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Subject: [PABIRDS] Eastern PA Birdline: 9/23/2004
From: Dave DeReamus <becard(AT)FAST.NET>
Date: 23 Sep 2004 4:19am
- RBA
* Pennsylvania
* Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
* September 23, 2004
* PAEA0409.23
- Birds mentioned
BLUE GROSBEAK
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
WILSON'S PLOVER
GOLDEN EAGLE
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
SWAINSON'S HAWK
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
LAUGHING GULL
RUSTY BLACKBIRD
- Transcript
Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline
Date: September 23rd at 4:00 AM
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)fast.net with "Birdline" in subject
heading.
Compiler: Dave DeReamus
You can visit our Website for information about the Lehigh Valley Audubon
Society at
http://www.lehigh.edu/~bcm0/lvas.html
You can visit my Website for photos and information about Eastern PA Birding
at http://www.users.fast.net/~becard/index.html
This is Dave DeReamus, for the Eastern PA Birdline, sponsored by the Lehigh
Valley Audubon Society, recorded on September 23rd at 4:00 AM.
There will be a field trip to Little Gap on October 9th. Meet at the Blue
Mountain Ski Area entrance at 8:30 AM. I will be leading this trip.
There will also be a field trip to Williams Township on October 10th at 9:00
AM. Call Arlene Koch for reservations and directions at (610) 253-6377.
The next Audubon meeting will be held on October 12th at 7:00 PM at the Pool
Wildlife Sanctuary in Emmaus. David Womer will do a program on "Creepy
Crawly Creatures".
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 LAKE MINSI, Northampton County included:
Bald Eagle - 9/18
Also Great Blue Heron, Mute Swan, and Wild Turkey.
Sightings from LOWER NAZARETH TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
2 Black-bellied Plovers - 9/18 (in a flooded field along Christian Springs
Road)
Also Green-winged Teal, Northern Pintail, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs,
Pectoral, Solitary, and Least
Sandpiper, and Bank, Barn, Cliff, and Tree Swallow.
And at a private feeder: Red-breasted Nuthatch - 9/18
Also Eastern Wood-Pewee and Carolina Wren.
Sightings from WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
2 BLUE GROSBEAKS - 9/20
Also Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Brown
Thrasher, Cedar Waxwing, Warbling Vireo, Indigo Bunting, and sparrows that
included Field, Swamp, Chipping, Lincoln's, Savannah, White-throated, and
White-crowned.
Sightings from the MONOCACY NATURE CENTER, Northampton County included:
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Brown Creeper, Brown
Thrasher, Blue-headed and Yellow-throated Vireo, Scarlet Tanager,
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, White-throated Sparrow, and warblers that included
Palm, Wilson's, Nashville, Canada, Magnolia, Bay-breasted, Blackburnian,
Black-throated Green, and Northern Parula.
Sightings from the HANOVERVILLE ROAD RETENTION PONDS, Northampton County
included:
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER - to at least 9/17 (2nd Northampton County record)
Semipalmated Plover - 9/17
Also Least Sandpiper.
Sightings from LITTLE GAP, Northampton County included:
Osprey - 164 on 9/18 (new one-day record for the site)
Bald Eagles - 17 on 9/18, 14 on 9/19, 9 on 9/22
Broad-winged Hawks - 886 on 9/18, 508 on 9/19
Merlin - 1 on 9/18, 9/19, 9/20, and 9/22
Peregrine Falcons - 7 on 9/18
Red-breasted Nuthatches - 3 on 9/20, 5 on 9/21
Also, in addition to the more common raptors, were Red-shouldered Hawk,
Common Nighthawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-throated and Warbling Vireo,
and Northern Parula.
Sightings from the LEHIGH GAP WILDLIFE REFUGE, Carbon County included:
Bald Eagle - 9/18
Broad-winged Hawks - 1053 on 9/18
Also, in addition to the more common raptors, were Common Merganser, Chimney
Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, and Tree Swallow.
Sightings from the BELTZVILLE LAKE area, Carbon County included:
WILSON'S PLOVER - reported on 9/18 (unfortunately this extremely rare bird
for PA was never refound)
Semipalmated Plover - 9/18
Also Green-winged Teal and Solitary Sandpiper.
