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Subject: [PABIRDS] Thrush flight Dauphin County 9/24/04
From: Deuane Hoffman <corvuscorax(AT)COMCAST.NET>
Date: 25 Sep 2004 8:08am
Howdy All,
Due to my absence from home yesterday I did not have the chance to post until
this morning.
Yesterday morning, 9/24, I awoke around 0530 to the sounds of swainson's
thrushes calling outside. I got dressed and figured I had about a half hour to
listen before I had to leave.
From 0545 to 0615 I listened in my backyard and encountered a very heavy
flight.
All tallied about 5,000 calls with a breakdown of
2,250 swainson's, 1,500 gray-cheeked/bicknells, 1,000 hermit, 200 wood and 50
veery
Of the gray-cheeked/bicknells I had around 10 that had definite bicknell's
qualities to them...it is nice to hear them among so many gray-cheeked calls as
they have a tendency to stand out.
I also had ~ 100 rose-breasted grosbeaks, ~50 scarlet tanagers and ~50
bobolinks.
Take care and Good birding,
Raven
a.k.a. Deuane Hoffman
Harrisburg, PA, Dauphin County
corvuscorax(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: [PABIRDS] American Golden Pl., Northampton County
From: Dustin Welch <DWelch5951(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 25 Sep 2004 10:34am
Christian Springs Rd., (Nazareth) 9:00 a.m.
After checking Hanoverville Rd and seeing only least sandpipers (5) and
killdeer I thought I'd go to Christian Springs Rd to see some dabbling ducks.
Instead the shorebirds have returned to the flooded fields.
Sightings include:
American Golden Plover 2 (one still has black belly)
Pectoral Sandpiper 4
Wilson's Snipe 1
Greater Yellowlegs 7
Lesser Yellowlegs 16
5 swallow species present
Also in Northampton County,
Corner of Rinker Rd and Becker Rd (East Allen Township) 7:00 a.m.
Savannah Sparrow 30+
Vesper Sparrow 2
Palm Warbler 5
Indigo Bunting 1
Dustin Welch
Danielsville, PA
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Silver Lake in Bucks CO
From: Doug Filler <d.filler(AT)VERIZON.NET>
Date: 25 Sep 2004 1:25pm
The following were seen or heard on the morning bird walk from the Silver Lake
Nature Center in Lower Bucks CO.
Double-crested Cormorant
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Pine Warbler
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
As others have reported we had a RB Nuthatch on the walk, was suprised to see
it, this is my first record of RB Nuthatch at Silver Lake.
Doug Filler
www.dougfiller.com
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: Waggoner's Gap (25 Sep 2004) 119 Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 25 Sep 2004 6:41pm
Waggoner's Gap Hawkwatch
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV 0 0 0
TV 0 0 0
OS 12 275 330
BE 2 59 103
NH 1 54 74
SS 53 960 1002
CH 12 136 154
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 3 7
BW 34 3687 4012
RT 3 115 171
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 2 94 153
ML 0 4 4
PG 0 1 2
UR 0 29 38
Total: 119 5417 6050
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Dave Grove
Observers: Deb Gingrich, Gene Wagner, Keith Gingrich, Mark Scarff
Visitors:
Kathy Davis, Dave Kyler, Juniata Valley chapter of Audubon 12, John
Hoffman, Kim Van Fleet - 18
Weather:
fog until 11, hazy sunshine with light variable wind
Observations:
BE at 1:57 and 2:20
RHWP 2, loon 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] American Golden Pl., Northampton County
From: Gail Johnson <birdhusker(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 25 Sep 2004 6:43pm
My hat is off to Dustin. I found what I thought were 4 American Golden-
Plovers on Christian Springs Road, and took some video around 2:07 this
afternoon. Two of the birds were in the video when the birds flew - but
(on slo-mo stop-action) one had black armpits (Black-Bellied), and the
other didn't! Can you guys actually distinguish that naked eye? I sure
didn't.
I tried Hanoverville Road on the way home, and got a brief view of 3 Horned
Larks and an American Pipit, in addition to the Least Sandpipers and
Killdeer.
