8:00 and I was able
to get within 20 yards of the bird. The large black bill and back colors were
distinctive to ID as a nonbreeding adult
David Hawk
521 Walnut Street
Lehighton , Pa. 18235
(610)-377- 2407
finch(AT)ptd.net
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: Waggoner's Gap (18 Sep 2004) 1023 Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 18 Sep 2004 10:53pm
Waggoner's Gap Hawkwatch
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 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 39 212 267
BE 12 45 89
NH 8 40 60
SS 47 320 362
CH 3 36 54
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 4
BW 884 3016 3341
RT 6 62 118
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 21 54 113
ML 1 3 3
PG 0 1 2
UR 2 14 23
Total: 1023 3803 4436
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 18:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Dave Grove
Observers: Gene Wagner, Joe Yoder, Meredith Lombard, Ron Freed
Visitors:
Mark Leavens, Rich Stevick, Cameron Root, Pat Freed 14
Weather:
Fog cleared early, then diminishing clouds with a strong N wind
Observations:
BE at 11:28,11:31,3:24,3:25,3:33,4:05,4:34,5:02,5:23,5:26, 5:42 and 5:49
hummers - 2 Monarch - 1
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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: Re: [PABIRDS] BELTZVILLE STATE PARK---WILSON'S PLOVER!!!!
From: Dave DeReamus <becard(AT)FAST.NET>
Date: 18 Sep 2004 11:47pm
----- Original Message -----
From: "david hawk" <finch(AT)PTD.NET>
To: <PABIRDS(AT)LIST.AUDUBON.ORG>
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 9:40 PM
in the downpour and howling winds this morning , I saw a green-winged teal
and (believe it or not) a WILSONS PLOVER. The rain let up about 8:00 and I
was able to get within 20 yards of the bird. The large black bill and back
colors were distinctive to ID as a nonbreeding adult
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David,
I realize that you saw this bird at 8 AM(!) and it's now dark, but could you
PLEASE tell us PA birders where in Beltzville that you had it? Was it at
the beach area? And I realize that the weather was horrendous, but did you
happen to get any documentation of such a rare PA record?
I'm not doubting your sighting, but I'm sure that MANY, MANY other birders
would like to know where you saw it in the remote chance that it still may
be there tomorrow.
Thanks and Good Birding,
Dave DeReamus
Compiler of the 'Eastern PA Birdline'
Easton, PA
becard(AT)fast.net
Eastern PA Birding Website: http://www.users.fast.net/~becard/index.html
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