Sightings from BAKE OVEN KNOB, Lehigh County included:
Osprey - 155 on 9/18
Bald Eagles - 19 on 9/18, 9 on 9/19, 10 on 9/22
Broad-winged Hawks - 2001 on 9/18, 422 on 9/19
GOLDEN EAGLE - 9/21
Merlin - 1 on 9/19 and 9/22
Peregrine Falcons - 2 on 9/18 and 9/19
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER - 1 on 9/19 and 9/21 ('fly-by's)
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 9/20
Also, in addition to the more common raptors, were Common Loon,
Double-crested Cormorant, Snow Goose, Black Vulture, Red-shouldered Hawk,
Chimney Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Common Raven, Cedar Waxwing,
Scarlet Tanager, Purple Finch, American Goldfinch, and warblers that
included Cape May, Yellow-rumped, Cerulean, Black-throated Blue, and
Black-throated Green.
Sightings from the EMMAUS area, Lehigh County included:
Nashville, Magnolia, and Black-throated Blue Warbler, American Redstart, and
Northern Parula.
Sightings from the PLEASANT VALLEY area, Bucks County included:
Bald Eagles - 5 on 9/19
Broad-winged Hawks - 270 on 9/19
Also Black Vulture and the more common raptors.
Sightings from LAKE NOCKAMIXON, Bucks County included:
Bald Eagles - 6 on 9/18
Broad-winged Hawks - 293 on 9/19
Merlin - 2 on 9/16, 1 on 9/18
Peregrine Falcons - 3 on 9/20, 1 on 9/21
Also, in addition to the more common raptors, were Common Loon and
Red-shouldered Hawk.
Sightings from the PIPERSVILLE area, Bucks County included:
Bald Eagle - 7 on 9/19
Broad-winged Hawks - 254 on 9/19
Also the more common raptors.
Sightings from the BUCKINGHAM area, Bucks County included:
SWAINSON'S HAWK - 9/20 (dark morph)
Bald Eagle - 5 on 9/20, 4 on 9/21
Broad-winged Hawks - 823 on 9/20, 1052 on 9/21
Also Black Vulture and the more common raptors.
Sightings from PEACE VALLEY PARK, Bucks County included:
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON - to at least 9/17
LAUGHING GULL - 9/21
40 Lesser Black-backed Gulls - 9/18
Bald Eagles - 6 on 9/17, 9 on 9/19, 5 on 9/20
Merlin - 1 from 9/16 through 9/21
Winter Wren - 9/21
RUSTY BLACKBIRD - 9/21 (early fall date)
Also, in addition to the more common raptors, were Pied-billed Grebe,
Double-crested Cormorant, Great Egret, Green-winged Teal, Ruddy Duck, Wilson
's Snipe, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Spotted, Solitary, Semipalmated,
and Least Sandpiper, Great Black-backed Gull, Black Vulture, Red-shouldered
Hawk, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Cliff and Northern Rough-winged Swallow,
Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Bluebird, Swainson's
Thrush, White-eyed and Blue-headed Vireo, Indigo Bunting, Rose-breasted
Grosbeak, Bobolink, warblers that included Pine, Palm, Prairie, Nashville,
Magnolia, Yellow-rumped, Worm-eating, Chestnut-sided, Blackburnian,
Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Northern Parula, American
Redstart, and Common Yellowthroat, and sparrows that included Swamp,
Chipping, Lincoln's, Savannah, and White-throated.
Sightings from MERRILL CREEK RESERVOIR in nearby New Jersey included:
At the Scotts Mountain hawkwatch:
Bald Eagles - 9 on 9/19
Broad-winged Hawks - 1119 on 9/19
Merlin - 1 on 9/16, 9/17, and 9/21
Also, in addition to the more common raptors, were Snow Goose and
Red-shouldered Hawk.
- End transcript
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Subject: [PABIRDS] ??? on this weekend W PS birding/canoeing
From: Gerald Kruth <GKruth(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 23 Sep 2004 12:51pm
Hey,
A couple of questions if you might have any suggestions on #1). Where might
be a nice place to put in a canoe around W PA., both to enjoy the water, and
see some interesting migrating birds at this time of year. #2). Where the
shorebird activity might be optimal, and can you canoe there?
We have been considering Pymatuning; Conneaute Marsh-CM outlet/Hartstown;
French Creek (but don't know where would be best?), Presque Isle ponds;
Pennsy/Black Swamps (SGL 284); somewhere else, like maybe Tionesta Creek (maybe
warblers are still moving there) ?
Does anyone have a suggestion as to local conditions right now?
Thanks very much,
Jerry & Linda Kruth
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Subject: Re: [PABIRDS] Where all are the migrants?