Thanks again, Dustin!
Gail Johnson
Warminster, PA
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Subject: [PABIRDS] WCBC Program: Birds and Habitats of the Yucatan
Peninsula: Monday, October 4, 8:00 p.m.
From: Martin Page <Martin_Page(AT)MSN.COM>
Date: 25 Sep 2004 6:48pm
The first WCBC program of the 2004-2005 season will be on Monday, October 4, at
8:00 p.m. It is "Birds and Habitats of the Yucatan Peninsula" by Dr Robert Curry
of Villanova University. Guests are always welcome.
A print of a Great Horned Owl by Michael McNelly, a nationally-recognized
wildlife artist born in Delaware County, will be auctioned at this meeting. An
exhibition of his work can be seen at Tyler Arboretum Friday, October 1, 2:00 -
7:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday , October 2 and 3, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. The
exhibition is free with arboretum admission.
Martin Page
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Martin Page
610-359-9887
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Pymatuning-Crawford Co.
From: Mark Vass <mvas1(AT)ACCESS995.COM>
Date: 25 Sep 2004 7:51pm
Here are some sightings from Pymatuning earlier today
Miller`s Ponds
(1st pond)
1 Short-billed Dowitcher
1 Dunlin
3 Pectoral Sandpiper
2 Greater Yellowlegs
4 Lesser Yellowlegs
2 Solitary Sandpiper
2 Least Sandpiper
18 N. Shoveler
3 A. Wigeon
3 A. Black Duck
5 N. Pintail
3 Gadwall
15 Green-winged Teal
7 Blue-winged Teal
6 Great Egret(all in the same tree)
1 Green Heron
40-50 Tree Swallow
4 Wild Turkey
1 Bald Eagle
1 N. Harrier
A. Pipits
Fish Hatchery
2 Great Egret
1 Spotted Sandpiper
10 Wood Duck
4 Hooded Merganser
1 Bald Eagle
Mark Vass
Ambridge,Pa.
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Blue Marsh, Berks County
From: Joan Silagy <bnjsil(AT)TALON.NET>
Date: 25 Sep 2004 8:16pm
The hawk watch at State Hill was basically dead today. In three and a half
hours we only had three birds.
Osprey
Red-tail
Turkey Vulture
Other sightings at Blue Marsh were:
Spotted Sandpiper
American Robins, many
an accipter that came in and chased them as I pished. I was so surprised I
never got to ID it as it was as surprised as I was and took off before I
could even get a half decent look at it.
White-throated Sparrows at two locations
Swamp Sparrows
Chipping Sparrows, traveling with Eastern Bluebirds and House Finch
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Common Yellow-throat
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Towhee
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Indigo Buntings
Flickers, many
Blue Jays, many
Bobolinks
American Gold Finch
A red Fox that also came into my pishing, not once but twice. Neat experience.
Joan Silagy
Leesport, PA
Rudy Keller
Boyertown, PA
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: Allegheny Front (25 Sep 2004) 55 Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 25 Sep 2004 8:16pm
Allegheny Front Hawkwatch, Central City,
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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TV 0 0 0
BE 0 22 38
OS 2 101 132
NH 4 32 38
SS 12 199 247
CH 14 78 87
NG 0 2 3
RS 2 4 13
BW 6 5146 5552
RT 13 198 280
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 1 21 43
ML 0 2 3
PG 1 2 2
BV 0 20 24
UA 0 12 16
UB 0 13 22
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 2 2
UR 0 35 58
Total: 55 5889 6560
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Gene & Nancy Flament
Observers: Joe Sabo
Visitors:
also spotting birds were Randy Stringer Bob Wells
John Kahly Larry Whalen David Kaltinbaugh
Tony Capobianco
Weather:
Wsp calm to light Wfr Var to east to west Temp 16to29c
Clcv 100%to95% Visb VH to H
Observations:
Htfl L to H
Fdir S
Humming Bird 2
Monarch 4
Red Headed Woodpecker 7
Predictions:
Temp 70F
Precip 10%
Wind NE to N
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Report submitted by Nancy Flament ()
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Reminder-Bucks Co. Birders Meeting 9/28 7:30 PM
From: August Mirabella <AugustMirabella(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 25 Sep 2004 8:18pm
The Tues. 9/28 meeting of BCB will be held at 7:30PM at the Peace Valley
Nature Center on Chapman Rd. off New Galena Rd. Entry is through the side
door by the bird blind.