From: "Wiltraut, Richard E" <rwiltraut(AT)STATE.PA.US>
Date: 23 Sep 2004 1:17pm
I think I said in my original post that there are many other factors that are
involved in the decline of songbirds. I've had several responses and there were
some good points brought up. Steve Boyce mentioned the West Nile spraying as a
probable factor and Scott Weidensaul emphasized the "cataclysmic changes of the
landscape". Habitat destruction, which I mentioned in my original post, is by
far is the number one reason for the decline of birds. I think most of us know
about forest fragmentation in their breeding areas, destruction of tropical
wintering grounds, destruction of habitat along their migratory routes, and the
loss of wetlands. It's not just cell phone towers. It's TV and radio towers as
well (thanks Scott for pointing that out). It's glass on buildings. It's
cats. Pesticides. Herbicides. Highways and roads. Pollution. Global
warming. Wind turbines. Invasive non-native plants. The list goes on and on.
Maybe if developers created more environmentally friendly housing developments
that might help. Less grass. More trees, shrubs, flowers, and weeds. Less
pesticides and herbicides. Maybe if they kept these towers away from migratory
routes (mountaintops for example) that might help. I'm not an expert on the
subject except to say that I've been birding for a relatively long time and I've
seen a drastically reduced number of songbirds in my area. I just happen to
mention cell phones because it is a problem and I know it won't go away no
matter if birders use them or not. The towers are here to stay. Whether people
use cell phones a little or a lot won't make a difference either. The majority
of the population using cell phones probably don't know what's happening to
these birds or if they do, don't give a damn. What I was saying is that I
believe birders should set an example about not using a cell phone for
non-important calls when they know that the whole reason they have a cell phone
in the first place is to get calls about rare birds, the same rare birds that
are dying from hitting cell phone towers. Does anybody understand what I'm
trying to say here? I have no problem with using a cell phone for an emergency
or a call about the occasional rare bird. I've been tossing around the idea of
getting one because I have a 6 year old daughter at home. Maybe I should just
shut up. One guy responded to my original post asking if birds dying from cell
phones "is a joke, or just anti-capitalist propaganda." No, it's not a joke.
It's a fact. Cell phones (excuse me, cell phone towers) kill birds.
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] HSR: BroadwingSEPT - Core Creek (23 Sep 2004) 170
Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 23 Sep 2004 4:30pm
BroadwingSEPT - Core Creek
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2004
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 1 76 76
Bald Eagle 0 19 19
Northern Harrier 1 10 10
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 78 78
Cooper's Hawk 3 28 28
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 153 1026 1026
Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 4
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 23 23
Merlin 0 6 6
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown 5 45 45
Total: 170 1317 1317
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Pat Rossi
Observers: "Ish"D'Alessandro, Nancy Bilheimer, Rich Rodgers
Weather:
Light to moderate NW winds; clear blue sky: 66-81 degrees
Observations:
most BWs between 11-12 Daylight Savings Time
========================================================================
Report submitted by (Circuscyan(AT)aol.com)
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Shiny Cowbird, Northampton Co.
From: Tom Johnson <tomahawkpa(AT)COMCAST.NET>
Date: 23 Sep 2004 5:35pm
Hi all,
I thought I'd post this since I havent seen any online word yet... I got a call
this afternoon from Wayne Laubscher, who reported that there is a SHINY COWBIRD
at Arlene Koch's farm in Northampton County. Please call Arlene if you wish to
look for the bird... (610) 253-6377.
-Tom Johnson
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: BroadwingSEPT - Peace Valley (23 Sep 2004) 53
Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 23 Sep 2004 7:03pm
BroadwingSEPT - Peace Valley
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2004
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 3 3
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 4 39 39
Bald Eagle 1 22 22
Northern Harrier 2 8 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 71 71
Cooper's Hawk 6 38 38
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3
Broad-winged Hawk 16 672 672
Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 4
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 3 44 44
Merlin 0 8 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown 7 27 27
Total: 53 939 939
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Alan Brady, August Mirabella
Observers:
Visitors:
DeeAnn Smith, Steve Farbotnik, Butch Lishman, Ken Kitson,
George Hoffman, Barbara Hiebsch
Weather:
Temp: 67°F-76°F
Winds: NE mostly moderate but strong in mid-morning and light mid to late
afternoon
Cloud Cover: 0% - 5%
Visibility: Clear
Observations:
1 local ad. Bald Eagle was visible most of the day
1 Greater Yellowlegs
Many Yellow-rumped Warblers
E. Phoebe
E. Bluebirds
100s of migrating Blue Jays for 2nd day
Predictions:
End of BWSEPT for this year.
========================================================================
Report submitted by ()
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: Allegheny Front (23 Sep 2004) 36 Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 23 Sep 2004 7:36pm
Allegheny Front Hawkwatch, Central City,
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
TV 0 0 0
BE 0 21 37
OS 3 95 126
NH 2 27 33
SS 9 176 224
CH 6 59 68
NG 1 2 3
RS 0 2 11
BW 5 5136 5542
RT 9 166 248
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 1 20 42
ML 0 2 3
PG 0 1 1
BV 0 17 21
UA 0 12 16
UB 0 13 22
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 2 2
UR 0 33 56
Total: 36 5784 6455
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Ken Byerly
Observers: Nancy Ott, Neil Nodelman, Neil Woffinden
Visitors:
5
Weather:
WSPD Light to Moderate
WFM East
TEMP 21 to 24c
CLCV 0 to 5%
VISB Clear
Observations:
Blue Jay 68
Raven 2
Pileated 2
Predictions:
Temp 79F
Precip 0%
Wind SE 2 to 4 MPH
========================================================================
Report submitted by Che Mincone (51cecidio(AT)libcom.com)
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: Rose Tree Park (23 Sep 2004) 493 Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 23 Sep 2004 7:50pm
Rose Tree Park Hawkwatch, Media, PA
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Turkey Vulture 1 8 8
Black Vulture 0 8 8
Osprey 7 103 111
Northern Harrier 0 20 20
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 47 49
Sharp-shinned Hawk 37 429 432
Cooper's Hawk 6 72 73
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 425 2996 3026
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 5 14 20
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 6 93 93
Merlin 1 18 19
Peregrine Falcon 1 3 3
Unknown 4 19 21
Total: 493 3832 3885
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Bill Cranny, Charles Smith, Jim Lockyer
Observers: Andy Burns, Andy Smith, Bob Kelly, Charles Smith,
Janet Crawford, Jim Lockyer, Jim McConnell, John D'Amico,
Shirley Robbins, Skip Conant
Visitors:
Mary Bleeker plus several other interested folks
Weather:
More Blue Hazy skies with mostly N winds 7-12 Mph. Temperatures between 72
and 84F.
Observations:
Most of the Broadwings came between 11 and 12.
1 Common Nighthawk
1 Monarch Butterfly
Predictions:
Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Light and variable winds, becoming south
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
========================================================================
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
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: BroadwingSEPT - Pipersville (22 Sep 2004) 12
Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 23 Sep 2004 8:10pm
BroadwingSEPT - Pipersville
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2004
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 6 9 9
Turkey Vulture 2 2 2
Osprey 0 9 9
Bald Eagle 0 9 9
Northern Harrier 0 4 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 50 50
Cooper's Hawk 0 2 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 519 519
Red-tailed Hawk 3 3 3
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 7 7
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown 0 1 1
Total: 12 616 616
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Observation start time: 15:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 0 hours
Official Counter: Diane Allison
Observers: Celeste Sennuer
Weather:
Observations:
========================================================================
Report submitted by (dalliso(AT)mail.ptd.net)
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: BroadwingSEPT - Pipersville (23 Sep 2004) 6
Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 23 Sep 2004 8:13pm
BroadwingSEPT - Pipersville
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2004
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 9 9
Turkey Vulture 0 2 2
Osprey 0 9 9
Bald Eagle 0 9 9
Northern Harrier 0 4 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 54 54
Cooper's Hawk 0 2 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 519 519
Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 3
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 9 9
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown 0 1 1
Total: 6 622 622
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Observation start time: 10:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Diane Allison
Observers:
Weather:
Light- moderate NW winds- sunny - 83 degrees
Observations:
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Report submitted by (dalliso(AT)mail.ptd.net)
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Common Night hawks(Ind. C0.)
From: Marcy Cunkelman <cunkmar(AT)MICROSERVE.NET>
Date: 23 Sep 2004 8:19pm
Hi All,
Took a quick trip around my old stomping grounds yesterday and glad
we weren't at the old place. Blackleggs Creek was well over it's banks
and even closed down 286 in Clarksburg pn Friday....Not much in the way
of birds, but did see 3 woodducks :-) (miss seeing them daily) at a
Blackleggs Watershed cleaning area for acid mine drainage. I had more
birds in our yard than June and I saw on the trip around Young Twp.