Our speaker will be Doris McGovern who will present a program entitled
"Purple Martins: A Look at Breeding Behavior". Doris is a member of the
Delaware Valley Ornithological Club of Philadelphia and a licensed bird
bander. She
has studied birds for many years, lately concentrating her efforts on Purple
Martins and a separate study of Prothonotary Warblers. Her program on the
Martins takes us from the laying of the eggs to the birds' migration to
Brazil.
We look forward to the knowledge we will receive from this special look at
this species.
Pres. Ron
French
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Peace Valley Park-Bucks Co.(9/22 - 9/25)
From: August Mirabella <AugustMirabella(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 25 Sep 2004 8:54pm
Not much to add since my last report 9/21. The Ad. Bald Eagle continues
to be very obvious circling mostly at the dam end of the lake. Two
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers were on the Habitat Trail 9/25. Other reports:
Greater
Yellowlegs 9/23; Red-breasted Nuthatch 9/23; Golden Crowned Kinglet 9/25;
Gray-cheeked Thrush 9/23 on the Mini-loop Trail; Philadelphia Vireo 9/25 on the
Habitat Trail; and Lincoln Sparrow is being seen regularly at the north end of
the
Unami Trail. Two flyover Purple Finches 9/20 were omitted from my last report.
August Mirabella
North Wales, PA
augustmirabella(AT)aol.com
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: Rose Tree Park (25 Sep 2004) 30 Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 25 Sep 2004 9:03pm
Rose Tree Park Hawkwatch, Media, PA
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 8 8
Black Vulture 0 10 10
Osprey 7 116 124
Northern Harrier 2 24 24
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 1 51 53
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 470 473
Cooper's Hawk 6 80 81
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 1 3015 3045
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 15 21
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 94 94
Merlin 2 20 21
Peregrine Falcon 1 5 5
Unknown 1 20 22
Total: 30 3930 3983
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Bob Kelly, Holly Merker
Observers: Andy Burns, Bob Kelly, Dave Eberly, John D'Amico,
Shirley Robbins
Visitors:
Laura Wagner, Eric D'Allesandro, Dirk Robinson
Weather:
Today was mostly cloudy. Winds were variable and coming from the WSW.
Observations:
One second year BE at 12:40pm EDT
One Peregrine Falcon at 12:28pm EDT
Three Common Loons
One lonely Monarch Butterfly
Predictions:
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Light winds.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Holly Merker (HCYbelle(AT)aol.com)
Rose Tree Park Hawkwatch, Media, PA information may be found at:
www.jl-studio.com/RTP_HW
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Clarion Co- thrushes, migrants
From: Carole Willenpart <cwillenpart(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 25 Sep 2004 9:45pm
Hi all,
Headed up to the woods this morning about 7:30 to see if I could locate some of
the thrushes I've been hearing in the morning. It turned out to be a good bird
day all around, lots of activity much of the day. I was able to find 1
gray-cheeked, 1 Swainson's and several wood thrushes in various places in our
woods. That's a first for me here, to find all three. The Swainson's and one
wood thrush were actually perched on the same branch next to each other when I
first located them. A nice comparison. Other good birds listed below:
Cooper's hawk
pileated woodpecker
eastern wood peewee
winter wren (first this fall)
red-eyed vireo-2
Philadelphia vireo-1
blue-headed vireo-2
black-throated green warbler- many, probably over 15
magnolia warbler-3
cape may warbler--2
hooded warbler-2
nashville warbler-1
common yellowthroat- 3
ovenbird-2
scarlet tanager- 2- one was actually singing
indigo bunting-2
Carole Willenpart
Sligo, Clarion Co.
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