This evening 2 common nighthawks flew over the house, first of the
season. Still no sign of the possible "lark sparrow" but the chipping
sparrow flock is growing...lots of cedar waxwings still eating the
berries in the yard.
The walking sticks are back on their post, making more twigs. Surprised
they aren't eaten by birds....Been watching one of the baby praying
mantis all summer....It grew up into a fertile female. Yesterday I
watched her making her her foam egg sack...really cool.....also in the
"creek" larvae of black flies and several horseflies....really weird
looking. Monarchs are few and far between with one ready to tag and
another in a chrysalis changing tomorrow....no eggs or caterpillars. If
I can't find birds, there is always other things to watch....Been
waiting for the hawk migration that hasn't been happening....very
slow....maybe this Sunday.
Waiting for something good to show up,
Marcy
--
Marcy Cunkelman
Clarksburg, Pa.
Conemaugh Twp., Indiana County
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Swainson's Thrushes migrating this morning
8/23/2004
From: "Mark A. McConaughy" <TimeTraveler(AT)MSN.COM>
Date: 23 Sep 2004 8:29pm
When I went out this morning at 6:15 AM, I finally heard a lot of "spring
peepers" in the sky. They Swainson's Thrushes were moving over my
apartment just west of Murrysville in some number (I didn't try to count the
number of individual calls, but there were a lot of them). This is the
first morning I've heard thrush calls when I go out to toss garbage and pick
up the paper.
Mark A. McConaughy
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Koch property, Northampton County
From: Davilene(AT)AOL.COM
Date: 23 Sep 2004 8:46pm
I'm sitting here at my computer trying to think of a nice way to say, "No one
should ever post something about a rare bird being on private property or
give out that person's phone number without permission, ever, ever, ever!" But
there's really no way to say that nicely, is there?
Because information that shouldn't have been was put on the list and for
complex reasons which I alone know about, my property is closed to visitors
except
for those people personally invited or those who have already called. Should
the situation change I'll post.
Arlene Koch
Easton, PA
Northampton County
davilene(AT)aol.com
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Clarion Co- finally hearing flight calls!
From: Carole Willenpart <cwillenpart(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 23 Sep 2004 8:48pm
Hi all,
Just read Mark's post and wanted to write and say that the last two
mornings I have finally had success in hearing flight calls in morning! Thanks
to other posters that kept inspiring me to try listening. I do not have the CD
of calls but from info sheet on thrush calls that I picked up from our Audubon
workshop I am guessing that many of what I heard were Swainson's thrushes as
well. I heard at least two groups going over and could hear at least four
different types of calls, most seemed like the Swainson's. Some seemed to
continue calling after landing in our woods but hard to tell. There were at
least 4-5 wood thrushes calling in the woods also. This was between about 6:15
and 6:30 this morning. A beautiful sight to see the stars and morning sky and
hear the birds calling overhead. I guess I'll have to spend the $35 and order
the CD now! There were definitely many more birds passing over this morning, it
seemed like a fairly large number and lasted awhile but I made no
attempt to count. There were several calls going at the same time and how do
you know if each call is a separate bird? I'll keep trying,
Carole Willenpart
Sligo, Clarion CO.
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Northampton Co. sandpipers
From: Robin Zmoda <foandla(AT)ENTER.NET>
Date: 23 Sep 2004 9:11pm
Since the rains of the last few weeks, there have been many days of
various sandpiper sightings at the Plainfield Farmer's Fairgrounds at
191 and Kesslersville Rd., specifically in the ruts from the tractor
pull. There have been Yellowlegs, Killdeer, and several small peeps.
Yesterday there were 4 or 5 larger pipers with dark backs, but traffic
prevented me stopping. It's amazing how these guys can be flying for
hours and find three patches of water not more than 15 feet across.
Might be a place to look at if you are going down 191.
Dan Zmoda
Pen Argyl
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: BroadwingSEPT - Buckingham (23 Sep 2004) 265
Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 23 Sep 2004 9:14pm
BroadwingSEPT - Buckingham
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2004
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 1 1
Turkey Vulture 0 1 1
Osprey 4 41 41
Bald Eagle 4 18 18
Northern Harrier 1 9 9
Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 126 126
Cooper's Hawk 2 19 19
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 228 4053 4053
Red-tailed Hawk 0 10 10
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 5 43 43
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown 0 10 10
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 265 4333 4333
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: George Rowe
Observers:
Visitors:
George Rowe, Gene Petro, Gerry Dewaghe, Wilson Varcoe, Caroline Vogt, Marya
Halderman, M.J. Myers
Weather:
Temps: 68F to 82F.
Winds: NW shifting to NE and then to E
Cloud Cover: 0% to 40%
Visibility: Hazy until after 1:00, then Clear.
Humidity went from 78% down to 45%.
Observations:
With clear, blue skies, the birds were high.
Bald Eagles : Juvenile 9:55
4th Yr, bird 10;35
Adult 12:35
Juvenile 3:40
More than 100 Blue Jays
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Report submitted by George Rowe (gro1032(AT)aol.com)
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Subject: [PABIRDS] something someone sent me.. ???
From: KCBSP(AT)AOL.COM
Date: 23 Sep 2004 9:24pm
http://www.birdersunitedtodefeatbush.com/
Kathy Clark, New Cumberland PA
I never get into this aspect but I am cuirious as to what others might say.
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Bald Knob
From: Mark Vass <mvas1(AT)ACCESS995.COM>
Date: 23 Sep 2004 9:54pm
This evening I went out to check the ponds at Bald Knob,Allegheny Co.
1 Greater Yellowlegs
1 Lesser Yellowlegs
1 Semi-palmated Sandpiper
1 Spotted Sandpiper
Killdeer
1 Blue-winged Teal
2 N. Harrier
Mark Vass
Ambridge,Pa.
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Donegal Lake Birds - Westmoreland Co
From: Walter Shaffer <wdshaffer(AT)ICUBED.COM>
Date: 23 Sep 2004 11:01pm
Hi,
Today,we returned to Donegal Lake to check the water level and look for
shorebirds. The level does continue to drop slowly, but the only shorebirds
present were Spotted Sandpiper and Killdeer. However, there were White-throated
Sparrows around the lake. The number of warblers both here and at Hunter's Lane
seemed low.
Regards,
Walt and Dana Shaffer
Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Subject: [PABIRDS] nocturnal migration, Northampton Co. - 9/23
From: Billy Weber <canberra_sky(AT)MAC.COM>
Date: 23 Sep 2004 11:04pm
From about 9:15-10:30 p.m., counted exactly 102 passerines as they
crossed
the face of the moon. Having never tried this oddly addictive tactic
before, I'm
a bit stoked. I'm guessing lots of Blue Jays and thrushes, with two or
three
undulating warbs. The katydids were too grating for me to catch flight
calls;
I'll try around 5 a.m. tomorrow if I can haul myself out of the sack.
Billy Weber
Walnutport, PA
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: BroadwingSEPT - Lake Nockamixon (23 Sep 2004)
23 Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 23 Sep 2004 11:08pm
BroadwingSEPT - Lake Nockamixon
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 1 1
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 32 32
Bald Eagle 0 20 20
Northern Harrier 1 2 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 49 49
Cooper's Hawk 2 40 40
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 9 606 606
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 1
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 24 24
Merlin 0 21 21
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 4
Unknown 3 28 28
Total: 23 829 829
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 0 hours
Official Counter: Bob Friederman
Observers:
Visitors:
Bob Friedermann, Susan ?, Bill Etter, Butch Lishman, Steve Farbotnik, Jess
Bilger
Weather:
Clear, sunny, a few clouds. 66-84F. Winds light, mostly northish.
Observations:
Not much happening today. Local eagles seem to be active every *other* day
so maybe they'll be up and about tomorrow...
Only one Monarch today. Very few noted this year. Checkered white.
Common Buckeye yesterday. Bad sign when i'm chasing butterflies at a
hawkwatch.
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Report submitted by Bill (better(AT)netcarrier.com)
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: Waggoner's Gap (23 Sep 2004) 237 Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 23 Sep 2004 11:16pm
Waggoner's Gap Hawkwatch
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 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 12 255 310
BE 2 57 101
NH 3 52 72
SS 156 860 902
CH 28 113 131
NG 0 0 0
RS 1 3 7
BW 17 3642 3967
RT 9 108 164
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 8 90 149
ML 0 4 4
PG 0 1 2
UR 1 27 36
Total: 237 5212 5845
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 16:45:00
Total observation time: 9.25 hours
Official Counter: Dave Grove
Observers: Carl Rojahn, Craig Houston, Dave Smith, Deb Gingrich,
Joe Lavella
Visitors:
Carl Pass, Pete RobinsonDickinson College geology class - 16
Weather:
Blue sky, moderate NW wind diminishing late
Observations:
BE at 3:04 and 3:06
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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